Being in the secret shopping industry, I sometimes have to work as a "Myth Buster" about what it is I really do.

Whenever I go to the dentist or a social event and have to do the "What do you do? Do you have kids - how old are they? Don't you love the weather..." talk, and I respond, "I run a secret shopping business", people excitedly say, "Do you get stuff for free? How can I do that?!"

While it is true, some secret shoppers...