@sandyf wrote:
If I am requesting a "box" shop and want to do it the next day I send an email to the scheduler letting her know my availability to do it very soon and it usually gets assigned quickly.
@sandyf wrote:
If I am requesting a "box" shop and want to do it the next day I send an email to the scheduler letting her know my availability to do it very soon and it usually gets assigned quickly.
@Capurato wrote:
For some reason no one wants to do box shops in Newark. When I need to mail an item, I usually request the night before, complete the shop per the guidelines and wait until assigned and then enter it.
These are the only ones I do this for.
@MsJudi wrote:
Watch out...I'm going to go to Newark and grab all your shops now....LOL...
Nay..not stepping foot in Newark unless it's North Newark and then it's a big maybe.
@Capurato wrote:
For some reason no one wants to do box shops in Newark. When I need to mail an item, I usually request the night before, complete the shop per the guidelines and wait until assigned and then enter it.
These are the only ones I do this for.
@Capurato wrote:
For some reason no one wants to do box shops in Newark. When I need to mail an item, I usually request the night before, complete the shop per the guidelines and wait until assigned and then enter it.
These are the only ones I do this for.
@myst4au wrote:
So, which Newark? There are 27 of them in the United States. They include, Newark, CA; Newark, OH; Newark, DE, and 3 of them in NY. I did have someone with NJ license plates stop me in Newark, DE about 30 years ago looking for a place that turned out to be in Newark, NJ. He insisted indignantly that there was only one Newark. He finally admitted to following the sign on the Delaware Turnpike that said Newark, DE. Curious about the other Newarks? Look here: [www.nytimes.com]
@Capurato wrote:
For some reason no one wants to do box shops in Newark. When I need to mail an item, I usually request the night before, complete the shop per the guidelines and wait until assigned and then enter it.
These are the only ones I do this for.
@Capurato wrote:
Has anyone done this? I routinely do shops for a company prior to assignment knowing that I will be assigned the shop.
For example, last night I requested a shop with a due date of 7/30 (shop between 7/1-7/30 , 30 mins after the business opens). The scheduler assigns the shops twice a day and I knew by 11AM I would be assigned the shop. I completed it at 9:30AM as I had things to do and went on my way. I’ve always marked Ok to Pay, but I started thinking, does anyone else do this?
@DrSquash wrote:
@Capurato wrote:
Has anyone done this? I routinely do shops for a company prior to assignment knowing that I will be assigned the shop.
For example, last night I requested a shop with a due date of 7/30 (shop between 7/1-7/30 , 30 mins after the business opens). The scheduler assigns the shops twice a day and I knew by 11AM I would be assigned the shop. I completed it at 9:30AM as I had things to do and went on my way. I’ve always marked Ok to Pay, but I started thinking, does anyone else do this?
Personally I think you're playing with fire. I have always checked to see if I've been assigned before proceeding, if there is any doubt. Generally I wait until I'm assigned until I even leave the house.
Of course, lately I've been doing far more merchandising and usually they are a lot less flexible on doing work early (and will explicitly tell me if I have the go ahead to do it a few days early).
@Capurato wrote:
I purposely left out the state haha.
Most Newark’s have bad reps, however this one uses to be the car theft capital in the states.
They have since then sort of cleaned up their act…
I disagree with that statement!!
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NEVER ASSUME. Besides being risky, it could be viewed as unprofessional... running your business without an actual contract. And what happens if the client cancels their contract with the MSC? You have lost out on money and time. I had several jobs assigned to me and the client cancelled all of them. I am thankful that I did not do them early.@Capurato wrote:
Has anyone done this? I routinely do shops for a company prior to assignment knowing that I will be assigned the shop.
For example, last night I requested a shop with a due date of 7/30 (shop between 7/1-7/30 , 30 mins after the business opens). The scheduler assigns the shops twice a day and I knew by 11AM I would be assigned the shop. I completed it at 9:30AM as I had things to do and went on my way. I’ve always marked Ok to Pay, but I started thinking, does anyone else do this?
@ColoKate63 wrote:
What are you going to do when a sharp-eyed editor sees that your IN/OUT was 0930-0945 (for example), but that it wasn’t assigned until 1100? Do you accurately report the times, or fudge them? Seems like a quick way to get yourself deactivated.