I got an email from Samantha earlier today, offering a FF shop. Haven't had their French Fries in a while (which I love) so I said yes.

Less than 10 minutes I got a call from you know who. More FF shops. I was feeling generous, so I said I'd take one. Fine.

He asked if I wanted another, I said no. He started telling me about it anyway. So after his spiel (My willpower was weakened by this time) I said, OK, I'd take it for the following week.

He then said he had two more shops to tell me about. I said PLEASE, DON'T. He told me anyway. I said No thanks.

He then said he had several more upcoming shops in the next few weeks and started telling me about those. I said if you don't stop talking (he in a language that was close to English, but not 100 percent there), I was going to kill myself. You guessed it, he kept talking.

Finally I told him I was going to hang up now, and he said, and I quote, "so, you want just the two shops then?" Yes.

I know I played this wrong. I figure the way it was going I could have done every single stinking fast food shop in the world by the time this guy was done. All at $8 a pop, plus reimbursement!

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/05/2013 03:32AM by sportsed1.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/2013 02:21AM by CAscotch.

I've done 13. Hardly the worst shop ever, at least for me.

The only tricky part is learning how to do the timing, and that's pretty easy once you've done it a time or two.

I did one, and permanently removed myself from consideration for any more. Not because of the shop -- because I hate onions and they put onions on everything but the milkshakes there and it is too much hassle trying to find one that is a special order shop. I never eat there in real life so it's not worth it to me to hunt through all the shops trying to see if they have an SO shops this month. I also can scroll through the MSC's job listings a LOT faster without 100 McD's shops clogging up the list.

I might consider one for $15. I wouldn't touch it for less.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/2013 02:20AM by CAscotch.

lmao @onions. You can't even buy a shake on a shop (I've tried) Mcnuggets are onion free, and if they are good enough for my $million per game quarterback, I think I can afford to eat a few!

I did a lot of McD's shops when I was a newbie. Now I won't do them unless they are heavily bonused. The reports are easy, but long and the choice of items you must order is limited. Wish I could order a grilled chicken sandwich. I get tired of all the fried stuff.

This is my first post on this or any other site, so I hope I do not offend anyone. That is definitely not my intention. I have not been able to shop in over 2 years due to my car situation. But that has been taken care of now, so I am trying to feel out how or if anything has changed. So any input would be greatly appreciated. Now back to the subject of ff shops. I also have done TONS of McD's shops, and like a few of you have already mentioned, the timing part is the hardest part to get used to. But once you get that part mastered it's not so bad. You also don't have to eat the whole meal,(the drive thru part anyway) just enough to be able to fill out the report. (it's when my dog started gaining weight that I realized I had to find something else to do with the leftovers) The company I did them for paid ok, and I have at least 15 McD's in a 10 mile radius that I can shop, so it's worth it to me. Not only is it a free meal, I get paid for it as well. I'm sure there are plenty of people you know that will take the leftovers off your hands for you lol. There is another ff shop thats burgers n fries (something bout 5 guys) I don't know if they are all over the country, but I am in Tampa and they are all over here. It is a nice change from McD's? Thanks for taking the time to read this and I look forward to any input anyone may have :-)

Welcome to the forum, K4K! I'll happily taste a bonused burger, but I do try to keep from eating the whole thing!

It is my understanding that we do not identify the shop by name. That being said, I will take a bonused ff shop anytime. I can eat chicken and check the fries for taste, etc. I can evaluate a burger anytime.
I would much rather do ff for $50(yes, I have),
than the automobile shops that last forever.
So, if you do not want them, leave them for someone who does. Maybe they will call me and give me $100 for a few....just saying.

Waiting for the bonus!

Client OR MSC is fine. Client AND MSC in one thread is not.

Maybe if the burger and fries shops are getting old, go for some pizza shops. I don't know if that would be considered ff or not, but I know there are a couple of companies out there that have them. Check it out. The big thing with those shops is that they want "picture perfect pictures" of the pizza. So make sure you have enough light and that you get the EXACT angles they ask for, or there could be some problems getting paid. Other than that, it's a nice change.

sportsed1 Wrote:
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> I got an email from Samantha earlier today,
> offering a FF shop. Haven't had their French Fries
> in a while (which I love) so I said yes.
>
> Less than 10 minutes I got a call from you know
> who. More FF shops. I was feeling generous, so I
> said I'd take one. Fine.
>
> He asked if I wanted another, I said no. He
> started telling me about it anyway. So after his
> spiel (My willpower was weakened by this time) I
> said, OK, I'd take it for the following week.
>
> He then said he had two more shops to tell me
> about. I said PLEASE, DON'T. He told me anyway. I
> said No thanks.
>
> He then said he had several more upcoming shops in
> the next few weeks and started telling me about
> those. I said if you don't stop talking (he in a
> language that was close to English, but not 100
> percent there), I was going to kill myself. You
> guessed it, he kept talking.
>
> Finally I told him I was going to hang up now, and
> he said, and I quote, "so, you want just the two
> shops then?" Yes.
>
> I know I played this wrong. I figure the way it
> was going I could have done every single stinking
> fast food shop in the world by the time this guy
> was done. All at $8 a pop, plus reimbursement!


Can I ask you WHY you took the $8 per shop and didn't negotiate a higher fee? When I was on the list to do those shops, I was able to negotiate some good fees for desperation calls. There was even one day where I did breakfast, lunch, AND dinner shops because I was able to get fees for wach that I couldn't refuse.

I did a BF and lunch at the same JIB once -- both heavily bonused -- at a town about 85 miles from here. I changed my appearance even down to shoes and purse to make sure they didn't realize it was me but the crew had changed in the interim so it didn't matter.

On that same day I also did a lunch shop at the hedgehog place in the same town. Boy, was I sick of fast food for awhile after that day!

I split them up with a car shop to kill the time. Also bonused. Lucrative day.

I'm glad I don't answer those calls then. Especially the one from the "925" that called me twice even after I rejected the first one on my Tracfone during the CPR/First Aid/AED class I was taking Saturday. I would not have been in the mood to answer. They have my email address and can fire me off a message and I'll worry about checking it when I get home or when I get to my Smartphone...

Or if Samantha wants to get in touch, be my guest.