MarketForce Rotation Schedule

I know from reading the boards here and the instruction sheets of many MSCs that there are often rotation schedules for many shops. I am in my second month of mystery shopping and during August had shopped two fast casual locations near to my home and work. I see these shops on the board again but I cannot find any mentions in "details" of the rotation restriction and wonder if Market Force even has one. I would think that self-imposing a rotation would be wise anyway to prevent detection but was wondering if anyone knows if Market Force has rotation restrictions and if so where would I find this information?

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They don't have a rotation schedule that I know of. I shop the same places month after month. I've never been cut off from a particular location for shopping it too much. As a matter of fact, I pulled myself off my favorite fries shop with them because I was pretty sure that the employees at the burger place started to pick up on the fact that I was their shopper.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/2014 01:11PM by dmh426.
I would be surprised if they did not have rotations. The length of time is going to depend on the client. Unlike other MSCs, their system is set up to block you from seeing shops you aren't eligible for and since MF feels everything relating to their business is proprietary they don't give shoppers much information.

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I've done some shops for a new client. The locations I have done have not shown up on later waves. It hasn't been long enough to tell the rotation. That is not the case with the burger shops. Those locations show up again.

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If shoppers can see the assignment on their board, and schedulers can see the assignment on the shopper's board, the shopper is eligible. If we don't see certain assignments, we are not eligible, for reasons generally unknown. Not only do shoppers not know rotations, schedulers have told me they are not privvy to them either. Not long ago, I was called to do a fast casual that I had shopped the prior week. I mentioned that and asked the scheduler what the rotation was. He told me it was seven days. I don't think he had any idea, he just wanted to book the shop. I passed on his offer, and use my own judgment. Overshopping a location can result in undesirable consequences.
Does anyone have a suggestion for a reasonable self-imposed rotation for fast food or fast casual shops, and would the fact that I occasionally visit one location on non-shop time change your recommendation?
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