Free List Of Companies Hiring Mystery Shoppers
Don't pay for a mystery shopping company list when you can get it here for free!
If you are looking for a free list of companies hiring mystery shoppers then you have come to the right place. Have you ever wanted to try mystery shopping but did not know where to start?
Or perhaps you went to a website that wanted to charge you for the privilege of using their site to contact mystery shopping companies.
(Yeah, I fell for that)
I got tired of seeing these "companies" take advantage of people who are trying to earn an extra few dollars, so I decided to create a free secret shoppers list containing 190 business that hire mystery shoppers.
This free list of companies hiring mystery shoppers should keep you busy for awhile, but I will be updating this directory as I come across other companies that want to hire shoppers.
I hope that you find this mystery shoppers list useful and that it helps you to become a successful secret shopper.
Or perhaps you went to a website that wanted to charge you for the privilege of using their site to contact mystery shopping companies.
(Yeah, I fell for that)
I got tired of seeing these "companies" take advantage of people who are trying to earn an extra few dollars, so I decided to create a free secret shoppers list containing 190 business that hire mystery shoppers.
This free list of companies hiring mystery shoppers should keep you busy for awhile, but I will be updating this directory as I come across other companies that want to hire shoppers.
I hope that you find this mystery shoppers list useful and that it helps you to become a successful secret shopper.
Free Secret Shoppers List Table Of Contents
- What is Mystery Shopping?
- Before You Start Mystery Shopping
- While you are not mystery shopping
- Free List Of Compaines Hiring Mystery Shoppers A-Z
- Click Here For My Updated Free List Of Companies Hiring Mystery Shoppers
- Newest Additions
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- V
- W
- Z
- Mystery Shopping Scams
- How Mystery Shopping Scams Work
- Mystery Shopping List Poll
- Free Mystery Shoppers List Guestbook
What is Mystery Shopping?
Educated mystery shoppers pretend to be prospective customers to be able to provide organizations with an unbiased view of their customer service and determine how accurately workers are adopting the instructions that have been given to them.
The member of staff is completely unaware of the mystery shopper's true goals and therefore the sales rep offers them exactly the same service they provide to the greater part of their potential customers.
Typically the mystery shopper will be able to complete a customized survey and write an in depth written review regarding the overall shopping experience, enabling the boss to better be informed of the way the common consumer is being serviced.
This allows the boss and their personnel the chance to improve and move forward. Mystery shopping is definitely the only efficient solution to objectively appraise the performance and longevity of a organization's customer support experiences and training programs.
Before You Start Mystery Shopping
Things you should know about the companies on this list
Some mystery shopping companies do not openly advertise themselves as secret shopping companies. They prefer to call their shoppers an evaluator, analyst, assessor or even Business Development Associate.
This is to prevent just anyone from finding them using common keywords and pestering them with applications that they will just give up on or not follow through with.
Also, doesn't calling yourself a business development associate sound so much better than mystery shopper? Much more professional.
Some secret shopper companies will not advertise about mystery shopping on their homepage. Their thinking is that if a potential employee cannot be bothered to go past their home page, it is probably not someone that they would want to hire.
If you do not see "Mystery Shopper Apply Here" when you first visit a website, this is the reason.
Just explore the site a little bit and you will find what you are looking for. Look for headings titled Employment Opportunities, Careers, Jobs and other such names.
These companies sometimes represent muli-million dollar companies and want professionals that can be counted on. If you know the lingo, have decent English writing skills and you are serious about becoming a secret shopper, you are already half-way there.
I would also like to take this opportunity to state for the record that I am in No Way affiliated at all with any of these mystery shopping companies. I make no money (0 dollars) when you sign up with these secret shopping companies.
Like I said, information about jobs should be given out for free, not sold.
While you are not mystery shopping
Try doing surveys
There are many survey companies that are scams and are only out for your information. These following survey companies are here because I have received payment from them.
There are several other companies that I am currently involved with, but I have not yet reached their payment threshold. I will add them as I get my first payment from them.
United States Survey Companies
If you enjoy using this free list of companies that hire mystery shoppers and it has helped you, please consider signing up for a free account with some of these survey companies. You will be paid for taking online surveys and I will get paid a buck for referring you. We both win :)
Thank you in advance and have a great day!
This list is for US citizens. Canadian survey companies are below.
Thank you in advance and have a great day!
This list is for US citizens. Canadian survey companies are below.
- Synovate Global Opinion Panels
- Synovate is one of the largest marketing research firms in the world, with over 50 years of experience, and we want you to be one of our new brand superheroes!
- Ipsos
- Real People, Real Opinions, Real Rewards
- Global Test Market
- Join the leading market research provider of the United States
- Toluna
- Register, share your opinions about products and services and get rewarded for your time
- AIP Survey Panel
- AIP serves business from around the world by conducting online surveys thus delivering your voices for the better development of products.
- Minds Pay
- Get paid to share opinions of new products
- Fusion Cash
- Let us sniff out the best paid surveys for you! $5 sign-up bonus (GPT)
Canadian Survey Companies
- Paid Canadian Surveys
- Paid Canadian Surveys is a blog about Canadian survey companies. Reviews of survey companies, tips on how to get more money taking surveys and more.
