Tuesday, August 11, 2009

CLOSED Review & Giveaway! 'The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping' (2 signed copies)!

From the publisher about The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping by PamInCA:
"Mystery shopping has been around for a very long time, yet it still mystifies most. This book is written to help take the mystery out of this job and get you started right away. This is a step-by-step guide to starting, performing and reporting your mystery shops. You will find a legitimate company list, companies that will not charge you to work for them. Websites, types of shops the companies perform and company expectations. You will find where to look for support as well as where to talk with other shoppers. This book is an essential guide for you to start mystery shopping and making money right away."

My Review:
I received the e-book, The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping, from the author, PamInCa for review. I have been a mystery shopper for one company, Corporate Research International, for almost two years and have enjoyed my experience with them. I was astonished when I read this book to find out how many legitimate mystery shopping companies there are. I've always been leery about signing up for new companies because I want to ensure they are legit.

The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping outlines the top companies and details how they operate. There is also a huge list of more than 300 mystery shopping companies in the index. For me, this list was the best resource of this book. After reading this book, I feel empowered and ready to begin mystery shopping for several more mystery shopping companies that I am confident are legitimate.

This guide starts with the absolute basics for mystery shopping and is great for beginners as well as experienced shoppers. If you've never mystery shopped before this is an excellent book to get you started. It's a quick read and has useful information that will ensure success in mystery shopping.

The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping really opened my eyes to the mystery shopping opportunities available to me. I'm excited to sign up for some more companies listed in this book and earn extra income and free products. I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in mystery shopping.

Purchase: You can purchase 'The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping' from Amazon for $17.95 here or download the e-book pdf file immediately for $14.95 here.

Giveaway: Thanks to the author, PamInCa, I have two signed copies of 'The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping' to giveaway. You can earn up to six entries to win. Leave a separate comment for each entry.

First Entry
1. Leave a comment telling me if you've ever been a mystery shopper or why you want to be mystery shopper. Please leave an email or way to contact you if you win.

Bonus Entries
2. Follow paminca1 on twitter and leave a comment here with your twitter name. Feel free to direct message her with any mystery shopping questions (not required).

3. Subscribe to my free newsletter here and leave me another comment. Current subscribers or followers just leave a comment saying you subscribe/follow to get an extra entry.

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4. Follow me on twitter and tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment. Include @momsavesmoney in the tweet.

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This contest will end on Friday August 28 at 10:00 pm, central time. I will use random.org to select two lucky winners and contact the winners. (If winner does not respond in 48 hours, I will pick another.) U.S. entries only. Good luck and thanks for entering!

54 comments:

Shelly said...

I did mystery shopping for a while - mixed experiences - and had been thinking about restarting

cblanchard76 said...

I currently have been doing mystery shops. It gets better once you get experience and get in with good companies.

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cblanchard76 said...

I am a subscriber!!!

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heatherP said...

would love to start mystery shopping... I'm scared to start because I don't want to pay and don't know legitimate companies! Pick me!! Pick me!!

Renee said...

I have never mystery shopped but would love to as long as it didn't cost me anything besides gas to the store and back! I think it would be fun to get paid to shop since I do it often anyway!

anathica said...

I want to become a mystery shopper because I think it is a great way to experience different stores/restaurants out there without spending all your money, and you get to provide your feedback to more than just a manager. Your voice is actually heard and paid attention to.

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Tweeted!

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Anonymous said...

I would love to be a mystery shopper! It sounds like a lot of fun and I grew up in retail so I know basically how a retail store is run and what should be there and what shouldn't.

Lauren
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Anonymous said...

I suscribe to your newsletter. Thanks!

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Brenda said...

I've always thought I would like to do mystery shopping, and having a book that will tell me how and what I should and shouldn't do would be great!

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collegechick said...

I have wanted to be a mystery shopper for years! I love shopping and I especially love freebies.
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monica said...

I did a few mystery shops a few years ago and am thinking about trying it again.
-monica
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Anne said...

I've never done it before but it sounds like a fun/interesting way to earn some money.

jrs0020 said...

I would love to be a mystery shopper, but I'm afraid of giving personal info to a fraudulent company. I don't know how to find legit ones.

jrs0020 said...

I follow you on twitter and tweeted about the giveaway: ferbird.

Sarah said...

I have mystery shopped before, but all resaurants. Once you get the format down it is ok. I really wasn't getting more money just what I spent. It was ok. Thinking of starting up again. Would love to read this book.

Linda K said...

Never been a mystery shopper but would love to know more about it. it looks like it could be fun.

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Cindy said...

I've wanted to do this, but was afraid of all the scammers out there. I had joined a few groups and saw a lot of bad press about those who don't pay like they promised. This would be an excellent way for my dear hubby to earn money as he is disabled, but too young (according to SSI) to claim benefits. Thanks for enlightening me about this book

Cindy said...

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Cindy said...

blogged about it on my blog

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Pat said...

I was a mystery shopper several years ago. It was an interesting experience. Would like to start back up again. Sounds like a great book!
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kalea_kane said...

I was a mystery shopper when I lived in Rhode Island. I didn't do a ton of work. It was mainly something I did for extra money. I am in Arizona now and wouldn't mind getting into a bit again.

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kalea_kane said...

I follow paminca1 on twitter (kellyblackwell)

Thanks so much!

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kalea_kane said...

I follow you on Twitter and Tweeted.

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Roberta said...

Ive never been a mystery shopper but Id really be interested to LEARN about becoming one birdson@roadrunner.com

Kristi said...

I've done a few mystery shopping jobs and would love to do more and find out more about it.

Laura said...

I've never done an mystery shops but I'd like to try it out and see what it's like. I think it would be a fun way to earn some money.

Starbound Studios said...

I've been looking into it, now just waiting to start. This book would be a great help!

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Anonymous said...

Signed up to do mystery shoppong and have not done one as of yet but would love to.

Leanette F.

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Anonymous said...

I am now a subscriber :-)

Leanette F.

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Denise said...

My sister in law does mystery shopping and sounds fun to me.

(my email's in my blogger profile)

Danielle said...

I have been mystery shopping for over 8 years and have shopped everything from day spas to auto repair shops. It is true you will not get rich from doing this, but it helps you live a higher quality of life. I would love this book to improve my mystery shopping skills and for the list of companies. Thanks fo r the opportunity.

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Amanda said...

Never done mystery shopping but have done survey sites. Would love to learn about shopping.
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Amanda said...

I follow paminca1 on twitter @ashivley

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Stephanie said...

I've always wanted to try mystery shopping, but never knew how to get started or could find a legitimate website to help.

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Stephanie said...

I'm following you on twitter and tweeted about your giveaway!

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kk said...

I am currently a mystery shopper. It's fun! Sadly, my recent experiences have all been negative!

kk said...

I am currently a mystery shopper. It's fun! Sadly, my recent experiences have all been negative!

Melissa said...

Have heard about mystery shopping, but want to learn more about legit companies. This would be my ticket! Thanks!