Mystery shopping provides you with a fun way to make money doing what you love – whether that’s watching movies, shopping, or the great American past-time of eating out! While many shoppers are more than thrilled to make money shopping at retail stores, others may be delighted to know they can earn extra cash while they eat at their favorite restaurants. But before you set off to do a restaurant shop, there are some things you need to know.
Limited Choices. You can find a restaurant mystery shop for all types of eateries. You can enjoy everything from a coffee shop or snack shop in the mall, to fast food or fine dining at a posh restaurant. However, just as with shopping in a store, there are specific requirements you have to meet. With a restaurant shop, more often than not you will be required to order certain menu items. Unfortunately, you rarely have the option to order anything you want. The requirement may range from the simple guideline of “Order an appetizer, an entrée, and a dessert” to requiring you to choose only between the two options of the Sea Bass and the Filet. Some fast food restaurants require that you shop alone, but order two entrees. Since all of your costs may not reimbursed, you may be required to order food you cannot possibly fully eat and may end up throwing away if you can’t find a doggy-bag to take it home in. So know what you are getting into before you jump into a restaurant shop.
The reason behind this is simple – those restaurants want to ensure that certain members of their kitchen staff are doing satisfactory work, or that items being served to you are the proper temperature and are received in a timely manner.
Bring A Dinner Guest? Many restaurant shops have very specific requirements in terms of who you can bring with you on your shop. Some may require that you come alone while others require that you must bring at least one or two other people with you. If the requirement is to bring a friend or two along, be sure that they are available on the date and time you need to do the shop and that they understand the importance of not cancelling on you at the last minute. If they can’t show up for some reason and you can’t find someone to fill their chair at the restaurant, you won’t be able to meet all of the shop requirements.
On the other hand, if you must dine alone, be sure you are comfortable eating in a restaurant solo. While some people are more than happy to go to a fast food or sit-down restaurant and spend thirty minutes to an hour people-watching and eating their meal, this makes other people very uncomfortable.
Fatten Your Wallet, Not Your Waistline. There is increasing coverage in the media lately about how even seemingly healthy menu items at restaurants, such as salads or wraps, can be surprisingly heavy on calories, carbs, and fat. While everyone enjoys dining out from time to time, dining out regularly is a surefire way to pack on the pounds. So be sureto space out your restaurant shops. Or if you must do several restaurant shops in a short period of time, try your hardest to make healthy choices. Skip the fatty dressings and sauces, fried foods, and sugary desserts, and try to find the healthy items on the menu.
Restaurant shops can be a lot of fun, and a great way to break up the same old routine of grocery store shops and clothing store shops. So enjoy a delicious meal on your provider, but keep these tips in mind as you shop and eat.
I want to get into mystery shopping but don’t have a clue how. I always get e-mails but never know what is legite. I used to be in retail full time and the companys I worked for always used people from inside the company to mystery shop. How do I get into this in my area?
How do I get started and when is my first job
When can I start
Let’s do this when can I start?
envienme información para participar como mystery shopper en Costa Rica, mi e-mail es moises321@msn.com, en tiendas, supermercados o restaurantes, lo que este bién yo lo hago, firmenme arriba pleace.
I would like to eat out at a nice place and be reembursed for it. Send me a notice and I can see if it is worth it.
HELLO MY NAME IS TINA,I AM A NEW MYSTERY SHOPPER. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME AS MANY RESTAURANT JOBS ASSIGNMENTS THAT YOU HAVE IN THE AREA OF “MISSISSIPPI”
JACKSON, MS.
LAUREL, MS.
HATTIESBURG, MS.
MERIDIAN, MS.
BOLOXI, MS.
THANK YOU, WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
I am looking for restaurant mystery shops? what are the names of the best companies that specialize in restaurant shops? thanks
I live in the Philadelphia area; I am interested in Restaurant assignments in the tri-state area. Thanks, Looking forward to hearing from you in the near future.
I would very much like to have Restaurants jobs to shop,
I will try it if it is not a high price Restaurant
I am very interested in becoming a mystery shopper for eat in restaurants
I am very interested in becoming a mystery shopper for eat in restaurants and fast foods.
Thanks
Michael
I am very interested in seeing your restaurant listings. I have been doing mystery shopping for five years. My specialty is restaurant shops from casual to fine. I will wait for your reply. I promise to do a great job for you. I thank you for your time. Cecilia E. Griffin
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me hou to contak four a job
Who do I contact to start working? Where do I get started?
I am 55 years old. I have done mystery shopping for 3 shopping services, I would like to do some work for you. I started with Shadowshoppers.I am very discreet, honest, and I follow directions to the max. Thank you for your time.
I have read some of these posts and I wonder why folks don’t open a bank account just for mystery shopping. Paypal the same way. Get a bank card, verify the account with Paypal, then when you get paid in Paypal,transfer the money to your bank account. Now you have money to do your shops, so you’re not tying-up your money to go to resturants and other shops. It’s easier to keep track of your expenses,too!
Restaurant shops are the best if you are detail oriented. You had better get names and descriptions correct the first time. Get the times of service, be able to describe the food in terms other than “It was good” and get it in on time. Some of the best are Goodwin,Bare,and About Face. They are all honest, pay well and do not give you a pile of nonsense go with the shop. However, a word of warning. Do not make an error in the shop as you will not get paid. Period. That means just be aware that mistakes cost YOU money. Don’t make them and live happy.
Tina Pou:
If you want good restaurant shops with a great company try Goodwin Associates, then the second one I might try is Bare International, the last one that is good is Mintel. Good luck.
Stay far away from Corporate Research International. They are bad news for shoppers who want to get paid correctly.