Staring out my hotel room window at least five banks but I'm outside with 30 mile radius of the MSC. Worse yet if all are bonused

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/2016 12:05PM by KevinE.

Please give a hint about the MSC for (name of) Diner? I've done them in the past, but have lost the company.

Mod note: Please do not ask other shoppers to name the MSC of specific clients. This is asking them to break their ICAs and also the Forum rules.

I am so wondering why you did not check to see that the gas station was open in the first place so you could do the shop properly. You put yourself in a bad situation, and then you expected the MSC to pay you. Really ????

The time on the station's website stated that they opened at 5:00 AM on the date in question. I arrived at 6:30 AM. Inside the c-store building, all the lights were on and there was a 10x12 "Open" sign in the window. Lights were on under the canopy, the pumps were operational and there was another customer using the pumps when I arrived. The directions say to pump your gas and get your outside receipt prior to entering the c-store.

I am in Eastern time. The MSC is in another time zone.

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/2016 12:18PM by tidedancer.

I review the guidelines and questions before I go on a shop. I have been shopping since 2006 and I contacted the scheduler many times when the editor wanted me to do or say something that no customer would say or do. The schedulers do not want shoppers to be detected as they would have to send another shopper out with similar results. If the offending instruction or guideline was not revealed BEFORE i accepted the shop I am not obligated to perform as no "meeting of the minds" occurred to create a contract.

I usually am thanked and GET AN E_MAIL amending the instruction. If the scheduler will not send me an e-mail agreeing to the original agreememt or acceptable guidelines I ask that the scheduler find another shopper and remove me from the shop WITHOUT PENALTY as the terms were not revealed prior to my accepting the shop.

If an issue like the one you describe occurs or the editor sends the narrative back asking that I falsify or deviate from the observation I made I contact the scheduler. I will reword the narrative and change my negative to a positive as follows. I will repeat my observations and state I do not have knowledge of the clients employee handbook or requirements but if (this that and the other thing) is acceptable the employee's performance was outstanding and the observations were likewise acceptable. The editor would have to falsify the report. I keep a copy of the papers including the original report and amended report. If am penalized (not paid for the shop) I remove the MSC from my list of clients I will work for. Fool me once shame on you, fool with me twice shame on me.

I hate it when....the MSC emphasizes over and over the importance of completing the shop and report by their strict midnight deadlines but they take a week or so to even review the report or contact you for follow up questions.

I also hate it when a scheduler calls me to offer a nice bonused shop that can only be done on the one day this week I absolutely cannot do a shop.

Also, I don't hate, but am not a big fan of editors who offer all praise for your report using words like "excellent," "exceptional", "very detailed" but only give you a score of 9.

I hate it when a 150.00 job goes to a male, relived yes, hate it, yes.