@myst4au wrote:
I just took extra pictures. Not EVERY imaginable combination, but ones that I thought might conceivably be required. I submitted the ones I thought were most likely what was wanted, and kept the rest in case of questions. No questions. Whew!
@MisterBill wrote:
I can't believe that this is still a problem. I pointed it out to the scheduler when they restarted the shops, and I thought they fixed it. I hate it when companies can't be clear on what they want and cause shoppers to feel pressure because they're not sure what they have to do.
BTW, they reduced the reimbursement on these. They were $30, now $25. Very disappointing since it won't even cover two entrees anymore.
@wrosie wrote:
I agree prices have increased and I'm not sure I will continue to take these shops at an increased out of pocket expense.
@wrosie wrote:
I've normally gotten the beef tips or country fried steak to try to keep under reimbursement.
But I agree with Birdy, I truly would like to get at least a small steak. And I have had the ribs which are some of the best I've ever had.
I think that she did waive the rotation last month, but maybe only for the bar shops. The take-out shops at my preferred location go really quickly, even at $25. I did a dine-in there the last time and it was actually very pleasant, and the cactus blossom onion is much better eaten fresh. The drink requirement is a pain but at least you get an extra $10 reimbursement. Also, if you get there before 6pm, you can get $1 off on many dishes, at least the ones we order. My wife likes their chicken caesar salad and I like the BBQ chicken sandwich.@wrosie wrote:
I've noticed them sitting on the board where I live. I believe there are only three or four shoppers in my area that do these so it may just be rotation. I believe it's 90 days.
She didn't waive rotation last month and I don't think they got all the shops done.
It was nice that they increased the bar shop, but why decrease the curbside?
I agree prices have increased and I'm not sure I will continue to take these shops at an increased out of pocket expense.
@foodluvr wrote:
One of the best values on the menu is the filet salad. It's like 13 or 14 dollars and it's an entire 6 oz fillet.
While some take-out shops got taken at the old reimbursement, there were still plenty that did not, and I'm sure it will increase (and the scheduler has an annoying habit of emailing multiple times a week). Amusingly, the emails do call attention to the new reimbursement, although you'd usually expect that to be as a result of an increase, not a decrease.@shopperbob wrote:
The newly increased bar reimbursement is the first since I began accepting the TXRH assignments in the summer of 2008. In the past, the MSC had shoppers lined up for those jobs and only increased the money as needed. The same holds true for the carry-out decrease; obviously, there was an excess of shoppers. No company would responsibly pay more to their contractors than required by market conditions.
@CANADAMOMMY wrote:
Ours has plenty sitting, no responses.
@marg704 wrote:
I only do the curbside with two locations, neither of which are near my house. I am disappointed that the reimbursement was decreased. I'll probably still pick one up, but I will now have to order a lower priced entree and probably not a steak. That defeats some of the purpose of them shopping their restaurant.
@MisterBill wrote:
BTW, they reduced the reimbursement on these. They were $30, now $25. Very disappointing since it won't even cover two entrees anymore.
Because they can? Likely because they thought that the bar shops would be easier to fill if they reimbursed an extra $5 and that they could get away with not paying enough for the carryout shops without people refusing to take them.@Isaiah4031a wrote:
Why did they go from $ 30 to $ 25 unless this has been answered and I have not read the other post yet?