Dream Job Alert: Get paid to shop ... and to keep everything that you buy

By Carolina Tessutto

Calling all shopaholics!

RetailMeNot has a new offer that could turn your guilty pleasure into a dream job.

The online coupon distributor is looking for a shopping specialist -- someone who would get paid to spend $5,000 over the course of a week to shop at different vendors featured on the RetailMeNot app and website.

And, the listing says, “Keep everything you buy. Seriously.”

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🚨This is not a drill. You could be RetailMeNot's very first Shopping Specialist and get paid to shop & dine out, literally. ⁠ ⁠ What You'll Do:⁠ + Go shopping with a $5,000 budget over the course of one week! You will be given gift cards from a range of major retailers and restaurants for your shopping spree.⁠ + Test our app and website while shopping the retailers and restaurants you love on RetailMeNot.com and the RetailMeNot app. ⁠ + Don’t spend it all in one place 😉. Shop from a mix of at least five online and in-store retailers, that are selected by RetailMeNot per day, and purchase at least one item from each of the retailers.⁠ + Note the effectiveness of our coupons, promo codes, cash back offers, and instant cash back gift cards.⁠ + One meal per day will be comped, as we’ll ask you to test our casual dining offers and you can spend up to $50 per day on dining at restaurants on the RetailMeNot app.⁠ + Document and share your shopping experiences and findings with the RetailMeNot team, which may be shared with The Real Deal readers.⁠ ⁠ 🚨 Learn how to apply by visiting our link in bio!⁠ ⁠ #contract #contractor #shoppingspecialist #paidtoshop #paidtoeat #hustle #entrepreneur #motivation #business #success #money #goals #sidehustle #sidegig #fashion #style #shopping #fashionista #retailmenot #influencer #gig #apply

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The new shopping specialist will have to buy from a minimum of five stores -- selected every day by RetailMeNot -- over the course of one week, as well as note how effective the various RetailMeNot offers are and share their experiences of shopping with those offers.

RetailMeNot will also take care of one meal a day -- because you’re sure to get tired with all this shopping -- via its casual dining offers.

“We are introducing this new position to ensure that we are giving RetailMeNot users the best, smoothest shopping experience as they score a deal at their favorite retailers and restaurants,” RetailMeNot Senior Vice President of Marketing Scott Sundheim told “GMA.”

In terms of qualifications, RetailMeNot is looking for:

• At least two years of in-store and online shopping experience
• Someone who is always at the forefront of the best deals
• Someone who can navigate all types of store locations such as malls, shopping centers, and virtual retailers
• A savvy user of coupons, promo codes, and cash-back offers
• At least 18 years old
• Authorized to work in U.S.

RetailMeNot told “GMA” that the shopping specialist position has no specified end date at this time.

Interested? Applicants just need to send a short video of themselves, their shopping habits, what they do to find the best deal and share their social media handles. You can find out all the details here.