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August 29, 2015 07:34PM
I got an email of the "daily bulletin" stating there were ham shops available. I answer the three questions.
1. Will I submit my receipt electronically? yes 2. Do I have any issues with certain foods? no 3. Do I have friends/relatives/etc. working, past or present, in this particular industry? no. It then tells me my answers were wrong and that I've been shut out for this cycle. It also states not to contact them for any reason.
So, if you like sending your receipts snail mail, are allergic to pork, and your mother is an employee, this MSC thinks you're the perfect candidate!?!
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August 29, 2015 07:50PM
@a-scho wrote:

I got an email of the "daily bulletin" stating there were ham shops available. I answer the three questions.
1. Will I submit my receipt electronically? yes 2. Do I have any issues with certain foods? no 3. Do I have friends/relatives/etc. working, past or present, in this particular industry? no. It then tells me my answers were wrong and that I've been shut out for this cycle. It also states not to contact them for any reason.
So, if you like sending your receipts snail mail, are allergic to pork, and your mother is an employee, this MSC thinks you're the perfect candidate!?!

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
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August 29, 2015 07:51PM
Wild guess.....

How, exactly, was the question about associations worded?

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
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August 29, 2015 08:04PM
Yes, I have noticed that, as of this week, they have changed the wording of their "associations" question in their reports and their qualification questions. It is now the opposite answer that it has been for years because the question is worded differently. I almost goofed a fast food report yesterday because the final question, which has always been a yes is now a definite NO.
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August 29, 2015 08:33PM
Since you have not named the client specifically, which MSC, please?
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August 29, 2015 08:45PM
Same happened here. Market Force MSC.
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August 29, 2015 09:18PM
Ditto for me. I thought at first I screwed up but now I think not. This has happened before and the shop shows up again on my list.
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August 29, 2015 09:21PM
Sniff sniff. Not even showing up in my area for me to get a chance to play the screener games. sad smiley
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August 29, 2015 09:39PM
I've reached out to them because I am a rebel and truly thought it must be a mistake but they ignored me. Oh well, at least I wasn't cut. They should get it straightened out by their next round or figure it out when they realize no one is able to schedule one.

Doing what I can to enhance the life of my family! I LOVE what I do smiling smiley
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August 29, 2015 11:17PM
OP is correct. I logged on to see the job, answered the 3 questions very slowly and was also locked out.
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August 29, 2015 11:31PM
Because I read @a-scho 's (gesundheit!) post, I was curious. Normally, I wouldn't have taken the quiz because of the zero shop fee. Same thing happened to me regarding the quiz answers. I think a-scho (sorry, allergies) smiling smiley (no, seriously, love that user name!) is correct. Apparently they are looking for technology challenged, pork intolerant shoppers who have friends or family working in the restaurant.

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August 30, 2015 03:57PM
Must be a computer glitch bc I also was locked out and I answered them with no allergies and no relatives working! Oh well once they get no shoppers they will realize it!
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August 30, 2015 04:27PM
I tried the quiz and got locked out myself. I was amazed as I was sure I answered them all correctly. But, I was able to go back in through my emailed daily list and tried it all again 4 times til the combo of scanning, not eating pork etc, and knowing no workers worked. I think they must have a computer glitch that wants one no for the answer. I got the shop but was disappointed by the lack of fee. I grabbed it though as I have never seen it before so I guess this computer glitch is the only way to be the first to get this particular shop.
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August 31, 2015 04:12PM
It looks like they have fixed the computer glitch! I was hoping for a ham purchase, but it's just a sandwich, and no fee!
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August 31, 2015 08:33PM
They have ham shops for August-September? Usually it's Thanksgiving/Xmas and Easter. Perhaps this is something new. I used to do their sandwich shops too. smiling smiley
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August 31, 2015 09:27PM
The sandwich shops here used to be done (still are?) by a different MSP and this one used to do the hams for the holidays. I haven't seen the hams for many years and with so many competitors for this kind of product the lines don't hang out the door at this client any more.
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August 31, 2015 11:36PM
@Flash wrote:

The sandwich shops here used to be done (still are?) by a different MSP and this one used to do the hams for the holidays. I haven't seen the hams for many years and with so many competitors for this kind of product the lines don't hang out the door at this client any more.
The whole ham shops and the sandwich shops were done by the BIG mystery shopping companysmiling smiley Same locations and I got to do a few of the sandwich shops and 2 times in 4 years, I was able to grab the elusive whole ham shops. smiling smiley
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