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March 10, 2016 04:56AM
Anyone do these? I've posted here before and I think many of you know by now I'm a huge fan of announced audits! I have never done an announced audit I didn't like. Best Buy, AT&T, Verizon, shop rite, gas stations, etc, etc....I've done them all and have never had a problem with any of them....except these god awful GNC shops! Someone shoot me before I ever do one of those again! The MSC tries to get away with paying $15 on these audits and I've never seen them get higher then $35.....the fee should be at least $80 imo. The MSC has no app so you have to notate and picture everything and then input when you get home which is soooo time consuming! I don't get how there could be enough shoppers out there doing these that they continually get away with posting for these cheap fees. #neveragain
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March 10, 2016 05:48AM
I love audits as well, but haven't found many since moving from one state to another.

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March 10, 2016 01:45PM
The fee is only $15 now? Just a few years ago they started around $30.

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March 10, 2016 03:58PM
Thanks for giving us the heads up. I also like revealed audits.
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March 11, 2016 04:20AM
I have done two of these in the past couple of weeks and they were at $27 each. I wonder if it differs by geographic area?
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March 11, 2016 04:24PM
They were posted for $27 in my area too, a week or so back. I remember, oh, about 7 or 8 years ago, doing the GNC shop for $30 for this same company before they became different colored portals! Anyhow, I remember the audit being OK, but uploading ALL those photos took FOREVER!! So I said, never again.....just wondering if it still takes a long time to link all those photos, and then to upload them??? For me, even back then, $30 wasn't enough......$60, maybe!

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May 21, 2016 05:19AM
I love these audits. I take them whenever they show up. The first time it took a long time to load the pics, but now I have a system. Take the pics in the same order as the questionnaire. I also take a bunch of extras and upload them too. My first audit I was asked if I had a specific photo and I did because I had taken extra. I hadn't uploaded because I was confused. I also use a real camera and not a phone so my pics are very clear.
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May 21, 2016 06:32AM
These GNC audits are not worth it. It's been two years since I did one. Originally they weren't that bad, and the pay was decent. Then they lowered the fee and increased the number of require photos. The last one I did was rejected, and I stopped doing them.
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May 21, 2016 01:29PM
I found them easy and worthwhile when they regularly paid $30 to $35 because they could be completed in an hour or less on site. No way would I take the number of photos required for only $15.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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May 22, 2016 12:15PM
It must be a geographic area thing. I have been doing these since last year and have never seen one for $15. $27-$35 is what I see for the long ones. The short ones have never been less than $20. For me, the audits don't even take an hour (long or short) despite the fact I make sure I get a photo of every display. Also, most stores are on their game so it makes it easier because a lot of photos are only required if something is wrong. However, I do agree $15 is a bit too low for these audits.
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May 23, 2016 01:29PM
I believe the price offered differs on the extent of the audit. GNC audits, in my experience, come in different shapes and sizes. You really don't know which one you're getting until you accept.
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