About Reimbursement Allowance and Secret Shopping

It is important to understand the “reimbursable allowance” which many companies will give you. For example you may be offered an assignment at an amusement park and offered a $50 allowance. You will be required to pay your admission for you and a companion ($24 total), purchase lunch ($16 total) and play some games ($10 total). It is very important that you stick to the guidelines and within the allowance amount, if you don’t you will be stuck paying some expenses out of your pocket (the company will not reimburse above the preset limit).
Also very important to understand is that you may have to wait anywhere from 2-6 weeks for reimbursement of your expenses. Some companies will reimburse you within a specific time period (for example 3 weeks is a common standard) and other will only mail out checks on one day of the month (the first day of the month is common). Most companies will mail a check but some do offer payment by direct deposit.

 

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