You are the one whining about not being paid adequately for your efforts.
I'm not implying that you are lying, only that you should have more profit in those routes than what you are getting. I would not bother with the routes that you are describing without actively looking to improve their profitability.
1. Duh.
2. Little tiny towns have gas stations. Every little tiny town has at least one - even in Louisiana.
3. Duh. Don't shop them on Sundays.
4. Time zones... Going east to west, you gain an hour.... Take advantage of it.
5. Weather... We all have that.
6. We all have limits. I have never suggested lengthening your route.
7. That depends on how many miles you are driving. A small rental should cost you about $30/day and get 35 mpg. If you are driving 500 miles in a day the it will save you $95 in gas figuring gas is $3.50/gal. So, your $40 motel and car rental will save you $25/day. If you are driving less than that, you might want to look at doing day routes instead.
8. You need to find different MSC's if you are not getting reimbursed for gas at gas stations. I have done them for two different companies and always had a small gas reimbursement.
If support to you is:
"Great job. I'm so proud of you for working towards poverty!" I'll shut up now.
If support to you is:
"You've got a start to something decent. However, I have some ideas to help you make more money," you'll get a lot of ideas on this forum.
Who am I? I'm a guy who got a whole not of good advice and constructive ideas from posting and asking questions on this forum. I do this part time to supplement my salary from my full time work. Using the sage advice from some of the folks you are deriding for the comments to you, I have found a way to turn this part time gig into a fairly profitable endeavor. I have earned just shy of $3,000 this month from shopping (NOT including reimbursements) and am hoping to put together a $500 day tomorrow. The information I am sharing with you is EXACTLY what I do to earn said money.
Why do I take the time to share what I've learned? Folks like @bgriffin, @walesmaven, @roflwofl, @JASFLALMT, and @LisaSTL helped me out and I am very appreciative. The least I can do is pass knowledge on to others.
Or, you can choose to be offended and continue to work for scraps.
@CAGB33 wrote:
@MFJohnston
Okay - that is all ideal if the shops were all along a nice road, within 20-30 miles from each other. But you are not considering many factors here -
1) shops are not exactly where I want them but where the MSCs have them
2) one city may have 5 video shops and then the nearest one after that is 150 miles away, and I am driving through tiny little towns in Louisiana where there aren’t any shops!
3) store hours (video shops are only open 9 hrs per day and closed on Sunday)
4) time zones and issues surrounding that
5) weather delays
6) how long I can be gone from home
7) it’s FAR cheaper to pull my little camper (12-13 mpg) than to stay at an AirBNB (1bedroom at $25/night) or/and mixed with the cheapest hotel available ($40/night) or/and tent camping ($15-$20/night). I’ve done all three - many, many times.
8) all of the gas stations I have done don’t reimburse for gas but for a store purchase. (I’ve done at least 800 gas stations for 3 different MSCs)
Trust me - I am an analytical person and have done the math on every which way. I actually have a formula I created that helps me with ballparking new shops along the way.
Please don’t tell me “something doesn’t add up.” Are you implying that I am not being honest or something?
And I cannot believe you did all of the details of figuring it all out just to try to prove something to me. Wow. All I want is support not judgment and all of the math. Who are you people?? This is the strangest forum I have ever experienced.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/27/2018 09:16PM by MFJohnston.