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Depends on distance and what it is worth to you. I did my best to clean their clock today!...
Shopping Bama and parts of Georgia.
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I'm still learning 24/7.
I did too but nobody called me back. :/ I think I'll call them again.
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
$20 a shop? Thanks but no thanks.
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
I offered to take 4 @ $40 each and they just called back and counter offered with $20. Told them no thanks. I don't play the negotiation game. If they ask me what I need to do a shop I give them my fee. They can take it or leave it but it's not a starting point for negotiations. I don't negotiate because I'm not good at it.
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
Sounds like a major home improvement store. I did 3 of them when they first came out. I didn't like them at all - too much time spent for not enough money. Personally, I wouldn't do them for less then $40. I really don't want to do them so I am not replying.
I once did a shop for them at night for a $100 bonus. But that was also doing it that very night and it was 100 miles away one way. So maybe it wasn't such a good deal for me.
It all depends. Some of the routes have nice bonuses.
But be careful. If a route is valued at $1,000, and one shop is called into question, you could be out $1,000.
In my case, the site manager questioned all details of an audit because the site was negative on virtually every point. The site manager invented the issue that I ran my mouth and bad mouthed them, and Maritz did not defend me although I'd been doing this client since 2006. It tainted the rest of my shops on the route and I was out a big chunk of mullah.
Be careful. The higher the pay, the higher the risk to reputation and pocket book.
It all depends. Some of the routes have nice bonuses.
But be careful. If a route is valued at $1,000, and one shop is called into question, you could be out $1,000.
In my case, the site manager questioned all details of an audit because the site was negative on virtually every point. The site manager invented the issue that I ran my mouth and bad mouthed them, and Maritz did not defend me although I'd been doing this client since 2006. It tainted the rest of my shops on the route and I was out a big chunk of mullah.
Be careful. The higher the pay, the higher the risk to reputation and pocket book.
I just did my first one a couple of days ago for $40. That will be my going rate going forward.
Bearclaw14 Wrote:
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> I just did my first one a couple of days ago for
> $40. That will be my going rate going forward.
Hi! Did you get the bonus confirmed in an email? Thank you!
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> I just did my first one a couple of days ago for
> $40. That will be my going rate going forward.
Hi! Did you get the bonus confirmed in an email? Thank you!
Bearclaw14 Wrote:
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> I just did my first one a couple of days ago for
> $40. That will be my going rate going forward.
That was precisely why I asked for that rate, as I knew you had mentioned doing one for that rate earlier this week. Apparently you are in a harder to fill area than I am. Or they just don't like me.
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> I just did my first one a couple of days ago for
> $40. That will be my going rate going forward.
That was precisely why I asked for that rate, as I knew you had mentioned doing one for that rate earlier this week. Apparently you are in a harder to fill area than I am. Or they just don't like me.
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
I asked for $40 each as well. The two I requested are a 2 hour drive each way. The countered with half on one and five less on another. I said no thank you, I asked for $40. Too bad, they would have been done Friday with no problems, but I can't drive that far for less.
Yes, I have an email, and the bonus was included when I submitted my invoice. It is only a 20 minute drive from me, so I do believe they may be short on shoppers around me. They offered me others just as close for the same amount, but I only took one since I had not done one before and didn't know how labor intensive it was. It wasn't bad, just familiarizing myself with the requirements was the longest part.
Keep in mind that when you state that you'll do it for $40, you may mean a $40 bonus on top of a $12 shop, but they may hear a total of $40, i.e. a $28 bonus on top of a $12 shop or even a $27 bonus plus $12 pay plus $1 reimbursement. Always clarify and verify. Different schedulers will hear your "price" in different ways (just as I think different shoppers may be hearing each other differently in this thread).
Thanks, Bearclaw14! I also got the $40 fee, even though the shop is close to my house.
Bearclaw14 Wrote:
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> Yes, I have an email, and the bonus was included
> when I submitted my invoice. It is only a 20
> minute drive from me, so I do believe they may be
> short on shoppers around me. They offered me
> others just as close for the same amount, but I
> only took one since I had not done one before and
> didn't know how labor intensive it was. It wasn't
> bad, just familiarizing myself with the
> requirements was the longest part.
