@CaliGirl925 wrote:
I like them. The schedulers are nice, payments come on time, the shops are scheduled consistently with flexibility, and the shops pay relatively well for the work done. Plus I like the food... it's not my favorite, but I have been known to buy it on my own dime.
They updated the report so that it's quicker now, but it can still be daunting when you first start. My advice would be to give it about 3 months doing one or two shops a month. If it's not an easy enough report that you feel it's worth your time at that point, it probably never will be.
@weatherman2111 wrote:
They can be fun, though don't count on getting a lot of work. The MSC had a lot of turnover a few months a go on the backend and they seem to be putting shoppers on a limit now. At least they put me on one without telling me about the change. Communication can be a little hit or miss to. I think they may be overloading some of their schedulers.
@HonnyBrown wrote:
I heard he MSC had a shake up. I've never worked with them. What do you mean by "limits?"
@weatherman2111 wrote:
They can be fun, though don't count on getting a lot of work. The MSC had a lot of turnover a few months a go on the backend and they seem to be putting shoppers on a limit now. At least they put me on one without telling me about the change. Communication can be a little hit or miss to. I think they may be overloading some of their schedulers.
@roflwofl wrote:
I'm just blown away that anybody could stand to eat Chipotle 20-25 times a month. I like Chipotle, but, OMG, that's almost every day!
@DareWright wrote:
I enjoy the Chipotle shops. The msc is great. I like that they have a FB page. The old reports took me 1.5 hours. Now I can do them in about 45 minutes. You have to order a bag of chips. You do not have to order a drink. I usually just get the free cup of water. Usually you can order tacos, salad, burrito or bowl. Sometimes you cannot order the tacos due to the monthly scenario.
Weatherman2111, I'm not sure why you were given a limit of 2 shops per month. I usually do 2-4 a month. For December I have 3 assigned to me.
@walesmaven wrote:
Easy solution to the calorie issue... Decline the rice, order a bowl or a salad, and take half home for tomorrow's lunch. End of problem.
@weatherman2111 wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
I heard he MSC had a shake up. I've never worked with them. What do you mean by "limits?"
@weatherman2111 wrote:
They can be fun, though don't count on getting a lot of work. The MSC had a lot of turnover a few months a go on the backend and they seem to be putting shoppers on a limit now. At least they put me on one without telling me about the change. Communication can be a little hit or miss to. I think they may be overloading some of their schedulers.
I've been told I have a hard limit of 2 shops per month. I used to do 20-25. They won't even give me any orphan shops anymore.
@ChrisCooper wrote:
@honnybrown, I'm with you on CaliTort! Hate the decor, but the food is really good, especially the sauces. The Korean BBQ sauce and onion-cilantro sauce on the Street Tacos are so good. Each taco is ~300 calories with everything on it. That's not too bad. One taco would be enough for lunch. Two is always better, but I could get by with just one.
I only do the shops when the LTO is the Tacos because any other LTO exceeds their reimbursement.
@walesmaven wrote:
Easy solution to the calorie issue... Decline the rice, order a bowl or a salad, and take half home for tomorrow's lunch. End of problem.
@HonnyBrown wrote:
Another option is to order the kids meal because it has smaller portions.
@walesmaven wrote:
Easy solution to the calorie issue... Decline the rice, order a bowl or a salad, and take half home for tomorrow's lunch. End of problem.
@CaliGirl925 wrote:
There's no California Tortilla out here that I'm aware of ... ironic that they don't have any locations in CA.
Too bad, because the food sounds good!
To answer a few questions above, you can usually order any entree you want, though there are occasionally monthly requirements that take one or two items off the list. You do have to order chips, but don't have to eat them all. My usual order in California's pricey Bay Area is about $9, which leave some room for profit, but if you don't like the food or are annoyed by the report, then it's probably not worth it.
It's true that the food there is calorie-laden. But strangely, I've never been forced by any of the staff to order the biggest entree and clear my plate before leaving. They're even happy to give me a lid to take my leftovers home to have for lunch the next day. But my perfect number of Chiptole shops is 1.25 a month. One a month most months with an extra one every 4th or 5th month is perfect for me. That keeps me familiar enough with the report that I don't forget stuff, and keeps me looking forward to the meal without dreading the report. I can't imagine doing 20+ shops a month.
@Tarantado wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
Another option is to order the kids meal because it has smaller portions.
@walesmaven wrote:
Easy solution to the calorie issue... Decline the rice, order a bowl or a salad, and take half home for tomorrow's lunch. End of problem.
Not allowed on the shops...
Why not just split the food ordered as two meals, which really is a much better value than ordering a kid's meal.... Basically, take home leftovers, as walesmaven suggested? This is just coming from my cheapskate mindset, so don't mind me!
@Tarantado wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
Another option is to order the kids meal because it has smaller portions.
@walesmaven wrote:
Easy solution to the calorie issue... Decline the rice, order a bowl or a salad, and take half home for tomorrow's lunch. End of problem.
Not allowed on the shops...
Why not just split the food ordered as two meals, which really is a much better value than ordering a kid's meal.... Basically, take home leftovers, as walesmaven suggested? This is just coming from my cheapskate mindset, so don't mind me!
@roflwofl wrote:
If Honny dines with her husband and he orders a bowl, burrito, or whatever, then her meal could be a kid's meal or a single taco with no problems. The requirement is:
"Burrito AND Chips or THREE tacos AND Chips or Salad AND Chips or Burrito bowl AND Chips.
You must purchase a normal sized bag of chips- child chip purchases are NOT acceptable."
I frequently take a friend with me who doesn't eat near as much as me. I order a bowl and she orders a single taco on corn tortilla and I order a bag of chips.
That has not been my experience at all. I'm regularly assigned 3-5 chipotle shops per month from them (in addition to their other client in my area) and they've been amazingly grateful when I can pick up orphans.@weatherman2111 wrote:
@HonnyBrown wrote:
I heard he MSC had a shake up. I've never worked with them. What do you mean by "limits?"
@weatherman2111 wrote:
They can be fun, though don't count on getting a lot of work. The MSC had a lot of turnover a few months a go on the backend and they seem to be putting shoppers on a limit now. At least they put me on one without telling me about the change. Communication can be a little hit or miss to. I think they may be overloading some of their schedulers.
I've been told I have a hard limit of 2 shops per month. I used to do 20-25. They won't even give me any orphan shops anymore.