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LET'S TALK BUSINESS
Mystery Shopping Jobs
It’s A Mystery All Right!
How can the quality of retail service be measured? Is it a mystery?
Not really, because many research companies have developed and used
a tool called the mystery shopper. Mystery shopping jobs help
businesses improve.
Mystery shopping jobs involve people who act as shoppers in return
for some combination of store credit, financial reimbursement,
purchase discounts, or other perks. Mystery shoppers have various
tasks assigned to them when they are hired. Each store or business
may have different instructions depending on what they hoping to
achieve.
Businesses advertise for mystery shopping jobs so that they can
figure out what customers want and need. They can use mystery
shoppers to asses how they are doing and what actions they need to
take to improve their services.
Those who have a mystery shopping job may be given certain scripted
behaviors or questions they need to ask. They may be instructed to
register complaints and the time it takes to receive attention from
an employee. A mystery shopping job may involve someone who is asked
to record the responses they are given by employees when asked
specific questions.
A mystery shopping job is not a new idea. It began in the 1940’s as
a way to measure the integrity of employees. There are various tools
that are used for mystery shopping assessments. The most simple of
these tools are questionnaires and then there are far more
complicated tools that are used such as video and audio recordings.
The Internet is now being used as a way to administer mystery
shopping companies. People who want to become mystery shoppers can
use the Internet to register as potential participants. They can
also find mystery shopping jobs and receive reimbursement.
Mystery shopping jobs provide businesses with a way to monitor and
evaluate.
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RECIPES
Potato and Apple Mash
To every 450g of potatoes use one cooking apple.
Peel the potatoes and cut into large chunks. Peel
quarter and core the apples.
Put together in a saucepan with about 25mm water.
Cover and bring to the boil on the boiling plate and boil for 1
minute.
Drain and replace the lid.
Transfer to the simmering oven for about an hour or until the
potatoes are soft enough to mash.
Drain off any excess moisture and mash the apples and potatoes
with butter until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Grate a red-skinned apple leaving the skin on and fold into the
mash to give an attractive appearance.
PARENTING
Keeping your Toddlers Busy and
Happy, Even Indoors!
The winter season can get very long. How
do you entertain your kids for five months of the year when it’s
often too cold to take them outside for some fresh air? Keeping them
busy can become a tough undertaking when you’re faced with this
predicament, and allowing them to watch hours upon hours of
television is not an option. So what’s a parent to do? Keep them
busy with creative games and activities for every age group!
Toddlers are at the stage in their lives
when the have abundant energy and a desire to learn about everything
that goes on around them. Keeping them busy can include nursery
rhymes and finger plays, educational fun, music, movement, and arts
and crafts. Some ideas for entertaining your tot are:
1. Making spaghetti mobiles – dip
spaghetti noodles into glue (or corn syrup thinned with water if
your child is likely to eat the noodles), and lay the noodles on a
styrofoam meat tray. Let the noodles dry, then remove them from the
meat tray, tie on a piece of yarn, and hang them from the ceiling as
a mobile. Extra tip: The glue can be colored with food coloring to
make this activity even more fun!
2. Make a coffee can drum – create a
drum for your child by cutting the bottom out of a coffee can and
covering both ends with plastic lids. Create a drumstick by gluing
the lead end of a pencil into the hole of an empty thread spool.
Extra tip: Glue contact paper around the can after your child has
decorated the paper. Or, use an empty oatmeal box and an empty paper
towel roll for a softer sound.
In the next issue - Indoor
Activities for Prescoolers
HEALTH
Choosing a Dietary Supplement -- What You Should Know
With a
growing number of dietary supplement products on the market,
selecting the right one for your needs can be an intimidating and
confusing task. Knowing what to look for before you purchase a
dietary supplement makes the decision-making process easier.
Here’s a simple “Before You Choose Checklist:”
* Talk to your physician or pharmacist
They can be helpful in advising you on dosage values for your
needs, possible allergic reactions, interactions with other
medications or foods and potential side effects.
* Research the supplement
Search the Web or visit your local library for information on the
supplement as well as supplement brands. Online databases such as
ConsumerReportsMedicalGuide.org and Natural Medicines
Comprehensive Database conveniently provide current and objective
data. Always make sure your sources are reputable and up-to-date.
* Make sure they have been tested
Several organizations test supplements. The most rigorous of
testing services is offered by The United States Pharmacopeia (USP),
recognized by the FDA as the standard-setting organization for
medicines and supplements. USP tests supplements through its USP
verified service and awards a special identifying mark -- the USP
Verified Mark -- to products that meet its stringent requirements.
Dietary supplement manufacturers voluntarily participate in this
program to verify the quality of their products.
When you see the USP Verified Mark on a supplement label, you’ll
instantly know that the product:
* Contains ingredients in the amounts stated on the label. Some
supplements may contain significantly less or more than the
claimed amounts of key ingredients. Since dietary supplements are
regulated as food, not drugs, they do not have to be approved for
effectiveness by the FDA. The Dietary Supplements Health and
Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) does require that ingredients are
stated on the label, but it does not require that they be
validated.
* Has been tested for harmful levels of contaminants. Random
off-the-shelf tests have shown that some supplements may contain
lead, mercury, other heavy metals, pesticides, bacteria, and
molds. USP does random off the shelf testing to ensure that the
products that have been provided the USP Verified Mark still meet
the necessary program requirements.
* Will release and dissolve so that the body may absorb the
ingredients. If a supplement does not break down properly to allow
ingredients to dissolve in the body, you may not receive the full
benefit of its contents.
* Was made according to good manufacturing practices. Assurance of
safe, sanitary, well-controlled, and well-documented manufacturing
and monitoring processes is a good indication that the
manufacturer is concerned about the quality of their products.
For more information on USP and the USP Verified Mark, please
visit www.uspverified.org.
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A
writer by heart and by profession, Larnette Phillips has written and
published a number of titles starting with Faces - The Sacred
Journey. She wrote 'Sully and Me' in 2003 which went on to win the
First Place in the National Gary Awards Competition by Fiction Works
in the same year.
