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I know nothing about your situation. However, your post is very difficult to read due to run-on sentences, word choice and grammatical issues. I do know that many MSC's will shy away from a shopper who has those issues in his/her written reports.
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I think your post explains why you aren't given any opportunities from companies. You don't sound very coherent. I would advise you to start looking for a job that doesn't require writing, and take a course in grammatical structural analysis 101. Once you polish up on your writing, then try again with looking for mystery shopping opportunities.
Ease up everyone.... It's a forum and we all shouldn't place judgement on someone based on how they type on a FORUM.
To address your concerns though, that's how business works. Like any industry, MSC's can favor any particular shopper as they please. Hence, why some shoppers are able to negotiate great deals with certain companies, which a normal Joe shopper would likely not be able to negotiate. As shoppers, we learn how to work on our own business development skills and obtain the best jobs for our situations.
To address your concerns though, that's how business works. Like any industry, MSC's can favor any particular shopper as they please. Hence, why some shoppers are able to negotiate great deals with certain companies, which a normal Joe shopper would likely not be able to negotiate. As shoppers, we learn how to work on our own business development skills and obtain the best jobs for our situations.
Very infrequently shopping the Greater Denver Area, Colorado Springs and in-between in Colorado these days.
@Mymoneydrop_712Pjpaps wrote:
I have never had the kind of trouble I’ve had in the past week and a half or two weeks from multiple companies like they’re working together
Nope. The companies are competitors and are not working together. Sometimes it's good to accept responsibility for one's actions and realize that "they" are not out to get you. Did you do any self reflection and examine your work practices and the quality of your work? If these companies have as hard time understanding your writing as I do, that explains a lot.
@Tarantado wrote:
Ease up everyone.... It's a forum and we all shouldn't place judgement on someone based on how they type on a FORUM.
I wasn't trying to be harsh and I recognize that folks will generally be more casual with their writing here than on a report. However, I have seen four posts by the OP and have not been able to fully comprehend any of them - and I teach in a public school where I have learned to interpret all sorts of writing. Were the OP a naturally strong writer, s/he would be able to fire off messages here that, though imperfect, would be easy for readers to understand. It is clear that the OP will need to take extra time to perfect and clarify the writing in his/her narratives in order to make them comprehensible and attractive to MSC's. I cannot comment as to whether or not his/her narratives have been stronger than the posts here. However, as @JASFLALMT has stated, this might be a good point on which to self-reflect and perhaps improve his/her attractiveness to MSC's. If writing is something that does not come easily, s/he might be well-served to seek out MSC's and assignments that are less narrative intensive.
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@Mymoneydrop_712Pjpaps wrote:
I have reason to believe they basically have proven it to myself that a lot of these companies are not offering everybody the same opportunities to even apply for the same jobs I have never had the kind of trouble I’ve had in the past week and a half or two weeks from multiple companies like they’re working together
Well, of course they are not offering the same opportunities to everyone. Why should they? The mystery shopping companies are the customer and they decide which mystery shoppers they want to do business with. Some mystery shoppers are preferred and they get more attention. When I am the customer, I decide which companies I do business with. I like Target much better than Walmart. Is it "unfair" that I almost always choose to shop at Target instead of Walmart? Is a customer expected to be "fair" to Walmart and Target and spend the same amount of money in both stores? Nope, the customer chooses to do business with those they like best. Sounds fair to me.
These audits are not narrative intensive. Tge probably signed up for the qualifying shop and thought they were getting the shop itself. Sucks butt when you do not get the shop!
This is a test. This is only a test of your proofreading and editing capabilities. The OP is writing this way purposefully. This is just my opinion.
About opportunities: as far as I know, some "opportunities" are related to household income and other unique shopper information. Some shoppers are available for a wider variety of shop types. They may be retired, on school break, between career jobs, or otherwise unencumbered. These shoppers may be more likely to take long routes or travel to resorts or other time-consuming shops.
About opportunities: as far as I know, some "opportunities" are related to household income and other unique shopper information. Some shoppers are available for a wider variety of shop types. They may be retired, on school break, between career jobs, or otherwise unencumbered. These shoppers may be more likely to take long routes or travel to resorts or other time-consuming shops.
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Of *course* everyone is not offered the same opportunity. If I own a hotel and have the choice of Steve who has successfully completed hundreds of them and Andrew who is a new shopper, if they cost me the same, why would I ever choose Andrew? A lot of shops never make it to the boards. Schedulers offer them to those who have proven themselves first. Only if they remain unassigned do they get offered to the general shopping public.
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I know the shops of which he speaks. They are presented as routes of anywhere from 5-8 locations at $75 per location. The MSC refers to them as routes and they select the locations in each route.
However, past experience has shown they only need one or two locations per route shopped each month.
I think it just has to be presented better by the MSC.
And just a heads up. If you do land one of these routes, don't expect to be able to do back to back stops on a route. The drivers are in and out of the restaurant before you can do half of the requirements for the shop completion.
You may be able leave location one, skip location two and make it to location three before the truck arrives. They also don't stick to the schedule. They go as fast as they can often showing up before the time (1 hour before the scheduled time) you are supposed to be at the store waiting for them..
