Money making road trip: $250!

We took a trip up to SF this weekend, and ended up making quite a bit of money on each of our pit stops. For example, on two of the stops on the way back, we made $68 on one ID check shop and $63 at another. The shop took about 2 minutes to do and the report was about 4 questions, a minute to do. The fee was so high due to the continually increasing bonuses. Actually, on our way home on Sunday, I got an email from a scheduler and ended up emailing back and forth, stopping at a kinkos to get an instant reward or failure printed for the clerk I would test, and completing the shop on the way home. I actually named my price. You can do this when a scheduler desperately needs to get a shop done. The other shops were other ID check shops, one Rotten Robbie shop (had to offer a 2 for 1 deal) and we did two Subway shops, where they had to try to offer the Value Meal to get an instant reward ($20 gift card). I like doing the instant reward shops since you get to see that instant happiness from an employee for succeeding and winning a prize. However, the sad (and sometimes scary) part is when they fail and you need to inform them on the spot. My last ID check shop, this occurred with a big guy at 11 PM at night in some middle of nowhere town off the I-5. I gave him the failure notice and bounced out of there quickly!

In sum, we did 5 shops on the drive up, and 6 on the way back on a 400-mile drive. More than reimbursed for gas money, and I actually made more in a couple days than I do daily at my job. Also, had to buy small items at most shops when they refused to sell me alcohol, so had plenty of drinks and snacks! Total money made during trip: $252

Tip: When traveling or if you live in the middle of nowhere, you can get some valuable mystery shops with big bonuses since nobody lives or travels where you are.
Name your own price!