Originally posted by Fossil Two little bags of jelly bellys and a Payal payment for a mystery shop I did - now I can order the soup samples

That mystery shop thing actually works? Never actually heard of anybody doing it.

Originally posted by ~*AnGeL*MaRy*~ That mystery shop thing actually works? Never actually heard of anybody doing it.

I do it occasionally and have got free meals, free gas, etc. You pay up front and get reimbursed the following month. Mine goes directly in my bank acct. but I wish it went in paypal, that way I'd have an excuse to shop online!

Originally posted by mich0965 I do it occasionally and have got free meals, free gas, etc. You pay up front and get reimbursed the following month. Mine goes directly in my bank acct. but I wish it went in paypal, that way I'd have an excuse to shop online!

Cool....and lol@paypal

Originally posted by ~*AnGeL*MaRy*~ That mystery shop thing actually works? Never actually heard of anybody doing it.

Some are better than others. I had to wonder sometimes whether it was just a ploy to get you to spend money. For instance, one place was a pretty pricey women's clothing store where you had to make a minimum purchase of i think $30. The thing you were supposed to try on and ask the salesperson about was pants for instance. Yet when it came to make a purchase, very few things were less than the $30, and after having the salesperson help you try on a handfull of pants, you buy a tanktop?! I suppose if it were a place you normally shop it would be fine..but I ended up with some clothes I never wear that cost me a lot.

The other thing is to ensure you read the shop instructions meticulously. I missed one small detail once, and did not get reimbursed one penny for the purchases I made on the shop. (Again of products I don't use!) No receipt either, because I had to send it to the company!

Generally the pay is $10 plus the reimbursement of your shop allowance. I'm sure it works for many people, but I just thought it to be more of a pain than anything.

Originally posted by mich0965 I do it occasionally and have got free meals, free gas, etc. You pay up front and get reimbursed the following month. Mine goes directly in my bank acct. but I wish it went in paypal, that way I'd have an excuse to shop online!

Quite a few of the mystery shop outfits are switching to PayPal for payroll deposits - you could ask whoever you work for.

Originally posted by sarcazm Some are better than others. I had to wonder sometimes whether it was just a ploy to get you to spend money. For instance, one place was a pretty pricey women's clothing store where you had to make a minimum purchase of i think $30. The thing you were supposed to try on and ask the salesperson about was pants for instance. Yet when it came to make a purchase, very few things were less than the $30, and after having the salesperson help you try on a handfull of pants, you buy a tanktop?! I suppose if it were a place you normally shop it would be fine..but I ended up with some clothes I never wear that cost me a lot. The other thing is to ensure you read the shop instructions meticulously. I missed one small detail once, and did not get reimbursed one penny for the purchases I made on the shop. (Again of products I don't use!) No receipt either, because I had to send it to the company! Generally the pay is $10 plus the reimbursement of your shop allowance. I'm sure it works for many people, but I just thought it to be more of a pain than anything.

Yeah...see that was what I was wondering about...sorry you got stuck with useless crap.

This morning I got one of my free IT magazines, a checque from Ipsos Reid, and a t-shirt from Sun Microsystems.

My mail had to come in a Post Office van today!

Samples of something in capsules from ProNatura - not sure what it is but it is supposed to cure anything that ails me;

Samples (5 of them) from DuWop - Lip Venom, hair stuff, cream, other glosses, and a brochure;

A can of Enfamil baby formula with coupons for baby vitamins;

2 tiny packages of Jelly Bellys;

and a beautiful gold chain I bought on eBay - my daughter broke hers & it was cheaper to buy a new one than fix it!

Hope everyone else has a great day too

I bought a 1/4 pink violin on ebay and it arrived today along with my moosehead pin

haven't gotten the studiofanmail pics yet, or anything else for that matter... must be the new address

Originally posted by ~*AnGeL*MaRy*~ Yeah...see that was what I was wondering about...sorry you got stuck with useless crap.

I will say that one of my shops was at another clothing store that was more reasonable. I ended up just buying bras which you can;t have enough of LOL So that shop was worth it. I ended up quitting after the one where I made a mistake though. It shouldn't COST money to be a mystery shopper!! I am sure for some people, who have a car and free time, it is worth it, as a hobby..but not to make money by any means!

We just got home from the Coors Light Maxim Golf Cruise that I won passes to from Q107. Aside from the Coors Light lanyards that came with the boarding passes we also came home with 5 tee shirts that have either a large 1 on them that say "hole in" 1 or a large 3 that say 3 "some". We also got two black fabric visors that have the Coors Light Golf logo on them & a bunch of regular golf balls, as well as a really neat shiny silver/chrome one that says Coors Light on one side & Maxim on the other.
When we first got on the boat they gave us each three drink tickets & a ticket for the buffet dinner that was boneless/skinless chicken breasts on a bun, veggie burgers, chips & salsa, veggies & dip & a bunch of cold salads. They had all kinds of awesome prizes to give away for the games they had, plus there were a few ladies wandering around in various stages of undress. It was a great way to spend an otherwise boring Monday night in Toronto! We had an awesome time!

On Sunday my Mom & I went to the Pride parade & they were giving away freebies like crazy! All kinds of buttons, condoms, lube samples, mardi-gras beads, frisbee-like things, magnets & stickers as well as magazines & a few tee shirts. Ikea was there giving away big blue & yellow umbrellas (We didn't get one of those though ) & people from Schick were there giving away men & womens Quattro razors! We had a great time!

I got a picture from studiofanmail

Today I got the sample of Tabz (cosmetic and nail pads).

Yesterday I received my Moosehead pin. Joey