The Initiation...

It's the first day of my winter vacation and it's early, like 6:30 am early. I am already questioning my entrance into the mystery shopping world and i'll be honest, drinking way too much wine the night before was my first mistake. Let's call it my first lesson learned. My stomache is in knots because i have absolutely no idea what i'm in store for. I try to dodge the raindrops as i jump into my car and cruise to a very prominent fast food joint. My main objective is to use my stop watch and time the ordering process inside the dining room as well as the drive-thru, get a receipt, test the food and evaluate the dining room. This process sounds easy but honestly, it's a little nerve wracking. "I cannot be found out" i kept thinking. The walk-in portion was mediocre at best due to the fact that i accidently erased my stop watch times and forgot to get my receipt which is mandatory to complete this mission. I normally would have eaten my breakfast meal but i feared that if i did, i would throw up last nights beverages. I ended up getting my reciept and headed out to do the drive-thru portion of my mission. I was equally as clumsy in the drive-thru as i was in the dining room. By the end of the mission, i thought this was the end of my mystery shopping days. I brushed off this not so pleasant experience and have done several other mystery shops since. My comfort level has increased and it's actually getting fun now. This experience will always stay with me.