The personal shopper job has gained more and more relevance in the last few years, mainly because people are looking for an easy way to obtain their favorite luxury products, without having to visit the official stores and deal with the protocols that it entails.

This is why people see the personal shopper job as a way to earn extra income and seize the opportunity to do what they like and earn money at the same time. Here we give you a broader look of what you do as a personal shopper, so you can take the first step towards an enriching and profitable extra job.

1. Who can be a personal shopper?
2. What do you do as a personal shopper?
3. What to expect as a personal shopper?

Who can be a personal shopper?

Before we show you the tasks that you must perform as a personal shopper, there is a doubt that stays lingering: Who can be a personal shopper? The reality is that everyone can be a personal shopper, and here are the reasons why:

• You don’t need to be a professional: this job doesn’t require big qualifications, degrees or any other special training to be performed. You will be given certain instructions to complete the purchases, but other than that, it is a simple task.
• You can combine it with your regular job: you don’t need to quit your regular job or your career. You can easily combine both activities into your regular schedule, as the shopping trips can be done during weekends or after finishing your working hours.
• It is an easy and fun activity: It is a light and relaxing activity that can be done to put aside the stress from a regular job. Walking around and shopping at luxurious stores can certainly elevate your mood and bring you fun.
• It allows a flexible schedule: You don’t have to reshape your schedule around the personal shopper job, instead it adapts to your needs and settled schedule, so you only have to work two to three hours a week or every two weeks to complete your shopping tasks.

As you can see, everyone can be a personal shopper, and you don’t need special qualifications or bigger requirements to do so, although there is a preferred profile to become a luxury personal shopper:

• Be a woman between 45 to 65 years old.
• Speak english.
• Live in any of the following European cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Lisboa, Bordeaux, Lille, Strasbourg, Lyon, Paris, Aix en Provence, Marseille, Dublin, Luxembourg, Turin, Milan, Padua, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, Munich, Stuttgart, Baden Baden, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Brussels.
• Have good presence and social skills.

What do you do as a personal shopper?

Personal shoppers are in charge of different tasks that they must complete under the instructions of the agency they work in or their direct clients. It must be noted that there are several types of personal shoppers, but the here we show you the responsibilities that a luxury personal shopper has:

• Understand the instructions provided by the client or agency representative. A personal shopper must identify the products that they need to purchase and be familiar with them.
• Visit the official luxury brand stores. Go to the indicated stores and buy the products. Some of them are more easily accessible whilst others require a better relationship with the store to have access to them.
• Create a good relationship with luxury stores. Once you are a recurrent shopper at these stores, you're able to gain access to exclusive products faster, therefore, providing a better service for your clients.
• Pack the products delicately and ship them to their destination. A personal shopper must pack the luxury items accordingly and ship them to the client or the agency using trustworthy international shipping companies.

What to expect as a personal shopper?

Once you become a personal shopper, you probably expect to earn a good additional income without sacrificing your career or your free time. The good news are that these things are completely possible, because if you work with us at The Personal Shopper Agency, you will be able to keep your regular job and your schedule will remain unaffected, this is due to the simplicity of the job and the way you can schedule your shopping services during weekends or after finishing your working hours.

When it comes to a good compensation, performing shopping services for us will leave you with a good monthly income that is very significant when compared to other agencies or to independent personal shoppers profits. We offer you a good client base that asks for products continuously and that will give you the chance to earn for basic luxury products and exclusive luxury products.

So, if you want to earn extra income without quitting your job, and doing an activity that you enjoy, the best option is to be part of our team at The Personal Shopper Agency.

Don’t miss the chance and apply today to become a luxury personal shopper!