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Common Question and Answers

I went to submit my report, and I lost all of it, now what?

Save all of your narratives in a program such as 'Word', that way you can take your time writing them.  Just copy and paste the narrative into the actual report.  That way, if you are taken off line anytime while filling out your report, you will still have your narratives saved and easily reentered.  There is no 'Save' feature on the website, so allow enough time to complete the report once you start.

I'm a new shopper with you.  How do I find the shop instructions?

Go to our website.  Enter your Shopper ID number and Password, once on Shopper Central, scroll down to 'Accept and Confirm Your Current Shops'.  The shop you signed up to do will be in blue, click on it.  There you will find a sample narrative, shop instructions, and the actual shop report, which you can print off to review and take notes on.  Just remember, this is a 'Mystery Shop', you don't want anyone to see you filling out this report!  

Why is my shop still showing on my job board?

The shop will show on your job board until you are paid by our accounting department. If you have a question, please contact accounting at payroll@spiesindisguise.com. If you have completed the shop and received feedback, please do not cancel it on your job board. Again, it will stay on your job board until you are paid.

How do I know if I am assigned the shop I requested?

We only send notices out to the shoppers who are assigned the shops. We have upwards of 50 applicants per shop. We can not notify everyone who doesn't get chosen.

How will I get paid?

We pay by PayPal within 15 business days of your shop.  If you have not signed up yet, click on the PayPal button on our site and follow the directions to sign up.  We use the email address that you use for Spies for your PayPal payments.   You can also be paid by check, but they are only sent out once a month, in the middle of the month after the shop was completed.  (Example: If you completed a shop anytime in August, if by check it would be paid in mid September.)  If you have an alternate email address for PayPal payments or prefer to be paid by check, send an email to accounting@spiesindisguise.com.

Why did PayPal charge me a fee to receive a payment from Spies? 

Some mystery shopping companies pay using PayPal's Mass Payments, we do not.  Nor do we ever pay by credit card.  If you have a Personal Account with PayPal, there will be no fee.  If you have a Premier or Business Account with PayPal, they will charge you a fee to receive a payment.  For more information, go to PayPal, scroll to the bottom of the home page and click on 'Fees'.

Can I have more than one email address on my PayPal account?

Go to PayPal, Click the 'My Account' tab, Click the 'Profile' sub-tab, Click the email link in the 'Account Information Column', Click 'Add', Enter your new email address, Click 'Save', PayPal will send you a confirmation email.

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