Have these shops all disappeared?

@NinS wrote:

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.

I see Krispy Kreme every month and there are at least 7 listed right now in Southern California. I haven never done any. Usually, those shops just sit around for a while before someone takes them. Fedex... It has probably been couple of months ago when I did my last one. I don't remember seeing any Fedex shops recently. I have done other shipping companies though....

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Blaze Pizza is gone.

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

Yeah - when one finally opens up near me.

@HonnyBrown wrote:

Blaze Pizza is gone.

Kim

I've been offered Krispy Kreme with a different MSC.

I saw one lonely FedEx shop sort of in my area last week. I didn't have time to do it. But it was only one lonely location!!

Guysmom was it with their old MSC doing the usual inquiry only shop?

Comcast is gone.

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

@NinS wrote:

Guysmom was it with their old MSC doing the usual inquiry only shop?

Well, I've only ever seen it with one MSC, whether it's new or old. It's a Sassie MSC. That's all I can say.

I have not seen Chili's, Auntie Anne's or It's Sugar in several months.
Have not seen Boston's Market ( many are closing near me ) or Ross in quite awhile.

Auntie Annes is still shopped.

Not by me, There are several locations nearby and they have not been shopped in over a year. I often wonder why certain stores or establishments are shopped and others not. For example, there are Little Caesars Pizza locations that are never shopped. I wonder if has to do with being either franchises or corporate stores?

Recently, I've seen Little Caesars shops through an app, not the traditional MSC that used to have them. Perhaps that's how they are shopped in your area?

@Insight wrote:

there are Little Caesars Pizza locations that are never shopped. I wonder if has to do with being either franchises or corporate stores?

Kim

I loved doing It'Sugar, but most of the locations are seasonal. The only one that isn't is in Atlantic City and I haven't seen that one since the summer, either. I did a Ross in November, but haven't seen one since then. I loved those, too, last one was bonuses $20 and I was in the store and reported in less than a half hour.

@Insight wrote:

I have not seen Chili's, Auntie Anne's or It's Sugar in several months.
Have not seen Boston's Market ( many are closing near me ) or Ross in quite awhile.

Shopping the South Jersey Shore

I finally found the Prophet-using MSC that is shopping Krispy Kreme. And now I'm signed up with a lot more Prophet MSCs! Few seem to have much, but you never know when that will change.

Is Wing Stop gone? I haven't seen one in months.

Starbucks, long time ago

@dafizisblue wrote:

Is Wing Stop gone? I haven't seen one in months.

Sadly....Yes! Love them - especially on Mon/Tue when Boneless Wings are 60-cents each

It seems like all the food shops are disappearing ????

I need an oil change but none of the MSC’s I’ve used in the past have any listed.

Just looking at last years list of shops, none of these appear to still be shopped:
It's SUgar, Mod Pizza,1000 Degrees, Aldi, Trader Joes. City and Ashley furniture.

@kenasch wrote:

I need an oil change but none of the MSC’s I’ve used in the past have any listed.

Same here, I was surprised that even the Jiffy Lubes seem to have disappeared. I need an oil change this month and might actually have to pay for one.

@kenasch wrote:

I need an oil change but none of the MSC’s I’ve used in the past have any listed.

For me doing an Oil Change shop doesn't pay. What I mean by that is if the shop reimburses $45 that is for the cheapest brand of oil and my car (and I assume I am not alone) needs the next grade up and that is $20 more. So now I am $20 out of pocket. JL charges $20 to rotate the tires, something I also need when getting a change. Now I am out over $40. And I have to do the report. Local places in town change $40 or less to get an Oil Change AND rotate the tires. So for me if I am going to have to pay about $40 both ways I'll do the one that allows me to get it and then come home and not spend 45-ish minutes doing a report

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@SoCalDude wrote:

@kenasch wrote:

I need an oil change but none of the MSC’s I’ve used in the past have any listed.

For me doing an Oil Change shop doesn't pay. What I mean by that is if the shop reimburses $45 that is for the cheapest brand of oil and my car (and I assume I am not alone) needs the next grade up and that is 420 more. So now I am $20 out of pocket. JL charges $20 to rotate the tires, something I also need when getting a change. Now I am out over $40. And I have to do the report. Local places in town change $40 or less to get an Oil Change AND rotate the tires. So for me if I am going to have to pay about $40 both ways I'll do the one that allows me to get it and then come home and not spend 45-ish minutes doing a report

I used to get an oil change and tire rotation at Midas for $35. We moved to CA and they don't have Midas here so I thought I would do JL since it was reimbursed. Never again. $80 is outrageous for oil change and tire rotation!!!

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