This is a great resource for any Canadians who want to make a few extra dollars taking online surveys
Free List Of Compaines Hiring Mystery Shoppers A-Z
Well here it is ladies and gentlemen. I give to you a free mystery shoppers list. I have personally visited every one of the websites listed on this page to ensure that they actually are legitimate mystery shopping companies, that they are in business and actively seeking out independent contractors.
While I screen each company before I add it here, I do not work with every company and do not personally endorse them. Always use caution when supplying your personal information online.
I check these links on a regular basis, however I cannot possibly check all the links all the time. If you do happen to come across one that does not work please use the "contact" button in my profile page so I may fix or remove the dead link.
Thank you all for visiting and utilizing this free list.
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Newest Additions
The companies featured here are the newest mystery shopping companies that I have added to this free mystery shoppers list. They are still located in their proper place in the list and will be rotated from here as newer companies are added.
- Greet America
- greetamerica.com
- In Touch Shoppers
- shop4.intouchshoppers.com
- Consumer Intelligence
- consumer-intelligence.com
- Assured Customer Experience
- assuredcustomerexperience.com
- Concertare
- concertare.com
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- A Closer Look
- Retail, Restaurants, Hotels, Entertainment, Gas Station, Convenience Store, Grocery, Transportation, Health Care, Home / Apartment, Automotive, Insurance
- A Customers Point of View
- Retailers, food service providers, financial institutions and more
- A Step Above
- Retail and hospitality
- A Top Shop
- Retail outlets, Restaurants, Automobile Dealerships, Fast Food Chains, Hotels, Self Storage Facilities, Real Estate Rentals & Developers
- About Face
- Sales, service, marketing
- Ace Mystery Shopping
- Restaurants, Retail Outlets, Automotive industry
- Alcops
- Theater mystery shopping
- Amusement Advantage
- Oh boy, one of my favorites. Arcades, Theme Parks, Amusement Parks, Family Entertainment Centers, Water Parks. Such fun being a secret shopper.
- Ann Michaels & Associates
- Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Entertainment (theater, theme park), Retail (general), Casino / Gaming, Hotel / Motel, Fast Food, Grocery, Health Care, Automotive, Insurance, Banking / Financial, Home / Apartment
- Anonymous Insights Inc.
- Retail (general), Hotel / Motel, Restaurants, Entertainment (theater, theme park), Gas Station, Convenience Store, Grocery, Health Care, Financial Industry
- Apartment Shoppe
- Use your skills as a mystery shopper to provide services to apartment communities throughout the United States
- Ardent Services
- Restaurants
- Asset Protection Associates
- Security and Investigative services
- Assured Customer Experience
- Hotel industry
- At Your Service Marketing
- Hotel / Motel, Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Retail - General, Fast Food, Gas Station, Convenience Stores, Grocery, Health Care
- Ath Power Consulting
- Insurance, Banking / Financial, Retail (general), Gas Station, Convenience Store
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- Baird Consulting
- Health care industry
- Bare Associates International
- Mystery Shopping opportunities available in the Restaurant, Bar, Golf Course, Health Club and Hotel industries
- Benchmark Collaboratives
- Automotive, Banking/Financial, Business-to-business, Entertainment, Fast Food, Gas Station/Convenience Store, Government, Grocery, Health Care, Home/Apartment, Hotel/Motel, Insurance, Restaurant, Retail, Storage, Transportation
- Best Mark
- Restaurants, Retail Stores, Casinos, Shopping Malls, Banks, Hotels
- Bevinco
- Bars and Restaurants
- Beyond Hello
- Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Retail (general), Fast Food, Health Care, Banking / Financial
- Beyond Marketing Group
- Retail Stores, Banks, Shopping Centers, Hotels, Restaurants and Medical Centers
- BMA Mystery Shopping
- Apartments, Automotive, Gas Station, Convenience Stores
- Business Evaluation Services
- Would you like to secret shop an Automotive, Banking, Theme Park, Restaurant, Retail, Gas Station business?
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- California Marketing Specialists
- Apartment shops
- Campus Consulting
- Serving businesses from Bookstore Chains to Financial Services to Shopping Centers
- Capstone Research
- Restaurant, Retail, Fast Food, Convenience Stores, Banking / Financial, Gas Station
- Certified Marketing Research
- Entertainment (theater, theme park), Fast Food, Gas Station, Convenience Store, Automotive, Banking / Financial
- Check Mark
- Banking, Retail, Restaurant, Entertainment / Leisure
- Check Point Systems
- Be a floorwalker and prevent theft in supermarkets and major clothing retailers.
- Check-Up Marketing
- Department Stores, Specialty Shops, Restaurants, Convenience Stores, Gas Stations, Hotel, Banks, etc.
- Cirrus Marketing Consultants
- Mystery Shoppers needed for Hotel / Motel, Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Entertainment (theater, theme park), Retail (general), Fast Food, Grocery, Storage, Transportation, Automotive Industry, Home / Apartment
- CKA Group
- Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Retail (general), Banking / Financial, Business-to-business
- Coast to Coast Scheduling Services
- Human resources, sales, business management, merchandising, scheduling
- Concertare
- Automobile, call centers, hotels, energy, financial, industrial, insurance sectors, telecommunications, tourism and trades.
- Confero Inc.
