It is late in the month so those schedulers need to fill their quotas. They are accustomed to good shoppers asking for a bonus at this time of the month; even more so later in a calendar quarter. I have never, ever, had a scheduler hold it against me that I asked for a bonus. If they can't, they can't, but at least I have told them that I would do it if it made good financial sense. It's all in how you say "no," or "maybe." The following interchange is not an exaggeration; shops in outlying areas often (and I do mean often!) carry bonuses as large or larger than what is in my example.
This goes something like this:
Scheduler: I have a bungle burger shop due by the 24th. Can you do it?
You: When and what pay?
Sched: West Boondock, $7 reimbursement and $4 fee.
You: that's 15 miles from here. I would go that far for a fee of $30, but I would also need some other shops out there to make even that worthwhile. If that works for you, I will put you on hold while I check my calendar to see what day I could go out there.
Now, you are going to need to be able to see your calendar on your smartphone, unless that call caught you at a computer. And, you may need to check a map. If you cannot do both of those things without disconnecting you may need to make arrangements stating that if you hear back from the scheduler, via email, that the date, bonus and additional shops are confirmed within xxx minutes/hours, you will accept the shops. WHILE YOU ARE ON THE PHONE, get that scheduler's email address and immediately follow-up with an email confirming the details of your conversation.
Enjoy!
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.