Hot Tools for Shoppers
As a mystery shopper you may need access a number of useful tools. We have highlighted some that we think are really useful below.
Google toolbar
The Google toolbar has a web form filler feature, spell checker and a pop up blocker, all useful tools for a mystery shopper.
Spell Checker
For a free web form spell checker visit http://www.hotlingo.com/
Hot Lingo features a 75,000 word English dictionary, comprised of both American and British variants. Version 2.0 is even more user-configurable: including a customisable user dictionary that can now contain up to 32,000 user-defined words.
Maps
Finding the location of your mystery shop is not always easy. There are a number of useful websites. Click on the links below:-
Route finder
Finding the quickest and easiest route can sometimes be difficult. Click on the links below for useful route finders for mystery shoppers:
- www.google.co.uk/ig/
- www.rac.co.uk/web/routeplanner/
- www.greenflag.com/routeplanning/
- www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp
Yellow Pages
Find online Yellow Pages business listings, phone numbers, addresses, maps, driving directions and more;
Aware of any other ‘Hot Tools’?
If you are aware of other useful Hot Tools let us know at info@retailactive.com and we will add them to the site for the benefit of all the Retail Active team.
When can I start?
Once you have successfully worked through the Mystery Shopper Academy and completed your online application you will receive notification of new assignments.
You can contact us by post at the address below or by email.
Postal Address:
- Retail Active
- Sequential Solutions Ltd
- Start Electron
- Fermi Avenue
- Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
- Oxfordshire
- OX11 0QR
- United Kingdom