- Retailers, Restaurants, Financial Institutions, Automotive Service Centers
- Consumer Critique
- Restaurants, Retail, Real Estate, Fitness Centers, Financial Institutions, Hotels, Casinos
- Consumer Intelligence
- Consumer Intelligence uses mystery shoppers for all sorts of jobs including mystery shopping for a variety of different products
- Consumer Research Group
- Retail Chains, Fast Food Chains
- Corporate Research International
- Retail, Entertainment, Multi-family Housing, Convenience Store, Banking
- Corporate Risk Solutions
- Retail (clothing), Restaurant & Bar, Specialty Stores, Office Supply, Sporting Goods, Grocery, Home Improvement, Telecommunications,
- Count On Us
- Banks, Bars & Taverns, Convenience Stores, Department Stores, Entrepreneurial Establishments, Hotels / Motels, Restaurants, Retail Stores, Service Stations, Specialty Stores, Supermarkets
- Coyle Hospitality Group
- Specialize in fine Hotels, Restaurants, and Spas
- Creative Image Associates
- Insurance industry, Banking/Financial
- CRG
- Bars, Pubs and banks are just a few of the things that CRG covers with their mystery shopping company
- Cross Financial Group
- Financial institutions
- Customer Feedback
- Hotel / Motel, Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Retail (general), Fast Food, Gas Station, Convenience Store, Grocery
- Customer First
- Banking, Retail, Fast Food, Fine Dinning, Medical, New Home Construction
- Customer Perspective
- Shopping Centers, Food Service Providers, Restaurants, Airport Concessions, Business to Business Programs, Entertainment/Destination Clients, Health Care Providers
- Customer Service Experts
- Shopping Centers, Food Service Providers, Restaurants, Airport Concessions, Business to Business Programs, Entertainment/Destination Clients, Health Care Providers
- Customer Service Perceptions
- On-site Evaluation, Competitor Evaluations, Telephone Evaluation, Website Evaluation, Exit Surveys, Employee Surveys, Price Checks, Customer Service Consulting
- Customer Service Profiles
- Banking, Financial, Insurance, Hotel / Motel, Retail
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- Data Quest
- Entertainment (theater, theme park), Fast Food, Hotel / Motel, Retail, Restaurant
- David Sparks & Associates
- Retail, Financial, Health Care, Business to Business, other service industries
- Devon Hill Associates
- Hospitals, Clinics, Retirement Communities, Assisted Living Communities, Nursing Homes
- Draude Marketing Services
- Banking / Financial, Restaurant (Casual, Fast Food & Fine Dining), Retail (General), Gas Station/Convenience Store, Grocery Store
- DSG Associates
- Apartment, Automotive, Banking, Entertainment, Fast Food, Gas Station, Grocery, Insurance, Hotel / Motel, Retail, Restaurants
- Dunlap Enterprises
- Restaurants
- Dynamic Advantage
- Restaurant (Casual & Fine Dining), Fast Food, Gas Station, Convenience Store, Grocery
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- Ellis Property Management
- Apartments
- ESP
- Auto Dealers, Banking, Government, Health care, Hospitality, Retail, Storage facilities, Travel
- Examine Your Practice
- Be a mystery-patient for this company working solely with the health-care industry
- Excel Shopping & Consulting
- Excel Shopping & Consulting Specializes in apartment mystery shopping
- Experience Exchange
- Banks and financial institutions
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- Feedback Plus
- Automotive, Banking, Entertainment, Fast Food, Gas Station, Retail, Restaurant
- Focus On Service
- Fast Food, Restaurants, Retail
- Franchise Compliance
- Various Franchises
- Freeeman Group Solutions
- Hotel/Motel, Restaurant
- Frontline Focus
- Retail stores, Restaurants, Theaters, Hotels, Airlines, Other
Secret Shoppers List Bonus Tip #1
Use The Phone Book
In almost every city, there are mystery shopping companies right down the street from you that are looking to hire new employees. The problem is in finding them. They don't openly advertise their services in order to keep some form privacy for their clients. The following ideas may help you find additional secret shopping opportunities in your city. Use these tips along with this free secret shoppers list in order to maximize your earning potential.
Depending on the size of the city or town that you live in, there may be mystery shopping companies in your local Yellow Pages. If you live in a large city, (New York) mystery shopping companies can be found in the phone book. They are not so concerned with privacy as there are tons of companies offering the same services. Search listings under Personal Shopper, Secret Shopping, Mystery Shopping, Market Research, Employee Evaluators, Business Analysts. Create your own shoppers list.
If you live in a small town, use the online Yellow Pages and look up the same headings in any larger city that is close by. Even small businesses need secret shoppers and your local businesses will more than likely use these companies.
When you find the companies, give them a call and ask them if they hire mystery shoppers. The worst they can say is no, right? That phone call will only have cost you two minutes of your time. If, however, they do hire mystery shoppers, then you just made yourself a new contact that may potentially provide you with a steady stream of employment opportunities.
