Issue Six
Trendsource Mystery Shopping Review
Trendsource was founded in 1989 in Denver, Colorado and relocated their home base in San Diego in 2004. They were a founding member of the Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) which is a comprehensive resource devoted to educating and assisting shoppers advance their mystery shopping career. Trendsource provides various services to numerous clients throughout the…
KSS International Review (Kern Scheduling Systems)
Company Overview: Not a mystery shopping company per se, this business entity connects shoppers with many available assignment opportunities with other mystery shopping companies. Previously known as Kern Scheduling Services from 1998 to 2001, this scheduling company now goes by the name of KSS International. The business is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was started…
Fine Jewelry Mystery Shopping Assignments
Overview: Many of us only have one or two landmark occasions in our lives that would lead us into the premises of a fine jeweler, usually an engagement or anniversary. Typically at such moments, it is easy to be swept away by the event itself. As first time-consumers, the sparkling merchandise overwhelms all. By stepping…
Cosmetics Mystery Shopping Assignments
Sorry, gents, this one is for the ladies out there in mystery shopping land. Gals, get ready to get pampered and dolled up when you go out on one of these assignments. These are great to do before an evening out on the town! Project Variations: Assignment scenarios are fairly straightforward. The shopper usually presents…
Letter From the Editor
Welcome to Issue Six of Mystery Shopper Magazine! We believe that mystery shoppers matter, and that you deserve a media organization that represents you. We’re a small organization, but we’re striving to achieve the goal of giving mystery shoppers a voice. We are also affiliated with Mystery Shop Forum, which does so much help mystery…
Mystery Shopper Profile: Shopgal
Forum Alias: shopgal How long have you been mystery shopping? About 3 ½ years. Where are you shopping? The Inland Pacific Northwest, mostly eastern Washington and Idaho, usually within 75 to 100 miles from home. What got you started? I made the jump to the mystery shopping world after I became fed up with the…