Eye - 08 February 2013

From covert congregants to mistake-riddled compost

Friends are becoming known for their refreshments! | Photo: Photo: Quinn Dombrowski / flickr CC

Covert congregants

They stalk the aisles of unsuspecting shops, keeping their eyes peeled and biros at the ready, primed to tell shops exactly what it’s like to be one of their customers. They are ‘mystery shoppers’.

Now a new brand of clandestine volunteers has emerged. ‘Mystery worshippers’ are penning their perspectives on church services across the world for the Ship of Fools website.

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