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- GFK
- Automotive, Banking, Entertainment, Fast Food, Gas Station, Grocery, Health Care, Hotel / Motel, Insurance, Retail, Restaurant
- GAP Buster
- Food & Hospitality, Health Care, Entertainment, Telecommunications, Petroleum and other Retail and Customer Service
- Goodwin & Associates Hospitality Services
- Restaurant & Bar shops
- Grass Roots
- Banks, Restaurants and Supermarkets
- Greet America
- Retail outlets
- Greymark Security Services
- Retail stores, Restaurants, Nightclubs, Hotels, Cruise lines, other customer oriented companies
- Guest Check
- Hotels and Restaurants
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- I-Spy Mystery Shoppers
- Travel & Recreation, Restaurants, Tanning Salons, Bakeries, Tax Services, Airlines, Gas & Automotive, Hotels
- ICC Decision Services
- Fast Food, Grocery, Retail
- Imaginus
- Retail
- IMYST
- Automotive, Banking, Fast Food, Grocery, Retail, Restaurant
- Informa Research Services
- Banking / Financial, Fast Food, Gas Station / Convenience Store, Grocery, Hotel / Motel, Retail
- Infotel
- Apartment, Banking, Fast Food, Gas Station, Retail, Restaurant
- Instant Reply
- Various assignments
- Insula Research
- Business-to-business, Retail (General), Fast Food, Gas Station/Convenience Store
- IntelliShop
- Apartment communities, Luxury Products Retailers, Automotive Manufacturers, Mobile Communications Companies, Auto Services, Restaurants, Banks and Financial Services, Retailers, Convenience Stores, Grocery
- Intouch Shoppers
- Retail clothing outlets
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- Jancyn
- Retail, Restaurant, and Service Industries. Rental/Housing Research
- JM Ridgway
- Grocery, Retail, Other
Shoppers List Bonus Tip #2
Unexpected Or Hidden Resources
Double check your bills as they arrive in the mail. There may be some good news. Big businesses like banks and department stores have started putting toll-free phone numbers on their bills to find current customers who wish to do mystery shopping jobs.
You could always approach local advertising agencies. Some advertising agencies use mystery shoppers to determine which retailers they want to use for special promotions. Quite often they only use "friends of friends" because they are concerned about confidentiality. The key to success with the obtaining mystery shopping work with an ad agency is to respect for the client's confidentiality, enthusiasm about the project, and returning the evaluation forms in a timely manner.
Or, keep your eye open when you go to amusement parks, arcades, restaurants and movie theaters. Some people have found regular mystery shopping jobs by noticing a poster, comment card or even a line on the bill that says this restaurant, theater or park is looking for mystery shoppers.
Credit: Debra Levine
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- Management Consultant Group
- Fast Food, Hotel / Motel, Restaurant
- Market Viewpoint
- Mystery shopping opportunities in Restaurants, Real Estate, Apartments, New Homes & Senior Housing, Grocery Stores, Retail Stores of All Kinds, Child Care Centers, Health Care, Financial Institutions, Automotive, Theaters, Amusement Parks & Entertainment Venues, Internet Services, Museums
- Market Wise Consulting
- Banking / Financial, Retail (General), Home/Apartment
- Marketing Endeavors
- Apartment, Automotive, Banking, Entertainment (theater, theme park), Fast Food, Health Care, Hotel / Motel, Insurance, Retail, Restaurant
- Marketing Systems Unlimited
- Fast Food, Gas Station, Convenience Store, Hotel / Motel
- Measure Consumer Perspectives
- Automotive, Insurance, Banking/Financial, Hotel/Motel, Restaurant (Casual & Fine Dining), Entertainment (theater, theme park), Retail (general), Fast Food, Gas Station, Convenience Store, Health Care, more
- Melinda Brody & Company
- Video Mystery Shopping for new Home Sales
- Mercantile Systems & Surveys
- Restaurants, Hotels, Entertainment
- Merchandise Concepts
- Retail, Hospitality, Service industries
- Michelson & Associates
- Automotive, Financial, Grocery, Drug Stores, Property Management, Restaurant, Hospitality, Retail
- Mintel International Group
- Entertainment (theater, theme park), Fast Food, Restaurant
- MSI
- Apartments, Automobile, Banks, Casinos, Fast Food, Fitness Clubs, Golf Courses, Grocery, Health Care, Home Improvement, Hospitality (Hotel, Resort), Retail, Restaurant, Spas, Travel (Airlines, Travel Agencies)
- Mystery Clicks
- Various Mystery Shopping duties. Mystery Clicks Serves many Fortune 200 companies
- Mystery Shopping Canada
- These guys do it all. Mystery Shopping Canada is my personal favorite. They will even help you to start your own Mystery Shopping company.
- Mystery Guest
- Restaurants
- Mystique Shopper
- Be a Mystique Mystery Shopper critiquing businesses such as Restaurant Chains, Hotels, Car Dealerships, Movie Theaters, Jewelry Stores, Cellular Wireless Providers, Casinos, Retail Clothing, Specialty Chains
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- National Shopping Service
- Amusement Parks, Home Improvement, Automotive, Banks, Jewelry, Clothing, Storage Facilities, Books / Music, Pets, Grocery, Drug Stores, Fast Food, Fine Dining, Hair Salon, Car Rental, Gas Stations
- National Shopping Network
- Automotive, Banking, Fast Food, Entertainment, Retail (department stores, gift shops, hardware stores, home improvement stores, grocery stores, jewelry stores, video rental stores, etc.), Restaurants
These guys offer loss prevention jobs (Floor Walkers) as well as Secret Shopping Opportunities. - Nationwide Services Group
- Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Retail (general), Gas Station, Convenience Store
- Northwest Loss Prevention Consultants
- Gas Station, Convenience Store, Retail (general), Restaurant
- Nsite
- Hospitality, Retailers, Financial Institutions, Government Entities, Health Clubs, Casinos, Home Services, Law Firms, Realtor
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- Oculus Solutions
- Oculus provides mystery shopping opportunities in the hotel industry.
