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July 06, 2019 08:47PM
I was just curious if anyone has had a store not sell them the six 4-packs of JUUL pods? I did 16 shops between July 1-3 and I went 15/16 and that was only because one shop was completely out of pods. I started to think I was doing something wrong that every store sold me the 6 without blinking. I just wanted to see if anyone else had the same luck or if some stores have followed the guidelines.
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July 06, 2019 11:39PM
I did two shops this week. The first location did not have six packs in stock, only three packs. The second location carried a knock off.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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July 06, 2019 11:59PM
Every shop I've done has sold me 6 pods (besides stores that were low on stock/didn't sell JUUL). The owners of the store are probably well aware of the bulk policy required by JUUL but I doubt they actually relay that information clearly to the employees.
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July 08, 2019 12:39AM
I went to the wine store in my neighborhood a few days ago. There was a JUUL display by the register. Out of curiosity, I I asked how many packs I could buy at one time. He told me 4.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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July 08, 2019 01:35AM
I always wondered who did them, wow you guys are definitely better than me. This type of shop makes me sweat lol 1. I refuse to finance it and put on my cc. 2. Isn't this the one you have to return by mail.
I am far too dumb for this kind of shop, I'm just honest lol
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July 08, 2019 03:01AM
@Mysteriousways Yep, you have to return it by mail. I do them because the MSC pays very fast (within 2 weeks) and always on time and the scheduler is super responsive. The fast payment makes it possible for me to pay off the cc on time without having to keep a balance. I've earned a good amount of credit card reward points because of these shops. Plus the pay is good- $25 if you are able to buy the pods/$15 if you aren't. It's super easy to build a lucrative route (especially if you live in a downtown/metro area like in SF where there are multiple smoke shops within a few blocks of each other). The shop takes on average 2-3 minutes to complete and another 1-2 minutes to fill out the report, which is super short. The only annoying this is having to mail the pods on another day but the pay makes up for it.

Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/08/2019 03:05AM by azncollege.
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July 08, 2019 06:38AM
SF is banning the sale of e-cigs
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July 08, 2019 07:43AM
Why?

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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July 08, 2019 12:10PM
Around here the shop pays $15. I would not put down $185 per shop just to make $15. That is crazy.
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July 08, 2019 12:37PM
Exactly! They are super fast shops and easy reports. I use my rewards card and get more bang for my buck. I've gone to mostly gas stations here in NY. The only pain was then having 14 boxes to send back haha.

Did anyplace have the sign? None of mine did.
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July 08, 2019 02:23PM
I am going to do about a dozen of these towards the end of the month and live in the Phoenix area. (1) We have a flat fee of $15 regardless of if we have to purchase or the purchase is refused. (2) I questioned my scheduler about carrying a balance on my cc and paying interest and was told all cash registers have been tweaked so that I should not be allowed to make a purchase. From the posts here, AZ is getting paid less and told something that quite possibly is not true. Yes these are easy - I did some a couple months ago at $22 each thinking it was end of the month crunch. Now that I know what the going rate is elsewhere, I'm thinking of canceling these shops as it will put about 125 miles on the car and over $1500 on my cc.
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July 08, 2019 05:31PM
Also, anyone working to keeping their wages below the $599 threshold of being 1099'd should know that any money paid to you - even for JUUL reimbursements - will be included on your $1099. So if you do 6 shops for $25 each and pay out $100 each shop for the product, you will be 1099'd for $725.00
I realize all money earned is to be reported; however, there are some I have talked to that keep their earnings per MSC under $600 for just this reason. They are usually the "hobby shopper" and not the "this is a real job" shopper.
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July 08, 2019 05:45PM
That's so strange because I've never had reimbursements added to my 1099s before. Is this just something that this particular company does? I will be sure to itemize correctly on my Quick Books program and hopefully, that will lessen the blow.
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July 08, 2019 06:18PM
@HonnyBrown wrote:

Why?
Are you asking about the ban?
They’re gross, polluting and bad for your health and market to kids?
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July 08, 2019 06:32PM
[www.greenleafaccounting.com]
This may help clear up the 1099 issue
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July 08, 2019 08:11PM
reimbursements are not taxable and do not need to be reported.
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July 08, 2019 08:14PM
This might help

[www.timesheets.com]
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July 08, 2019 08:20PM
Are cigarettes banned?

