Did CRI loose another client?

So here, February jobs have dropped in the job search and the major home improvement store is not there! Anyone else seeing them or are they gone?

I loved those.

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Gone from my search parameters, too...

Me too... along with lots of other "regulars". Sad! I especially loved the fabric/craft store. Plus the one for homewares. And the home improvement one!

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I am seeing a home improvement store. I don't know if it's the same one, but there is one on my list.

I may know which one your are seeing and it is not the same one. Supposedly they will be returning shortly. It is hard to say if they are actually losing clients or if there is a delay with the beginning of the year. Only time will tell. Meanwhile the commission increase e-mails have returned and that is a good thing.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2013 05:07PM by LisaSTL.

Duh. I totally spaced on the big hardware store. LOL. I haven't seen those.

have been wondering for this whole month......

I have conflicting information from my sources but we will know for sure one way or the other next week.

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Did they loose the burger and ice cream shops? I haven't seen those in a while. I've seen a few with another MSC, but not the ones in my area.

AndrewTX
Certifiable

It will be interesting to see if they really did lose the clients or some are taking a break for the winter months. It seems the ice cream and pool shops did not occur last winter.

I don't see the chicken shop, either

No food shops? Bummer. Hadn't noticed any pizza shops, either, which is mainly why I signed up there and took that particular test. I guess they did lose 'em.

I really am hoping there is just a start of the year slow down....there is alot of shops that are gone.

Wow, pizza and chicken? I've never seen those clients in my area. Now I'm getting hungry.

AndrewTX
Certifiable

Yeah, no big hardware shops, and no fabric/crafts shops. I always did those, (when the fees got to be reasonable.)

I've never had pizza or chicken shops in my area, either.

I thought I remembered doing the ice cream & burger shops last winter? I picked up several on a route, with my nephews in the back. They don't have a restriction on passengers for these!

Practitioner of the Nerdly Arts.

they haven't had the pizza shops in a long time

I got an email from them that said the big hardware shops would be gone soon. I assumed from that, that the company is suspending them, because if they lost it I'm not sure they would announce it like that...?

I thnk that oneof the afforementioned summer food shops will be back in the Spring as it is way too cold to do those now. The warm food shops will probably be up soon, maybe next week as they are probably just ending the January month shops. Hardware store shops? I would think the same for those.

josey122 Wrote:
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> I got an email from them that said the big
> hardware shops would be gone soon. I assumed from
> that, that the company is suspending them, because
> if they lost it I'm not sure they would announce
> it like that...?

Oh that is disappointing.

Liz

Are you talking about the CRI that is the purple side of the mega MSC?
If so, I have done weekly trailer checks for them for years, but I haven't had anything
since before Christmas! Anyone else having a problem with this? Have they
been lost or just slow?

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SandiAigo Wrote:
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> Are you talking about the CRI that is the purple
> side of the mega MSC?
> If so, I have done weekly trailer checks for them
> for years, but I haven't had anything
> since before Christmas! Anyone else having a
> problem with this? Have they
> been lost or just slow?

No not Certified Field Associates (CFA) of MF talking about Corporate Research International (CRI).

I still get CFA emails for trailer checks all the time. I don't do them so not sure what they are, but emails come regularly for them.

CRI and CFA does get confusing. On my own shop log I refer to Corp Research as CoRi and Certifired Reports as CRI...and Market Force as Shop 'N Check...now you can tell I've been shopping awhile and don't like change. I have a mental block against blue or purple portals and to this minute can not tell you which is which..it's one of those things that just won't set in my brain.

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Don't feel bad Judi, I do the exact same thing. It may be an indication of how long someone has been shopping because we don't hear much about Certified Reports anymore and CoRI refers to themselves as CRI. My spreadsheet still has MF as Shop'n Check and the other portal as Certified Field Associates. Blue and purple portal gets way too confusing for me since I rarely visit either

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/22/2013 05:55PM by LisaSTL.

MsJudi Wrote:
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> CRI and CFA does get confusing. On my own shop log
> I refer to Corp Research as CoRi and Certifired
> Reports as CRI...and Market Force as Shop 'N
> Check...now you can tell I've been shopping awhile
> and don't like change. I have a mental block
> against blue or purple portals and to this minute
> can not tell you which is which..it's one of those
> things that just won't set in my brain.

Exactly! I still sign in to the purple portal under "criny.com"! To me CRI is still Certified. I never did much on their CFA side. And I can't keep track of the Force's "children" either. I've always seen Corp. Risk referred to as CoRI, so I just wanted to confirm. I didn't want to speak about what I know not! Thanks, everyone!

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LisaSTL Wrote:
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> Don't feel bad Judi, I do the exact same thing. It
> may be an indication of how long someone has been
> shopping because we don't hear much about
> Certified Reports anymore and CoRI refers to
> themselves as CRI. My spreadsheet still has MF as
> Shop'n Check and the other portal as Certified
> Field Associates. Blue and purple portal gets way
> too confusing for me since I rarely visit either

I'm a dinosaur! It's seems like only yesterday.....!
I know, I know: When MF bought them out we were all just supposed to accept it and conform, but I'm stubborn that way. I was actually recently inactivated from MF! I had to reapply, but my Certified account stayed open.. I did it because I'm nosey and wanted to see what they had going on. (Tee hee hee.)

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I'm "Sandi" in the Middle!

Oh, I forgot about Corporate Risk. They are Corp. Risk to me. Don't do much with that company anyway. Do they not go by another name as well? Asset something. Whatever works.

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I also love the homeward company but I can not do it anymore. The form will not work on my Mac. It is the only one of there shops I can not do.

StormCloud Wrote:
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> Me too... along with lots of other "regulars".
> Sad! I especially loved the fabric/craft store.
> Plus the one for homewares. And the home
> improvement one!

techman01 Wrote:
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> I have conflicting information from my sources but
> we will know for sure one way or the other next
> week.

Is it next week yet????

The training for the big hardware store and the fabric/craft store is still on their site. One would think if they lost those clients they would have deleted the training, unless they don't update their website regularly.

Kim

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