Anyone see these for $20 for an entire apt complex? Granted if it is a small one ok but some are pretty large. $20 shows flat rate no matter the number of doors.

you mean hanging fliers on doors?

Yes. But it is a flat rate no matter the apt size. I know it goes quick but you can have an apt building with 2 apts or 500!


nanabelle Wrote:
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> you mean hanging fliers on doors?

I was wondering what door hangers were.

If there are stairs . . . very tough on old knees. I think I would need to know the complex (if possible) before agreeing to any amount.

Look before you leap on this one. Some are listed as door hangers, however as Paul Harvey used to say," now for the rest of the story". The one I looked had quite a bit of other fun, exciting, new, things to do. Look it over closely before you commit. Most of the apts/condos in my area are 3 story. casaderobert is absolutely right about old knees.

Canuck, door hangers are pieces of slippery paper or light cardboard, about 3 or 4 inches wide, by 10 to 12 inches long with a hole at the top which slides over your doorknob and hangs down. It has a ad on it, usually for a food place, or new business in the area opening up.

I saw these but thought they looked like far too much work for what they paid.

Ah...like the 'do not disturb' signs at a hotel, right? Got it. Thanks.

They do pay extra if there is more than 120 apartments

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I used to do entire suburban neighborhoods....talk about sore feet!

Not sure which MSC you are referring to but the one I work for on a regular basis pays extra over a certain number of apartments. I have made a good chunk of change on these. The reports and photos are easy. And I like the extra exercise even climbing up stairs. I just wish we could wear shorts instead of pants in the summer.

I'm not sure that I would call this type of assignment merchandising, actually not sure what I would call it.

I signed up for two sets of seven of these door hangings for Mercantile Systems. I left two entire weeks of my schedule open since this was my first assignment of this type for this company. The dates they originally provided for the first set of hangings was 9/3-9/12. Without notice those dates were changed to 9/9-9/16. It's 9/11 and the materials still have not shipped.

I sent emails to two schedulers last Friday asking for an update and explaining that if the materials were not delivered by the originally agreed upon dates that I would not be able to complete the assignments for them. Neither had the courtesy to reply. I sent a followup on Monday and received an almost immediate reply. When I asked about the emails I had sent on Friday I was advised that she had personally buried that email at the bottom of her to do list because she perceived it as being rude.

In the original email that was deemed as being rude I asked a number of questions and explained that if the materials did not arrive by the original agreed upon due date that I would no longer be able to fit the assignments into my schedule. It contained a number of legitimate questions about when I could expect to receive the materials, if they could expedite payment due to the inconvenience they created by altering the due date after the fact, when I could expect to receive a tracking number and when I could expect the required materials to perform the hangings. I have reread it multiple times and there was absolutely nothing rude about it.

I just wanted to throw this experience out there for others considering this type of work. Based on my experience, the dates you agree to will likely get changed so be sure you can afford to leave large chunks of your calendar open if you plan on doing more than one of these assignments at a time. Should you experience delays and wonder what the status of your shipment is, you can also expect a lack of cooperation and responsiveness from the schedulers assigned to this project. When and if you do get a response prepare yourself for a litany of excuses blaming the client and the printer without accepting even a modicum of blame upon themselves.

Personally, I will never sign up for this type of assignment again nor will I even consider taking another assignment from the schedulers assigned to this project.

Some companies are now putting these type of assignments on Craigslist in my area. $20 for 120 hangers successfully hung. Over 120 units you are paid .17 per hung hanger. These are in huge complexes, with only 8 or 10 units per building, 12 to 16 buildings in complex, 2 stories, no elevators, locked lobbies, call managers to get doors opened, if they will even let you hang these things. No hang, no pay. They do call the managers to ask. Is this the one where you have to take a picture of yourself in front of the address as proof at each building? I looked at this a few years ago, it's good to know that they haven't changed their tactics or lack of timely shipping. They used to have a rule that you had to deliver within 2 days of receiving shipment. Yep, if it showed up Friday PM you had to be done by Sunday. Thanks for the update on the assignment and the company.
Rude? because you would like to know what was going on? A call back to let you know the status of your shipment? They never ship on time, then you should quick, run, jump because they can't get their S+%! together? A lesson learned, at least you didn't go out, spend an entire day attempting to get into buildings and get very little pay for the effort. Clearing your schedule has to hurt though.

cindy55 Wrote:
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> No hang, no pay.

I've been paid the base pay for the few complexes that would not allow me to door hang. $20.00 for an area that I was already driving to with a couple of outside photos as POV and a quickie report is not bad for not having to do the door hangs.


