Mystery Shoppers With Disabilities (Ask The Coach)

Hi All--

Sorry I haven't had an update in awhile. It wasn't anticipated, but a lot happened in my world all at once. My web host and I had a billing dispute, so they shut down my web sites until we could get it all worked out (but my web site Mystery Shopper Coach's Corner at http://www.mysteryshoppercoach.com is alive and well and available as a valuable mystery and merchandising resource.

Then my brother and his fiancee decided to move up their wedding date, so I became an instant wedding planner for a Las Vegas nuptial--that was fun and the wedding was one of the best I have ever been to other than my own! I am also in the process of moving over the next few days. So please bear with me.

Anyway, here's another installment of "Ask The Coach"--a question I get quite often.

Question:

"I am physically disabled and was wondering if I could do mystery shopping?"

Answer From Coach Melanie:

I don't know the full extent of your physical disabilities, but good for you for considering doing mystery shopping work. While you can do many tasks related to mystery shopping at home--generating work for yourself, administrative tasks and reporting, most shops, with the exception of phone and website shops, do require that you go out to a place of business and make many observations as a customer of that firm.

If you can get out and about by yourself, or have someone who regularly assists you who can go with you on assignments, as long as you can act like a prospective customer of that business establishment, I don't see why not. In fact, you could prove very valuable to mystery shopping companies whose clients will be interested to know if you are treated well by their employees as a customer who has physical challenges, and if their place measures up to the physical disabilities act for things like wheelchair access.

Just be sure to read the shop guidelines carefully to ensure it is something you feel comfortable doing, and that the requirements for the shop will not be more trouble than they are worth for you.

Have a great day and happy shopping!

“Taking the mystery out of professional mystery shopping”—Melanie Jordan
http://www.mysteryshoppercoach.com

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