Have these shops all disappeared?

A few shops I used to enjoy that I don't see anymore on their old MSCs:

1. Krispy Kreme. (I don't live near one but used to pick them up when visiting family -- maybe I've just missed it as I only look when I'm on the road.)

2. FedEx Shipping/Packing inquiry. It was so easy I considered it like finding a $10 bill on the street. Perhaps it was so easy it yielded little valuable info for the client.

3. Legal Seafood. A popular New England chain that that dropped its MSC well over a year ago.

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1-2 are gone

Kaiser Permanente pharmacies are gone.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton

MOD Pizza and Roti are gone.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton

I miss Krispy Kreme. That was my kids favorite shop.

I just shopped Krispy Kreme 2 weeks ago with a new MSC.

I just realized the other day I hadn't seen a MOD shop posted in a long time. Now I'll have to have my Lucy Sunshine pizzas on my own dime :-)

@HonnyBrown wrote:

MOD Pizza and Roti are gone.

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. Eleanor Roosevelt

I still see Krispy Kreme. It is with a Prophet based company.

Krispy Kreme is shopped (drive-thru and in-store). I get 2-3 calls every day from their overseas scheduler asking me to do it.

@azncollege wrote:

Krispy Kreme is shopped (drive-thru and in-store). I get 2-3 calls every day from their overseas scheduler asking me to do it.

I wonder if it's the same heavily accented scheduler that calls trying to schedule the Taco Bell shops????

@guysmom I think her name is Mary. Yeah, her accent is pretty heavy. She called me about a Taco Bell shop in Florida when I'm in California...

Last seen a MOD pizza this past summer.

A Dad shopping the Ark-LA-Tex and beyond.

@HonnyBrown wrote:

Kaiser Permanente pharmacies are gone.

How did I miss this? I’ve had kaiser since 1971.

That's about when it ended. I asked the scheduler about it and she confirmed that the program has ended.

@ShoppingDad wrote:

Last seen a MOD pizza this past summer.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton

These were great shops! I can't remember the MSC. The last one I did was maybe 2016.

Does your KP have a daily farmer's market outside?

@SoCalMama wrote:

@HonnyBrown wrote:

Kaiser Permanente pharmacies are gone.
How did I miss this? I’ve had kaiser since 1971.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton

Has anyone seen Moe's Southwest Grill? I'd love to find some of the ones above, and figure out who does Dunkin' Donuts, Arby's, MGM Casinos, Live Casinos...

Moe's is shopped.

Only a couple of them have farmer’s markets. The ones I’m closest to, do not. There are tons of farmers markets near me. I could hit one or two daily. They rotate days.

@HonnyBrown wrote:

These were great shops! I can't remember the MSC. The last one I did was maybe 2016.

Does your KP have a daily farmer's market outside?

@SoCalMama wrote:

@HonnyBrown wrote:

Kaiser Permanente pharmacies are gone.
How did I miss this? I’ve had kaiser since 1971.

I've stopped taking calls from the MSC that does Taco Bells. I do their Costco price audits, but I make therm leave a message and then call back that specific scheduler. All overseas based. I live in north Florida and their Taco Bell schedulers ask me to do shops in Miami (they pronounced it Mee-ah-mee). I tried explaining that it is six hours drive from me, but then she asked if I would do it if she increased the pay from $8 to $10. No kidding.There must be ten Taco Bells within three miles of me, but they always want me to do the ones that are twenty miles away. I've done a few, and they're generally easy, but just not worth it to me. (Especially with some of their crazy editors.)

@pegleg2000 wrote:

I just shopped Krispy Kreme 2 weeks ago with a new MSC.

KK was with the same MSC forever. Are you saying the one that had them forever no longer does? Because I saw them posted for December with the one that was doing it for some time

The ones I did are with a new MSC.

@SoCalDude wrote:

@pegleg2000 wrote:

I just shopped Krispy Kreme 2 weeks ago with a new MSC.

KK was with the same MSC forever. Are you saying the one that had them forever no longer does? Because I saw them posted for December with the one that was doing it for some time

Actually in our area, two MSCs had the contract at the same time. I started eating healthier last summer, which eliminates a lot of the garbage food shops that are offered.

There should be a Ha Ha button for this.

@unclebobg wrote:

I've stopped taking calls from the MSC that does Taco Bells. I do their Costco price audits, but I make therm leave a message and then call back that specific scheduler. All overseas based. I live in north Florida and their Taco Bell schedulers ask me to do shops in Miami (they pronounced it Mee-ah-mee). I tried explaining that it is six hours drive from me, but then she asked if I would do it if she increased the pay from $8 to $10. No kidding.There must be ten Taco Bells within three miles of me, but they always want me to do the ones that are twenty miles away. I've done a few, and they're generally easy, but just not worth it to me. (Especially with some of their crazy editors.)

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/17/2019 02:39AM by KV.

@unclebobg wrote:

I've stopped taking calls from the MSC that does Taco Bells. I do their Costco price audits, but I make therm leave a message and then call back that specific scheduler. All overseas based. I live in north Florida and their Taco Bell schedulers ask me to do shops in Miami (they pronounced it Mee-ah-mee). I tried explaining that it is six hours drive from me, but then she asked if I would do it if she increased the pay from $8 to $10. No kidding.There must be ten Taco Bells within three miles of me, but they always want me to do the ones that are twenty miles away. I've done a few, and they're generally easy, but just not worth it to me. (Especially with some of their crazy editors.)

I sometimes get a call from those who do KK asking me if I could do a visit in San Diego. About 100 miles from me. I have also done some KK visits on the drive to Vegas and get asked if I can do those, too. Usually when I see their number I let it go to voicemail and then delete it.

Is Aveda still shopped? I haven’t done one in years and I love their products.

Krispy Kreme is shopped by the same MS for ages. I saw the Fedex in November, can not remember the MS. Legal Seafoods changed focus when they changed their longtime MS. They have been with the same MS for the last two years but have stopped being shopped monthly.

@naivasna wrote:

Has anyone seen Moe's Southwest Grill? I'd love to find some of the ones above, and figure out who does Dunkin' Donuts, Arby's, MGM Casinos, Live Casinos...

Pro-tip, if coffee's all you're aiming for at DD, CashApp has an ongoing $1 off $1.50 at any "Coffee Shop." Between 2-6 PM, their medium lattes (contains 2 espresso shots) is $2. After taxes and the $1 CashApp promo, you can get a medium latte for ~$1.15 pending on your area's sales tax. This is actually extremely cheap for an espresso drink at ~$0.57/shot AND they froth some milk for you.

As an aside, CashApp is literally the only reason why I've been holding back from pulling the trigger on a Breville espresso machine due to the low end-cost of just buying it from one of the chains making it difficult for me to justify the ROI on the Breville...

Shopping the Greater Denver Area, Colorado Springs and in-between in Colorado. 33 year old male and willing to travel!

Smart and Final stopped this year. I just got an email Superior grocers is ending theirs in 2020.

I haven't seen Mimi's in quite a while. I miss it. It was easy.

I still do Smart and Final as a competitor shop.

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