Notorious pizza shop photo requirements have changed?

I got this email today:
"Our photo shop Requirements have been changed! These shops are now easier than ever to complete!"
advertising a shop available for self assignment for the pizza shop shopped by 3 companies (to the best of my knowledge).

Have thy really changed or is this just a scheduling gimmick. Usually, by the time I am done with all the photo requirements, the pizza is cold and I have lost any desire to partake of it.

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I only accept these when they come with bonuses. I have no intrensic or culinary use for cold, chain-store pizzas that have been flipped over for photos. Show me the money, Papa!

That being said, I have never had a photo rejected, and I use my cell phone camera. I have found the best lighting is outdoors. The color and contrast always come out fine. Don't forget the tags with the store & job ID, and no "body parts" can be shown. (Not sure why they have to say that. Do they think I would expose my liver or perhaps an even more offensive part of the male anatomy!!!???)

IMTrashman Wrote:
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>Don't forget the tags with the store & job ID, and no "body
> parts" can be shown. (Not sure why they have to
> say that. Do they think I would expose my liver
> or perhaps an even more offensive part of the male
> anatomy!!!???)

Since I have never seen that admonition, I can only think they're worried you might expose something and, I suspect, it's not your liver they're worried about.

(heart)

I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

stilllearning Wrote:
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> IMTrashman Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >Don't forget the tags with the store & job ID,
> and no "body
> > parts" can be shown. (Not sure why they have
> to
> > say that. Do they think I would expose my
> liver
> > or perhaps an even more offensive part of the
> male
> > anatomy!!!???)
>
> Since I have never seen that admonition, I can
> only think they're worried you might expose
> something and, I suspect, it's not your liver
> they're worried about.
>
> (heart)

Perhaps the pepperoni?

I've gotten them for 25 bucks but I hate the pizza so much that I have to subtract the reimbursement amount as It isn't something I need or want. It's about a 7 dollar shop but since they bring it to me it's worth the phone call and a couple of photos.

MMMM Wrote:
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> I got this email today:
> "Our photo shop Requirements have been changed!
> These shops are now easier than ever to
> complete!"
> advertising a shop available for self assignment
> for the pizza shop shopped by 3 companies (to the
> best of my knowledge).
>
> Have thy really changed or is this just a
> scheduling gimmick. Usually, by the time I am done
> with all the photo requirements, the pizza is cold
> and I have lost any desire to partake of it.

I haven't seen the change. As you didn't name the client, which MSC? Please let us know if you find out what is different with the photo requirements.

I don't like store-bought frozen pizza, but they're nice to have on hand. I have had luck with freezing pizza from shops, thawing, doctoring them up, then reheating in the oven.

Why don't they ever ask us how we like (or don't like) the pizza on those shops? I throw mine back in the oven to warm it up after the pictures, but it really never tastes good. I have had the specialty pizzas from there, they always have more than 2 toppings and the pizza isn't too bad. But the approved topping list and only 2 toppings is awful!! I still breakdown once or twice a year when there is a big bonus and do one. My husband has threatened to fix his own dinner if I ever do another one . . .

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I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.

The pizza shops are perfect for me since I have a 16 year old boy. I eat maybe one of piece of it and give the rest to him. He takes it to the garage (teenage hangout place with the door up) and invites his buddies over. I know where he is when he's eating free pizza and he doesn't care that it is cold. Only thing I supply to go with it is a 2 liter of soda.

Shopping across Indiana but mostly around Indianapolis.

For me the best was not being asked for my opinion on those things because even a bite would have been too much. Back when the bonuses were truly good, I would take routes. At the time my neighbor had three sons at home and they ranged from 11 to 18, up to 50 if you include her husband. They didn't care how cold or mutilated the pizza was and would practically run over here to get them

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/2013 04:42AM by LisaSTL.

Am I the only person that actually likes that pizza? Only 1 MSC does the ones in my area but I grab it every time it comes up almost. All 3 of the other MSCs have take out shops in one of the cities I shop and I grab those when I can.

There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind

Probably not, it just seems that way. STL is all about thin crust which was never an option on those shops. Even if they had allowed thin crust, the lack of topping choices was a major turn off.

Oh, now I would be ALLLLL over it if it were thin crust. But I can handle the original. And I'm not a heavy topping person naturally, I usually only get 1 or 2 when I order anyway. And most of the ones I like are on the list, except for grilled chicken. :/

There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind

MMMM Wrote:
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> I got this email today:
> "Our photo shop Requirements have been changed!
> These shops are now easier than ever to
> complete!"
> advertising a shop available for self assignment
> for the pizza shop shopped by 3 companies (to the
> best of my knowledge).
>
> Have thy really changed or is this just a
> scheduling gimmick. Usually, by the time I am done
> with all the photo requirements, the pizza is cold
> and I have lost any desire to partake of it.

Scheduling gimmick. Same requirements. They just mean that you do not have to mutilate the pizza anymore.

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