Hotels used to be one of my favorite shops. You get to stay at a really nice place and often have drinks and meals and, sometimes even a spa treatment. But they can be quite overwhelming. There are often more than 40 individual shops to complete from arrival to departure, which is usually only about…

When I tell people about these absurdities, they look at me like, “Whaaaat?” I stare straight back at them and say, “True dat.” When I told my son about me not being able to set foot on a particular school district’s property, he was incredulous. “What the heck did you do?” he asked. “My job,”…

In my eBook, Make Money Mystery Shopping, I give some examples of what can happen during a “shop.” Most shops go very smoothly. You accept the assignment, read the guidelines, complete the shop and send in the report. Everyone is happy and you get paid. Sometimes, very rarely, the client is super happy but the…