On my dad's side of the family, we were some of the first illegal immigrants. We arrived at Jamestown a couple of years after it was settled.

Mom's parents emigrated from Italy legally a few years before WW1.

I don't have a problem with immigrants...just come here legally. Anyone who's illegal should be sent back. After all, if we tried to enter their country illegally, we'd be sent back...or worse.

I do Ritter and I do Maritz. I like Ritter cause their are less photos and I don't need to re-size. I like Maritz cause I get an additional $5 in gas.

I witnessed rumour, scare and fear mongering when I was much younger.

Many thousands were murdered.

I'm seeing it now.

Please stop.

This is a "what do you prefer" kind of question. Here is my take

Maritz website sucks reports take a long time. People are awesome to deal with when it comes to customer service. Friendly and helpful.

Ritter, a bit easier reporting but the stations (at least when I did them a while ago) were mystery shopped. I hated sneaking around to take pictures. Not real hard, just aggravating trying to get nice clear pics while trying not to get noticed.

Also, and I have no opinion on this... Ritter has less of a purchase requirement on most of the shops. Usually between .50 and 3.00, Maritz requires between 6.00 and 10.00 depending on the station and price of gas in your area.

Tatjana -
I took your post to mean that what was being described was causing you pain regarding experiences in your past. If that is the case, a good course of action could be to "toggle" any individuals whose words are disturbing, at which point anything that they've written or may write will not be seen by you. The toggle feature is near the upper right corner of each post...
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Once, when in a large city, I visited a pet shop that sold a wide assortment of animals. At one end, there were small kittens and puppies, while the shop's middle aisles were filled with aquariums of exotic fish.
The smell of cedar led me to one side where I saw cute hamsters and guinea pigs rooting about the cedar shavings and playing upon spinning wheels.
While all the animals drew many onlookers, it was the bird section that held the most customers. There, birds of beautiful plumage and markings could be found cawwing and crackling.

Most interesting was the parrot. Oh, he cackled away, speaking and whistling many words and songs. Some were a bit unrefined and coarse.
The crowd murmured about his vocabulary. "How wonderful he is," said a small child. "He can talk!" The adults smiled knowingly, nodded and then walked away.

I noted, however, if one did not hasten, they would find that his vocabulary was limited, continually repeating only the words and songs he knew that were of his master's desire.

How sad for him, I thought to myself. There he sat upon his perch, squawking away, a small chain, undetectable to the casual observer, was securely attached to one leg. His wings being clipped; he was not free to fly anymore.

"Polly want a cracker?" said someone.

I smiled and walked away.

Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 10/30/2014 01:06PM by Tatjana.

Wow, how did this become political? The question had NOTHING to do with politics and you guys have hijacked the thread.

Shame on you. Both sides equally.

Back to the original topic:

I take every shop I can schedule because I NEED THE MONEY. If I were to wait for bonuses, I risk not getting it in the long run.

Really? $11 for a half hour's work isn't enough? Add in the reimbursement for gas and a snack and it's more profit in the long run.

I figure if I get a bit more than the current minimum wage in the long run, I'm doing fine. This isn't my only income source. If I don't feel the fee is high enough, I don't @#$%&, I just pass on it.