@whosear wrote:
I've done these shops for some time. At first the timing was tricky so I timed every change. The timing is not hard, it's figuring out that it all comes out copesthetic on the report. I buy a signature pizza, an entree salad and a drink. I still cannot spend the full reimbursement amount.
@preemiemama30wkr wrote:
What company are you talking about? I cant figure out what ACL stands for.
You make good points about the rotation being set by the client. However, the scheduler does have the ability to change that at will. I sure do agree about the duplicated times. If the shop timings were easier, and I got paid the little $5 bonus more frequently, I would reconsider. These shops are difficult to do on one's own. Just taking the picture of the bottom crust without flipping the pizza over is hard. It is nearly impossible all by myself.@weatherman2111 wrote:
The rotation period is set by the client, though I think they had permission to waive to get shops done, so long as you go at a different time of day from your last shop. The only real problem I have with these is the double up in the report. It's kinda ridiculous to have to state all of the timing's twice.
I totally agree. I felt like a hot mess doing this shop! And then the nametags were handwritten and the first person's name was King Dolphin! I kept staring at his tag making sure I was reading it right! Lol!@SunkissedAdventures wrote:
I have brought this up with schedulers multiple times. The timings are what get me. There's no way I can time multiple things at the same time, remember names, order my food, count the people on the line, etc etc etc. I only take their online order shops. I actually love their pizza so when I see the online ones, I grab those quickly. I am constantly getting texts and emails begging me to take their shops. EVERY time I explain that the timing requirement is why I decline. It's not realistic.
I have had some success when I ask, but not always. Sometimes the response is that the scheduler has used up the allotted bonuses. That's annoying since the scheduler is begging for shoppers but cannot offer an incentive. Now, I ask for $10 and the app bonus, too. My reports are clean and I get compliments on my photos. I get my requested bonus about half the time. I have other shops that require less work and have easier reports to write. No bonus, no pizza shop.@HonnyBrown wrote:
Pua, do you ask for the bonus? I get it for every gas station that I do for them.
The final (and second) online shop I did was simple as far as the shop and timing went. However, I was asked to provide an additional explanation for why I waited more than 10 minutes to get my pizza after I paid for it. Heck, if I knew the answer to that I would have put it in the report. All I know is that my raw pizza sat there behind all the others that were waiting to be baked. Why? Someone would have to ask the pizza baker for the reason. I do agree that online is the way to go, generally. The first one I tried, I ran into a non-working website. That meant fast emails to the scheduler. The scheduler had to confirm the site wasn't working and then switch my shop to a standard one. Meanwhile, the deadline was drawing closer. I have had two strikes at the online shop and both were stressful. Yes, they should be simpler but after two strikes, I am out of the online attempts.@SunkissedAdventures wrote:
I have brought this up with schedulers multiple times. The timings are what get me. There's no way I can time multiple things at the same time, remember names, order my food, count the people on the line, etc etc etc. I only take their online order shops. I actually love their pizza so when I see the online ones, I grab those quickly. I am constantly getting texts and emails begging me to take their shops. EVERY time I explain that the timing requirement is why I decline. It's not realistic.
My favorite was the sauce and cheese guy named Dead Pool.@AnneAshley wrote:
I totally agree. I felt like a hot mess doing this shop! And then the nametags were handwritten and the first person's name was King Dolphin! I kept staring at his tag making sure I was reading it right! Lol!@SunkissedAdventures wrote:
I have brought this up with schedulers multiple times. The timings are what get me. There's no way I can time multiple things at the same time, remember names, order my food, count the people on the line, etc etc etc. I only take their online order shops. I actually love their pizza so when I see the online ones, I grab those quickly. I am constantly getting texts and emails begging me to take their shops. EVERY time I explain that the timing requirement is why I decline. It's not realistic.
I have never had to recall five workers' names and what roll they were doing as well as the timings while they asked me questions about my order in a quick fire fashion. It's not easy to be texting notes to myself and marking times as they are asking you questions. There was no wait when I was there so no extra time to "catch up" while waiting for my turn.@slcanty wrote:
What is expected in the shop is pretty normal for fast food.
@AnneAshley wrote:
The pizza shop was one of my worst as the workers are firing questions at you about how you want your pizza made and you have to do timings and get everyone's name at the same time. What is the easiest way to do this?
Just after the rules were changed on how to take the photo (from what you mention to a new rule that you must hold up the edge and not flip it over for the photo.) I got a note back saying I did the photo wrong - it was shopper behavior to flip the pizza in half to take the picture. I had flipped it because the edges were black and the middle was doughy. Funny thing is that another time, I took the photo in a to-go box. I had ordered an eat-in pizza. I was asked why I didn't have the pizza person take it out of the box and put it on a pan. Right, and then I would have been dinged for not taking a to-go-box photo when I put in my report it was delivered incorrectly in a box. The reports were accepted, it was just frustrating to get these editing notes.@quiettime wrote:
For the photo, last time I did one i just flipped the entire pizza over in a Togo box. Much easy!
@Fastjack wrote:
ACL was offering a three dollar bonus on one of those pizza shops. I said I'd do it for ten.
The next morning they sent out an email requesting reasonable requests on a bonus for the same shop. That is probably directed at me (I have requested -and gotten- this amount from a different scheduler.)
That was three days ago. Still seeing requests for the same place. Up to a stonking five bucks, the big spenders.