@ceasesmith wrote:
And certainly the proper way to convince anyone not to do something is to insult them and call them names.
Very persuasive.
@F and L TeleComm wrote:
I do the MF grocery store shop in my area. Some shopper has started taking the shop for 0 (yes ZERO) shop fee and only getting a reimbursement. I do the ones in my town for $5 plus the reimbursement. more for the suburbs. I don't know who is doing them for free, but STOP BEING AN IDIOT! You're giving away ms for free. You have to walk around to five different departments and ask a question, don't you think your time is worth more than free?? You are being an idiot.
@mystery2me wrote:
I wonder what the shopper who used to do them for $10 thinks.
I'm only half kidding. I'm sure someone was doing my shops before me, probably for more.
Same here, I could Shop the Rite supermarket chain by waiting until the end of the month when bonuses showed up, sometimes even boosted them with make-an-offer, but coronavirus killed off that program with that MSC. There are still a few scant grocery shops in my area with other clients/MSCs, but the requirements are kind of daunting given the fees so no.@HonnyBrown wrote:
I started doing grocery shops about a year ago. I always ignored them because the fee was $0. I saw the pattern that slowly evolved: toward the end of the month, $0 shops were bonused $10-25 likely due to flakes.
By the time I got a rhythm, COVID came and grocery stores went.
@ConnieB wrote:
Nah, reimbursement still the same, but the pay dropped to nothing. There are shoppers that like to work for nothing.
No EBT payments on this shop.@bestofbothworlds wrote:
@ConnieB wrote:
Nah, reimbursement still the same, but the pay dropped to nothing. There are shoppers that like to work for nothing.
Grocery shops may be a way a single mom or hungry senior can keep food on the table. Before we abuse, criticize and accuse, let's walk a mile in their shoes.
I understand both sides.@bestofbothworlds wrote:
Grocery shops may be a way a single mom or hungry senior can keep food on the table. Before we abuse, criticize and accuse, let's walk a mile in their shoes.@ConnieB wrote:
Nah, reimbursement still the same, but the pay dropped to nothing. There are shoppers that like to work for nothing.
@FrugalCat wrote:
I am the idiot. Yes, I take the MF grocery shops for $0. ...
I have only read a few of the responses so far but for me I see little difference between what F and L calls the "idiot" who takes these shops for $0 and the one who takes them for $5. I cannot fathom $5 being enough compensation for pretty much any shop esp this one that has so many requirements. That is why I try to find reimbursement shops where I find 95% of the value of mystery shopping for me. For someone who is shopping for income, food can be considered income as it is a necessity. If we all had the same needs and values I would think only 10% of the shops would be sought after and the other 90% would just sit there. Go for it Frugal Cat if you find value!
Maybe you can share strategies/methods for getting a bonus on such shops.@SoCalMama wrote:
ETA: my bonuses are even higher now in 2020 and 2021 for the same locations.
Wages have also been stagnant for the middle-class as well, despite higher productivity.@shopperbob wrote:
Bob replies--I completed my first grocery shop for Trendsource in July of 2006; the pay was a $9 reimbursement and $5 in cash. In 2020, it was still the same, which meant, due to inflation, it had gone south.