Be a Mystery Shopper

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Become a mystery shopper and you can enjoy free meals out on the town, or even get paid for it. Restaurants want to know how they're doing, so they pay people to pose as regular customers. You go out to eat, and when you get home you fill out a brief survey. Easy!

To get in on the action, sign up with any of several mystery shopping sites. Then watch their shop boards for restaurant gigs. If you see a gig you want, grab it. The best get snatched up almost as soon as they're listed.