Hey Ceases, could you clarify the bonus pool enhancement theory. My 50 year-old brain is a little slow...@ceasesmith wrote:
A totally different perspective: When shoppers take those 75 cent jobs, they are enabling the MSC to maintain a profit margin, thus staying in business. Not to mention enhancing the bonus pool for those of us whose absolutely closest possible assignment is 45 miles away.
@ceasesmith wrote:
Sure. If an MSC has $200 to get 10 shops done, and gets 9 of them done at $5 each, and the 10th one is out in the middle of nowhere, they have $155 to get that job completed. Caveat: This is a gross oversimplification.
And, of course, it behooves them to fill it for as little as possible, as $155 contributes to their profit margin and allows them to continue employing staff and engaging shoppers.
And your brain ain't slow.
@ceasesmith wrote:
Sure. If an MSC has $200 to get 10 shops done, and gets 9 of them done at $5 each, and the 10th one is out in the middle of nowhere, they have $155 to get that job completed. Caveat: This is a gross oversimplification.
And, of course, it behooves them to fill it for as little as possible, as $155 contributes to their profit margin and allows them to continue employing staff and engaging shoppers.
And your brain ain't slow.
@crayon wrote:
RANT AHEAD:
I actually came here to rant about a "Fun and easy" shop that was emailed to me within the past 24 hours because I really need to get this off my chest.
The company wants to you: Start your car with gas prices in California currently OVER $4/gallon, drive to a pet store, buy some particular product, drive home, feed it to your dog, MAKE AND UPLOAD A VIDEO, probably featuring your dog eating the product?? Oh yeah, and on top of that answer a "simple" survey. [Which we all know is code for there are 50 separate questions and it takes 30 minutes, but hey there is no essay to write so it's considered simple.]
For.. :: DRUM ROLL PLEASE:: $5 + product reimbursement. That's not a typo. The offer is $5. They don't say what the product is. It could be 1 can of dog food, ffs. Also, product reimbursement IS NOT PAYMENT and stop pretending it is. That dog food company is just going to write if off as a business expense.. AT YOUR EXPENSE!
FIVE DOLLARS! FIVE DOLLARS IS WHAT THEY ARE OFFERING FOR THIS!! With my time+gas, I would LOSE MONEY. Five dollars barely buys a cup of coffee these days.
Get outta here with your $5. This is a total insult.
I've been mystery shopping since the early 90's, back when everything was sent through snail mail. Recently I've pretty much given up on it due to the shameful fees they are offering. I have found other work online and I don't have to wait to be reimbursed or worry my $100 restaurant shop will be rejected because one photo is slightly blurry or something. Last month I made $1800++ just working part time and I never had to leave the house. There's a ton of online work if you look: Micro work, transcription, one on one interviews, website usertesting, etc. The work is out there if you look!
/end rant
@crayon wrote:
RANT AHEAD:
For.. :: DRUM ROLL PLEASE:: $5 + product reimbursement. That's not a typo. The offer is $5. They don't say what the product is. It could be 1 can of dog food, ffs. Also, product reimbursement IS NOT PAYMENT and stop pretending it is. That dog food company is just going to write if off as a business expense.. AT YOUR EXPENSE!
FIVE DOLLARS! FIVE DOLLARS IS WHAT THEY ARE OFFERING FOR THIS!! With my time+gas, I would LOSE MONEY. Five dollars barely buys a cup of coffee these days.
/end rant
@sandyf wrote:
There is a msc that I have done a similar shop for and have seen it advertised recently. They reimbursed $30 for dog food plus a $10 fee with no videos of dogs eating. .....They are available in the $4 a gallon land where you live. .....I do see it listed sometimes on presto shops.
@sandyf wrote:
(I put a sad face emoji here but it turned into question marks!)
@crayon wrote:
RANT AHEAD:
I actually came here to rant about a "Fun and easy" shop that was emailed to me within the past 24 hours because I really need to get this off my chest.
The company wants to you: Start your car with gas prices in California currently OVER $4/gallon, drive to a pet store, buy some particular product, drive home, feed it to your dog, MAKE AND UPLOAD A VIDEO, probably featuring your dog eating the product?? Oh yeah, and on top of that answer a "simple" survey. [Which we all know is code for there are 50 separate questions and it takes 30 minutes, but hey there is no essay to write so it's considered simple.]
For.. :: DRUM ROLL PLEASE:: $5 + product reimbursement. That's not a typo. The offer is $5. They don't say what the product is. It could be 1 can of dog food, ffs. Also, product reimbursement IS NOT PAYMENT and stop pretending it is. That dog food company is just going to write if off as a business expense.. AT YOUR EXPENSE!
FIVE DOLLARS! FIVE DOLLARS IS WHAT THEY ARE OFFERING FOR THIS!! With my time+gas, I would LOSE MONEY. Five dollars barely buys a cup of coffee these days.
Get outta here with your $5. This is a total insult.
I've been mystery shopping since the early 90's, back when everything was sent through snail mail. Recently I've pretty much given up on it due to the shameful fees they are offering. I have found other work online and I don't have to wait to be reimbursed or worry my $100 restaurant shop will be rejected because one photo is slightly blurry or something. Last month I made $1800++ just working part time and I never had to leave the house. There's a ton of online work if you look: Micro work, transcription, one on one interviews, website usertesting, etc. The work is out there if you look!
/end rant
@wrosie wrote:
If it is in the goodness of your heart to still do the dog food shops, a local food bank told me they need pet food donations.
When families fall on hard times, they don't always get rid of the family pet that the kids are attached to.