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How do you figure that if someone steals money from you, and gets caught, and the community comes down on them, that " we have to thank them for that: "Market Force listened to the community. They did the right thing." Are you crazy? They would have done the right thing had they paid it correctly in the first place. But to do it after all this? I don't think so. And we should thank them? Oh, come now. Do you work for Market Force?
----- Original Message -----
From: Kim, MysteryShopOnline.com
To: bj
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 3:13 PM
Subject: This really pissed me off...

Five days ago the world's biggest mystery shopping company
decided to STEAL from individual mystery shoppers...

They were openly committing fraud. Something
had to be done. And let me tell you, we kicked butt.

Here's how the little guys won.

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we "won" because I contacted their client and them on twitter and they were forced into a corner. They didnt do it because they wanted too.

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Too bad Freeman and Franchise Compliance don't care about their image or reputation and it won't work with them.

I thought our big thank you's and kudos were to Jacob and techman for publicly taking the company to task. We may have "liked" the post when MF relented. Even if someone did thank them, consider it positive reinforcement. Kind of like dealing with a toddler.

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Toddler? I'd prefer to be outraged. Yes thank you Forum & Jacob, but people like those doing the deed at Market Force don't respond to positive anything. I call it petty thievery, plain and simple. The fact that they relented under pressure doesn't make it all a forgivable act. It apparently wasn't one isolated time, it seem to be many times. How could anyone in their right senses possibly trust them in the future? Not me.

I shop for them all the time. What is the issue your talking about?

Shopping and loving it!!!

Mysteryshopper1983

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2012 11:44PM by mysteryshopper1983.

This is the link, [www.mysteryshopforum.com]

Most of us know MF is not worth a s--t. Most of us know they are not to be trusted. There are a few companies that belong in the same category. I'm not going to get my panties in a bunch over them or any of the others.

I'd rather dwell on the fact that the balance of power may now be shifting. We have discussed MSCs on social media ad nauseum and the discussions always boiled down to how they could post jobs and how shoppers could possibly get more jobs. Now we see an entirely different aspect which could benefit us greatly.

Well that is terrible. Congradulations on the outcome. Once my shops are done I will consider removing myself from the company. We do need to support each other when things like this happen. I don't feel the same as I did about the company anymore. I'm glad we have great shoppers on our side to help protect our rights.

Shopping and loving it!!!

Mysteryshopper1983

Once a thief ALWAYS a thief!

Given another chance they will attempt to steal shoppers over and over again. Only because they were caught right in the act that they rectified this matter. We 'd be fools to trust this company ever again now that this incident is all out in the open!!

NO thank you to MF of course...Only to Jacob and techman01 who have been working behind the scenes about this issue all along!

I was not involved in that scandal but I can tell you from a past one..... you all that did get the money now have your records marked... Fair no. But they will use it against you at some point. If I had done the shop I would have fought to get it too, only giving you all a heads up the battle was not without a mark on your record.

How many times have you received a an email offer, only to have it followed by a correction stating that erroneous information had been published. Are you outraged by that?

I think the issue was not necessarily the mistake, but the way it was announced, and handled, and the time it took to have it corrected.

I think Canadamommy has pretty much summed up my opinion on how claiming the fee will be received my MF as well. Not that anyone is guaranteed a long future with that company anyway, or going to get rich shopping for them, but it will be remembered.

SteveSoCal Wrote:
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> How many times have you received a an email offer,
> only to have it followed by a correction stating
> that erroneous information had been published.
> Are you outraged by that?
>
> I think the issue was not necessarily the mistake,
> but the way it was announced, and handled, and the
> time it took to have it corrected.

Respectfully disagree, Steve.

The outrage was twofold:

1. MarketForce made an error, but then altered the shoppers' signed CPIs AFTER THE FACT to reflect a number that was 90% lower than the original offered fee. The CPI is a legal document, and altering it after it has been signed is FRAUD.

2. MarketForce then weakly rebutted with this offer: if shoppers wanted their original fees paid, they had to email the help desk.

The whole tenor and tone of the MarketForceHelpDesk user posts was imperious and unapologetic.

For the life of me, I couldn't understand why people "liked" it when MarketForceHelpDesk finally did the ethical thing. I wouldn't have "liked" that with the V-God's 10-micron pole.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/2012 11:30PM by MissyH71.

It doesn't seem like they pay much for jobs. what about travel time and hourly pay? $10 doesn't cover much.

As a mystery shopper you are an Independent Contractor. Assignments are not going to include travel time and "hourly" pay.

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