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$25 Payout for Stuffed Animal Shops at HEB?????

October 16, 2025 12:31PM
Hello and good morning.

I noticed two shops in my city, both at HEB supermarkets paying $25.00 for the stuffed animal shops. Usually, to get that rate, I’d have to drive out the boondocks. The instructions look like the average run of the mill shops where you have the round display; you restock, organize, and take pictures and leave. The payment though--usually $10 each--is up 150%. Has anyone put their head in the lion’s mouth on this round and if so, is there something remarkably different?
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October 16, 2025 01:46PM
Sounds like there might be an issue with the store product scoop it out first
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October 21, 2025 01:52AM
I was paid 25 at one due to someone had dropped it last minute and it was the day of the due date. Is it close to due date maybe?
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October 21, 2025 07:02AM
@mamartin2005 wrote:

I was paid 25 at one due to someone had dropped it last minute and it was the day of the due date. Is it close to due date maybe?

Yeah, they want them done by Wednesday.
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October 21, 2025 10:06AM
I had a route of (42) $20-$25 locations when this was a twice/month project. I don't thinks this is a particularly outrageous fee. With the move to 1/month merchandising, this really should be the new location rate imo. There is a lot of work to do, especially at a grocery store where stockrooms are very large and you are digging for backstock.
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October 21, 2025 10:21AM
I have quite a few at that rate. However, supermarkets usually have lots of inventory. I would go and take a look first.
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October 21, 2025 12:01PM
Grocery stores take longer, and people tend to skip them. It might take a while to track down the right person who is in charge of that particular department or aisle, entailing phone calls, pages, walkie talkies, etc. It's not like a smaller store where you can just talk to almost anyone.
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October 21, 2025 01:12PM
Personally, $25 sounds low to me, but I've never done this shop.
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October 21, 2025 11:10PM
There is a high likelihood that no one has visited those locations in many months. I have locations near me that I know are on their third month with no takers, and they are still only up to $18 as of today. They used to go up to $25 and even higher regularly, but now they don't seem to care if they get done or not. Oh, and FYI, I don't think anyone ever takes them for $10, but they keep trying!
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