@tstewart3 wrote:
@BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz wrote:
There was more than one response.
The first response that I was aware of was in San Francisco.
[www.theguardian.com]
One thing that made it worse than just their non-compliance was their hypocrisy. They posted the necessary notices that gave customers a false sense of security, thinking In-N-Out was checking for proof of vaccination when it actually wasn't.
In-N-Out wasn't just not complying with rules and mandates in SF:
[www.theguardian.com]
Pleasant Hill was my regular In-N-Out.
Then, In-N-Out went from their we-don't-have-to-follow-government-rules-or-mandates to we-don't-want-to-let-our-employees-wear-masks-to-protect-themselves:
[mailchi.mp]
[calmatters.org]
I stopped doing In-N-Out shops or spending my own money there in 2021. I miss Double-Doubles and I am sure In-N-Out doesn't care about my business. I won't contribute to their success in any way.
@DRJ wrote:
We don't have In-N-Out here yet. What was their response to COVID?
@BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz wrote:
In-N-Out, because of their responses to Covid. I don't even go when it's not a shop and I used to go at least once a week.
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Oh pleeze that is not the reason.
When it comes to keeping timing, I just take some quick notes on my phone (server introduction at 4:12, drinks arrived at 4:18, appetizer arrived at 4:24, etc) and review it later. It's fairly easy once you get the hang of it. But then again, the shops I'm doing this for may not be nearly as demanding as some of the ones you had mentioned.@Rho* wrote:
Restaurant shops that require me to record almost non stop timings of when I was greeted, when the menu was handed over, when I placed a drink order, when the manager walked through the room, when the empty plate was removed etc etc.
@jp43209 wrote:
When it comes to keeping timing, I just take some quick notes on my phone (server introduction at 4:12, drinks arrived at 4:18, appetizer arrived at 4:24, etc) and review it later. It's fairly easy once you get the hang of it. But then again, the shops I'm doing this for may not be nearly as demanding as some of the ones you had mentioned.@Rho* wrote:
Restaurant shops that require me to record almost non stop timings of when I was greeted, when the menu was handed over, when I placed a drink order, when the manager walked through the room, when the empty plate was removed etc etc.
@maverick1 wrote:
@tstewart3 wrote:
@BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz wrote:
There was more than one response.
The first response that I was aware of was in San Francisco.
[www.theguardian.com]
One thing that made it worse than just their non-compliance was their hypocrisy. They posted the necessary notices that gave customers a false sense of security, thinking In-N-Out was checking for proof of vaccination when it actually wasn't.
In-N-Out wasn't just not complying with rules and mandates in SF:
[www.theguardian.com]
Pleasant Hill was my regular In-N-Out.
Then, In-N-Out went from their we-don't-have-to-follow-government-rules-or-mandates to we-don't-want-to-let-our-employees-wear-masks-to-protect-themselves:
[mailchi.mp]
[calmatters.org]
I stopped doing In-N-Out shops or spending my own money there in 2021. I miss Double-Doubles and I am sure In-N-Out doesn't care about my business. I won't contribute to their success in any way.
@DRJ wrote:
We don't have In-N-Out here yet. What was their response to COVID?
@BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz wrote:
In-N-Out, because of their responses to Covid. I don't even go when it's not a shop and I used to go at least once a week.
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Oh pleeze that is not the reason.
Yeah, I'm not buying this lame excuse either. Wanna make a stand? Go ahead. Do your quiet protest.
@JSuing wrote:
@jp43209 wrote:
When it comes to keeping timing, I just take some quick notes on my phone (server introduction at 4:12, drinks arrived at 4:18, appetizer arrived at 4:24, etc) and review it later. It's fairly easy once you get the hang of it. But then again, the shops I'm doing this for may not be nearly as demanding as some of the ones you had mentioned.@Rho* wrote:
Restaurant shops that require me to record almost non stop timings of when I was greeted, when the menu was handed over, when I placed a drink order, when the manager walked through the room, when the empty plate was removed etc etc.
I kind of do them like this too. I just message to my husband 'drinks ordered' and it will show the time later when i review. I also take pictures of things like the entry door when walking up or when the drinks/food arrives i take pictures - which you have to do anyways - the pictures will tell the time also. When i get ready to do the report i get my notebook out and review message notes and get times from messages and photos and put it all in a timeline. Makes the reporting go super easy.
@1forum1 wrote:
If that's there reason, that's there reason. This person doesn't have to justify their reason. I doubt they give a damn about anyone else liking it/buying it or not anyway.
@Niner wrote:
Steve, which types of shops are you still doing? I hardly complete any shops these days.
@unclebobg wrote:
I’ve pretty much stopped doing the Indian casino hotel shops, both the one-and two-night shops. It’s not bad to stay in a nice hotel, but you really don’t get enough free time to enjoy it. The problem with the casino shops is that there are twenty-five separate interactions that must be done and reported on, plus another five or six reports about the property. Seven are gambling items. I don’t mind gambling, but you can’t go over the budget allowed. You have to stay at the table or the slot machine for a server to bring you a drink and then wait twenty minutes to see if they come back. It’s pretty easy to do at a slot machine. The biggest difficulty is getting a server at all. There’s very few of them. Plus you need a slot attendant and they never, ever respond to the lights on the machines.
At a table game, you have a budget of about $100. That doesn’t last long when the table minimum is $25 a hand. You have to sit there sitting out hand after hand (or roll or spin or whatever).
You also get a few good meals, six total for a two-day, but each one requires the same kind of detailed report that you’d write for any restaurant.
The pay is usually $250 for the two-day, plus a more-or-less full reimbursement for everything.
The only good part is that you can keep your winnings up to $500, or all your losses are covered. Unfortunately, I’ve never won while doing them, partly because I’ve had to stay at the tables for the allotted time, and I’ve often lost back whatever I got ahead.
Anyway, that’s my take on it.
@unclebobg wrote:
You have to sit there sitting out hand after hand (or roll or spin or whatever).
@BayShopper22 wrote:
The worst is when you are even and then you lose $500-$1000 in ten minutes at high limit, and you know now your fee is just the $250.
@shopperbob wrote:
I paid off my last loan, my house, in the spring of 1976.