Kroger shops
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Still a little early in the month for new Kroger shops. I still have two scheduled from last month..
In my area, they're just wrapping up the last round. Usually two rounds a month. I expect maybe by tomorrow. Last round's shops started on a Sunday.
Do not read so much, look about you and think of what you see there.
Richard Feynman-- letter to Ashok Arora, 4 January 1967, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005) p. 230
Richard Feynman-- letter to Ashok Arora, 4 January 1967, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005) p. 230
Their shopping periods are four weeks long, so it's not an even month. They will probably start posting in-store shops this week and curbside about a week from now if they follow the same patterns as the last few months.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2022 07:39PM by RedRose22.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2022 07:39PM by RedRose22.
I'm hoping for more competitors shops this month. There are some things that I want from other stores.
I noticed last month my direct deposit was on the 15th and later that day the shops came out.
I did my first Kroger shop a couple of months ago and given it was under the Kroger category I went to the Kroger on that road in that city. When I was submitting I noticed it was a competitor shop! 
It was only the $9 shop so it wasn't terrible and now I know what competitor shops are!
Good to know they came out last month around the 15th. I'll start checking!
It was only the $9 shop so it wasn't terrible and now I know what competitor shops are!
Good to know they came out last month around the 15th. I'll start checking!
I can't see any shops on my board.
I can't sign in at all. Been trying on and off since about 20:00 all the while getting kicked in the wallet by other MSCs.
@rmkeith wrote:
Kroger shops just posted!!!
And they were quickly taken in my area. I was able to get some.
@pegleg2000 wrote:
@rmkeith wrote:
Kroger shops just posted!!!
And they were quickly taken in my area. I was able to get some.
I have so many Kroger within 5-6 miles of me I was able to get several! I love offsetting the grocery budget.
@rmkeith wrote:
@pegleg2000 wrote:
@rmkeith wrote:
Kroger shops just posted!!!
And they were quickly taken in my area. I was able to get some.
I have so many Kroger within 5-6 miles of me I was able to get several! I love offsetting the grocery budget.
I have a lot of Krogers in my area too. There were over 300 at 7:00 and now it is at 168. There must also be a lot of shoppers in my area.
They go quickly in my area too. It seems that full-service and pickup shops are the most popular - they are gone before the self-checkout ones.
@gladysfarfel wrote:
They go quickly in my area too. It seems that full-service and pickup shops are the most popular - they are gone before the self-checkout ones.
That's funny. I prefer self checkout all day long. I try to combine self checkout with a pickup.
@foodluvr wrote:
@gladysfarfel wrote:
They go quickly in my area too. It seems that full-service and pickup shops are the most popular - they are gone before the self-checkout ones.
That's funny. I prefer self checkout all day long. I try to combine self checkout with a pickup.
I have accidentally assigned myself self checkout shops. My main objection to self checkout is that cashier is a union job. And these stores are using the self checkout lanes to get folks they don't have to pay to eliminate good paying union jobs.
When somebody asks me if I want to go to the self check out rather than stand in line, I ask them for my hiring paperwork, and union membership, so that I can get paid for doing their work.
@Morledzep wrote:
@foodluvr wrote:
@gladysfarfel wrote:
They go quickly in my area too. It seems that full-service and pickup shops are the most popular - they are gone before the self-checkout ones.
That's funny. I prefer self checkout all day long. I try to combine self checkout with a pickup.
I have accidentally assigned myself self checkout shops. My main objection to self checkout is that cashier is a union job. And these stores are using the self checkout lanes to get folks they don't have to pay to eliminate good paying union jobs.
When somebody asks me if I want to go to the self check out rather than stand in line, I ask them for my hiring paperwork, and union membership, so that I can get paid for doing their work.
I get it but I'm also getting paid for my time and the self checkout is quicker for a couple of items! Less of a report too.
Just realized my friend I plan some shoopping with is seemingly banned from pickup shops. I wonder if it's because they haven't done any in store shops. A scheduler once scolded me for not taking in store shops and said doing only pickup shops hurts the program. I feel it's kind of a shame they aren't paid a little more evenly and that the in store shops don't pay a little bit better.
I guess I should tell my friend to try to schedule self checkout and see if they get access to all the shops next round. Any other advice?
