Cost is higher than reimbursement!!!

So, I initially signed up for a Carry out pizza shop. I just happen to email the scheduler asking if I could use a coupon. She replies back thats its a DELIVERY SHOP. I send over a snap shot of the guidelines that SPECIFICALLY STATE IT MUST ME A CARRY OUT! She apologizes and states the guidelines are incorrect. It is DELIVERY. WOW!

The cheapest pizza is 6.95 plus tax, delivery and tip and reimbursement is ONLY 10.00!! WTHeck! Why would anyone do this if there is no way to cover the cost with the reimbursement? I do the work and.pi k up the cost so the CLIENT can hear about their Customer Service, Delivery time etc...

She states Im being paid 10.00....so....I should use.my earnings (which will be taxed by the govt) to cover the cost of the shop?

Anyone doing these?

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I don't think I've seen this particular pizza shop. I've done 3 different traditional pizza chains and the reimbursement is always covered, plus I get a small fee on top. I've also done a bunch of quick-fire pizza chains and have always had at least the cost covered. I rarely do delivery shops, though, because most are not close enough to my house.

I wouldn't bother if I were you, and I wouldn't do this shop seeing as you accepted it based on incorrect info. There are better shops out there!

Oh, I've already had the job canceled off my portal. I brought up the fact that the reimbursement wouldn't even cover cost and the reply back was that I was being paid 10.00. Soooo????

Glad you declined!

I just paid more than a decent reimbursement and my head is still spinning, that does happen sometimes.
Pizza usually comes always covers, I don't do home delivery, or pick-up explains what they want.....good luck.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/08/2019 06:17PM by Irene_L.A..

I don't mind if a reimbursement/flat fee does not cover an entire meal if it would have covered a couple, but I am allowed to bring the kids, too. there used to be a routine pizza buffet shop in our area that covered our family of five with a couple of bucks left over. (Haven't seen it in several months.)

Good call. What if it really was supposed to be a carry-out, per the guidelines, and you had it delivered, per the scheduler? The whole thing could have been declined and you would have been left fighting for ten bucks.

@expert setter wrote:

Oh, I've already had the job canceled off my portal. I brought up the fact that the reimbursement wouldn't even cover cost and the reply back was that I was being paid 10.00. Soooo????

We should really be saving the shop instructions to show as proof.

@heartlandcanuck wrote:

Good call. What if it really was supposed to be a carry-out, per the guidelines, and you had it delivered, per the scheduler? The whole thing could have been declined and you would have been left fighting for ten bucks.

@expert setter wrote:

Oh, I've already had the job canceled off my portal. I brought up the fact that the reimbursement wouldn't even cover cost and the reply back was that I was being paid 10.00. Soooo????

"She states Im being paid 10.00....so....I should use.my earnings (which will be taxed by the govt) to cover the cost of the shop?"

Not taxed. Your purchase was required to complete the assignment, so it's a deductible expense, therefore the reimbursement is not taxable income.

@ceasesmith wrote:

"She states Im being paid 10.00....so....I should use.my earnings (which will be taxed by the govt) to cover the cost of the shop?"

Not taxed. Your purchase was required to complete the assignment, so it's a deductible expense, therefore the reimbursement is not taxable income.

I read it as $10 fee plus $10 reimbursement

I read it as $10 flat fee.

Would be nice if OP would elucidate.

@expert setter wrote:

So, I initially signed up for a Carry out pizza shop. I just happen to email the scheduler asking if I could use a coupon. She replies back thats its a DELIVERY SHOP. I send over a snap shot of the guidelines that SPECIFICALLY STATE IT MUST ME A CARRY OUT! She apologizes and states the guidelines are incorrect. It is DELIVERY. WOW!

The cheapest pizza is 6.95 plus tax, delivery and tip and reimbursement is ONLY 10.00!! WTHeck! Why would anyone do this if there is no way to cover the cost with the reimbursement? I do the work and.pi k up the cost so the CLIENT can hear about their Customer Service, Delivery time etc...

She states Im being paid 10.00....so....I should use.my earnings (which will be taxed by the govt) to cover the cost of the shop?

Anyone doing these?

No, nor would I. Schedulers, some schedulers, believe they are doing you a favor. Contrar my associates. Without us, they wouldn't have a job.

Someone will happily take the shop for whatever reason.

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@eyelove2shop wrote:

@ceasesmith wrote:

"She states Im being paid 10.00....so....I should use.my earnings (which will be taxed by the govt) to cover the cost of the shop?"

Not taxed. Your purchase was required to complete the assignment, so it's a deductible expense, therefore the reimbursement is not taxable income.

I read it as $10 fee plus $10 reimbursement

I’m pretty sure that I know the MSC, and it’s $10 + $10.

The OP has not mentioned the msc but back when I used to do Papa Johns for the defunct msc that did them I always did delivery. The pizza with delivery in my area was about $5 over their max, or an incredible $17.95 for a small that they called large pizza with only two toppings and not much cheese or sauce either. The total charge to me was almost $25. I always got advanced approval to go over and be reimbursed just in case there were no coupons on the day my shop came up. OP can you call on the phone? If you mention the msc someone here may be able to give you the phone number.

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