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February 01, 2019 04:30AM
@RedRose22 wrote:

1 more post office not terribly far from home, which works for me because I am worn out from yesterday's almost 400 mile route!

There were some nice bonuses up there this month. I still wouldn't drive all over for them.
I used to schedule a Mexican Food FF place up there. Reimbursement only no bonuses. It was not easy job to get somebody to do Eastern WA in January and February.
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February 01, 2019 05:28AM
@RedRose22 wrote:

Route of bonused shops in the high desert today. Banks, cell phone stores, a post office, & a drive-thru.

Colville and Oroville? Chelan and Leavenworth? I talked with the scheduler about those USPS shops.. I just wasn't going to drive the passes for those..

Hard work builds character and homework is good for your soul.
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February 01, 2019 02:20PM
One onsite visit, 3 non photo gas shops and one photo audit.
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February 01, 2019 02:52PM
@MFJohnston wrote:

@RedRose22 wrote:

Route of bonused shops in the high desert today. Banks, cell phone stores, a post office, & a drive-thru.

Colville and Oroville? Chelan and Leavenworth? I talked with the scheduler about those USPS shops.. I just wasn't going to drive the passes for those..

Actually I live near the state line, and my route was in central OR. I had my eye on Leavenworth and Chelan, but I wasn't able to get a high enough bonus for the distance.

Happily shopping the Pacific Northwest. Shopping since 2013 smiling smiley
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February 01, 2019 03:03PM
Will try to get out long enough to do my last 2 January shops. It was too cold yesterday to be safe, at least for me. Schools here are on 2 hour delayed opening due to slick roads this morning. Nearby school systems are closed! But I need not cross that territory today.

Oddly enough, we expect temps in the low 60s early next week.

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.
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February 01, 2019 03:51PM
Today brings a Habit burger with the best onion rings, no, you don't have to have fries here, anything you want, and it's 1/2 mile from home...so many restaurants, so little time.....

Live consciously....
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February 01, 2019 04:50PM
Phone shops. About 12 of them today, on average $13 (cdn) pay out. Most to Canadian government offices.
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February 02, 2019 03:19AM
I had an apartment shop set for today, call and visit. After multiple attempts all week, I got permission to ask for the target.

I go for a walk every day at lunch. Due to the low temperatures today, I did not plan on walking. I asked for another extension for the shop, explaining why. The scheduler tells me that the client no longer has the property and the shop will be cancelled.

I look at the job board today and the same property is there with due dates early next week.

Self assign done.

Tomorrow is Ace hardware and Shell.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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February 02, 2019 03:26AM
Tomorrow is a quick Freddy's burger and i am done for the weekend
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February 02, 2019 04:39AM
I've done a few routes through the Tri-Cities and into Hermiston... I don't get over there much in the winter - the passes are just too unpredictable. Of course, if the money is there.... My USPS routes last week were both up I-5 through Bellingham....

@RedRose22 wrote:

@MFJohnston wrote:

@RedRose22 wrote:

Route of bonused shops in the high desert today. Banks, cell phone stores, a post office, & a drive-thru.

Colville and Oroville? Chelan and Leavenworth? I talked with the scheduler about those USPS shops.. I just wasn't going to drive the passes for those..

Actually I live near the state line, and my route was in central OR. I had my eye on Leavenworth and Chelan, but I wasn't able to get a high enough bonus for the distance.

Hard work builds character and homework is good for your soul.
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February 02, 2019 01:14PM
MOD Pizza
Fine dining

More fine dining on Monday. I need to decrease the amount of these fine dining shops! They are all I do now.
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February 02, 2019 03:02PM
Another Broken Egg today

Orlando - lightly shopping NC
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February 02, 2019 09:53PM
Hi, how easy/hard are the Habit Burger assignments? Any suggestions? Newbie here, trying to decide if I should take them. There are so many around me, unfortunately just found the MSP today. Thanks.
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February 02, 2019 10:02PM
They are easy, and the instructions are very clear.... best part... you can order what you want
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February 02, 2019 10:02PM
Their easy, just follow directions, they are specific about certain things, but very nice to work with, and their scheduler is the best.....the food is good.

