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2008 MSPA EducationalConference for
Shoppers
Friday, July 18 -Sunday, July 20, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA
Westin Hotel
Guest Room Rate:$119 per night
Save $50.00 by registering on or before
June 18th! |
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Shoppers are notified personally by email or phone when we have an assignment
in your area. Please click on “Search Jobs” to view available assignments or
email any scheduler. |
As MSPA members we also post regularly on the shopper job board at
www.mysteryshop.org |
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CONSUMER WARNING
Beware of Letters Offering Quick Returns for Cashing a Check |
Click on the link above for more information. Our company rarely, if ever, offers mystery shops
involving check cashing or money transfers. We never ask shoppers to send us money. If
someone posing as a representative of our company ever contacts you with a cashier's check,
call us before you try to cash the check...it may be a scam! |
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| To become a successful shopper requires meeting deadlines, good grammar skills, honesty, and regular communication with your scheduler. It is important to submit complete, accurate and objective reports and maintain confidentiality among all parties. A good shopper will ask questions if needed, BEFORE completing their assignment but AFTER reviewing ALL the instructions. |
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| Shopper ethics: We love to work with those shoppers that use common sense when shopping. Shoppers that remember the importance of not ever contacting the business you are mystery shopping directly. We appreciate those that write objectively without personal opinion unless specifically requested, keep all shop information confidential, including shopping fee and/or reimbursement and do not accept an assignment for a business that you or your family or friends work for. Shoppers that never falsify or misrepresent reports are used repeatedly. |
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Shopper opportunities:
CTCSS schedules a variety of shops – retail, restaurant, hotels,
compliance, auto, hair salon, theatre, recreation, to name only a few.
GAS PRICES are hitting everyone hard. Remember shopping for CTCSS may
increase your shop opportunities in your area so that you can save gas.
Register today and don’t hesitate to contact a scheduler at
www.ctcss.com to see what may be available in your area.
We regularly recruit shoppers 18 – 29 yrs of age all across the US for
monthly audits. Referrals always welcome – if your referral completes a
shop we will send you and your referral $5 each once the shop is
completed. We hold a monthly drawing for this project – a $50 Gas gift
card is presented to one super shopper. |
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| Essential equipment: Computer with internet access, Microsoft Word and Excel Programs, reliable transportation. Also helpful are fax machine, cell phone, digital camera.
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FREEresources:
Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) - www.mysteryshop.org ("Shoppers")
www.volition.com/mystery.html (register with individual companies)
www.yahoogroups.com and www.topica.com |
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Suggested Reading: The Mystery Shopper's Manual
http://www.idealady.com/msm.htm
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| Payment: All companies pay with different methods and timing. Be sure and ask BEFORE you agree to complete an assignment. One method used by some is www.PayPal.com
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| CTCSS does not pay shoppers, however we will assist you in contacting the correct person and company with any questions referencing shops you have completed on our behalf.
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| Information regarding Independent Contractor Status can be found at www.irs.gov
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