✔ Ensure your phone is fully charged before going to a store. Bringing a power bank can be very useful.

✔ The better your smartphone camera is, the easier it is to keep the picture still. Having a really good camera can speed up the processing time by 3 times.

✔ Capture the easier categories first (like laundry, home, shave, oral care, baby, feminine) until it feels like the store is okay or doesn’t care if you are there.

✔ Alternatively, start with whichever aisle is least crowded and no staff is around.

✔ Pay attention if it’s restock time and then try to coordinate categories with where they are not restocking.

✔ Try not to show off that you’re taking pictures.

✔ Walk down the aisle first and note where products start and stop.

✔ Hold the camera steady and level. Get the right angle and make sure your image is clear.

✔ Positioning is the key: Try to stand at a good distance from the shelf and maintain the same distance throughout the whole category.

✔ Pay attention to the stitching as you are taking photos and undo captures if it messes up.

✔ If an aisle is narrow, follow the "snake" movement suggested in the app (top-bottom-bottom-top) to get the best results.

✔ Most of our top Mystery Shoppers prefer the video mode for various reasons, but it really depends on the individual preferences and which mode they feel more comfortable with.