I drove around for three hours making room in the tank for more gas shops. And, no, they are not for CRI !

Gas cans for your lawn mower? Your friend's car? Or were you enjoying the drive? :)

I worked for that
Chanel and Dior audit (yesterday), and the one Brand Salesperson followed me to the Dior counter. I was supposed to audit both Chanel and Dior and get two evaluations, however, this one salesperson would not let me go, oh she wanted the sale. There was an $80.00 reimbursement. I should say the anti aging creme cost $320.00, but the perfume was 80.00, however I could not get the two evaluations I needed as #1 wanted the sale. Have to call and explain this situation, no one was working at Dior......oy vey!!! Another report hits the dust!!!!

noooo it's the grocery store warehouse that services the stores. He works for the company loading trucks full of freezer stuff. It's not a store open to the public. Kr warehouse?? Does that help? lol I'm home sick so won't type much tonight.

Today: 3 easy gas stations
Yesterday: FF Chinese Take Out and a sit-down fancy burger meal for two
Friday: FF Chinese take out
Thursday: excellent money doing something that was not shopping! :-)

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“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."
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I get it now! LOL I was thinking a warehouse open to the public. I've done the two huge warehouses that require membership and the small one that doesn't. The no membership one has a pretty good reimbursement and shop fee.

A fast-food breakfast, three bank platform shops, and a casual dining later this evening...oh yeah, free food at lunch time at my golf club...lots of food today.

IT'S NOT POSSIBLE...to have too, many friends, have too, much money, or own too, many putters.

4 gas stations - $10 pay + $2 reimbursement
1 check cash place - $15 pay + $25 reimbursement
1 novelty gift store - $10 pay + $5 reimbursement
1 ff $10.00 pay - $7.00 reimbursement

One grocery/pharmacy $10 + $2
On Casual dining $5 + $20 reimbursement (and I had a $5 off coupon) - brought home at least two meals worth of left overs.

Today is my 'Once in a Lifetime' MS day on a resort shop, so excuse me for boasting a bit:

-Breakfast at restaurant
-Massage
-Lunch at restaurant
-Haircut
-Room service dinner

No reporting on any of the above, but lots of photos (I took 196 so far). I have to complain about something tonight and report on that. The hardest part is finding something to complain about!

Ya, Steve, rub it in..rub it in! "Oooh, I think the room lights should have more ambiance." LOL.

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“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."
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Saturday: Time share interaction ($50 fee plus travelbonus plus $50 in gift certificates), then a walk on the Boardwalk for fun.
Sunday, walk down the Boardwalk to a casino to convert to cash two $25 certificates from the Saturday shop; "will power" my way past the blackjack tables; thence to Northern NJ where I jump off a 5 day video extravaganza on Monday.

Friday: lunch at airport restaurant, coffee shop: $20 fee plus full reimbursement
- bank platform and teller shop: $17

Saturday: grocery store audit: estimated pay $40, 3.5 hours work

Monday, one long video shop (nice fee plus travel allowance); recorded calls to set up three video shops for later in the week; several very short surveys to go with all of those and with videos done late last week. Package and mail the MSC's DVR from the weekend timeshare shop.

Today: 2 long video shops, plus 140 miles travel, overnight stay to do 2 more long videos tomorow.

I cannot mention the fees for these videos, but they are at the high end of the category. Plus, they are for an MSC that has truely adequate travel funds. No Motel 8's on this 2 week trip!

But some of us still have an issue with video shops. I will not do tem, no matter what the pay.

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“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."
~Gilbert K. Chesterton

Friday: 1 dinner at an LA star owned planet. So-so food. Easy report. Fun with a friend. :-) One tourist store after. Triple chocolate ocally made cookies! Hooray!

Saturday: 1 local 2 interaction HW store with offline report. 2 tourist stores. More cookies! Locally-made Chocolate! Yay. Fab BD dinner with my hubs at an ever so pricey French restaurant.

Sunday: 4 competitive-pricing grocery shops and dinner for 3 at a "sit down slamming site" with a super easy report.

Monday: 4 competitive-pricing grocery shops/all day teaching.

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“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."
~Gilbert K. Chesterton

Today: Report from my trip last weekend, plus taxes and a takeout lunch to keep me going through the whole thing.

Tomorrow: My MS hiatus starts and I focus on collecting the remaining money owed to me.

How can I bet Steve with my Black Angus dinner.....

Yesterday: 5 new car shops at $70
an assisted living facility for another $80 (almost)
and mileage of $74.20.

Reimbursement for dinner ($35.00) and dinner was $42.20 plus tip, so I lost a little, but I did eat with a guest at a very nice restaurant for under $15.00
And made cash of $224 yesterday.

Today, only $35.00, but I did get a free oil change, so I guess that was about $55.00 when you count the freebie.

Tomorrow I have 6 bank shops at $15.00 each and mileage. If they want the shops done, ask for mileage if you are willing to drive. Often going out into the areas where others don't want to go will earn an extra bit of cash so the scheduler can get the shop done.