> I looked at this a few
> years ago, it's good to know that they haven't
> changed their tactics or lack of timely shipping.
> They used to have a rule that you had to deliver
> within 2 days of receiving shipment. Yep, if it
> showed up Friday PM you had to be done by Sunday.
> Thanks for the update on the assignment and the
> company.

The MSC does not ship the marketing materials, the client does. The client is consistently behind schedule but once you realize that it is pretty much a given, it is not big deal. And it is three business days to deliver the materials; you can't do these shops on weekends.

> Rude? because you would like to know what was
> going on? A call back to let you know the status
> of your shipment?

If the schedulers for this project had to call every shopper, they would not have time to do anything else. I get a mass e-mail from my scheduler with updates as to the status of the marketing materials. And the MSC does not hold the delays against the shopper at all. I have great communication with the schedulers and project manager for this MSC.

cindy55 Wrote:
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> Some companies are now putting these type of
> assignments on Craigslist in my area. $20 for 120
> hangers successfully hung. Over 120 units you are
> paid .17 per hung hanger. These are in huge
> complexes, with only 8 or 10 units per building,
> 12 to 16 buildings in complex, 2 stories, no
> elevators, locked lobbies, call managers to get
> doors opened, if they will even let you hang these
> things. No hang, no pay. They do call the managers
> to ask. Is this the one where you have to take a
> picture of yourself in front of the address as
> proof at each building? I looked at this a few
> years ago, it's good to know that they haven't
> changed their tactics or lack of timely shipping.
> They used to have a rule that you had to deliver
> within 2 days of receiving shipment. Yep, if it
> showed up Friday PM you had to be done by Sunday.
> Thanks for the update on the assignment and the
> company.
> Rude? because you would like to know what was
> going on? A call back to let you know the status
> of your shipment? They never ship on time, then
> you should quick, run, jump because they can't get
> their S+%! together? A lesson learned, at least
> you didn't go out, spend an entire day attempting
> to get into buildings and get very little pay for
> the effort. Clearing your schedule has to hurt
> though.

The ones I have been doing allow you 3 business days to delivery the materials. If you receive on Friday the materials need to be to hung by Wednesday. If the management will not allow you to hang them you simply ask them to sign your paperwork and you do get paid. I received an email last week that the scheduler sent out explaining what was taking place at the time.

The job I looked into was in the spring of this year. It involved contacting managers, leasing agents, setting up specific times to deliver, photos of each location, both interior and exterior, display boxes on leasing tables with applications, etc... This is obviously not the same type of hanger or a whole new company has taken it over and is making it more realistic to do. It still wouldn't be feasible for me. Everyone lately is getting very specific as to what day/ time you complete a shop/project, so there just isn't that flexibility in my week for things to be done, on a "maybe" it will be here.. My schedule is set in stone, so if I haven't got the product/paperwork on time, I have to make some hard choices. If this type of job works for you, great. I envy your flexibility.

Has anyone received their September materials yet? My dates have been pushed back at least four times now. That is a lot more than usual so something must be up with the client and/or printer.

Shop2LiveinFL Wrote:
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> Has anyone received their September materials yet?
> My dates have been pushed back at least four
> times now. That is a lot more than usual so
> something must be up with the client and/or
> printer.


I received mine yesterday.

I received mine on the 19th also and performed one of the complexes on Friday.

Door hanger shops are often for cable tv companies, satalitie tv, ect. Almost every major apartment complex has no soliciting no trespassing signs. My warning is this is by taking this job say for AFE Cable Company, are you willing to risk legal prosecution for breaking the law on no trespassing. The legal system will not care for one second you are an independent contractor and quite honestly I think MSOs who take jobs like this are disappointing.

I believe there is a clause for .17 per item once you exceed 120 units. I did not see it until the shop was assigned to me but it did not qualify.

These assignments are super easy most of the time. Usually the locations who will let you do the door hanging are no more than two stories high and have less than 50 units. If they are larger there is often an elevator (at least for the LA area). And if there are over 50 units you can bet 9 times out of 10 they will keep the flyers and tell you that you can't enter, which makes for more than enough compensation. But there is never ever any reason why you would not get paid. The report is ridiculous but simple. So long as you have a brain and remember to bring all of your materials and site form when you're in the field, you should be good to go.

Late graphics for merchandising assignments are just part of the job. Lots of companies as well as us have to be together at the same time for most of them. I just requested two of them near me. That kind of job is enjoyable anyway. Both of them have easy access. Does the paperwork say that we have to get permission from the manager? I was hoping to just go do the job. I'm not worried much about problems in this area. Someone asked if it is really merchandising. I think of it as advertising.

Read your guidelines and print out your paperwork. You are supposed to check-in with the office or contact person where applicable. You also need to get a signature on one of the forms. You don't just "sneak" on to the property.