Free Mystery Shopping Jobs

Go to for a huge list of mystery shopping companies. I don’t believe any of them charge (it’s not my list).

One other concern you may have is that most companies will want your social security number when you apply, just as with other jobs. If you feel uncomfortable giving it, I always recommend filling that part in with zeros and adding a comment that you will give your SSN on being hired.

When you find out please let me know

I had a few friends that got ripped off and never got paid, and then I knew someone that got a few legit jobs, the only problem was she had to spend her own money wherever they sent her,one was jiffy lube to have the oil changed and the other one was to an exercise gymn, then she had to fill out the report sheet they gave her, and I think it took her a month to get paid from the company, she might have made ten dollars extra, after her expenses.

There are TONS of websites where you can apply for free. I’ve been doing mystery shopping for a little over a year now, and enjoy it as a means to try new restaurants and get my oil changed.

I took a community education class on it last year, and learned that it can be a legitimate venture. (I’ve never NOT been paid by a company for my services; and have done about 75 shops.) I have become more choosy about the assignments I take, because I feel that some simply don’t pay enough to be worth my time. I like restaurant dining and oil changes the best because they’re things I’m already paying for. The woman who taught the class I took makes a full-time living doing mystery shopping, but we’re in a fairly small metropolitan area, so it’s not something that’s going to pay the bills for most people. In large cities, it might be a lot easier, though.

You can mystery shop pretty much anything! I’ve done gas stations, movie theaters, retail stores, an eye doctor, a Harley dealership, and lots of other things.

Check out the link below – it’s the Mystery Shopping Providers Association website. They’re kind of like the Better Business Bureau for mystery shoppers, and they do “certification” of shoppers so you have some training and background. There is a list of websites where you can sign up, and they’re all legitimate, because they’ve been approved by the MSPA.

The second website (not mine, by the way) has a large list of websites where you can sign up. I’ve gotten several of my leads from there.

Not every mystery shopping company will have jobs in your area. I’ve signed up for several companies and not gotten any e-mails from them.