Can You Really Get Paid For Going To The Mall? (Mystery Shopping)
Recently I went to the mall to purchase some toys for myself. I figured with my baby coming soon, who knows when I’ll be able to splurge like this again. So I bought myself one of those cool Mac Book Airs and a Iphone. (Just click on the links on the left and you can see some pictures of my new tech babies.)
Of course my beautiful wife was hating on my Iphone decision because I switched from my long time mobile company of Sprint to ATT. She rambled off about cell phone plans being a family decision. That was news to me. But I think I’m winning her over. Yesterday at our doctor’s appointment (for the baby), I pulled out my new Iphone and started watching YouTube videos of Dave Chappelle with her. Needless to say she had a ball with it. Strangely enough she didn’t complain about my Mac Book Air laptop purchase. I guess it was because she inherited my 6 month old Sony Vaio laptop. Go figure, right? (Don’t smack me babe. I kid, I kid. lol)
Enough about that. Let me get to how this all can help you make some money. I know some of you are impatient and may have already left this article because you didn’t think it was about making money. Tsk, Tsk. Those people have just missed out.
For you patient folks, let me continue.
As I walked through the mall and tried to dodge those overly hyper teenagers (More about them later.), it reminded me that I could have gotten paid for my trip to the mall and just shopping for my gadgets. I’ve created a little video just for you to show you what I mean.
By the way, is it me or are teenagers "becoming too grown"? Some of these outfits these girls were wearing were not age appropriate. I don’t know guys. I’m worried about my little girl and she ain’t even here yet.
Anyway, enjoy the video below. I’m going to try to spotlight various work at home careers for you. I want to keep it focused on things outside your normal expectations or desires. I know a lot of you want to type at home and do data entry but you know my feelings on that. There are way more available and better ways to make money at home and damn it I’m going to make you aware of them all!
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Let me know what you guys think of the video and if you’ve had any experience with this way of making money.
To find the mystery shopping companies listed in the video, click here.
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VERY INFORMATIVE, BUT NOT FOR ME. WHAT WORK AT HOME JOBS WOULD YOU RATE AS YOUR TOP 5/10 PICKS.
I JUST FOUND THIS SITE
ReplyHi Neil,
Welcome to our blog.
The first thing you want to do is subscribe to our email updates so you’re made aware of any new legit work at home opportunities or scams we may discuss:
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Next you should read some of our best articles listed here: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles
Here you’ll find my recommendations for the top work at home opportunities and other information to help you succeed at working at home.
And finally you should visit our scam section so you know what to avoid and know how to determine when a company is a scam or not:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams
Hope this helps you get started.
If you have any questions be sure to visit our questions section:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/ask
Eddy
ReplyYeah, they are much too grown. They come to the clinic where I worked looking the same way, but that’s the way it is now. Your baby is now here, she has an intelligent and sensible father and mother, both of whom I’m sure will be teaching, so not to worry.
Again, thanks for the information.
ReplyLet’s pray that the home training that we provide her with help. lol But ultimately times have changed and as parents we have to adjust to a certain point. There are some thing I will stand firm on because I’m just “old school” like that. But there are other things I will probably have to relent on especially because my wife is much more lenient than I am. But everything in life is a bout a balance.
ReplyThanks for sharing your words of wisdom!
Hello Eddy,
I’ve been looking for something to do from home for about 4 months now. My Brother found your site and forwarded it to me after I got caught up in a survey scam. I learn fast but now I’m paranoid of everything. Now, the reason I’m writing. I received a check from a shopping co. in the amount of $4965.00!!!!! Imagine my surprise. I immediately thought , “Oh boy,. Here we go again” I looked the company up on the website that they noted and the company is an internationally known company. What sent off bells and whistles is they wanted me to deposit the check in my bank account before they would tell me what I was supposed to do with the bulk of the money. They said I could keep $300 for expenses and all of the goods I bought from Walmart and JC Penneys but there was a wire transfer for 1500 and I was supposed to exchange 2800 in cash for foreign currency. Enough to make you go Hmmmmmmmmm! Well after I discussed it with my husband ,we decided to decline their most “generous” offer. We decided that we didn’t want anyone to have access to our checking account. I’ve seen too much on your website for that. Did I do the right thing? Was this a scam? Or am I just being paranoid. The website was payme4shopping.com. The company name is Service Inspection Limited. The parent ccompany is out of New Zealand. What do you think? I think if it quacks like a duck……….
Thanks for what you do. You have saved me months if not years of floundering around in this new world. I still haven’t found anything that appeals to me, but I’m still looking. Wish me luck.:)
Brenda
ReplySan Diego CA
Hi Brenda,
Thanks for sharing your story with me. You and your husband made the right decision. I’m not sure if you’ve ever visited our scam section. If not I encourage you to read it from top to bottom including the comments. So many people have fallen victim to these check cashing wire scams. They disguise themselves in various ways but at the end of the day its always the same scam. So you did the right thing. Head over to our scam section now:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams it will expand on the knowledge you’ve already gain.
At the end of the day if something sounds to good, its probably is. One of the questions when I read about opportunities like this or visit one of those work at home product sales pages is; “If it was so easy and people were making money like that, then why are people working 9-5 jobs they hate or struggling to find work at home jobs?”
