Returning reimbursed item?
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take it easy - there is no justification for repeatedly breaking rules, simple as that
@MSNinja wrote:
@7star wrote:
When we set out to purposely game the system it makes the whole system faulty. There really is no justification to break the rules.
y write this now when u liked swing's op?
swingline11 1m May 20, 2017 02:03AM
I never keep any of things I was required to purchase. Even if the requirements stated not to return items. I just returned it to another store.
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i thought we not supposesd to start new threads on current topics. only the old closed topics.
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I don't ever return items that the MSC has reimbursed me. I have sent items to better homes. My Dad is loving a laptop case that still had the original price tag of over $40 inside and with reimbursement cost me 43 cents.
I don't do purchase and return because the fees aren't worth the drive.
I believe that unless the guidelines tell you specifically you are allowed to return the item to a different store. It's unethical to return anything when you receive reimbursements. It's double dipping and doesn't do our industry any favors for honesty.
Shoppers are constantly pitching fits on this forum about low fees. How can we expect to ask for higher fees if we can't show the MSC's we're willing to be ethical and honest?
I don't ever return items that the MSC has reimbursed me. I have sent items to better homes. My Dad is loving a laptop case that still had the original price tag of over $40 inside and with reimbursement cost me 43 cents.
I don't do purchase and return because the fees aren't worth the drive.
I believe that unless the guidelines tell you specifically you are allowed to return the item to a different store. It's unethical to return anything when you receive reimbursements. It's double dipping and doesn't do our industry any favors for honesty.
Shoppers are constantly pitching fits on this forum about low fees. How can we expect to ask for higher fees if we can't show the MSC's we're willing to be ethical and honest?
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@7star wrote:
take it easy - there is no justification for repeatedly breaking rules, simple as that
I think it was a valid, and still unanswered question.
Why did you like the post if you disagreed with its content?
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Why did the others, some who are "well-respected" like the un-likable comment? Who cares! It's none of our business! It's out business to interrogate someone? Isn't that what you were complaining about Sybil2?
My posts after that have said how rules cannot be broken over and over.
@spicy1 wrote:
Why did the others, some who are "well-respected" like the un-likable comment? Who cares! It's none of our business! It's out business to interrogate someone? Isn't that what you were complaining about Sybil2?
That's not at all what i was complaining about. I'm just curious. I agree with your statement about others who like it, but those people did not comment afterward in disagreement. That's where I got confused.
It's like if someone said "mystery shoppers are all jerks" and I clapped before calling the person judgemental.
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At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
MSCs and or Clients are not looking for Saints. They are looking for a group of people, who they can count on, to preform and report, a factual and unbiased report. Requirement are set in place to make sure a blending of the minds is equal. If you don't like following the rules then you have nothing to say to anybody listening. If we can not be honest and have integrity, why are we Mystery shopping?.
While @freejome, may be an "experience" shopper, they appeared shortly after @swingline11 got blasted. How convenient. The cookies does not fall far from the bakery shelf. Probably are the same person or closely related.
Has anyone ever notice how some people whom blog and are social media tend to post everything about themselves, negative and positive, and want the world to be okay with it?
While @freejome, may be an "experience" shopper, they appeared shortly after @swingline11 got blasted. How convenient. The cookies does not fall far from the bakery shelf. Probably are the same person or closely related.
Has anyone ever notice how some people whom blog and are social media tend to post everything about themselves, negative and positive, and want the world to be okay with it?
My husband would get upset as well saying I don't need them. But I've often explained to him that I am able bodied and if I get up and work for it then I feel that I deserve it. Besides that, I have done two of those shops and he understood that I was getting reimbursed. Really no money out of pocket.
Just a reminder, not everything you read on the internet is real. Just because someone claims to do something unethical doesn't mean they are really doing it. Just like how I made 250k last year mystery shopping... let me teach you how! So something sensational being said could be just that!
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Good point. I bet the swingline person is French too!
Uhh, Bonjour?! (Best commercial ever!)@swingline11 wrote:
Good point. I bet the swingline person is French too!
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I've done it for al***** Just did one for a luxe perfume store. I have it on eBay but if it doesn't sell there, it's going back to the store. I emailed the scheduler. She told me it's ok.
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Hmmm.....
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Richard Feynman-- letter to Ashok Arora, 4 January 1967, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005) p. 230
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@LuxeShopper wrote:
I've done it for al***** Just did one for a luxe perfume store. I have it on eBay but if it doesn't sell there, it's going back to the store. I emailed the scheduler. She told me it's ok.
You had the ethical sense to get permission. I respect that.
Do not read so much, look about you and think of what you see there.
Richard Feynman-- letter to Ashok Arora, 4 January 1967, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005) p. 230
Richard Feynman-- letter to Ashok Arora, 4 January 1967, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005) p. 230
I have done a shops where they want you to purchase an item, then return it a few hours later or the next day. One shop changed this to not having to return the item. Just purchase it. You had to spend 80-100.00. There was no reimbursement. So it was up to you if you wanted to keep the item or not.
