$4 Big Lots Shop

You've gotta be kidding.... And, no; it's not a phone shop. Sigh.

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Not worth the fuel to get there! Unfortunately some shopper will snatch it up!

Depending where you are located these can be heavily bonused. I did one yesterday for $50. Plus the $5 reimbursement. There is no way the shop can be done in under a half an hour. It's not difficult, but there are 2 or more interactions with associates.

Good to know they get bonused; will wait to see if the ones around here do.

I learn something new every day, but not everyday!
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.

@janalou wrote:

Depending where you are located these can be heavily bonused. I did one yesterday for $50. Plus the $5 reimbursement. There is no way the shop can be done in under a half an hour. It's not difficult, but there are 2 or more interactions with associates.

I did one in 17 minutes? One interaction on sales floor, one with cashier for small purchase, and report didn't even ask about that.

There are 2 big lots shops, one regular (carry large item around for 10 minutes) and the furniture shop. The first is the easiest but they are both easy. I will do them for $15 if there are other shops i can do nearby. Sometimes they go fast here so someone is doing them for base pay but it isn't me. This month I did 4 for $15 each.

They are never bonused in my area. I do them as a $9 coupon.

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

@CoffeeQueen wrote:

There are 2 big lots shops, one regular (carry large item around for 10 minutes) and the furniture shop. The first is the easiest but they are both easy. I will do them for $15 if there are other shops i can do nearby. Sometimes they go fast here so someone is doing them for base pay but it isn't me. This month I did 4 for $15 each.

How large/heavy is the large item? I've seen that shop but only ever did the furniture one.

It doesn't have to be heavy. it can be a pillow or laundry basket. The point is to see if anyone offers you a cart.

I would do that if there were one close enough. As it is I work them into routes so need a bit more.

@HonnyBrown wrote:

They are never bonused in my area. I do them as a $9 coupon.

The three locations that I do are in my normal shopping areas. I wouldn't travel to do one for $4. Like you, I would need a decent fee for that.

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

I would never do a shop that paid in less than 2 digits. Don't forget risk to reward ratio as well as value for time, equipment, and expertise.

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The only time I will do a non phone shop for less than $10 is if I have one shop at the exact location and it is simply taking almost no extra time. Okay I will pick up the $5 bill lying on the ground. On the other hand no I will not drive 10 minutes or miles to pick up the $5 bill.

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

@janalou wrote:

Depending where you are located these can be heavily bonused. I did one yesterday for $50. Plus the $5 reimbursement. There is no way the shop can be done in under a half an hour. It's not difficult, but there are 2 or more interactions with associates.

Where do you live where a Big Lot shop is heavily bonused? And up to $50? Rarely have I seen them reach $10 before they are gone. They would never get as much as $15 in Southern California. Wow! You got fiddy!

@1forum1 wrote:

@janalou wrote:

Depending where you are located these can be heavily bonused. I did one yesterday for $50. Plus the $5 reimbursement. There is no way the shop can be done in under a half an hour. It's not difficult, but there are 2 or more interactions with associates.

Where do you live where a Big Lot shop is heavily bonused? And up to $50? Rarely have I seen them reach $10 before they are gone. They would never get as much as $15 in Southern California. Wow! You got fiddy!

If/when it becomes a heavily bonused, then it is no longer a $4 shop.

I did the $4 shop yesterday and got 3 items I needed. I did the furniture shop and, of course, all of the store metrics were missed.

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

It's not really a $4 shop. It's $4 and a $5 reimbursement.
$9 shop.
I usually get around $15 if I do one. I'd have to be driving by to pick it up.

It's a $4 shop if you work for cash.

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

@HonnyBrown wrote:

It's a $4 shop if you work for cash.

So you throw the $5 purchase out the car window on the way out of the lot?

I did a shop yesterday. I bought 3 items that I needed.

You have to know how to shop.

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

I did one this week for the base pay. I was in the neighborhood. I bought an item my son and his family will use. I will be reimbursed for that, plus being paid the small fee. I am sending it to my son via a USPS mystery shop. So I will be reimbursed for the shipping and paid to ship it. All in all, very worthwhile to me. To each his own. I wouldn't drive out of my way for one at the base price though. But it was in my neighborhood.

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@BirdyC wrote:

You've gotta be kidding.... And, no; it's not a phone shop. Sigh.

...but....but....some people just HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING BY...

Uh oh.

She's back.

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

@shoptastic wrote:

@BirdyC wrote:

You've gotta be kidding.... And, no; it's not a phone shop. Sigh.

...but....but....some people just HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING BY...

I assume you are joking, Shoptastic, but apparently none of these "Happen to be driving by" shoppers have considered that the time they spent stopping their work day to do one of these $4 shops could have been used to add a shop with decent pay to their route. The number of shops I do is ultimately limited by the number of hours in a day.

No one knows why so perhaps we shouldn't try to guess. Maybe someone LIKES to shop at Big Lots. Come to think of it, I like shopping at Big Lots so if I can get a few bucks for it why not? Should the pay be more? Yes. Should people hold out for more? Not especially. If it works for them who am I to judge?

I might do a $4 + reimbursement shop if I were in the store anyway for my own purpose. And I might not bother even if I were there.

@shoptastic wrote:

@BirdyC wrote:

You've gotta be kidding.... And, no; it's not a phone shop. Sigh.

...but....but....some people just HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING BY...

I'm not going to judge anyone else for taking the $4 shop, but, personally, I'd rather pay the $5 out of pocket for something that I need there (and I do enjoy shopping there) than to have to make observations and do a report afterward. Especially with the ever-present possibility of the shop being rejected.

JMO, of course, and just my own philosophy of shopping. And I'd probably do it for less than others here would. In the end, it's a mathematical value judgement (value of time vs. value of shop), and that's not going to be the same for everybody.

I learn something new every day, but not everyday!
I've learned to never trust spell-check or my phone's auto-fill feature.

@BirdyC wrote:

I'm not going to judge anyone else for taking the $4 shop, but, personally, I'd rather pay the $5 out of pocket for something that I need there (and I do enjoy shopping there) than to have to make observations and do a report afterward. Especially with the ever-present possibility of the shop being rejected.

JMO, of course, and just my own philosophy of shopping. And I'd probably do it for less than others here would. In the end, it's a mathematical value judgement (value of time vs. value of shop), and that's not going to be the same for everybody.

Personally, I'd rather spend mystery shopping expense money for something I really need. I usually get toilet paper!

You can get the Big Lots tp for $4.99.

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

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