In any event, thanks for sharing. You might want to do your part and post the scam you discussed above in our scam page. Take care.
ReplyThanks Eddy for you quick response. i feel better that I did the right. It goes to show you that you should listen to that little voice that says something’s just not right here.
Replythanks again,
Brenda
Indeed!
ReplyYou’re welcome!
This is very informative! Thanks so much for all the time and effort you & your team put into this site! It has been most helpful to me, again many thanks!
ReplyYou’re welcome TJ.
ReplyOooh…this looks veddy, veddy interesting. I tried one years ago and just received a lot for places like Taco Bell. I just did not want to HAVE to go to fast food places so I lost interest. But, your list is extensive so I may give it another try and sign up with a few companies. Thank you for doing the research for us. I know when I was ‘shopping’ around for mystery shopping opportunities, years ago, it was hard to filter out the spammy ones. Another reason why I may have only signed up with one back then. I wanted to see if it was legit.
Eddy…I was just in the process of filling out an application. Is it normal for them to ask for a lot of information like age, b-day, past jobs, SS# (though not required at the time)
ReplyHey Sunflower,
I’m glad you’re giving this another look because mystery shops range from fast food to car dealerships. So there is a lot of variation.
ReplyIn terms of your question, I was asked a lot of questions when I filled out a profile for these companies and focus groups. So it is normal. But as always do your research to ensure the company you’re working with is legit by following the steps in our scam video:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams if you’re uncertain about a given company. Hope this helps.
First, thank you so much for your dedication to the research of work at home opportunities with no spam, scams, and stuff. Secondly, on the subject of daughters. This I can help YOU with. It is the job of teenage girls to give there parents, especially fathers several heart attacks/heart breaks before they fully mature. I know, I was a teenage girl. I’m sure you are intelligent enough to be both a parent and a friend to your children when they need you to be, whether they know it or not! It can be done if they know you can be their go to person when life gets confusing for them. There is nothing wrong with the words “You are not leaving the house dressed like that!” And ” I don’t care that all the other girls can”. Clear expectations and a friendly attitude wins in the end. Unfortunately there are exceptions to this rule, but very few.
ReplyYou’re welcome Cathy! I appreciate the kind sentiments and the thanks.
In terms of your parenting advice, I’m totally there with you. My girl is close to two years old since the time of that article and I’m already on top of my expectations of her.
I don’t want to be in the far extreme of being too over protective or too passive. I’m trying to stay in the middle. My nature is to air on the side of being over protective and a disciplinarian. Fortunately
my wife is the nice balance. But the point is I’m starting very early with her about rules and what will and will not be accepted by us. It’s so interesting to watch the development of her personality because she’s already testing our boundaries. While others may find it cute, i view it as an opportunity to nip future situations now. So I hear your advice loud and clear and have been implementing it.
I know my daughter is going to drive me crazy in later years but I can minimize the pain by working on her now. lol
ReplyYes Eddy, you do NOT want to end up being a helicopter parent lol. I have the unfortunate incident of having both my mother and stepfather being helicopter parents, so I grew up resenting them both because I no individuality (I’m just NOW starting to develop some), can’t make decisions without someone else, and am finding it really hard to be an independent woman after being dependent by force for so long.
A nice medium is the perfect way to raise a child, you don’t want your little girl hating Daddy because he never left her alone, not even for a second
ReplyI totally hear ya Monica and respect your advice considering your own situation. Trust me I’m all too aware of the damage I can inflict on my little girl’s development. I know no matter what we as parents do some damage. But my goal is to keep that at a healthy minimum. lol
ReplyHello Eddy, thank you so much for all the info. I have 2 questions, if you don’t mind. First, how long does it take for me to get my money back after I spent it on whatever I bought? and if you need to send the company a SS# so they can discount my taxes or do I do that on my own, or how does it work?
Thanks alot, I hope my question isnt too frequent or dumb.
Regards,
ReplyNacho
Hi Ignacio,
You’re welcome as always. To answer your question, I think it all depends on the company. I’ll be honest with you I just don’t know because I never gave mystery shopping a fair shot because it involved leaving my home. lol But I do get assignments regularly. But the best thing to do is contact the companies of interest to you directly or read their faqs on their sites.
ReplyIn terms of taxes, like most of the non-traditional opportunities I recommend, you’re on your own regarding taxes. There is a cost involved with handling the taxes which is why most of these companies don’t do it for work at home related folks. The reason this relationship is appealing is because they can avoid such cost. So you’ll be responsible for reporting that. But here’s how it works: You’re usually considered an independent contractor not an employee. When you reach about $600 for a given company, you may be required to fill a w-9. At the end of the year you’ll receive a 1099 that is filed with the Feds and a copy is sent to you. You then take that to your accountant. They will ask you what expenses or deductions you have such as internet fees, computer, etc, etc. That will be subtracted from what you earned. If there is anything left, you’ll be taxed on that when you send in your return. When you start making some big money, I would suggest getting incorporated. It definitely helps your tax burden.
So that’s pretty much how the taxes work. Keep in mind some companies aren’t based in the U.S. so they may not require this. But as a rule you’re suppose to report the income regardless. Please keep in mind I’m not a tax advisor or professional. You should always seek the advice of a professional tax advisor for questions like this as the information I provided here may not be accurate.
Hope this helps.