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August 28, 2016 05:39PM
Does anyone know how a company figures out which clothing stores to send me to? I keep being sent to a women's store that carries larger sizes, and there's nothing that I can buy there except socks.

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August 28, 2016 05:44PM
They aren't "sending you" to these stores, you are either self assigning or applying for the shops. If what they have a is client carrying large sizes, that is what their shops are. They don't necessarily have shops for small, medium and large shoppers. Not every shoe shop will work for me because I need a size/width that boutique shops and many shoe shops don't carry. If the requirement is to purchase a pair of shoes and return them, that will not be happening if the shoes are to be for me. From time to time when the bonuses get high, I call the store to ask if they carry my size. They don't, so I can't take the shop.
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August 28, 2016 05:49PM
Yes, thank you I misspoke. I meant what do they do with my demographic info, and how do they open up specific stores? This particular MSP sends other people I know to children's clothing stores and upscale wo/mens stores as well, but those shops don't show up for me.

Shopping & Auditing Western Colorado, North Denver, the Central Rockies ~~~ and all stops leading to Aspen & Vail.
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August 28, 2016 05:51PM
I have seen shops where you must try on clothes so you must fit into the size. You could always be shopping for a gift at the plus size stores as long as it doesn't require a try on and you are well below the size.
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August 28, 2016 06:22PM
If you mean send you offers for those, I am an older female with grown kids and I see shops to take the kiddies, shops for males, shops requiring vehicles other than the ones I have told them I have available to me, etc. etc. Schedulers don't see themselves has having the time to sort through demographics, even when it comes to geographic area. I am in Florida and have seen shops sent to me for Alaska. If you ask and get a response it will be, "Well you might be going there," or, "You might know someone you can recommend." BS, it is just sloppiness.

Edited to add: It may well be that shops for children's clothing or smaller sizes are being taken directly from the job board so not emailed out because the are already taken.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/2016 06:25PM by Flash.
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August 30, 2016 01:38AM
I sign up for a store that I know I cannot fit their bras. I am a 34AA woman. Always have been, always gonna be, just was not blessed with boobs. The shop requirement just says that I must be sized for a bra... the scheduler is fine with it and says there's nothing out of line with the shop. I only do them every 90 days or so and I switch locations and pick them up few and far between but when they sit there (it's a sexual lingerie store and toy store) on the job board and the fee goes up and up... I can't resist the payment even though I know there's no cute, sexy stuff in stock for me tongue sticking out smiley But I do these bra shops anyway for the report to see how helpful they are, and I'm allowed to get a pair of panties, so after the associates apologize a million times and assure me I can get the small sizes on their website, I thank them and see what kinda undies they have. Besides--- get yourself those socks. It's nice to have some perks if you're getting paid.

MegglesKat


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/30/2016 01:40AM by clinen11.
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