I hope everyone is having a fun and safe Superbowl Sunday!!!

Okay, so here I am waiting for the game to start, and I thouhgt I'd look at what type of current secret shopping assignments are out there.  I first went to MSPA...with the thousands of assignments listed, I can only look in my own area (SoCal); however, most assignments are nationwide, so try entering your own zip code to see whats available in your local.

There were two assignments I found interesting. One is a merchandising assignment through Certified Reports, Inc. (CRI) the other was for a toy store with ICU.  The toy store is IDEAL for moms who want to take their kids to work with them.

I have never worked for ICU, so I can't say anything about the company, but the fact that they are listing on MSPA should speak volumes about their integrity.

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I have listed three links below:

The first is to the MSPA page to read more about the two assignments.  The second is to ICU, and the third is to my blog about CRI. 

Also, as I have mentioned in earlier blogs, merchandising (The CRI assignment)  is not actually secret shopping, but generally will invlove very simple, easy, quick assignments to assist companies such as Walmart with a simple assignment like droppng off advertisement, stocking a shelf, taking a quick inventory of a single or few small items.  Although the toy store pays more, as a general rule --more money, more time.   I have also mentioned in the past, when I was working the industry full time, I came to enjoy merchandising more than secret shopping.  I highly recommend checking into merchandising...It's usually quick and easy work with a one-two minute report.  

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MSPA Page

ICU

CRI  Blog