@loydrock wrote:
Just had all of my bonused shops (5@$30+) cancelled by the client this morning.
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@thunderdeacon wrote:
I'm sure it's probably because they found somebody else to do it cheaper. I don't think a mystery shopping company should be allowed to remove a shop once it's assigned. I think they should also have an agreement with the client that if a mystery Shop is assigned the shopper should still get paid even if it's canceled. That's one thing that I hate. I know it's because they found a cheaper shopper. There's no way the client with all of a sudden decide not to get several of their location shopped. I have planned routes where I actually left my house and put miles on my car just to have the shops pulled out from under me. That is bad business practice. But, because we are independent contractors, they can do whatever the heck they want. They can treat us like crap and there's nothing we can do about it other than not working for them anymore.
@sestrahelena wrote:
I have had this happen mostly with shipping shops. Several times. I would get to my car after the shop and find the shop and a few others for the day gone. I even had one removed while I was in the middle of the report. It was blamed on the client but there was no apparent reason, such as bad weather, etc., for a cancellation. The scheduler was new on the project and there are some very intricate rotation rules so, with only a suspicion and no proof at all, I believe they were scheduling errors.
@ceasesmith wrote:
Anybody want a loooong road trip to Wyoming? They're going for $100+ each there.
@Mousegal wrote:
I guess I’m in the minority here. We take a TON of these shops at the base fee every month (rotating between a couple of monthly local routes), and then pick up the bonuses as they come along. I mean, we’ve made just over $700 before reimbursements this week on these, and the other red/blue shops that are super simple. We’re in this to make $, and as much as possible. If I sit around and wait for shops to get bonuses, I’m wasting time. As long as I’m turning a substantial profit, I’ll take them at base, and get the bonused shops at the end of the month as well.
@Mousegal wrote:
I guess I’m in the minority here. We take a TON of these shops at the base fee every month (rotating between a couple of monthly local routes), and then pick up the bonuses as they come along. I mean, we’ve made just over $700 before reimbursements this week on these, and the other red/blue shops that are super simple. We’re in this to make $, and as much as possible. If I sit around and wait for shops to get bonuses, I’m wasting time. As long as I’m turning a substantial profit, I’ll take them at base, and get the bonused shops at the end of the month as well.