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@Summit Scheduling wrote:
2. The minimum weight has to be 1 lb. and the max is not 2 lb.
3. The shopper can pay the difference for the reimbursement.
This is confusing to me for number two.....So is it that you CAN go over two pounds or the maximum is two pounds. If the maximum is not two pounds, is there a maximum?
Thank you!
@ShopperShel wrote:
My applied for shops are now gone. And I wasn't scheduled. Massive, huge bummer. I've done almost 100 of these shops with the former company. Guess that wasn't enough...
I'm in a similar boat. I applied for three and only got one. I was surprised someone else got the one across the street from where I work. It's in a really bad neighborhood and they had a shooting in the parking lot last week.
The shopper is responsible for the cost of shipping the additional weight above two pounds. For instance, you ship 2 lbs 8 ounces. The shipping fee to anywhere in Zone 1 is $6.70. The cost to ship up to 2 lbs 0 ounces to anywhere in Zone 1 is $5.95 so you will receive $5.95 from the MSC and the "extra" $0.75 will not be reimbursed. You can ship as much as you want, but the most you will be reimbursed for in Zone 1 is $5.95 quote=Chix]
@Summit Scheduling wrote:
2. The minimum weight has to be 1 lb. and the max is not 2 lb.
3. The shopper can pay the difference for the reimbursement.
This is confusing to me for number two.....So is it that you CAN go over two pounds or the maximum is two pounds. If the maximum is not two pounds, is there a maximum?
Thank you!
Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008
I have three shops planned, one for Thursday and two for Friday now that we have the zone and weight issues settled. Yay! My fiance is going to feel spoiled!
Silver certified for 11 years and happily shopping Arizona!
I just finished my first one for this company AND used the app on my smart phone. Loved it! I was in and out of the post office AND report done in less than 15 minutes.
There are two types of people in this world: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
After reading 10 pages here, and the guideline, I did not see if we are allowed to use debit or credit card. It was cash only from the two prior msp.
Not my circus - Not my monkeys @(*.*)@
~Polish Proverb~
~Polish Proverb~
@cubbiecat wrote:
After reading 10 pages here, and the guideline, I did not see if we are allowed to use debit or credit card. It was cash only from the two prior msp.
I use my Amex card with no issues
Just finished two today. Man, I love this new survey! I can see the things that are missing, and the one additional exterior check was pretty to adapt. I will be doing many more of these if I can help it.
#burntoutinthebigapple
I finished one today, and I have two tomorrow. The first one was great, the form was mostly logical and easy to fill out. The shop literally took two minutes (no other customers at all) and the report took me less than 10. Tomorrow I'll be checking out the mobile app.
Silver certified for 11 years and happily shopping Arizona!
At the risk of hi-jacking this thread, can anyone tell me if the MSC will take until January to pay shops completed in November? If I do shops this week, I won't get paid until December? Is that correct? Thank you.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2015 04:03AM by ceasesmith.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2015 04:03AM by ceasesmith.
I am pretty sure I saw something saying they pay the same as the last msc, everything done this month paid on the 15th of next month.
That would be different from the normal payment cycle for the MSC.
@Summit Scheduling wrote:
2. The minimum weight has to be 1 lb. and the max is not 2 lb.
3. The shopper can pay the difference for the reimbursement.
This is not at all clear (in fact, #3 literally makes no sense), and it's no wonder people are, or might be, confused. It apparently should read:
2. The minimum weight is 1 lb., and the maximum weight for reimbursement is 2 lb.
3. Shoppers may ship packages weighing more than 2 lb., but are responsible for paying the amount that exceeds the reimbursement. Or, "...responsible for the difference in cost between the actual amount and the reimbursed amount."
I still don't see how MSCs can expect shoppers to follow instructions that are this poorly worded. That's why my motto is, "If it's not 100-percent clear, ask, ask, and ask again."
I learn something new every day, but not everyday!
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.
According to their Agreement: MSC"... will pay you for each assignment within 45 days after you fulfill it..."