- Opinions Ltd.
- Restaurant, (casual & fine dining), Retail (general), Gas Station, Convenience Store
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- Pacific Research Group
- Varied assignments
- Pat Henry Group
- Automotive Services, Financial Services, Health Care, Retailers, Restaurants, Telecommunications, Travel & Leisure, Service Providers (Dry Cleaners, Video Stores)
- Perception Strategies
- Health Care, Insurance, Business-to-business
- Performance Edge
- Hospitality, Retail, Service industries
- Person To Person Quality
- Use your mystery shopping skills critiquing industries including the Apartment, Automotive, Banking / Financial, Government, Health Care, Insurance, Retail and Restaurant industries.
- Phantom Shoppers
- Restaurants, Resorts, Hotels, Casinos, Banks, Car Dealerships, Retail outlets
- Premier Service
- Retail, Hotel & Restaurant, Financial Institutions, Convenience Stores & Gas Stations, Consumer & Financial Services, Entertainment Services
- Professional Review
- Mystery Shopping opportunities in the Banking and Financial Services industries.
- Pulseback
- Retail, Restaurant
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- QSI Specialists
- Hotel, Gaming, Hospitality, and Retail Industries
- Quality Assessments Mystery Shoppers
- Automotive, Banking / Financial, Entertainment, Fast Food, Gas Station, Retail, Restaurant
- Quality Assurance Consulting
- Hospitality: Bar, Restaurant
- Quality Shopper
- Grocery Chain
- Quality Works
- Entertainment, Restaurant, Retail
- Quest For Best
- Fast Food, Gas Station, Hotel / Motel, Retail, Restaurant
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- Remington Evaluations
- Mystery shop and evaluate the New Home Sales industry.
- Rentrak Corporation
- Provides secret shopping services across a large section of retail locations throughout the United States.
- Restaurant Cops
- Yeah enough said. Great secret shopper opportunities in the restaurant industry.
- Restaurant Evaluators
- Another restaurant mystery shopping company along with hotels.
- Retail Eyes
- A multitude of various retail mystery shopping opportunities.
- Retail Track
- Banks, retail, restaurants
- Ritter Associates
- Banking, Fast Food, Gas Station, Grocery, Hotel / Motel, Retail, Restaurant
- RQA Inc.
- Fast Food, Gas Stations, Retail Stores and Restaurants are just a few of the secret shopping jobs available at RQA Inc.
Shoppers List Bonus Tip #3
Start your own mystery shopping company
This definitely is not for everyone but, if you are going to do this, do it right. Start by contacting your government and obtaining a business license. It took me 15 minutes on the phone with a very nice lady and I was set. After you obtain this license, companies will be able to legally hire you to do secret shops, just as they do with the other secret shopping companies listed on this free shoppers list.
What is the main benefit to doing this? You will not have anybody dipping their fingers into your pie, meaning more profit for you. Remember, those mainstream secret shopper companies are the ones who contract you, and therefore take a portion of the fee paid by the client. (Quite a large portion of it actually)
Because you are self-employed, you will be able to set your own rates. Charge less than the mainstream secret shopping companies, provide excellent quality reports and you will have jobs in no time.
The toughest contact will be your first. Use the Yellow Pages to find potential clients, or approach local businesses in person. Let them know what services you provide and what you expect to be paid. Maybe make up a promotional flier or sample form and mail it to the business in a sealed envelope. If you visit a potential contact in person, under no circumstance let an employee know what you are doing there.
The boss will not like it and probably will not contact you.
How to Start and Run Your Own Mystery Shopping Company
Mystery Shopping is fast becoming one of the most fun and financially rewarding home-based businesses in America. Imagine being paid for evaluating your favorite department stores, restaurants, movie theaters, health clubs, hair salons and more! Essentially you get paid to shop and dine out. All you have to do is report back to the manager or owner about your shopping experience.
How to Start and Run Your Own Mystery Shopping Company
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Whether you are looking for something to earn a little money on the side or if you're looking to start and build a potentially large business enterprise, this manual is for you!
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- Satisfaction Services Inc.
- Retail, Restaurant, Hospitality,
- Second To None
- Banking, Fast Food, Gas Station, Government, Grocery, Hotel / Motel, Retail, Restaurant
- Secret Shopper
- Restaurant, Retail, Automotive, Grocery, Hotels, Services
- Secret Shopper Company
- Automotive, Grocery, Retail, Restaurant
- Secret Shopping Services
- Tons of secret shopping opportunities in the following industries: Retail, Apartment Communities, Restaurants, Casinos, Professional (Dentists, Accounting etc.), Colleges, Fast Food, Grocery stores, Government Entities, Coffee Houses, Housing Developments, Travel Industry, Real Estate agents /developments, Malls, Convenience stores, Gas stations, Pub/Lounge
- Sensors Quality Management
- Airlines, Automotive, Banks, Hotels, Retail, Restaurants
- Sensus Shop
- Automotive, Restaurants, Retail
- Sentry Marketing Group
- Automotive, Hotel/Motel, Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Retail
- Service Alliance Inc.
