Shelly Wrote:
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> The one audit has a few required pics, overall
> location and ID sign and then photos of everything
> they get a no on. The sticking point for those is
> that you need a photo of both sides of every pump.
> The two local stations around here only have 2
> pumps each, so not a big deal... but if you are
> going to a larger station with more pumps the
> effort can go up quickly. You may end up having
> to wait for people to move out of the way.
>
> One thing to be aware of is that their photos
> require the time date stamp. Not all cameras
> include that anymore, but you can often add with
> editing software. Make sure you know how to do it
> before you sign up.
>
> Other than the pics, the reports are basic with
> minimal narrative. The original fee when they
> start posting them is really small, but they can
> go up dramatically. You need to figure out what
> is worth to you.
Take my advice and don't take on any with a bunch of pumps if you will have to use photo-editing to add the date & time ... It took a lot longer than anticipated, that's for sure! However, check the camera on your cell phone, I discovered that mine has the option for time/date stamping the photos, and this saved me just recently!! Overall, these are my all-time favorite shops for them. Just be sure to have all photos (esp. when there are a lot of pumps), the LOA, and receipts before leaving the station. Definitely try to hold out on the commission increases, if you can.
These types of shops used to sit untouched in my area, which was great for me. However, now all of a sudden, I have some dang competition going on with another shopper(s) cuz they keep jumping on the shops, usually at 1/2 the commission I'd take them at ... makes my month really slow and sucky, that's for sure!