Panera Bread Fast Food Shop

Hi All,
I am a fairly new shopper. I've been doing this for about 2 months now but have completed my 100th shop! Not bad for a rookie, huh... Well, I just need some advice on a Panera Bread Shop that I picked up. I attempted to perform it last night but there is just no possible way to get a picture of the menu board because it's posted so high up on the wall under bright lighting. Does anyone know a way to get accurate prices without having to take notes from the menu board? I am completely stumped. The scheduler gives a couple of ideas on how to politely ask the staff for a picture without being outed as a shopper but that only works if I can actually snap a good enough picture to use. I am using my smartphone (iphone 6) you would think this would be good enough. I guess not! Have any of you done one of these shops? Any tips or tricks to share?
Thanks so much!

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/23/2015 03:11AM by LuxeShopper.

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With your phone, turn off the flash and tap on the screen to focus on a specific area of the menu board. You shouldn't have issues getting decent pictures. Yes, I've done these shops you're referring to.

Shopping the Greater Denver Area, Colorado Springs and in-between in Colorado. 33 year old male and willing to travel!

Zoom... why didn't I think about my zoom feature. Thanks so much for the tip!

Can you provide the initials of the MS company for this one? Used to be {MSC name removed).

Mod note: Linking an MSC with its client is a violation of Forum rules and probably also a breach of your ICA.

@kannere2 wrote:

Can you provide the initials of the MS company for this one? Used to be removed MSC name.

Still against forum rules and likely our IC agreements with the MSC.....

Shopping the Greater Denver Area, Colorado Springs and in-between in Colorado. 33 year old male and willing to travel!

I prefer the internal shopping MSC instead of the price board competitive shop. After I get my $1 pastry add on to the pick 2 with and a good sandwich and a salad or a soup bowl and three refills of that good iced tea, I end up making about $1.

The report is brain dead simple and quick. I'll trade it for the meal. I am usually eating the cinnamon roll and sipping the last glass of tea as I do the report. I have never seen them bonused here and they get snapped up on the first day posted at the base rate.

Sometime they allow you to take pictures if they have a takeout menu with prices. Depends who the msc is.

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

I would do a Panera for just reimbursement--I love their food. I have a few in my area but I haven't seen the jobs offered with any of the companies I am signed up with. I am NOT asking for anyone to tell me but if the scheduler for these shop reads this--drop me a note.

I got a Panera shop once; it was the best breakfast I ever had. I swore I would sign up for every one that came my way, even at base pay... Then, I never saw them again. I'm guessing they switched companies awhile ago and I just haven't found them yet.

Edited to correct a typo.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/2015 01:43PM by meghan9262.

I did a shop for them in May at the same place they have always been, although it could have moved since then. They have always come up very infrequently for me though, and then they are gone very fast.

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