- Apartment, Hotel / Motel, Retail
- Service Check
- Fast Food, Gas Station, Retail, Restaurant
- Service Evaluation
- Mystery shopping opportunities in the Banking, Retail and Restaurant industries.
- Service Excellence Group
- Automotive, Banking, Business-to-business, Entertainment, Fast Food, Health Care, Restaurant, Retail
- Service Impressions
- Airport, Apartment, Golf Course, Health Club, Hotel, Restaurant, Retail
- Service Intelligence
- Automotive, Banking, Business-to-business, Entertainment, Fast Food, Gas Station, Government, Grocery, Health Care, Hotel/Motel, Retail, Restaurant
- Service Performance Group
- Banking, Business-to-business, Hotel/Motel, Retail, Restaurant
- Service Probe
- Apartment, Fast Food, Other
- Service Research Corporation
- Various secret shopping opportunities for mystery shoppers.
- Service Sense
- Retail, Restaurant
- Service Sleuth
- Automotive, Lodging (hotel, motel, inns, etc.), Restaurant (Casual & Fine Dining), Entertainment (theater, theme parks), Retail (general), Fast Food, Telephone, Grocery Stores, Health Care
- Service Scouts
- Sporting Events, Health Clubs, Golf Courses, Restaurants, Retail
- ServiceTrac
- Be a secret shopper for the following industries: Senior Living / Health Care Corporations, Home Builders, Other Industries
- Shoppers Confidential
- Restaurant (casual & fine dining), Retail (general)
- Shoppers Critique
- Automotive, Banking & Financial, Entertainment & Theme Parks, Food & Beverage Services, Home Builder & Condo Sales, Property Management, Resort Hotels & Hospitality, Retail Business
- Shopper Jobs
- Banks, Restaurants, Retail
- Shoppers Canada
- Canadian Shoppers Needed
- Shoppers View
- Mystery Shopping needed in the following areas: Automotive centers, Auto glass replacement centers, Apartment management, Banks / Credit Unions, Check-cashing centers, Eye-care centers, General and specialty retail, Health clubs, Hotels, Mortgage centers, Payday advance stores, Rent-to-own stores, Storage facilities
- Sinclair Services Assessments
- Automotive, Banking / Financial, Business-to-business, Entertainment, Fast Food, Gas Station, Government, Grocery, Restaurant, Retail
- Six Star Solutions
- Automotive, Banking/Financial, Hotel/Motel, Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining), Retail, Grocery, Health Care
- Spies In Disguise
- Business-to-business transactions, Retail industry, Transportation (taxi, buses) secret shopping opportunities
- Stratigic Reflections
- Retail, restaurant, grocery, convenience store, and banks.
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- Texas Shoppers Network
- Restaurants, Grocery Stores, Health Care, Personnel Agencies, Banks, Apartments, Home Builders, Retail Stores
- Trend Source
- Fast Food, Government, Hotel / Motel, Restaurants, Retail, Transportation
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- Vision Client
- Banking/Financial, Hotel/Motel, Restaurant (casual & fine dining), General Retail and Grocery mystery shops
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- Winning Research Groups
- Winning Research Groups offers live online support.
- Winthrop Douglas
- Retail, Gas Station, Convenience Store, Grocery
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- Zellman Group
- Secret Shoppers will find that retail and hospitality are the main focus at the Zellman Group.
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Mystery Shopping Scams
Check out the latest news on mystery shopping scams
Due to recent questions, I have added this section about mystery shopping scams. Always be careful when giving out your personal information online and never attempt to cash cheques that are sent to you in advance for mystery shopping work.
It WILL bite you in the butt.
- Requested on Facebook: The Lowdown on Secret Shopper Scams
- ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Some scammers are trying to take advantage of those Stateliners looking to make a quick buck--you asked us about it on Facebook and we investigated. It turns out some ads for "Secret Shoppers Jobs" aren't all that they seem.
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- The fraud line received nearly 3000 calls from citizens reporting incidents such as the sweepstakes/lottery scam, grandparent scam, mystery shopper scam, fake check scam, a multitude of on-line scams and many more. Members of the Sheriff's Office Crime ...
How Mystery Shopping Scams Work
and what you can do to protect yourself
Whether it's a job, loan, grant, sweepstakes or lottery, do not fall for "paid in advance" scams. All of these scams work the same way: The bad guy will send an unsuspecting victim a check, which is counterfeit or stolen. They request that the victim deposit the cheque in their bank account and then forward a portion of it to the person or company while being told to keep some for payment in advance for work to be completed. The victim does not find out that the check is fraudulent until after the payment has been sent.
Although the funds from a deposited check may be available for use within one to five business days of deposit, it can take several weeks for the bank to determine that the check is counterfeit or otherwise invalid. Instructions to draw money on checks shortly after they have been deposited may be the work of unscrupulous people trying to take advantage of this technicality.
Once the scam artist receives the money, you will never hear from them again.
Never wire-transfer money to any unknown person with whom you have never had personal contact and always check with the BBB before doing business with any online company.
Are you a victim?