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2015 12:49PM by bashfulbabies.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2015 12:49PM by bashfulbabies.
This is an excerpt from an email that I received from the scheduler from my area.
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You will send a boxed item to someone within the United States. You do
not have to send it to a specific zone. If you choose to send to an area
that is more expensive than the reimbursement, you are allowed to do
that and pay the difference.
You can complete up to 4 shops per day and up to 20 per week!
**********Shops are paid via Paypal on the 15th of the month after you complete
your shop.*************
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Additionally, as for the reimbursement, I don't think it means that you have to pay for the difference over 2 lbs necessarily. There is a stated maximum reimbursement amount. If you go over that amount, box and postage included, then you have to pay the overage. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but that's how I read it, and that is in line with the last msc.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2015 02:22PM by onepotatotwo.
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You will send a boxed item to someone within the United States. You do
not have to send it to a specific zone. If you choose to send to an area
that is more expensive than the reimbursement, you are allowed to do
that and pay the difference.
You can complete up to 4 shops per day and up to 20 per week!
**********Shops are paid via Paypal on the 15th of the month after you complete
your shop.*************
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Additionally, as for the reimbursement, I don't think it means that you have to pay for the difference over 2 lbs necessarily. There is a stated maximum reimbursement amount. If you go over that amount, box and postage included, then you have to pay the overage. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but that's how I read it, and that is in line with the last msc.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/2015 02:22PM by onepotatotwo.
@onepotatotwo wrote:
This is an excerpt from an email that I received from the scheduler from my area.
-----------------------------------------
You will send a boxed item to someone within the United States. You do
not have to send it to a specific zone. If you choose to send to an area
that is more expensive than the reimbursement, you are allowed to do
that and pay the difference.
You can complete up to 4 shops per day and up to 20 per week!
**********Shops are paid via Paypal on the 15th of the month after you complete
your shop.*************
--------------------------------------------------
Additionally, as for the reimbursement, I don't think it means that you have to pay for the difference over 2 lbs necessarily. There is a stated maximum reimbursement amount. If you go over that amount, box and postage included, then you have to pay the overage. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but that's how I read it, and that is in line with the last msc.
I don't really know what the guidelines are or how they are worded, since I didn't get one of these shops. The only context I have is what was posted here, and those instructions are as clear as mud. I re-worked those to make them make sense, but apparently they're not even correct, either! Sigh....
What you posted is far more clear, and if those are stated in the shop instructions, there should be no misunderstanding at all..
I learn something new every day, but not everyday!
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.
Hi all, just to clarify:
- I struggled with the wording of the weights, that went out in an email and yes the guidelines are very clear.
The question that was outstanding at the time was that shoppers were concerned that 2 lb was the maximum weight. I hesitated to put "there is no maximum" because there will always be that one guy...you know... So my intent was to clarify that 2 lb was not the maximum as it had been before. Sorry for the confusion.
The box must be 1 lb, and it can be heavier than 2 lbs, and if you go over the max reimbursement you can pay the difference. Again I hesitated to put "there is no maximum" - it must still go by the specified mail class so whatever the max is on that is the max.
- I struggled with the wording of the weights, that went out in an email and yes the guidelines are very clear.
The question that was outstanding at the time was that shoppers were concerned that 2 lb was the maximum weight. I hesitated to put "there is no maximum" because there will always be that one guy...you know... So my intent was to clarify that 2 lb was not the maximum as it had been before. Sorry for the confusion.
The box must be 1 lb, and it can be heavier than 2 lbs, and if you go over the max reimbursement you can pay the difference. Again I hesitated to put "there is no maximum" - it must still go by the specified mail class so whatever the max is on that is the max.
Owner
Summit Scheduling and Editing
Summit Scheduling and Editing
@Summit Scheduling wrote:
Hi all, just to clarify:
- I struggled with the wording of the weights, that went out in an email and yes the guidelines are very clear.
The question that was outstanding at the time was that shoppers were concerned that 2 lb was the maximum weight. I hesitated to put "there is no maximum" because there will always be that one guy...you know... So my intent was to clarify that 2 lb was not the maximum as it had been before. Sorry for the confusion.
