What Mystery Shopping in the UK is All About —
Mystery shopping is a method of market research used by large companies like supermarkets such Aldi, Asda and Tesco.
It’s purpose is to collect information on how regular shoppers, just like yourself, are being treated in stores and resorts throughout the country.
Were the staff polite? Was your hotel room clean? Did they ask if you’d like fries with that? If you can answer simple questions such as these, you can become a mystery shopper in the UK. There are absolutely no special requirements. Everybody is a shopper, therefore almost anybody can get a job as a mystery shopper.
Imagine if, every couple of weeks, you and your partner could take time out and eat at an expensive restaurant, without worrying about the cost.
How would you feel if you could get your hair professionally styled in a top salon, every time, for free?
Would it make you happy if a supermarket began paying you ‘s to buy from their store?
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It sounds like a dream. And to most, it will stay just that – a dream. But to some, like Jill Lilley from London, it’s turned into a part-time profession.
Jill Lilley is a relatively average mystery shopper. She has two children, two dogs and a loving husband. She leads an active life, and within two weeks of mystery shopping, enjoyed almost 200 of freebies – including seasonal gifts from Marks & Spencers, a summer clothes collection from Next, plus food shopping from Aldi, Tesco, Primark and ASDA.
That not all. This year, she’s enjoyed a number of meals at exclusive restaurants, expensive hair styling treatments, a weekend break in York, a brand new mobile phone, dozens of fast food restaurant meals, jewellery from leading High Street retailers, plus Boots gift vouchers.
That not all. This year, she’s enjoyed a number of meals at exclusive restaurants, expensive hair styling treatments, a weekend break in York, a brand new mobile phone, dozens of fast food restaurant meals, jewellery from leading High Street retailers, plus Boots gift vouchers.
All 100% free.
And if you thought that was too good to be true, get this: Jill also gets paid on top of receiving these freebies.
For example, she not only gets a free £50 meal for two – but also gets paid £10 for making a few questionnaire-style comments afterward.
You begin by signing up as a mystery shopper in the UK and your agent provides you with a number of mystery shopping jobs in your area.
You visit the stores like Aldi, Primark, Asda or Tesco, do what the company asks (typically buy a product and ask a question), then fill out a short questionnaire about the service received.
That’s it – you can keep whatever you bought from the company, PLUS typically get paid around £10 for every single mystery shop, often with travel expenses on top.
Mystery shopping Jobs in the UK could be the ideal part time career. You don’t need to have any special skills. You don’t need any qualifications. You can be any age, any sex, any race. Everyone is a shopper, so anyone could become a mystery shopper!