I had one shop that did purchase an item that did not need. I was reimbursed for it. I waited 4-6 weeks & returned it. I kept the reimbursement as feel it helps pay for my time to do the shop. I only did this once as I don't make a habit of doing this. I only do shops where I want or need the item being purchased. And I seldom do return shops because don't get additional fee to do it.
I had one shop that did purchase an item that did not need. I was reimbursed for it. I waited 4-6 weeks & returned it. I kept the reimbursement as feel it helps pay for my time to do the shop. I only did this once as I don't make a habit of doing this. I only do shops where I want or need the item being purchased. And I seldom do return shops because don't get additional fee to do it.
I have found that if you are not sure - just ask, I had two shops, same location, same company, same shop, but different guidelines, one I was told I would be reimbursed for the item so I naturally kept it and now my Daughter is enjoying her new socks lol, the other time I was not so sure so I asked the scheduler, she got back to me right away and said 'this one has no reimbursement so you are welcome to return the item' which I did about a week later. I purposely bought something I knew I would not be tempted to keep! We all can make choices, if you don't have the money for the purchase then do not accept the shop. That's just my motto.
I did it several times.
I my experience, the guidelines are specific if/when you can return an item. If you are not allowed to, you can always use it as a gift or sell it on eBay or one of the new apps. In this case, if it were me, I'd want you to KEEP the shoes - as a man married many decades, I know that it is important to keep your lady happy! ; P
I just did this shop and there was nothing that said you couldn't return it. I was thinking of doing the same thing but not sure yet. Now that I have them home they would make a good addition to my wardrobe, this is he problem with shops like this for me.
I've just started shopping again after a long hiatus, and this is the first thread I see.... Disheartening that some shoppers think it's OK to return an item for which they've been reimbursed and/or for which the shop guidelines state not to return.
I may be wrong, but generally speaking, I think if you get reimbursement for an item, you're usually not allowed to return it--even if your reimbursement doesn't cover the full purchase price. I've never seen it allowed in any of the shops I've done where I've had a purchase and reimbursement. But I don't do many shops that require a purchase, other than purchase and return shops, so my experience is relatively limited.
I don't think "double dipping" is what MSCs have in mind when they reimburse for an item. If shoppers feel they have to get paid twice for an item they must purchase in order to "make it worthwhile," then they simply shouldn't accept the shop.
Obviously, if the shop guidelines say it's OK to return, no problem. If the guidelines are silent on the issue, best thing to do is to ask the scheduler if a return is allowed. If not, then don't. It's so simple.
I may be wrong, but generally speaking, I think if you get reimbursement for an item, you're usually not allowed to return it--even if your reimbursement doesn't cover the full purchase price. I've never seen it allowed in any of the shops I've done where I've had a purchase and reimbursement. But I don't do many shops that require a purchase, other than purchase and return shops, so my experience is relatively limited.
I don't think "double dipping" is what MSCs have in mind when they reimburse for an item. If shoppers feel they have to get paid twice for an item they must purchase in order to "make it worthwhile," then they simply shouldn't accept the shop.
Obviously, if the shop guidelines say it's OK to return, no problem. If the guidelines are silent on the issue, best thing to do is to ask the scheduler if a return is allowed. If not, then don't. It's so simple.
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You're so right, Birdy. It's as simple as right & wrong.
However, it seems many people lack the moral compass that helps us ordinary folks determine right from wrong.
However, it seems many people lack the moral compass that helps us ordinary folks determine right from wrong.
Welcome back, Birdy! Good to hear from you again.
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Welcome back, Birdy! Good to hear from you again.
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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.
I recently returned an item a few days after the shop. The total pay was $15, the item I bought was $88.80 (after taxes). I would have kept it if it was practical to use daily, but it ultimately wasn't practical for me. There was nothing in the guidelines about returns, and I returned a couple of days later.
@Kakita987 wrote:
I recently returned an item a few days after the shop. The total pay was $15, the item I bought was $88.80 (after taxes). I would have kept it if it was practical to use daily, but it ultimately wasn't practical for me. There was nothing in the guidelines about returns, and I returned a couple of days later.
Will you also return the reimbursement?
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@Irene_L.A. wrote:
@Kakita987 wrote:
I recently returned an item a few days after the shop. The total pay was $15, the item I bought was $88.80 (after taxes). I would have kept it if it was practical to use daily, but it ultimately wasn't practical for me. There was nothing in the guidelines about returns, and I returned a couple of days later.
Will you also return the reimbursement?
The poster said what the total pay was. No indication whether any of that was reimbursement.
I'm not arguing the ethics because no returns means no returns so there is no justification. However, I don't see how this could be getting paid twice or double dipping. The reimbursement is basically a wash so the shopper is trading merchandise for an actual cash payment.
On a more pleasant note, welcome back BirdyC:-)
On a more pleasant note, welcome back BirdyC:-)
@BirdyC wrote:
If shoppers feel they have to get paid twice for an item they must purchase in order to "make it worthwhile," then they simply shouldn't accept the shop.
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