Top Ten Mystery Shopping Companies to Sign Up With

Secret shoppers are people who visit businesses posing as customers, evaluate the service they receive, and complete an evaluation form. Business owners and managers use these reports to insure their employees are practicing good selling techniques and providing quality service to their customers.

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1. A Closer Look, Inc. · This mystery shopping company focuses on the hospitality industry. They are a reimburesment only company. They do not pay a fee to their shoppers. This company does many restaurants and hotels and reimburse for the amount you spend.

2. AboutFace · This mystery shopping company has the Shopper Skill Development at Smiley University (education portal), cool list of resources and tools for shoppers, LiveSupport from 8 AM 8 PM. Great projects: restaurants, hotel, retail, home builders, auto, RV, grocery, and telephone projects. (Formerly: The Secret Shopper Company)

3. Capstone Research · In-person and telephone mystery shopping programs, store audits and customer intercepts nationwide for service providers and manufacturers - including financial, food service, specialty retailers, and manufacturers of consumer products.

4. Jancyn Evaluation Shops · Restaurant/Retail and Rental/Housing mystery shopping and research. They have converted to a paperless, online reporting system. An account rep will contact you directly, electronically, when you qualify for shops available in your area.

5. Pacific Research Group · Mystery shopping, site inspections, and phone surveys. Clients include McDonalds, Krispy Kreme and Honda. Shops pay between $15.00 and $20.00 (+ product purchase). They are on going shops performed every month. Shoppers collect data with a laptop computer and a digital camera. You will need to have this equipment in order to shop. (In some areas only digital camera is required.)