Did Panda rotation go from 60 to 15 days?

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That's what I saw. Nice!

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Most likely because they need the current round done before the end of the year.

A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men.

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Liked by: FrugalCat, shopette_galore

With the low fees being offered, the MSC is likely forced shorten rotation.

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Liked by: Swilli

So the MSC reduces the rotation instead of increasing the fee...nice!

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton

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@HonnyBrown wrote:

So the MSC reduces the rotation instead of increasing the fee...nice!

They have increased fees as well if the shop remains unclaimed. I have one tomorrow for $12.50 fee.

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@kenasch wrote:

They have increased fees as well if the shop remains unclaimed. I have one tomorrow for $12.50 fee.

But still not like was seen in the good-old-days of 'Make an Offer'.

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I did my first Panda Distress last month. Why would anyone deliberately dine there if there are competing hole in the wall take out joints who make the stuff on demand?

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I did a $17.50 plus reimbursement dine in yesterday.

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January 2022 shops are posted and they are now $8 fee plus $8 reimbursement. Can't tell if the ordering requirement has changed any. Dec 24th shop has fee of $15.50 but I'm not going for any amount of money on Christmas eve.

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I did some online shops today for $15.50 each. I did three online shops earlier this week and could not order at one of the shops because both the app and the website were acting up. I just looked at my shop log and it looks like the MSC will pay me the full $12.50 fee.

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Liked by: Morledzep

In SW Ohio, Panda is now 30 days on the rotation. My first shop there, 2 1/2 weeks ago, was $5 + $7.50, the food was tasty and the service very fast. If I were near a location, in need of food and the pay was $12 + $8, I would assign.

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It's $8 fee and $8 reimbursement for where we are on vacation. We have one for today, drive through.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2021 08:35PM by Niner.

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Liked by: Tanischri87, Rho*, PA Shopper

Ugh. They changed it to a $2 fee.

@BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz wrote:

I did some online shops today for $15.50 each. I did three online shops earlier this week and could not order at one of the shops because both the app and the website were acting up. I just looked at my shop log and it looks like the MSC will pay me the full $12.50 fee.

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In California still $8 plus $8.

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Seeing shops in SoCal with a $1 bonus!!! Oh boy am I overjoyed. That extra $1 really put it "over the top."

They have been sitting at $1 bonus for a couple days now. Does anyone know the next bump? Does it become $2 or something else? Also, how long do they leave the offer before increasing it? It it just a few days or do they leave it at $1 for a week and then increase? I don't have enough experience with this MSC to know their bonus rationale.

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Haven't determined a pattern to the increase in fees or to the bonus yet. The dine in reimbursement is now $9 which appears to be the new set amount for now.

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I have only done the online scenario. That report is fine. I'm guessing the report/effort for dine-in has to be longer than the online portion since there are more things to evaluate. It's probably not that bad, but the $1 difference between dine-in and online is not enough to make me want to do the extra work.

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For me its availability . I usually only see one version at a time per location. The dine in is just s bit more work.

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Very few Panda Express locations in my area have drive-thrus and so there are very few drive-thru shops here. I see about an equal amount of dine-in and online shops. I don't do the dine-in shops both because of Covid and the fee.

I think it's a good thing that the MSC keeps changing the base fee and reimbursement amounts. The MSC is trying to figure out what works for it, and I am glad the reimbursement amount now fully covers the price of a bowl in my area. Who knows? It may eventually cover the price of a plate.

I also like that the report for online shops is now slightly easier than before.

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The reports are so easy - I can usually finish them as I’m eating.

San Diego - CA

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Had one today with a bonus but the app would not allow me to order online. I submitted the report and gave them an image of the message I got on the app. Hopefully as someone else reported above, I will still receive the fee, just for trying. I think this may be a Covid related issue as many places are affected by a shortage of workers.

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I thought I was going to get the full fee but it turned out to be $2.

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The requirements of the Drive-thru shop are dumb. You have to submit a photo of the hours posted at the location. So I'm going to go through the drive thru then park, get out of the car, take a picture of the door, then get back in my car? Yeah, that won't out me at all.

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I did a drive thru shop last week and took that picture but I wasn't asked to upload it on the report. My shop was approved the next day and I was paid for it this week.

A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men.

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The picture of the hours of operation is only needed if they are closed.

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@callinectes wrote:

The requirements of the Drive-thru shop are dumb. You have to submit a photo of the hours posted at the location. So I'm going to go through the drive thru then park, get out of the car, take a picture of the door, then get back in my car? Yeah, that won't out me at all.

You only need that picture for a closed location. I do the drive thru shops every time I go out to do other shops, the only pictures required are of the food and the receipt.

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I just received payment for the online shop where the app would not allow me to order. I got a payment of $2 plus the bonus which was another $4. I was not expecting the bonus on a "closed" shop.

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Must have been a mistake, I didn't get the bonus for my online shop that wouldn't let me order.

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Reimbursement is back to $8. It was $9 for a brief time. Fee has been sitting at $8 for a few days so I'm waiting for it to go up as it usually does later in the week.

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