File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission by phone at (877) FTC-HELP or at
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
File a report with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at
www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx
If the postmark of the envelope is from Canada, report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at (888) 495-8501 or
http://www.phonebusters.com/english/reportit_howtoreportfraud.html
Currently used without permission. Find the original story at idahostatesman
Although the funds from a deposited check may be available for use within one to five business days of deposit, it can take several weeks for the bank to determine that the check is counterfeit or otherwise invalid. Instructions to draw money on checks shortly after they have been deposited may be the work of unscrupulous people trying to take advantage of this technicality.
Once the scam artist receives the money, you will never hear from them again.
Never wire-transfer money to any unknown person with whom you have never had personal contact and always check with the BBB before doing business with any online company.
Are you a victim?
File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission by phone at (877) FTC-HELP or at
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
File a report with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at
www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx
If the postmark of the envelope is from Canada, report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at (888) 495-8501 or
http://www.phonebusters.com/english/reportit_howtoreportfraud.html
Currently used without permission. Find the original story at idahostatesman
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John Phelps
Feb 15, 2012 @ 2:19 pm | delete
- I registered to become part of a focus group in S. Florida from an ad on Craigs list. Days later I received an e-mail from a James Martins in care of a company called People Business Edge Secret Shopper asking me to re-register for the same ad as a secret shopper. They will send me a check to cash and instructions to evaluate certain companies. Have you ever heard of this company and what do you think of this scenario?
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brandonmotz
Feb 16, 2012 @ 6:49 pm | delete
- Hi John,
I tried to find anything to do with a company called People Business Edge Secret Shopper and could not find a single thing about them. Not one website, review or news press release about them. Mystery shopping companies will always have a website and reviews from people who have been paid or scammed from them.
I advise extreme caution with this one.
Like I mentioned to Regina, secret shopping companies will never pay you in advance and it will never be for large amounts. With any legitimate company you will have to do the work first then you get paid for the work you have completed. Mystery shopping jobs do not pay in advance. This way they cover their own butts and do not get scammed by people who would take the money and run.
My advice is to tear up any cheque they send you or turn it in to the police. The only person who benefits from mystery shopping scams would be the person who sent out the cheque.
Hope this helps :)
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Regina
Feb 13, 2012 @ 12:55 am | delete
- I just received a $4300.00 check and correspondence from a supposed company called Mintel Intelligence in time for investigative shopping I have yet to complete. I do not believe this is legitimate. I await your comments. Thank You!
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brandonmotz
Feb 14, 2012 @ 4:39 am | delete
- Regina,
Hello there and thank you for posting your comment. I would absolutely recommended NOT attempting to cash that cheque. I will say with no uncertain terms that the cheque you received was not for mystery shopping and is a scam.
Did the cheque come with a note saying something to the effect of "Please cash this cheque and send most of it to such and such an address and you keep some for you services"?
No business person in their right mind would send some stranger a cheque for that amount and pray that that person sent them their money. Business Suicide :)
If that cheque is cashed you will have to pay the money back to the bank (since the money would have been drawn from your account) and have some very stern conversations with the police.
Best idea (in my opinion) is to take the cheque to your local police department. Perhaps they could lay down some trap to catch this person when they try to pick up the money.
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waldenthree.net
Jan 8, 2012 @ 6:51 pm | delete
- This is an interesting topic and list. I had no idea that there were such things as mystery shoppers.
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Service
Jan 4, 2012 @ 9:07 am | delete
- One of the best Lenses. I will add you as a feature Lens to my new Lens secret-shopper-online. I know how much work you have put into your Lens. Brilliant.
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brandonmotz
Jan 5, 2012 @ 4:38 pm | delete
- :) Thanks alot Service.
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AngelaKane
Dec 20, 2011 @ 6:51 pm | delete
- Very good lens of free mystery shopping companies, I work with job seekers every day and the details in this lens will be useful to my followers.
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Nspired2
Dec 12, 2011 @ 12:55 am | delete
- BLESS YOU for putting up this lens! About 7 years ago, I tried to break into the secret shopping game & I wound up quitting because of all of the scammers, lies & tricks to get the lists that you have posted FREE here! I'd like to put this lens in my top 6 if it's ok w/you? You just took 75% of the headache out of Secret Shopping...Way to Go!
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brandonmotz
Jan 5, 2012 @ 4:42 pm | delete
- You're welcome :) Please feel free to add this to your top 6
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cffutah
Oct 24, 2011 @ 6:09 pm | delete
- great insight on such a topic, 'thumbs up' from this guy.
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ana_nimoss
Oct 11, 2011 @ 2:11 am | delete
- Wow, you did quite a research! I am a shopaholic and this sounds like a dream job. We will see.
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adamfrench
Oct 8, 2011 @ 5:21 pm | delete
- Impressive lens, thumbs up
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Tipi
Oct 5, 2011 @ 7:55 pm | delete
- Now this is mystery shopper heaven, well done Brandon, aspiring mystery shoppers will love this!
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hamshi5433
Oct 5, 2011 @ 6:25 pm | delete
- Mygosh bookmarked! Me and my older sister do mystery shopping so I will tell her to visit this page as well. Thank you for creating this. Blessed.
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MoonMaa Aug 25, 2011 @ 9:46 pm | delete
- Very extensive list of mystery shopping companies. Thank you for sharing!
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sushilkin May 1, 2011 @ 11:30 pm | delete
- Thanks for sharing your information here. Nice Lens ! Please PRAY FOR JAPAN by vising my lens.
