A lot of Army Wives ask me what they can do while their husbands are posted in small tucked away towns. There are many options really, both to make some money and have some fun. Let me delve in detail about one of them that lets you have fun without the pressure of being called a spendthrift 😉 What’s more, you can treat your friends and family too !Most cities that have a mystery shopping audits are listed below. If you’re not posted to one of the ones below, don’t worry, just apply. The way India is growing, I’m sure something will come up in your city too.
Cities in India where Mystery Shopping Audits are available
Andhra Pradesh: Hyderabad, Bhimavaram, Guntur, Hamankonda, Habdiguda, Karimnagar, Kakinada, Khaman, Kothagudem, Nellore, Nizamabad, Rajamundhry, Tirupati, Vishakhapattnam, Guntur, Warangal, Tadepalligudem, Nellore
Arunachal Pradesh: Nahalogun
Assam: Nagaon, Silichar, Guwahati
Bihar: Patna, Muzzafarnagar, Bodhgaya, Muzzafarpur, Begusarai
Chattisgarh: Bilaspur, Raipur, Pandri, Bhillai, Korba
Delhi NCR: Delhi, Gurgaon, NOIDA
Gujarat: Surat, Ahmedabad, Vapi, Anand, Bharuch, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Nadiad, Jamnagar, Valsad
Haryana: Kurukshetra, Rohtak, Hisar, Sirsa, Ambala, Karnal, Sonipat, Rewari
Himachal Pradesh: Baddi, Kangra
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar, Jammu, Kathua
Jharkhand: Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Deogarh, Dhanbad
Karnataka: Bengaluru, Hassan, Raichur, Tumkur, Vidyaranpura, Bellary, Hospet, Devnagar, Karwar, Bhatkal. Sirsi, Kundapura, Shimoga, Hampankatta, Bijapur, Mangalore, Dharwad, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Bagalkot
Kerala: Calicut, Cochin, Trivandrum, Kollam, Tiruvalla, Thrissur, Allepy, Todupuzha, Palghat, Karunagappally, Muvattupuza, Kozencherry, Aluva, Manjery, Vatakaran, Wayanad
Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur, Bhopal, Satna
Manipur: Imphal
Meghalaya: Shillong
Maharashtra: Mumbai, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Amravati, Akola, Latur, Kolhapur, Solapur, Satara, Karad, Ahmednagar, Sangamner
Nagaland: Dimapur
Orissa: Jharsugua, Sudargarh, Angul, Bhubaneshwar
Punjab: Chandigarh, Bhatinda, Patiala, Abohar, Pathankot, Nawanshar, Ambala, Zirakpur, Panchkula, Barnala, Gurasdaspur, Ferozpur
Rajasthan: Kota, Bikaner, Alwar, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Sri Ganganagar, Sikar
Sikkim: Gangtok
Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Thillai Nagar, Vellore, Karur, Sivakasi, Tirupati, Tiruneveli, Kumbakonam, Tutikoin, Mettupaloyam, Pollachi, Madri, Erode, Pondicherry, Thanjavur, Kanchipuram, Mayiladuthurai, Tuticorin, Tirupur, Namakkal
Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Bareily, Moradabad, Aligarh, Jhansi, Sahranpur, Shahjahanpur, Bijnor
Uttarakhand: Dehradun, Rishikesh, Kashipur, Haldwani, Rudrapur
West Bengal: Kolkata, Siliguri, Durgapur, Asansol
Mystery Shopping is a win win situation. Everyone loves to shop, eat and explore more places in town. And Olivians (I find the term ‘Army Wives’, a little too dependant on the husband’s career) definitely observe more, both the positive as well as the negative aspects. So combining both these strengths, what if you were paid to give your reviews? Awesome, I know !
Mystery shopping audits are conducted by authorised inspection agencies who hire freelance auditors to conduct these visits and write a review. Often, there is a small test that you need to pass that will enable you to be a part of the panel and then you can subscribe to their upcoming audits and apply for them online. There are many Indian companies that will give you an opportunity to shop and get paid for your reviews. India has just started warming up to it, so better sign up before it’s too late. Mint published a story on it, click here to read. Some of the mystery shopping agencies you could sign up for are;
2. HS Brands
3. MRSS India
4. Beck & Check
8. ChannelPlay
9. Red Quanta
A few things to keep in mind:
1. Every mystery shopper gets rated so write your reviews seriously.
2. Be committed to the timeline otherwise your mystery shopping audit will get cancelled.
3. Read the guidelines before you go. Make sure you haven’t missed anything. Incomplete mystery shopping audits are not accepted.
Keep me posted if you get accepted and how your first mystery shopping audit goes 🙂
Also comment below, in case you know of any other companies offering mystery shopping and you would like me add them to the list.
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Am definitely interested Shivani, but my husband just got posted to Mhow, n Mhow or Indore was not mentioned in the list of towns/cities. do let me know when something comes up there. hope to hear from u soon.
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Sure Sangeeta. In the meantime, please subscribe to the blog so that you can get an update as soon as It’s up 🙂