I know it depends on the area and we can't name specific restaurants and MSC, but are there any that are known for having casual dining and/or fast food shops? Thank you for any help!

many, many of them have these types of shops...
usually just for one or two clients each

Market Force does.

itsasecret Wrote:
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> Market Force does.


i wouldnt recommend worst force to anyone,
even if I hated the person

I don't mind the Market Force ones because I have been doing them for years so I can practically do them wearing a blindfold and headphones. Usually flaky shoppers with that company will wind up cancelling shops in the first couple of weeks and you can pick them up on week 3 or for with a bonus. I only pick up a few of these per month though, as they are not the big moneymakers. For me they are just an easy way of getting out of making my own lunch or dinner.

I recently started with Market Force and just signed up with Confero. Also joined CRi recently.

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techman01 Wrote:
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> itsasecret Wrote:
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> > Market Force does.
>
>
> i wouldnt recommend worst force to anyone,
> even if I hated the person


That leaves more shops for me.

The only shop I do through Marketforce is the red and white burger and fries shop. It doesn't pay a lot (only $7 but here they are bonused $2-$5 quite often, plus reimbursement). I basically do it for a free meal, as I like their food and the report is pretty quick/easy once you have done it a time or two.

I don't do arches but I'll do their other two FF shops. The last two times I did the red and white one I got stomach cramps afterward. I'm starting to think the yummy fries are just too greasy for my aging digestive tract. I'll probably do them again, but after the memory of the stomach cramps has faded a bit. As a shop, it's pretty easy. Most of MF's shops are pretty easy, actually, which is why I do so many of them.

I expect at some point they'll disillusion me but for now, they're a great place for shoppers to learn the ropes.

I forgot about the other one. I don't do arches either but I will do the sit-down Chinese fast food one every now and then for a free meal.

Arches, hedgehog, red/white, Chinese around here. And the king place briefly, not sure if they're still there or if that was a temporary gig. MF has a LOT of FF shops. I go there first when trying to plan lunch for routes because there's a good chance one or the other will be available.

itsasecret Wrote:
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> That leaves more shops for me.

You can have them all...

Of all the states I have shopped in over the years,
Arizona is not one of them. Asked to do a couple
of "fly in" routes, but really have had no interest
in going to Arizona.

routeshopper Wrote:
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> I don't mind the Market Force ones because I have
> been doing them for years so I can practically do
> them wearing a blindfold and headphones. Usually
> flaky shoppers with that company will wind up
> cancelling shops in the first couple of weeks and
> you can pick them up on week 3 or for with a
> bonus. I only pick up a few of these per month
> though, as they are not the big moneymakers. For
> me they are just an easy way of getting out of
> making my own lunch or dinner.
.
Agreed! I did 5 the last week of last month. For someone starting out you probably need to do some FF shops so the MSC can see how you do, that you check your board, etc.

Reason I say that is I think my last FF MS was in 2009 and then I started to checkout merchandising side when MF asorbed Certified. Then for some circumstances not totally in my control had to take a break starting June 2011. In the later part of 2012, started checking MS again. I had to email MF to reactivate to be able to log in to my MS account. I had to start like a newbie again and take a few shops to show them I was interested, that I was reliable, etc. In the last couple of months they have been calling me to do last minute FF shops with bonuses.

I got kicked off the red/white from doing to many. My favorite is the sandwich/soup café.

vicky5 Wrote:
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> ...are there any
> that are known for having casual dining and/or
> fast food shops?

IntelliShop. Brandt Group. Maritz.

Love the Red and White burger shop! I only do the Arches when it is bonused to $12 to $20. I was called last minute to do one for $30 but it was way too far at the last minute on a Sunday night. I've NEVER seen the Chinese one. There is a new sushi one I want to try but it keeps getting snapped up.

Maritz does fast food? I've only seen banks and gas stations on their board here. Maybe I should go check again, haven't looked in awhile.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/17/2013 01:04AM by CAscotch.

Mercantile

CAscotch,
I assume that was directed at me. If you see other posts I have made, I have expressed appreciation. I am not on this board constantly, but I am on now expressing appreciation again. I actually don't see a reply to this post from you that I should be appreciative of. I thank all of those who have replied.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/10/2013 05:39PM by vicky5.

cubbiecat Wrote:
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> I got kicked off the red/white from doing to many.
> My favorite is the sandwich/soup café.


I won't do the sandwich/soup cafe anymore unless it's bonused. $4 bucks and the reimbursment doesn't even pay for the required purchase? No thanks. Last month I was able to pick one up that was bonused to $8.

Love the red/white and the Chinese. I also like the chicken place that is here and in the south, bird burger and the initialed brewhouse chain.

I'll do the arches when they get bonused to $15 or more.

Yes, indeed! Much better than the arches. Those are quite a pain in the rear end!

rainy Wrote:
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> The only shop I do through Marketforce is the red
> and white burger and fries shop. It doesn't pay a
> lot (only $7 but here they are bonused $2-$5 quite
> often, plus reimbursement). I basically do it for
> a free meal, as I like their food and the report
> is pretty quick/easy once you have done it a time
> or two.