How are Schedulers suppose to make money with tight time frames to accomplish? You know the shops I speak of.

I am getting three emails a day from a company offering shops that have the smallest window of time to accomplish them. If they had a larger area of time to perform instead of 12:45 to 2:00 PM for $15 I would jump on that wagon for the $15 if I had more shops there. How is the poor Scheduler suppose to assign their shops with a tight window of opportunity? I want to help get some of them done and want your views as to how long they take? Is the narrative long or quick with questions because if I have to make a special effort I like them to be worth our while. Have you done more than one in a day or does the Rep catch you?

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/24/2016 08:14AM by GrosMichel.

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Have no idea what shops you are talking about.

I've never gotten an e-mail for a shop that can only be done between 12:45 and 2 p.m. Are we supposed to know who this is? I could do one in that timeframe for $15!

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Is this a lunchtime food shop?

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Are you talking about the Behr Pro-paint shops?

Despite your assertion to the contrary, we do not know the shops you speak of

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@BirdyC wrote:

I've never gotten an e-mail for a shop that can only be done between 12:45 and 2 p.m. Are we supposed to know who this is? I could do one in that timeframe for $15!

could be lunch shop. no prob for $15. I gotta eat. I've had to do shops w/only 20 minute window. I love it. free dinner for a quick in & out.

You are allowed to name either the MSC or the client, though not both. We're waiting.

no the lunch shop at a wings place is 11am to 2pm so not that one no idea what shop op is talking about. So what you talkin bout Willis

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

BuffaloNY101 wrote: "So what you talkin bout Willis "

Ha Ha!! LOL!! I chuckled when I read that.....and I wonder if I'm showing my age!!!

You know what Lisa said, the shop emails I get said "Monday at 11:45 to 1:00 PM only!!!!" and the next date was Friday 2:00 to 3:30 in a city twenty six miles away. Its Behr paint so how do we shop them when the window of opportunity is tight? I can post a email to show you what time they are asking, without showing my MSC. In Feb I counted the numbers getting done at $6 and no action took place, they went to $9 in three counties no action to speak of. They hit $15 and now $18 and going higher because the time to do them is hard to do with other shops. Nobody is doing them alone, they must be bundled with your other shops or everyone just hits delete!

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/2016 04:51AM by GrosMichel.

I charge more for tight windows, when I do jobs like that at all. Since I do this full time, having something like this which I have to schedule around.means I have to schedule less to ensure that I can make the shop with the tight time frame. This cuts into my profits which can only work if the shop pays enough to compensate.

Teri I love how you value your time and treat it like a business, we must be cut-throat like a few of the Schedulers who cry "poor" until those due dates and "boy howdy" do those purse strings loosen up nicely! Good Night Teri, sleep sweet!

@GrosMichel wrote:

the shop emails I get said "Monday at 11:45 to 1:00 PM only!!!!" and the next date was Friday 2:00 to 3:30 in a city twenty six miles away. Its Behr paint so how do we shop them when the window of opportunity is tight?

You really have no idea what is going on in the client's mind. Maybe they are targeting a specific employee, Maybe they are trying to gauge customer service while many employees are taking their lunch break. Maybe the client just finds it enjoyable to mess with their ms'ers. You really just don;t know.

@GrosMichel wrote:

In Feb I counted the numbers getting done at $6 and no action took place, they went to $9 in three counties no action to speak of. They hit $15 and now $18 and going higher because the time to do them is hard to do with other shops. Nobody is doing them alone, they must be bundled with your other shops or everyone just hits delete!

You seem to be spending a lot of time "keeping track" of these shops. Luckily, I do not have the spare time for this type of research. Yes, the locations may still be sitting on the board due to their distance for many shoppers in the area. Maybe it is just a sucky job so shoppers put it on their "10-foot pole list" where no amount of pay increase will make a difference. Maybe the short shopping window is the main culprit. Dies it really matter? Take the job or don't take the job.

As far as bundling shops together, many shoppers follow that philosophy whether they are shopping a 1-mile radius from their house or a multi-day/week road trip route. You will read posts from many forum members saying that they will not "get dressed: or "leave their driveway" for anything less than XX amount. That is just good business sense.

Yes, this shop is in my area all the time. In fact, there are a lot of these in my area. The fees have increased again and again. From what I've read, it's not the shop, it's the narrative write up. Very lengthy with redundant questions being asked. Also, a hard shop to receive a 10/10 because of the detail the shopper is suppose to submit. So far, I've stayed away from these. A friend of mine that did one, said she knew she was outed. After spending time with one specialized representative, she then needed to talk to a regular employee to see if the representatives from one company and the employees of the main company were giving the same info. Said the two were just feet away from one another and there was no way to complete the job covertly when all her questions were answered by the first representative.

I still look at these shops, since there are so many, but have not signed up for one. Just not looking forward to the write up.

I just accepted one of these in a town 90 miles away. I "bundled" it with a FF shop (11 AM- 8 PM window), a USPS shop (approx. 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM), a quick in-and-out c-store shop ("any daylight hour",) and a security check at a hospital. If I get there early enough to do one or two of the other shops first, I'll do that; if I don't get there early enough, then I'll do this one, then mosey over and do the others. All within 7 miles of the target shop.

So tell me again what the problem is?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/28/2016 11:06AM by ceasesmith.

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