@SoCalMama wrote:

@HonnyBrown wrote:

Why?
Are you asking about the ban?
They’re gross, polluting and bad for your health and market to kids?

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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July 08, 2019 09:17PM
@HonnyBrown Nope. It's a ban on any e-cigarette product not approved/reviewed by the FDA, which essentially is all e-cigarette products as the FDA still doesn't regulate any e-cig product.
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July 08, 2019 11:23PM
There are a few MSCs which include reimbursements on 1099 forms. This has been discussed in this forum over the years. It is wrong, but the MSCs are intractable. I personally really don't care, because I report all (fees plus reimbursements) as revenue, and deduct all expenses as, (drum beat) expenses.

Shopping South Jersey, Southeast Pennsylvania, and Delaware above the canal since 2008
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July 09, 2019 03:11AM
That's odd that vaping/ecigs would be banned and cigarettes won't.

E-cigs don't pollute.

@azncollege wrote:

@HonnyBrown Nope. It's a ban on any e-cigarette product not approved/reviewed by the FDA, which essentially is all e-cigarette products as the FDA still doesn't regulate any e-cig product.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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July 09, 2019 12:36PM
You will get a 1099 from them even if you earn a dollar.

@lbtweety47 wrote:

Also, anyone working to keeping their wages below the $599 threshold of being 1099'd should know that any money paid to you - even for JUUL reimbursements - will be included on your $1099. So if you do 6 shops for $25 each and pay out $100 each shop for the product, you will be 1099'd for $725.00
I realize all money earned is to be reported; however, there are some I have talked to that keep their earnings per MSC under $600 for just this reason. They are usually the "hobby shopper" and not the "this is a real job" shopper.
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July 09, 2019 12:45PM
From this particular MSC or any? I did a ton last year and only got from the ones that I made over $599. And then you get places like a bank where I opened a checking account and got a bonus of $100 and they sent a form for taxes ????
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July 09, 2019 01:24PM
Dang, I wish I these were in my area. I'd fall all over myself doing them for the AMEX points. I LOVE big reimbursement shops.
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July 09, 2019 01:39PM
Me niether but I've seen those shops.
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July 09, 2019 10:24PM
Yes, you owe taxes on the $100. $100 deductible as a business expense for the bank. $100 taxable income for you. So sayeth the IRS.
@plehmann wrote:

And then you get places like a bank where I opened a checking account and got a bonus of $100 and they sent a form for taxes ????

Shopping South Jersey, Southeast Pennsylvania, and Delaware above the canal since 2008
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July 12, 2019 04:10PM
From this one.... if you earn a buck you get a 1099. Each company does them on their own. They are NOT combined.

@plehmann wrote:

From this particular MSC or any? I did a ton last year and only got from the ones that I made over $599. And then you get places like a bank where I opened a checking account and got a bonus of $100 and they sent a form for taxes ????
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July 12, 2019 07:03PM
You only get a 1099 if you earn over $600.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
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July 12, 2019 08:53PM
Absolutely false.... you get it for ONE DOLLAR earned

@HonnyBrown wrote:

You only get a 1099 if you earn over $600.
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July 13, 2019 12:43AM
That is not supposed to be true. The trigger for issuing a Form 1099 is $600 in a single calendar year. Are companies permitted to send out a Form 1099 is you receive just $1 or just $100? I am not sure. I know that I have never received a Form 1099 for sums under $600. I have far more MSCs with yearly totals under $600 than over $600.
@CANADAMOMMY wrote:

Absolutely false.... you get it for ONE DOLLAR earned

@HonnyBrown wrote:

You only get a 1099 if you earn over $600.

Shopping South Jersey, Southeast Pennsylvania, and Delaware above the canal since 2008
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