Maritz No Longer Needs Receipts Uploaded on Invoice Page
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Came here to check exactly this. I thought it was my computer acting weird. I never got an email either. So, now we don't need to take an extra photo of both receipts side by side...one less step. I always wondered why they couldn't get the receipts from the report.
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Well, that's good news but I debriefed 5 shops yesterday and all were done the same way as in the past. Just checked my email and nothing there.
I just did a bunch of those today, was very surprised when it didn't ask for the receipts. wish I would have noticed that before I maanged to fit them all on the scanner plate
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By the way Janalou, good job on doing 10 gas stations in a day.
No email came to me, nor was there any notice anywhere on their site when I entered my shops last evening. I will still take a photo of both receipts together at the end of each shop, so I can use that as a mark to designate the last picture of the shop before I head to my next location..
Philadelphia Based, covering Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland
I have only done the ones where there is no purchase so far. It is so nice not to have to upload nothing, submit, check the box, and submit again.
I did not get an email either. The first time this happened, I blamed myself for somehow skipping a step. The next time, I watched carefully, and the receipt upload was not there. It was very nice to read here that this requirement is gone.
Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
Since Maritz is noted for not using email, not too surprising that no one was notified. Maybe they expect us all to call when in doubt.
I did 3 Thursday and the first 2 I invoiced had to have the receipts. The last one did not and I thought I would have to email the receipts to them. Good to hear I won't have to.
That is a GOOD thing for Martiz to have done....streamlines the gas station (and other) shops by at least a step...Yes!
@LIJake wrote:
By the way Janalou, good job on doing 10 gas stations in a day.
Good grief. I not only couldn't do 10 shops in one day, I would positively DREAD trying 10 reports!
I think each Maritz report takes me about 3 hours.
Now they just need to get rid of the invoicing process altogether 
Shopper in California's Bay Area
Yep. Seems to me that if they have figured out how to draw the receipt image(s) from the report for the invoice, they should be able to draw the purchase price(s) for reimbursement from the report for the invoice as well.
Some of the shops require that you report the full amount of the purchase "inside" the report, but only the up to the maximum permitted reimbursement on the invoice. That is an additional wrinkle that they would need to iron out. Besides, MF and several other MSCs require a separate invoicing step, and those are essentially the same as the current Maritz invoice requirement. I can live with this.
@elcarev68 wrote:
Yep. Seems to me that if they have figured out how to draw the receipt image(s) from the report for the invoice, they should be able to draw the purchase price(s) for reimbursement from the report for the invoice as well.
Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
Gas Reimbursement = X
Store Reimbursement = Y
Total Max Reimbursement = Z
Shopper inputs total amount spent for gas. Compare that amount against X. Take the lower of the two amounts.
Shopper inputs total amount spend in store. Compare that amount against Y. Take the lower of the two amounts.
Add total amounts above for both gas and store. Compare that sum against Z. Take the lower of the two amounts, which is the shopper's total reimbursement amount due.
There are lots of things computers aren't good at, but adding and comparing numbers isn't one of them. I think they could do it. I'm hoping that removing the requirement to attach a receipt to the invoice is the first step toward getting rid of the duplication of requiring a submitted invoice altogether.
Is the separate invoicing step for Market Force where you type your name for the CPI? That doesn't seem like the same process as Maritz's to me, but maybe I misunderstood.
Store Reimbursement = Y
Total Max Reimbursement = Z
Shopper inputs total amount spent for gas. Compare that amount against X. Take the lower of the two amounts.
Shopper inputs total amount spend in store. Compare that amount against Y. Take the lower of the two amounts.
Add total amounts above for both gas and store. Compare that sum against Z. Take the lower of the two amounts, which is the shopper's total reimbursement amount due.
There are lots of things computers aren't good at, but adding and comparing numbers isn't one of them. I think they could do it. I'm hoping that removing the requirement to attach a receipt to the invoice is the first step toward getting rid of the duplication of requiring a submitted invoice altogether.
Is the separate invoicing step for Market Force where you type your name for the CPI? That doesn't seem like the same process as Maritz's to me, but maybe I misunderstood.
Shopper in California's Bay Area
They already double check amounts for reimbursements. They don't just take our word for it. So if they can draw the receipts from the reports my work is done at that point. I hope. I'm invoicing two gas stations tomorrow so i guess I'll find out.
I think each Maritz report takes me about 3 hours.[/quote]
Cease - The problem may be with your worksheet (cheatsheet). Do you find that you constantly have to go back to your photos or can you debrief strictly from your worksheet? It should take closer to 20 minutes or less to debrief, 1/2 hour tops.
Cease - The problem may be with your worksheet (cheatsheet). Do you find that you constantly have to go back to your photos or can you debrief strictly from your worksheet? It should take closer to 20 minutes or less to debrief, 1/2 hour tops.
They make too much money from shoppers who forget to invoice to do away with it.
I'm wondering if the shopper who takes so long to debrief is uploading photos as they go. I used to do this and it took forever. By accident, I learned that I could submit the report and then it would take me to one big upload screen where I could upload all of my photos at once. This saved me so much time- hope it helps someone.
Shopper since 2009
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That's probably true. When I first started with them I did not realize I had to invoice separately; I thought they were like everybody else with automatic invoicing. By the time I realized it it was too late to submit an invoice and despite several contacts with them they would not pay me for those shops. Tough lesson to learn.
That's probably true. When I first started with them I did not realize I had to invoice separately; I thought they were like everybody else with automatic invoicing. By the time I realized it it was too late to submit an invoice and despite several contacts with them they would not pay me for those shops. Tough lesson to learn.
I was just thinking the same thing. I have trouble doing 6 in a day.@LIJake wrote:
By the way Janalou, good job on doing 10 gas stations in a day.
@dkreines wrote:
That's probably true. When I first started with them I did not realize I had to invoice separately; I thought they were like everybody else with automatic invoicing. By the time I realized it it was too late to submit an invoice and despite several contacts with them they would not pay me for those shops. Tough lesson to learn.
I did the same thing and did not realize for several months and even into a new year. They asked me to resubmit all of my receipts and I was paid for every single one of them. Did they give you a chance to do that? I hate having to do the invoice, I never know where to put the "Darkness Eligible" pay and if you mess up, you can't correct it without contacting them even though it tells you to resubmit it if you made an error. Ugh.
Oh yeah, and I guess you have to combine your gas and store purchase together, because there is not 2 spots to list those either. It's confusing and not very "user friendly".
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The most gas stations that I have done in one day were 13. Boy was that a loooong day/night. But doable. And most if not all were bonused and/or evening eligible for an extra fee.@fuzzymo wrote:
I was just thinking the same thing. I have trouble doing 6 in a day.@LIJake wrote:
By the way Janalou, good job on doing 10 gas stations in a day.
Good job Sybil. Beyond my desire and probably capability.
hold up, are we supoosed to add in how much money we spent on gas in our invoice? for me it always says shop fee, incentive, product purchase... i didn't realize product purchase includes gas. i just put the $1 i spent in store
Jay, I had the same problem and question. Yes, the product amount should include both the gas and inside purchase. Strongly suggest you call them tomorrow and email the appropriate tcmsbox with a list of shops involved. In the past I didn't have to do this but I was told this is the procedure they now want.
You need to click on the link for "Print/View Other Project Documentation." There should be a link called "Invoicing Update.pdf" That pdf file explains precisely how to invoice properly.
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