@wwin wrote:
I'm confused why everyone is talking about audits when the op question seems to be about mystery shops. I like the Maritz gas m shops. The reimbursement covers the required gas (something MF does not in my area) and there are no photos. The downside is that you have to physically make sure the air/water work, unlike MF and Maritz doesn't reimburse for it (in my state it's free if you purchase gas). The report has a little more to it but not much in my opinion.
I have only encountered one or two of the many gas stations Maritz does where it is a straight revealed audit. Usually, there is a mystery shop element where you buy $X of gas and go inside to buy something in the convenience store for a dollar or two. Then, you reveal yourself, put on the vest, take the photos. So, what I'm trying to say is that these gas station audits also involve mystery shopping.
Every client company is a little different regarding what photos are required and what items you are checking. (For example, having to physically check the air pump.) I try to do one visit to begin with to get a real feel for it before I sign up for a bunch of any of the gas companies.
I did a few at my previous location, mostly debranding. Since I have changed locations I have been doing lots of work with Maritz. There are some frustrating things about working with them, but overall I have been paid well and I appreciate them as a company.
As far as the audit that requires a photo of every pump face, I would rather do that than the one that requires a photo of each restroom (that's a bit awkward) and a photo of the food options in the convenience store. Often, the coffee is on one side of the store, the sandwiches are in the middle, and the fruit is somewhere else. But, if you mark down the the location has fruit, fruit had better be in your photo. I have made my own pump chart and I just mark down the various elements as I take the photos and it does not take long at all.