@Niner wrote:
Intellishop in genersl pays very low. Now it's $5 pay and $2.50 reimbursement for a convenience shop/gas station.
@Shop-et-al wrote:
Really? What about all the newbies who have been advised by the respected pros here not to despise humble beginnings? They are advised to complete the lesser or lower shops in order to establish their name, their shopper ratings, and their skills for other (bigger/badder/bonused/advanced) assignments. Some shoppers had to start somewhere-- such as with the lower paid assignments. Over time, they worked their way up to routes, bonuses, and/or shops that are never shown on the boards.
@johnb974 wrote:
@Shop-et-al wrote:
Really? What about all the newbies who have been advised by the respected pros here not to despise humble beginnings? They are advised to complete the lesser or lower shops in order to establish their name, their shopper ratings, and their skills for other (bigger/badder/bonused/advanced) assignments. Some shoppers had to start somewhere-- such as with the lower paid assignments. Over time, they worked their way up to routes, bonuses, and/or shops that are never shown on the boards.
Then they should expect a much lower quality report.
@johnb974 wrote:
The lower the pay, the less careful people will be with the reports. Lower the pay and you get a bare minimum report.
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
Writing a non acceptable report says I will not take the job especially for the low fee....I have my standards for all work I do, and do not work for pennies, normal has gotten lower than it should be...example: Ipsos for whom I worked (notice past tense), has gone down from 17.00 a job a few months ago, to 11.00, not doing them for anything less than I got on my last job (17/00). Intellishop (I believe) has two paint jobs with different places for (tighten your seat belts) $22.00, however it becomes 11.00 for one, another trick and that job is not easy, having to get the target. So it goes, the point is many new shoppers take these jobs and bring the entire industry down.
Working so much less, restaurants look better everyday.
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
SandyF...does this mean, experienced shoppers as a whole are not important and can/should be dropped.
What then do new shoppers have to look forward to, honing in their skills, only to be kicked out when someone else comes alone....fickle business sense, bad reports over and over, newbies not detail oriented or on time, or following instructions, at least until they learn the ropes and want more money when they smarten up, brings this business to a full stop. Exception would be Coyle who has the prime clients, but are impossible to do for the pay...just too much work, yet there are many doing them. I see companies not able to survive due to poor quality reports. Clients won't accept this.
p.s. glad I'm retired, it was a good run while it lasted.
@Irene_L.A. wrote:
But the 3.00 rate doesn't work for an experienced shopper, that's the point.
I am still doing restaurants in my town and the groceries, just stopping there....free tacos at El Torito, we have one, not a shop right.....@sandyf wrote:
Sorry to see you go Irene. If you ever get tired of paying for lunch and playing cards or whatever, come on back. There will be some job waiting for you. Who knows ..perhaps a lucrative one just around the corner.
If it does not work for you anymore this is a great time to leave but we will miss you. Sandy.
Now I am going to go to something more lucrative financially than writing posts for free. I am off for free tacos to celebrate my newly refurbished local El Torito. And I am sure those tacos will be prepared expertly even though they are free today.
@ShopperFun99 wrote:
I no longer do restaurants with no fee, hence, no ACL, not even with a whopping bonus of $5. $5 is a bonus? In 2019? I do out of pocket in many of their shops before. Schedulers kept sending emails with, "Can you help? I need this done today." Help? Really? I don't do work for charity, not this type anyway? I do volunteer work for worthy causes, though.
@hotsauce1 wrote:
I noticed that a fried chicken client moved from Coyle (with a fee) to ACL, where it is reimursement-only. I really like that place, but I won't take that on principle.
@Kristylynnr wrote:
@CANADAMOMMY I used to do online surveys too but those usually only paid 0.50 to $1.00 per survey. Those weren't worth the time .. at least with mystery shopping you're getting a little more unless you're talking about a different type of survey.
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