@BirdyC wrote:
I just got my first email about these shops (not sure why I didn't get any of the others), and the fee is now $20--if this is the same shop y'all are talking about, and I think it is. My first thought was, sure, I'll do one for that. My second thought, on reading this thread, is no thanks. I did a route of shops a few years ago where you had to take several photos of the menu boards, inside and out, and the different "rotations" they made. I found it was very hard to photograph the brightly lit ones. And trying to take photos discreetly outside wasn't easy, either.
@MsJudi wrote:
These shops sound like they would need to pay triple digits to get me to try one...no way..ut ah, 20 foot pole
@PaulaL wrote:
You get faster after doing a couple. I upload the photos to Google photos and do the report on my desktop - its much easier that way. Wondering if anyone is getting this error only on the Menuboard pictures: "Image is too small. Minimum allowed dimension is 1799 pixels; image provided is 1010 pixels x758 pixels" I got it last week one one drive thru shop - messaged back and forth with support but did not get resolution.
@dafizisblue wrote:
I did two of these today. It's really not bad at all. The questions are mostly based on the pictures, so as long as you get those then you are golden. My only issue is that it is difficult to toggle between the app and the pictures to count the beverages or get prices, so I sent the pictures to my husband's phone so I could view simultaneously. You can view your uploaded pictures on the app but it looks grainy to me.
@MShopperMs wrote:
I did 3 of the mobile shops and all 3 was sent back for revisions. One was asking for all the beverages in the Sweet and Treats section but there was no Sweet and Treats section so I put the menu order pages in the upload that clearly showed no Sweet and Treats. The other two was sent back because of Q.5 . They were telling me to check all the beverages in the list but I wasn't given a list because it wasn't any POP Material. One of those requests wanted the McCafe section uploaded but it wasn't any upload space left after putting in the Beverage section. I have not been paid for any of those shops. Two are still awaiting review after the revisions and one was rejected which I appealed because I reached out to them for advice because the other two I resubmitted had not been reviewed again and they never responded. I completed the shops 11/18/22 and 11/21/22.
@heywave wrote:
This seems to be worse than the first wave of McDonald's.
I agree with @sil2222 that there should be a LOA. The first one I did today didn't have a kiosk at the store, so I'm probably not going to be paid nor reimbursed for this "food." If they don't have a kiosk, why offer this location as an opportunity? Shouldn't they know which locations have a kiosk? Incredibly frustrating.
I took pictures of all four sides of the inside of the restaurant. While I am waiting for my food order, someone comes up to me and asks me if I was taking a picture of them. I told them no. I guess I wasn't covert as I thought. I checked, the flash was NOT on.
On top of all of this, the app is screwed up. It asks if the order is accurate. I chose Yes and it insists on my selecting what was wrong with the order. (response required). They need to fix it.
I clicked I'm Done a bunch of times and it throws me to an error page. "We're sorry, something's gone wrong. Please return to the previous page and try again."
I did this for another FF location today. One pic inside of a board and the employees are looking at me like Who TF is this guy? I bought food even without a reimbursement just so it wouldn't look so weird.
@sestrahelena wrote:
I'm seeing one location that has ELEVEN pins, including drive thru (there is none). Somebody could spend a whole day there! Not me.
@catlassy wrote:
I rarely cancel a shop but I signed up for this one and cancelled within 10 minutes. Waaaay too much bullshit is required. Confusing and uploading probably 150 prices because they want a picture of all drink shakes and mcflurries in every size and type. too many entrees and confusing. NOT FOR ME. The jobs are not moving off the board. McD got CHEAP and is trying to make FOUR mystery shops into ONE. PLUS they want prices for all the APP drinks! PLUS a drive through food visit? NO NO NO