Yesterday, Bonused up home improvement store in Madison Indiana by way of gas shops in LaGrange (not the one across from the police station!), Campbellsburg and Bedford KY. $90. But I goofed when I took the gas shops in Bedford KY and had taken a gas shop and home improvement shop in Bedford Indiana!!!!!!

So today, to keep goodwill, I drove wayyyyy out there to do those shops in Bedford, Indiana and did gas shops all the way to pay my way to fix my goof up!!! And two of those gas shops weren't branded anymore so that makes them harder to find. lol I topped it all off with a ff back here at home and grandkids got to eat ff with one bite out of each sandwich. I was too tired to chew. I drove over 200 miles today and only made $68. But I kept my committment and I can live with that. Still have to do reports but am going to take a nap first. I can live with that too. lololol

Tomorrow I slow down a bit. FF breakfast and a storage facility.

Moving to new home by end of the month so I have to slow down and pack. I bought boxes at the home improvement stores. I'd much rather shop than pack.

Happy shopping!

Wow, iblessyah, you certainly did some driving! I think it's admirable that you did that, though, to keep your commitment. I ended up driving about 30 extra miles on Friday because Google maps gave me incorrect directions, and I ended up having to go home to get the right ones, because it was a one-day only shop.

I had a nice lunch at a casual restaurant today. Reimbursement only, but I enjoy the food, and the reimbursement covered the meal (but only because I ate alone). I tood half home so got 2 meals for the price of none LOL

I had a fun and easy day with good pay. I shopped my first phone shop and I shopped a gas station that was way beyond yucky! I thought I was seeing the same stations over and over but today was my first form that I mainly put all no's and negative answers, I sorta felt bad till I realize I'm doing everyone a favor.

Good, Better, Best...Never Rest Till Your Good Is Better And Your Better Is Best!!

Yesterday-Teaching and take out burgers at the gourmet burger place. I prefer the take out shop...same reimbursement, less order requirements, less to write up.

Today-teaching stuff, grading; ms bookkeeping.

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“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."
~Gilbert K. Chesterton

Thursday, first day in 8 that I am not traveling, to catch up on MS paperwork, uploading files, recharging equipment, laundering shopper travel wardrobe, making further appointments for shops through next week on the road, and filing extension request with IRS. Reheated leftovers from paid travel meals for lunch and dinner. (Yum!) I am still on the road, but at least did not have to move locations.

Today, one high end video apartment shop in NJ and more catching up on editing and marketing (i.e., contacts with video and audio shopping MSCs to seek future assignments and put together routes). Saturday, a play day with my sister and her family! Sunday, begin 2 night hotel shop with 28 interactions including 4 dining reports. Unless I get yet another request to add shops to this trip, I should get home next Thursday night, having done several each of 6 types of video and/or audio shops for 5 different companies.

I'm with you on the take out burgers, dee. Much easier and you can order for 2 without having a guest there.

Today, I get to work from home and have 2 grocery stores to stock up on food for the weekend. I'm looking forward to cooking again, since the past week has been all traveling and take-out shops.

Yesterday:
2 phone shops, total fees $17.50

Today:
one breakfast FF shop: $11 including food
One bank: $15

I did 3 bank shops, two tobacco compliance and one high dining shop that was an absolute blast.

"English history!" roared the silver-maned senior Senator. "What's the matter with American history? American history is as good as any history in the world!"

Got a call from a scheduler late yesterday promising the earth if I could cover a shop today, a nice $50 bonus made it worth my while, got a mini-route lined up quick and it made me a nice little $229 for today. Shops and reports done and already submitted too. Amazing what adrenalin and coffee will accomplish.

Her Serene Majesty, Cettie - Goat Queen of Zoltar, Sublime Empress of Her Caprine Domain

Cettie Wrote:
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> Got a call from a scheduler late yesterday
> promising the earth if I could cover a shop today,
> a nice $50 bonus made it worth my while, got a
> mini-route lined up quick and it made me a nice
> little $229 for today. Shops and reports done and
> already submitted too. Amazing what adrenalin and
> coffee will accomplish.


Excellent! :-)

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“Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling."
~Gilbert K. Chesterton

I'm so jealous....all those bonuses! ....so many shoppers in Austin that even the real crummy shops here are not bonused, someone will take them. Altho, right now, Marketforce is having to bonus all its fastfoods because no one is taking them........ maybe it's the new test you have to take (I've been seeing complaints on V about the difficulty a lot of shoppers are having with the test). My son who shops says no more XXXX fastfoods for him because the test is "too much." He took it once and didn't pass and says it isn't worth it to him to try again because it's too time-consuming for the money you make. (These are the fastfoods where you have to go alone, get paid $7.50 and do both inside and drive-thru.) So now due to shopper reluctance here the $7.50 is up to $9 (big bonus, huh?)