Unusual Mystery Shops, Merchandising and Assembly Jobs

In addition to the mainstay of mystery shops, there are some new businesses getting into the secret shopper game and using mystery shopping to improve customer service and quality control.

Unusual Mystery Shops

There is a growing trend of mystery shoppers being used by government agencies and non-profit organizations. These are service oriented organizations and they want to be sure the public is getting appropriate and comprehensive service.  In addition, they wan to make sure the public is getting helpful information.  Some government agencies are even using mystery shoppers to evaluate their online presence and test usability of their websites.

Recently the American Medical Association released a recommendation for mystery shoppers to evaluate physicians as a way of promoting quality improvement. Within the mystery shopping system is a built in control of having “patients” who are trained to evaluate the same office or physician to make sure service is consistent, questions answered and that the accurate care is given.

Merchandising and Assembly Job

You may be more interested in stocking or assembly jobs but want to choose them on a per job basis. Theaters are looking for shoppers to check and assemble cardboard movie displays.  Retailers are looking for merchandisers to straighten stock or restock. Most of these jobs are quick jobs taking less than an hour of your time. Some of these jobs are reoccurring jobs offering you the same job twice every month.

Mystery Shopping on Black Friday

I recently saw a shop posted for black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and one of the biggest shopping days of the year.  This shop, a merchandising job, is a five hour job, 7:00 AM-12:00 noon paying $8 per hour.  The shopper/merchandiser will work with a representative of Mattel to keep toys stocked and straightened on the shelves.  How easy is that? $40 and you will get a little exercise after the big Thanksgiving dinner.

As you see, there is a wide range of jobs offered by mystery shopping companies. All shoppers will not be interested in the same type of shops.  Being able to search for and choose the type of mystery shop you are interested in is one of the benefits of mystery shopping.  The flexibility and variety offered by mystery shopping is just another reason it is becoming one of the best job opportunities for flexibility.