However, past experience has shown they only need one or two locations per route shopped each month.
I think it just has to be presented better by the MSC.
And just a heads up. If you do land one of these routes, don't expect to be able to do back to back stops on a route. The drivers are in and out of the restaurant before you can do half of the requirements for the shop completion.
You may be able leave location one, skip location two and make it to location three before the truck arrives. They also don't stick to the schedule. They go as fast as they can often showing up before the time (1 hour before the scheduled time) you are supposed to be at the store waiting for them..
I signed up for them and I have two different dates for the month. I could really dig getting 1 or 2 a month as an addition to my normal route. I picked up 7 stores that need an audit and all are in towns that I frequent for shops and towns that have an additional $50-$100 shop. One of my truck stops is in a town where I can get a $98 bonus on an oil change. I can do an 8 AM oil change if they have a late truck, or a 4PM oil change if they do an early truck. If the truck sneaks in on me, at least there are other locations I could drive to and beat it within a few minutes. I'm kinda diggin' it, but the store closest to me WOULD NOT PICK UP THE PHONE today, so I'm going to just walk in tomorrow and talk to them to schedule it.
MegglesKat
I did one of these audits in December. The instructions were a nightmare. After multiple emails to the MSC, they responded stating they need to update their instructions as they are not correct. They explained I only need to do one of the stores and once I did, the other 9 stores would be removed. Bummer, I wanted to do them all. Well, probably not all because a few were 90 minutes away and the truck delivery times was 4:30 a.m. I keep hoping to receive an email any day showing another one available. Basically, they audit the trucks monthly or quarterly, it sounds like. For me, I got to choose from number of stores, all on the same route. Multiple audits would never be offered on the same day (if you wanted to make a route of it) because you would be auditing the same truck on each stop.
The main reason I did not apply was because of the instructions. I work full time so was not willing to leave my week open to randomly following a truck around all day, maybe multiple days, at who knows what times. Even for one local location, being expected to be on call regardless of day and time seems ridiculous.
Did they ever update the instructions?
Did they ever update the instructions?
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The route is for the same truck. They don't need to check the temperatures of the food at every stop the truck makes. You pick the stops closest to where you are going to be, and hopefully, the previous stop and next stop, are not too far away, in case you miss the truck. Trucks, as stated above, can come early. I can see where someone who has never done it before would think you are doing the whole route. I would recommend communicating with the scheduler before you plan which location to go to.
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Seriously, nobody cares that you're offended.
Seriously, nobody cares that you're offended.
So, are the moderators going to edit the original post since the poster identified the client and the MSC (typos not withstanding)?
ETA: I was wrong. I misunderstood the OP and thought BK was the client. Apologies.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/19/2018 02:03AM by SueGraftonFan.
ETA: I was wrong. I misunderstood the OP and thought BK was the client. Apologies.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/19/2018 02:03AM by SueGraftonFan.
@SueGraftonFan wrote:
So, are the moderators going to edit the original post since the poster identified the client and the MSC (typos not withstanding)?
I thought she was referring to shopping CEO’s.
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Seriously, nobody cares that you're offended.
Seriously, nobody cares that you're offended.
Ah!
I actually had no trouble understanding the OP. I didn't agree with the logic but I guess I've seen too much bad writing. I just visualized someone speaking the words and they came across loud and clear.
I actually had no trouble understanding the OP. I didn't agree with the logic but I guess I've seen too much bad writing. I just visualized someone speaking the words and they came across loud and clear.
Some schedulers work for multiple companies, but the companies themselves do not work together.
Actually the client is named in the body of the post while the MSC is misspelled in the last line.
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The companies do refer shoppers though, sometimes without our knowledge or permission.
I thought the client was the food service company supplying the food, not the restaurant itself.
Kim
These are not "shops" but truck audits. I have done about 60 of them but moved on to other work because they were time consuming, in the sense of waiting for the truck. The audits I did paid $50 + $25 bonus so $75 if you turned them in on time. Things may have changed but when I did mine, I believe you could only do one truck a day or once a week but things might be different now.
Kim, you could be right. My familiarity with the shop is limited to what has been posted on the forum.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I contemplated doing one once but decided not to - wasn't sure if I would have to meet the truck in the morning (I work nights). From what I recall, it was a food delivery company being audited. Anyways, my point in asking was that SueGraftonfan thought the OP committed an ICA violation. The OP named a restaurant that was receiving a delivery so no client was named.
Kim
I apologize if I misunderstood the nature of these assignments. Not having done them myself, I thought BK was the client.
You and me both Sue.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
It's not BK being evaluated. It's the truck. The company the driver works for.... The driver must do and not do.... certain things in the delivery process. .You temp the boxes coming off the truck and report the unacceptable temperatures.@SueGraftonFan wrote:
I apologize if I misunderstood the nature of these assignments. Not having done them myself, I thought BK was the client.
Thank you.
It's not BK being evaluated. It's the truck. The company the driver works for.... The driver must do and not do.... certain things in the delivery process. .You temp the boxes coming off the truck and report the unacceptable temperatures.[/quote]@SunnyDays2 wrote:
I apologize if I misunderstood the nature of these assignments. Not having done them myself, I thought BK was the client.
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