@johnb974 wrote:
Many times the guidelines tell you to do something that isn't required for the report. The company only cares about what's in the report, that is what they look at.
@RedRose22 wrote:
@johnb974 wrote:
Many times the guidelines tell you to do something that isn't required for the report. The company only cares about what's in the report, that is what they look at.
Wow. I cannot stress how inaccurate this is. The guidelines tell you what is required for the shop and what should be included in the report. Many reports are rejected for guidelines not being followed, even if those guidelines are not directly repeated on the questionnaire. I mean, that would be one long questionnaire...
(Mostly posting this for other thread-readers/newbies)
@Niner wrote:
The Coyle shop guidelines explicitly tell you not to take the food home. I would not risk $200 for that. John, have you done that with Coyle?!? Or has anyone done that?
@Niner wrote:
The Coyle shop guidelines explicitly tell you not to take the food home. I would not risk $200 for that. John, have you done that with Coyle?!? Or has anyone done that?
@JASFLALMT wrote:
They give way too many fries. I can never eat them all. I personally don't find them to reheat very well and have plenty of other more appealing leftovers in my refrigerator to eat, anyway. I do try to finish my burger and usually succeed, as when I do these shops I try to make sure I am hungry (I won't do multiple food shops on the same day). I suppose it might be a good idea to at least take the leftovers with you and discard them in the trash elsewhere, though.
@Niner wrote:
The Coyle shop guidelines explicitly tell you not to take the food home. I would not risk $200 for that. John, have you done that with Coyle?!? Or has anyone done that?
@Susan L. wrote:
@Niner wrote:
The Coyle shop guidelines explicitly tell you not to take the food home. I would not risk $200 for that. John, have you done that with Coyle?!? Or has anyone done that?
The upscale restaurants Coyle works with offer haute cuisines, where a little goes a long way. Rarely do they give one person so much food that you could have fed a small family on it, as many fast casual places still do.
Also Coyle requires two diners. They can (usually) coordinate their food orders so that the hungriest one can can order accordingly.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
@Niner the point of the 'no doggy bag' rule is somewhat left over from when there were no reimbursement limits...but it's about not making the client feel gouged. If they think you are ordering extra food to take home when the client is paying for the meal, it makes the evaluator seem less-than-professional.
While it may be possible to get away with breaking rules for a while, most shoppers who do eventually get caught. There are cameras everywhere these days and it's much easier for a manager to pinpoint the shopper from timings in the report than ever, so I would never risk my status with the MSC to save a little extra food.
@johnb974 wrote:
In the 5 years I've been shopping it has never been an issue. Not one MSC has complained.
@prince wrote:
I wouldn't ignore any guidelines.
I was critisized by one MSC because I went through the grocery checkout ahead of my shopping cart. It is easier for me to unload my cart that way, but apparently it is wrong. I don't think it was in the guidelines.
@SteveSoCal wrote:
@johnb974 wrote:
In the 5 years I've been shopping it has never been an issue. Not one MSC has complained.
John, I also broke the speed limit on the freeway yesterday and didn't get a ticket. It doesn't make it legal....
@johnb974 wrote:
@prince wrote:
I wouldn't ignore any guidelines.
I was critisized by one MSC because I went through the grocery checkout ahead of my shopping cart. It is easier for me to unload my cart that way, but apparently it is wrong. I don't think it was in the guidelines.
Now that is just dumb. That was a MSC making up their own rules. I always go in front of my cart, who cares? It has nothing to do with the shop. I would do it again anyways.
@johnb974 wrote:
@SteveSoCal wrote:
@johnb974 wrote:
In the 5 years I've been shopping it has never been an issue. Not one MSC has complained.
John, I also broke the speed limit on the freeway yesterday and didn't get a ticket. It doesn't make it legal....
What I do on mystery shops is not illegal, big difference. I'm there to get the job done, that satisfies the report.
@johnb974 wrote:
Well I'm done following this thread. You really need to get a life and stop searching threads that are 4 years old. It gets a little creepy.
@myst4au wrote:
Au contraire. You are there to complete the shop as contracted. If the instructions say do not take the food home, then you are breaking the contract. Breaking a contract is actionable. You could be taken to court. More likely, you will simply just be denied the fee and reimbursement. The fact that so far you have gotten away with taking food home with you when the rules say you should not do so is no guarantee that you won't be caught in the future. Advising others to violate the rules should be accompanied by a suitable disclaimer.
@kenasch wrote:
@johnb974 wrote:
Well I'm done following this thread. You really need to get a life and stop searching threads that are 4 years old. It gets a little creepy.
I thought you were done following this thread.
I used to not take fries home with me because they don't reheat well. However, my brother told me that he feeds his local wildlife with them. The squirrels, in particular, love them!@JASFLALMT wrote:
They give way too many fries. I can never eat them all. I personally don't find them to reheat very well and have plenty of other more appealing leftovers in my refrigerator to eat, anyway. I do try to finish my burger and usually succeed, as when I do these shops I try to make sure I am hungry (I won't do multiple food shops on the same day). I suppose it might be a good idea to at least take the leftovers with you and discard them in the trash elsewhere, though.
@ladymacleod wrote:
Ignorance can be educated, and crazy can be medicated. You can't fix stupid. Arguing with this person is going to get you nowhere. This has gone on long enough. Stop giving him the attention he so obviously wants. Hopefully, new shoppers will read the entire post and take the advice of seasoned shoppers, however the longer this post gets, the less likely a new shopper is going to read every post and realize that this is not reasonable advice. Let it go so that it gets closed, and let's all move on!