If you have a sharp eye and a keen sense of detail then you can be successful as a mystery shopper - one of the most enjoyable ways to earn money and have fun at the same time! How else can you be paid to shop and often not only be paid cash for doing so but also often be allowed to keep whatever you buy!? How else can you have an evening out in a pub or restaurant and not only not have to spend a penny of your own money but also get paid for doing so!? If there are other ways, I wanna know! Mystery shopping is easy, it's fun and it's also profitable too - the best way to earn money EVER!

What will you have to do as a mystery shopper? It depends on the company you are working for and the assignments they have for you. A typical assignment is to dine out at a pre-selected restaurant(price of meal and travel expenses included in your payment) and to then provide feedback(usual via online questionnaire but sometimes over the phone) on the speed and quality of service, the quality of the meal, the cleanliness, decor etc. Other assignments might include making telephone or internet-based inquiries about a product or service, shopping online or offline, buying or returning a product and so on. Payment and rewards vary from company to company but for a typical assigment which can take up to an hour, but often less, you can earn around $5 to $15(or your country's equivalent currency amount) as well as whatever other perks you get from the assignment such as getting to dine out for free, keep whatever you were asked to buy etc.

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Hoed Mystery Shopping

Hoed Mystery Shopping is Australasia's oldest and most experienced mystery shopping company having been established in 1986. Hoed Mystery Shopping operates in both Australia and New Zealand with over 3,500 mystery shoppers in their database. If you would like to be one of them and be paid for carrying out mystery shopping activities then visit the website for information on how to apply. Go There!

Web Mystery Shoppers

Paid mystery shopping for American and Canadian residents only. Paid mystery shopping has long been a feature of the 'real world' but many do not know of its existence on the web! This site pays you $10-$15 per mystery shopping assignment where you will be asked to visit an online shop and give feedback based upon your experience there. Assignments take around an hour or less. Go There!

NOP Mystery Shoppers

UK only. NOP Mystery Shopping was formed in 1993 and is a division of one of Europe's largest market research organisations NOP Research Group. As a British mystery shopper for NOP you will be required to visit, make phone calls or internet inquiries to and sometimes purchase items from a company for which you will be handsomely rewarded. The work here is frequent and varied and the company very reliable in their payments. More details are available on their site. Go There!

TES - CineCheck

UK & Ireland only. TES(Theatrical Entertainment Services) provides cinema related research services and requires mystery shoppers from the UK and Ireland to visit cinemas, watch movies, trailers and special previews and provide feedback on them. Yup, you can be paid to go to the movies! Payment depends on the assignment you are given but can often pay very handsomely indeed and you get a free cinema ticket thrown into the bargain! Go There!

Sounds good but you're not a British or Irish mystery shopper? Then check out TES/RapidChek in the US/Canada(see below) or their German branch here!

TES/RapidChek

TES/RapidChek is a Los Angeles based firm which pays mystery shoppers to complete various different mystery shopping assignments in the United States and Canada(and also now in Puerto Rico!). As well as traditional mystery shopping they also offer a variety of cinema and movie theatre based assignments so you can see pre-release movies AND be paid for doing so! Currently they are looking for representatives from all 50 US States, Canada and Puerto Rico with available assignments listed by State through a link on their homepage. Go There!

Secret ShopNET

US/Canada only. Secret ShopNET assure us their secret shoppers earn over $10 per hour completing their mystery shopping assignments as well as being able to keep anything they were asked to purchase(they will pay for it) in the completion of the secret shopping task. They are a very professional company which prides themselves on the quality of their secret shopper employees so all prospective candidates will have to undertake a brief online training exercise and pass an exam before they are accepted. Go There!

Intelligent Marketing Solutions

UK only. IMS Ltd. offer a variety of research and marketing services as well as having a mystery shopping section which is well worth a look. Prospective 'field staff'(for that is how you will be addressed here) need to fill in a two part application form online and will then be contacted for a telephone interview by a member of the IMS staff. Successful applicants can expect to receive regular assignments. Go there!

Shop'n Chek Worldwide

Mystery shopping opportunities in USA, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico. Shop'n Chek worldwide lists all the cities where they are currently recruiting mystery shoppers on their site. Go There!

Mystery Clicks

USA only. Mystery Clicks are looking for mystery shoppers throughout all 50 US States. Go There!

Service Check

USA and Canadian residents only. Service Check is a mystery shopping provider which employees over 25,000 mystery shoppers throughout North America and Canada. Go There!

GAPbuster

Europe & Asia Pacific. GAPbuster are a large international market research company specialising in providing mystery shoppers to businesses in 16 countries. They aren't known to be one of the highest paying companies however, typically paying around £5 per assignment in the UK for example and apparently not always covering travel expenses, but there is never any obligation to accept any of the assignments you are offered(i.e. you can refuse the poorly paying ones!) and they are certainly professional and reliable. Go There!

eMysteryShopper

Open to all. eDigital Research requires mystery shoppers from around the world to shop online, provide feedback and earn cash from their participation. Online mystery shopping doesn't pay as well as offline mystery shopping but then, there is usually a lot less time and effort involved as well. Participants here can expect to earn around £2.50 - £3.50 per assignment as well as being given a purchase allowance if they are asked to purchase anything during their assignment. The online nature of this one restricts participation to those with internet access and a credit/debit card for placing orders. Go there!