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So many E/M shops that no one picking up at all

March 30, 2024 02:47PM
$2 gas reimbursement is really a shame ..that's not even half gal of gas there.....E/M is just so cheap
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March 30, 2024 06:47PM
Agree. But those don't start until next month, and the claim limit is low.
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March 30, 2024 07:10PM
The problem is that the shopper has a maximum of 72 hours to do the shop once they have claimed it. Since the shops do not start until April 1, the 72 hour clock starts then
So, if say, you claim the shop at 5 am, the clock starts and ends at 5 am 72 hours later.

That can be a problem!
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March 30, 2024 07:46PM
I just did half of the shops that are posted for April in the last week or two for $25 - $35. I'm content to wait out the $12 fee until it goes up.
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April 03, 2024 11:07PM
^^^^^ Same here.

Snagged some remote locations on a loop last week and all were bonused, making them worthwhile. Not interested at base.

However, I'm doing roughly the same Thursday - Saturday loop, but this time for the Q2 wave of Famous Highways. Those I am happy to do at base.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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April 03, 2024 11:17PM
For $12, I am not asking a stranger/employee to take a picture of their torso. Just not going to happen. It appears zero of the locations in my midsize city have been taken, I wonder if others feel the same. Who knows!
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April 04, 2024 10:12AM
For whatever reason, the location right down the street (urban location less than 10 minutes from the airport) always sits and I usually snag it when they add a bonus. Same goes for the other outlets in the chain in the suburbs and the next urban center to the north.

More times than not I run into the same regional manager at one of the five stores. Very well-run organization, it would seem.

They always greet everyone coming in the door, regardless of where they are or what they are doing in the store. Gets a bit comical when its me going in multiple times over the course of the visit.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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April 04, 2024 01:34PM
Cool,

In that you stated you are happy to wind from Chicago to L.A., am I correct the base pay is higher for that California trip?
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April 04, 2024 04:11PM
Hi Cassie,

I don't know if it helps. I do a lot of these I always ask the employee. I let them know it will be from the neck down to show they are in uniform, and once I've cropped, I will sometimes show them the picture to be sure they are okay with it. So far, I have not had any problems with it, but would gladly NOT take their picture if they weren't okay with it. Hope this helps.
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April 04, 2024 04:22PM
@dorimcbride wrote:

Hi Cassie,

I don't know if it helps. I do a lot of these I always ask the employee. I let them know it will be from the neck down to show they are in uniform, and once I've cropped, I will sometimes show them the picture to be sure they are okay with it. So far, I have not had any problems with it, but would gladly NOT take their picture if they weren't okay with it. Hope this helps.

Too much work for $12 bucks.
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April 04, 2024 05:48PM
The number of EM/Mobile shops available has nothing to do with my reason for avoiding them. The simple reason is that they require way too much work for the job pay offered.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/04/2024 05:49PM by AZwolfman.
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April 05, 2024 05:36PM
@CoolMusic wrote:

^^^^^ Same here.

Snagged some remote locations on a loop last week and all were bonused, making them worthwhile. Not interested at base.

However, I'm doing roughly the same Thursday - Saturday loop, but this time for the Q2 wave of Famous Highways. Those I am happy to do at base.

I have wracked my brain...Famous Highways? An someone give another clue?
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April 05, 2024 05:50PM
@Mousegal wrote:

@CoolMusic wrote:

^^^^^ Same here.

Snagged some remote locations on a loop last week and all were bonused, making them worthwhile. Not interested at base.

However, I'm doing roughly the same Thursday - Saturday loop, but this time for the Q2 wave of Famous Highways. Those I am happy to do at base.

I have wracked my brain...Famous Highways? An someone give another clue?

Get your kicks on route ...
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April 05, 2024 07:25PM
Not the only, but the most famous recording of "gettin' your kicks" was by Nat King Cole. It, along with "Unforgettable," both his original recording and the one where the Elektra engineers added his daughter, are my favorites of Nat.

A tad of trivia concerning "Unforgettable." Natalie was unable to convince either her label, EMI, or her dad's, Capitol, to release the posthumous duet with Nat; Elektra, her new company, honored her desire. Both the tune and album won records of the year. The experts sure blew that decision.
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April 05, 2024 07:44PM
@Mousegal wrote:

@CoolMusic wrote:

^^^^^ Same here.

Snagged some remote locations on a loop last week and all were bonused, making them worthwhile. Not interested at base.

However, I'm doing roughly the same Thursday - Saturday loop, but this time for the Q2 wave of Famous Highways. Those I am happy to do at base.

I have wracked my brain...Famous Highways? An someone give another clue?

Is he talking about the orange ball?
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April 05, 2024 08:24PM
According to Google Search of "What is the most famous highway?"
5 Most Famous Highways in America

Route 66. Of all the famous American highways, Route 66 is by far the most iconic. ...
Pacific Coast Highway. Alternatively known as Highway 1, the PCH runs from northern California all the way down to San Diego. ...
Great River Road. ...
Blue Ridge Parkway. ...
Going-To-The-Sun Road.
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