Live consciously....
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February 03, 2019 01:25AM
@HonnyBrown wrote:

I had an apartment shop set for today, call and visit. After multiple attempts all week, I got permission to ask for the target.

I go for a walk every day at lunch. Due to the low temperatures today, I did not plan on walking. I asked for another extension for the shop, explaining why. The scheduler tells me that the client no longer has the property and the shop will be cancelled.

I look at the job board today and the same property is there with due dates early next week.

Self assign done.

Tomorrow is Ace hardware and Shell.

Wow, that seems strange. Which msc?
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February 03, 2019 04:16AM
eye, this was with EPMS. It wasn't strange; she straight up lied. Now the job is back on the board and I got it.

Edited for cell phone typos.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/05/2019 01:58AM by HonnyBrown.
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February 03, 2019 04:21AM
I had an ACE hardware shop today. My department was paint. I ended up leaving with a $5 set of pliers and a new home improvement idea.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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February 03, 2019 12:29PM
Today is Ace hardware and Aldi.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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February 03, 2019 02:30PM
Far-flung locations. Via the beloved wide open spaces. Perfection.smiling smiley

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao-Tzu
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February 03, 2019 04:11PM
@HonnyBrown wrote:

eye, this was with EPMS. It wasn't strange; she straight up lied. Now the jib is back on the board and I got it.

Strange that they'd lie. They have the best schedulers, sorry that happened to you.
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February 03, 2019 04:20PM
Is it possible that the property really was sold and the group that purchased it is a different EPMS client who then immediately ordered more shops?

I do a ton of work for EPMS and have seen properties sold from one client to another. It's never happened while I had one assigned to me, but it could...

@HonnyBrown wrote:

eye, this was with EPMS. It wasn't strange; she straight up lied. Now the jib is back on the board and I got it.

Hard work builds character and homework is good for your soul.
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February 03, 2019 04:45PM
5 grocery stores, The habit, El Pollo Loco
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February 03, 2019 05:47PM
Mon-

One money tree
One sit down bank ( I actually dislike these alot, I always feel really uncomfortable) but the pay is okay so couldnt say no.
One shipping shop

Shopping Idaho and Oregon/Idaho border region.


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/04/2019 02:22PM by dawnhu.
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February 03, 2019 07:28PM
2 Pollo Locos today that I forgot to do yesterday. Not pleased with myself since I'd planned on staying in PJs all day.
ETA I was able to reschedule one of them, which was not available to do last night. smiling smiley

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/03/2019 07:39PM by SoCalMama.
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February 03, 2019 08:45PM
Not returning to MS work until Monday. Then I have a bank phone shop and an on site loan shop, with a hefty bonus.

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.
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February 03, 2019 11:53PM
PEETS coffee today, a testing center on Tuesday, and a whole weekend of shops in Pittsburgh this weekend. Yay!
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February 05, 2019 02:05AM
Yeah, they were sold. I just looked at their website. The new company shops its communities.

@MFJohnston wrote:

Is it possible that the property really was sold and the group that purchased it is a different EPMS client who then immediately ordered more shops?

I do a ton of work for EPMS and have seen properties sold from one client to another. It's never happened while I had one assigned to me, but it could...

@HonnyBrown wrote:

eye, this was with EPMS. It wasn't strange; she straight up lied. Now the job is back on the board and I got it.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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February 05, 2019 02:07AM
Tues

One money tree
One bank shop

Shopping Idaho and Oregon/Idaho border region.
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February 05, 2019 02:10AM
I like their food. I did a lot of them when I was furloughed.

I like PJ days even better.

@SoCalMama wrote:

2 Pollo Locos today that I forgot to do yesterday. Not pleased with myself since I'd planned on staying in PJs all day.
ETA I was able to reschedule one of them, which was not available to do last night. smiling smiley

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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