Bearclaw14 Wrote:
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> Yes, I have an email, and the bonus was included
> when I submitted my invoice. It is only a 20
> minute drive from me, so I do believe they may be
> short on shoppers around me. They offered me
> others just as close for the same amount, but I
> only took one since I had not done one before and
> didn't know how labor intensive it was. It wasn't
> bad, just familiarizing myself with the
> requirements was the longest part.
Darn it! I did it for a $17 bonus and was happy. Then I did a $30 bonus and thought I hit the jackpot even though it was 30 min away. Guess I should have asked for more. This is one of the many reasons I enjoy this forum
I got three calls from them yesterday...one for a remaining POP shop that is 100 miles one way from me...which I said I would do for $120 over the fee. They called back with a yes. Then I got another call for another shop that was 25 miles further west of the initial shop, which I said I would do for another $25 over its fee. They called back with a yes.
Then I got the third call for the hardware shop, which is 50 miles away. I said I would do it for $50 plus the fee. They called back and said yes. (I have 8 other shops to do on Monday that this shop is about 30 miles round trip off the path for.)
If I am concerned that the bonus is not there, I can always go to the 'print all shops' link inside the job information screen. The shops, pay, and bonus are usually all listed on this page.
Then I got the third call for the hardware shop, which is 50 miles away. I said I would do it for $50 plus the fee. They called back and said yes. (I have 8 other shops to do on Monday that this shop is about 30 miles round trip off the path for.)
If I am concerned that the bonus is not there, I can always go to the 'print all shops' link inside the job information screen. The shops, pay, and bonus are usually all listed on this page.
BTW-in case you don't know how to get to the screen.....click on the job number link on the left side. You will then see a link to 'print/view complete list of shops for this project'....which shows you the shops that YOU have for this project, not all shops available. It will give the fee, the compensation which is actually the bonus, the product purchase limit, and the address.
You do not need an email from them showing the bonus, you need it to show on this screen. If all you have is an email, and it doesn't show on this screen then you will spend hours getting it corrected after the fact. Check before you do the shop.
You do not need an email from them showing the bonus, you need it to show on this screen. If all you have is an email, and it doesn't show on this screen then you will spend hours getting it corrected after the fact. Check before you do the shop.
I called them about these yesterday myself. Someone had already taken them an hour after the emails posted. I had the team member walk me through the shops and your basically in her words doing 3 shops in one. Then they should just pay for that from the get go and not post them at 11.00.
Floating around like a feather hoping the wind will set me down somewhere awesome.
BellaFenice -
Remain happy and consider your jackpot still hit. The bonuses are location dependent with time left in the rotation factored in. There's no way you could have gotten those prices a month ago, and you won't get anything near those prices during the first month and a half of the next rotation.
Lelou -
I see your point, but from the MSC's perspective, I'm sure they're figuring that a certain percentage of the shops will actually be taken at the low starting price (which they were), leaving more money in the MSC's pockets to use as incentive for the hard-to-fill locations or as pure profit when the last report is filed.
Remain happy and consider your jackpot still hit. The bonuses are location dependent with time left in the rotation factored in. There's no way you could have gotten those prices a month ago, and you won't get anything near those prices during the first month and a half of the next rotation.
Lelou -
I see your point, but from the MSC's perspective, I'm sure they're figuring that a certain percentage of the shops will actually be taken at the low starting price (which they were), leaving more money in the MSC's pockets to use as incentive for the hard-to-fill locations or as pure profit when the last report is filed.
Your right elcarev68, most of those shops were scooped up right away. Well hopefully those shoppers found a way to make the shops work for them but if not they know better for next round.
Floating around like a feather hoping the wind will set me down somewhere awesome.
I did a DIY hardware shop for them this past Sunday for $40 (I received that offer via one of those linked emails). Then later on I got the "what will it take?" email that everyone else did. I called in and offered to do the same location (different scenario) and another one in my metro area for $40. I was feeling like I was selling myself short, since they offered $40 already, but they countered at $25. Ummm... what? You were perfectly happy to pay $40 on Sunday but now that you are 4 days closer to the deadline, your best offer is $15 LESS??? I was polite, but basically told them no way. Those shops are still sitting on the board. Wonder what my chances are of getting another call? You'd better believe I will be quoting an even higher price if they do!