I guess I should tell my friend to try to schedule self checkout and see if they get access to all the shops next round. Any other advice?
@olympia tennenbaum wrote:
Just realized my friend I plan some shoopping with is seemingly banned from pickup shops. I wonder if it's because they haven't done any in store shops. A scheduler once scolded me for not taking in store shops and said doing only pickup shops hurts the program. I feel it's kind of a shame they aren't paid a little more evenly and that the in store shops don't pay a little bit better.
I guess I should tell my friend to try to schedule self checkout and see if they get access to all the shops next round. Any other advice?
The pickup shops go pretty quick in my neck of the woods. But I pick up the pickup shops along with the in-store shops so I can double dip on one trip and at least get paid along with covering a big chunk of my grocery bill. I would reach out to the schedule and ask. She's pretty responsive!
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The pickup shops go pretty quick in my neck of the woods. But I pick up the pickup shops along with the in-store shops so I can double dip on one trip and at least get paid along with covering a big chunk of my grocery bill. I would reach out to the schedule and ask. She's pretty responsive!
Yes, I've started doing that too. I haven't been doing this for very long and the first go around I just did pickups. I thought the in store shops were a little intimidating but I just keep a little cheat sheet, take a bunch of pics and then I'm in and out pretty quickly. Except I tend to forget the restroom so I end up running back in!
It seems like they all go pretty quickly around me and the pickups are all pretty far out. I really have to pickup a few to make it worth all of the driving.
I like this in this order: pick-up ($$$$), self, and full (last because I hate standing with my 3-5 items in between customers with huge loaded carts -- I don't mind waiting but I think it makes us stand out as potential mystery shoppers). The best combo for me is pick-up plus self.
That said, I'm still signing up for shops where I can only get in-store, whether self or full, because yes, the client and the mystery shop company need those too. They've been good to me; I want to help them out and stay in their good graces!
They went fast yesterday. I was able to get a nice amount, but they weren't as nicely coordinated for me as they're been in the past. But no complaints!!!
That said, I'm still signing up for shops where I can only get in-store, whether self or full, because yes, the client and the mystery shop company need those too. They've been good to me; I want to help them out and stay in their good graces!
They went fast yesterday. I was able to get a nice amount, but they weren't as nicely coordinated for me as they're been in the past. But no complaints!!!
I wish the MSC would waive the rotation limit. I took several pick-up shops and would gladly take several self checkout or full checkout I'd they didn't limit me to 8.
@rmkeith wrote:
I wish the MSC would waive the rotation limit. I took several pick-up shops and would gladly take several self checkout or full checkout I'd they didn't limit me to 8.
I picked up 15 shops this round. I don't know where the eight is coming from?
@rmkeith wrote:
I wish the MSC would waive the rotation limit. I took several pick-up shops and would gladly take several self checkout or full checkout I'd they didn't limit me to 8.
I've found that the system automatically limits me to 8 pickup shops but lets me add the self and full in-store shops on top of that.
Is anyone else finding that self assign is not an option?
@Equine24 wrote:
Is anyone else finding that self assign is not an option?
I had a pickup that wouldn't self-assign. I emailed the scheduler and she said that shop required an in-store visit to be paired with it. She scheduled me for both on the day I requested.
When they came out a few days ago, I was able to self assign the pick up shops I wanted. I try to watch closely as those seem to usually get picked up very quickly around here.
I then often wait on the in store shops because those will usually go up some before folks here do them.
I then often wait on the in store shops because those will usually go up some before folks here do them.
Same thing happened to me. I emailed my scheduler and she told me there was a "Large Limit" restriction blocking a lot of her high volume shoppers all over the country. Apparently a glitch this month, I dunno.
Just email your scheduler with the job number and they'll handle it for you.
Just email your scheduler with the job number and they'll handle it for you.
I know the pick up are limited to 8 per period and 1 per location. Does that apply to self checkout and full service? For example, if I have 8 pick up shops, can I still do the self checkout or full service? Would they have to be at locations where I didn't pick up?
@Carolforreal wrote:
What's going on with the Kroger shops nothing posted yet?They are usually posted by this time of the month.Is it just my area?
I agree. I also miss the Publix shop. I wonder if they will ever come back.
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