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Iulian
Apr 28, 2011 @ 6:40 pm | delete
- Very impressive list!
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promotional-coupons-codes
Apr 19, 2011 @ 2:28 am | delete
- Thanks I was looking for such information from long time.
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careermom
Apr 3, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
- Wow. This is so much information, I don't know where to start. Great job
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UKGhostwriter
Mar 21, 2011 @ 9:39 am | delete
- Very good lens
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fashionality Feb 6, 2011 @ 11:17 pm | delete
- Def need to get in on this.
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MridupabanKalita
Jan 11, 2011 @ 11:14 pm | delete
- I am from India and I once did mystery shopping for a company here in India called Kaiz hospitality service.I think most of the sites above don't have clients in India ,right?
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brandonmotz
Jan 12, 2011 @ 1:33 am | delete
- Hi there MridupabanKalita,
I am sorry to say that these companies focus on hiring mystery shoppers in North America.
However, I have found you a couple of companies that focus in the India market. Hope this gets you at least started.
As sort of a disclaimer for myself, I dont know anything about these companies. I found them using common keywords just like I did building this free list of companies hiring mystery shoppers in North America, but they at least look legit.
DQS India www.dqsindia.com
Grassroots India www.grassrootsindia.in
AQ Services Internatinal (India subsidiary) www.aq-services.com
Shopmax www.shopmax.in
Bare Associates India www.bareinternational.com
The last one is international, not just in India
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MridupabanKalita
Jan 14, 2011 @ 4:24 am | delete
- Thanks a lot for sharing those sites ,Brandon.It's really helpful.
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Oracle_Post
Jan 7, 2011 @ 8:43 pm | delete
- an amazing list of websites, i have recently signed up for some of the websites, getting my assignment next week. thanks!
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jackiebolen
Jan 3, 2011 @ 3:44 am | delete
- Excellent resource!
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joelo_32 Dec 27, 2010 @ 7:06 pm | delete
- Wow amazing I've long been looking for this information and it was right under my nose, thank you very much and much success
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ezpostcard
Dec 19, 2010 @ 8:35 am | delete
- Impressive, very impressive!
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BizGuides
Dec 6, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete
- I could easily get into this!
This is a great resource!
Much, much better than Google!
It's lenses like this one
that makes being part of the Squidoo community so worthwhile.
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HerbalHermit
Nov 29, 2010 @ 2:51 pm | delete
- I am going to look into these opportunities. Thanks for the time spent. May you be rewarded generously for your efforts.
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ddixonart
Nov 8, 2010 @ 11:51 am | delete
- I worked with A Closer Look in the past. They are good folks. They do want a lot for the money, however. In the end, my husband and I decided we'd rather just pay for our food lol
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Barbara H
Nov 8, 2010 @ 1:54 am | delete
- Thanks for going to all the work of putting this together and putting it out for free...really free. So many sites claimed to be free but 20 or 30 minutes into their spiel, Wham...they hit you with some bogus charge. Then I'm forced to take another 20 minutes to berate them for being lying, greedy bastards.
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Pinkchic18
Nov 5, 2010 @ 9:58 am | delete
- Very cool lens! Thanks for taking the time to put it together.
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SmBizGuru
Oct 27, 2010 @ 9:59 am | delete
- I have been a mystery shopper for a couple of months now and I was surprised at how easy it is. I live in the middle of no where in Montana and have to travel 60 miles to the nearest Walmart - but when I mystery shop I consider that the mystery shop is paying for my other errands and sometimes free pizza! (once I secret shopped a pizza chain)
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juliasenesac
Oct 24, 2010 @ 8:49 pm | delete
- cool! I am sharing and liking this page! In fact, I am bookmarking it so I can come back to it and get some revenue rolling. Thanks!
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Nesli
Oct 20, 2010 @ 5:56 pm | delete
- if anyone uses any of these companies, and get paid...please let us know. I'm reaally curios if this's reaaly working or not. Great list though...
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mskaylay
Oct 15, 2010 @ 9:12 am | delete
- Nice work, I will be bookmarking this page. I twitt this one for u, keep up the good work.
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SofiaMann
Oct 8, 2010 @ 9:21 pm | delete
- A large job! Congratulations.
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King
Oct 8, 2010 @ 12:50 am | delete
- Wow! This list is superb!! Thank you very much for giving this out for free. I paid $30 for a mystery shoppers list and it was only a paper emailed copy! I was so mad. I am going to use this list to become a secret shopper! Thank you again.
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brandonmotz
Oct 8, 2010 @ 3:12 am | delete
- You are welcome King. I am very glad that this list is going to help you. That's why I made it :)
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Oct 5, 2010 @ 5:14 pm | delete
- Impressive list. Thumbs Up!
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Tipi
Aug 13, 2010 @ 11:28 pm | delete
- Congratulations on this very helpful lens. Good on you!
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Jerry_David
Aug 4, 2010 @ 7:52 pm | delete
- very helpful info in your lens, great job.
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Othercat
Aug 2, 2010 @ 10:51 pm | delete
- It must have taken forever to research all these companies! Kudos to you for a great lens.
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hardworking
Jul 13, 2010 @ 9:27 pm | delete
- Wow! What a very helpful list. I have bookmarked your page and sure to check many of the out. I use several but no where near the quantity on your list. Thank you!
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