I received the "what would it take?" email. I had already done a number of the shops, all bonused. They of course were calling too and sucking precious time out of my day. I've been going around and around with them on this kind of shop and a gas station type shop. Today, i get yet another new person who tells me to make an offer on some hard to fill shops. (his definition) I do. I get a measley lowball counteroffer and I politely decline. Then he asks me to make an offer on two closer shops, one of which I already had done two weeks ago. I do so, and they counteroffer with an offer 20.00 less than the incentive I received. I told him that and he told me they have so many people shopping the locations; they don't need to pay as high. Hmmm. So why did Maritz send out an email saying what would it take? I'm baffled.
Oh and if they call back, I too wil require a higher incentive than was previously quoted.
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Oh and if they call back, I too wil require a higher incentive than was previously quoted.
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What would it take, and you are one of the 50 people we want doing this shop.... I guess all 50 people are on this web site. I called them two days ago and have not heard a thing. Funny almost all the DYI are still sitting there.
They offered me several of the DIY shops last Wednesday $75 over fee saying they had to be done by Friday. I turned them down because I just didn't have the time, and really didn't want to work for them again. They called me on Friday asking what it would take to do 10 of them on Monday, and I told them $100 each. They countered with $40. I was like, what happened to the $75 you offered me two days ago? This is one of the reasons I don't work for them anymore. I really thought I burned that bridge, burned it hard, but they are still calling.
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Some times you just have to turn around, give a little smile, toss the match, set the bridge ablaze, and walk away.
Silver Certified on the Carolina Coast. You want fries with that?
Some times you just have to turn around, give a little smile, toss the match, set the bridge ablaze, and walk away.
Silver Certified on the Carolina Coast. You want fries with that?
I have done more than a few gas station shops for Maritz, a couple where I got extra because they needed them done. Now, however, where I used to have 5 or 6 shops listed, there is only one which is 45 miles away on country roads. They have an $10 pay on that one. I can't do it for that unless I can get other shops in that area, but there are no other shops from anyone else, so I'm not doing it. The due date changes every day and I think this is a deliberate move on their part not to offer me any others until I do this one. Has this happened to anyone else? I do live in a rural area where there are not many shops to begin with.
SassySally - I'm not sure I completely understand your question. Are you saying there are normally 5 or 6 shops that you do but now only one is showing on the board and you are thinking they aren't showing you the others? My guess is that someone else did the 5 or 6 and only one is left. The person who did the others may not like that location or chose not to do it for another reason. My experience with Maritz (although limited) is they like for a shopper to take a large number of shops in an area. Straggler shops cost a lot more to fill.
If the website is only set up to show shops you are eligible for, you may just be out of rotation on the others.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
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"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
SassySally - I'm not sure I completely understand your question. Are you saying there are normally 5 or 6 shops that you do but now only one is showing on the board and you are thinking they aren't showing you the others? My guess is that someone else did the 5 or 6 and only one is left. The person who did the others may not like that location or chose not to do it for another reason. My experience with Maritz (although limited) is they like for a shopper to take a large number of shops in an area. Straggler shops cost a lot more to fill.
gogogirl- The thing I don't understand is the deadline. Normally it would have the number of days you could perform the shop but this date changes everyday to that day's date. They did call me to do a shop with PAD included however they didn't take my offer and I didn't take their counter. I guess I have to go with the rotation reason and hope that it comes back around.
gogogirl- The thing I don't understand is the deadline. Normally it would have the number of days you could perform the shop but this date changes everyday to that day's date. They did call me to do a shop with PAD included however they didn't take my offer and I didn't take their counter. I guess I have to go with the rotation reason and hope that it comes back around.
The deadline is easy. They either need it done right now or they needed it done a week ago and don't want to give someone a long window. They also don't want to give anyone more money and are hoping it will be picked up by a shopper going that direction.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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