The box must be 1 lb, and it can be heavier than 2 lbs, and if you go over the max reimbursement you can pay the difference. Again I hesitated to put "there is no maximum" - it must still go by the specified mail class so whatever the max is on that is the max.
yep, the guidelines are concise, clear and definitely understandable.
I agree the guidelines are clear. I have two shops next week and I will report one on my phone app and one on a PC.
Not my circus - Not my monkeys @(*.*)@
~Polish Proverb~
~Polish Proverb~
This is an embarrassingly simple new shopper question. When I've shopped other MSCs their systems have given a date range for the shop in the job description then made me select the date I wanted to complete the shop when I applied. Nothing showed up when I applied for these USPS shops beyond the one week window they mentioned in the description. I can't seem to find anything in the confirmation email or my assignment board beyond start Oct. 31 21:00 (when the facility is closed) and due date Nov 7 20:59. Beyond the max 4 per day and 30 min. between shops, can these be done any day during that week?
They seem good enough for me.
Happily shopping Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut
@wwin wrote:
This is an embarrassingly simple new shopper question. When I've shopped other MSCs their systems have given a date range for the shop in the job description then made me select the date I wanted to complete the shop when I applied. Nothing showed up when I applied for these USPS shops beyond the one week window they mentioned in the description. I can't seem to find anything in the confirmation email or my assignment board beyond start Oct. 31 21:00 (when the facility is closed) and due date Nov 7 20:59. Beyond the max 4 per day and 30 min. between shops, can these be done any day during that week?
Yes, you can go any day between your start and due dates.
Owner
Summit Scheduling and Editing
Summit Scheduling and Editing
@Summit Scheduling wrote:
Yes, you can go any day between your start and due dates.
That's one thing I've always appreciated about these shops! It's nice to have the flexibility if you end up needing it.
I hope I can get a couple of these next round!
I learn something new every day, but not everyday!
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.
@BirdyC wrote:
@Summit Scheduling wrote:
Yes, you can go any day between your start and due dates.
That's one thing I've always appreciated about these shops! It's nice to have the flexibility if you end up needing it.
I hope I can get a couple of these next round!
There will be more shops posted this quarter still, for another two scenarios. I know they are coming but I don't know when.
Owner
Summit Scheduling and Editing
Summit Scheduling and Editing
Can you tell me who the new company is? I did a lot with the old and counted on the extra money.
Mod note: It is against forum rules to link the MSC with the client, and also an ICA violation. By asking others who the company is, you are asking them to violate their ICAs and the forum rules, and I'm sure that was not your intent.
The scheduler for these jobs has been posting on this thread with information. Send a PM to her and she may be able to help you out.
Mod note: It is against forum rules to link the MSC with the client, and also an ICA violation. By asking others who the company is, you are asking them to violate their ICAs and the forum rules, and I'm sure that was not your intent.
The scheduler for these jobs has been posting on this thread with information. Send a PM to her and she may be able to help you out.
I am so, so, happy USPS made the switch. I had done 35 Assort. shops for the former MSC and having an average rating of 10. Then they stopped scheduling anything with me in the last 18 mo. I spent a year emitting them asking why I no longer got notifications. Then I gave up. My account still says active. Go figure.I just got 2 USPS from new MSC. YAY!
They get snatched up very quickly here. I check frequently and only ever see backup availability.
Just completed my first with the new msp on friday. We will see what they pay as it was zone 1 but over 2lbs and shipping was $6.70. If I lose $.75 or $.85 no big deal as they pay $2 more for the shopper fee so I actually still gain $1.15 or $1.25. Funny I did a UPS Store shop different company right before across the street from the USPS shop and for a box going to the same place weiging no more than 2 ounces they charged over $9 and that was the cheap option which would take till Tuesday. USPS way cheaper. Made $8 on UPS Store and $11.15 or 11.25 or $12 for the USPS. I do like the report better as no stupid narrative required.
Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.
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