Another Store Chain Removed From Beanie Project?

I just got my November route offer, and all of the Circle K locations are missing. Anyone else see the same?

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Yep, got a note saying they were going to be removed about 5 minutes before my route hit the email. Make sure you look at your route, they missed a couple of mine that weren't Circle K.
Yep i had to clarify as my pay went down by 60% due to the one chain gone. Not going to lie, there was a cryptic message on here about fall and i guess it was true.

I am in shock due to loss in income and need to think about this route for next month offered. But i was getting to be at my breaking point and needed to cut my route more irregardless. But it was bad last month due to low stock and I even had a manager chew me out for 10 minutes over an employee making nasty comments to me and the manager took it wrong. I really have no reason to go back to the particular location so I am clear now. but still sore it happened.
@spetey13 wrote:

Yep i had to clarify as my pay went down by 60% due to the one chain gone. Not going to lie, there was a cryptic message on here about fall and i guess it was true.

I am in shock due to loss in income and need to think about this route for next month offered. But i was getting to be at my breaking point and needed to cut my route more irregardless. But it was bad last month due to low stock and I even had a manager chew me out for 10 minutes over an employee making nasty comments to me and the manager took it wrong. I really have no reason to go back to the particular location so I am clear now. but still sore it happened.

I actually dumped a couple of stores because the staff verbally assaulted me.
It is not the loss of the locations and associated income, but also how it impacts routes.
I don't have circle Ks here but I have lost a few other locations in the past few months. I also noticed that nothing went over $18 this month There are about 20 stores on the map that did not get done. Most of them were large drugstores. I have done all of them in the past and no way I am doing them for less than $25. They have several displays and a ton of product. I am sure they are all getting holiday stuff in now as well. I have also noticed that the other shopper or shoppers in my area have also dropped those same stores for probably the same reason.
@Datagirl wrote:

I don't have circle Ks here but I have lost a few other locations in the past few months. I also noticed that nothing went over $18 this month There are about 20 stores on the map that did not get done. Most of them were large drugstores. I have done all of them in the past and no way I am doing them for less than $25. They have several displays and a ton of product. I am sure they are all getting holiday stuff in now as well. I have also noticed that the other shopper or shoppers in my area have also dropped those same stores for probably the same reason.

I also noticed they only went to $18. I have kept my eye on a few locations and I know this is the 4th month they have been missed. I thought for sure they would make an effort to get them done this month, but nope!
I was surprised as well, that there is no push to get these done. I am also seeing locations that have been left undone for months. This makes the low price even worse for anybody who takes one of these locations.
I see them too…in fact it’s almost 35% of what the MSC posts. Thought about picking up a handful of local stops, but it would barely cover overhead so it’s cheaper to stay home.

At some point the MSC will need to keep up their end of the contact with the client and increase the fees to something more fair, or lose the client and possibly a settlement, which is far more costly than paying a decent rate for the assignment to begin with.

I gave compassion for the schedulers that have to try to book these. They’re likely not making much more than we are, or maybe they work in percentage of bookings?

Does anyone know?
@weatherman2111 wrote:

@spetey13 wrote:

Yep i had to clarify as my pay went down by 60% due to the one chain gone. Not going to lie, there was a cryptic message on here about fall and i guess it was true.

I am in shock due to loss in income and need to think about this route for next month offered. But i was getting to be at my breaking point and needed to cut my route more irregardless. But it was bad last month due to low stock and I even had a manager chew me out for 10 minutes over an employee making nasty comments to me and the manager took it wrong. I really have no reason to go back to the particular location so I am clear now. but still sore it happened.

I actually dumped a couple of stores because the staff verbally assaulted me.

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This is precisely why I stopped doing them. The extra income was significant, but I was driving out of my way to do two of them. The store manager refused to place the displays where they were visible and was always upset with me because the product was not selling. On my last visit, I wasn't feeling good, and I flat out told her to move the damn display, and the f*()ers would move faster. Then walked out.

I'm not your employee, and you won't be yelling at me like I am. You agreed to have them in the store; now put them where they will sell.
@SBP wrote:

I see them too…in fact it’s almost 35% of what the MSC posts. Thought about picking up a handful of local stops, but it would barely cover overhead so it’s cheaper to stay home.

At some point the MSC will need to keep up their end of the contact with the client and increase the fees to something more fair, or lose the client and possibly a settlement, which is far more costly than paying a decent rate for the assignment to begin with.

I gave compassion for the schedulers that have to try to book these. They’re likely not making much more than we are, or maybe they work in percentage of bookings?

Does anyone know?

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My understanding is that they are hourly, because they are employees. But any money left over at the end of the quarter, they get to keep. That is why they are not bonused.

They are assigned a region and are responsible for it. They start out with a certain amount of money, and as the quarter progresses, they can increase it as needed. However, they are responsible for completing the entire region. They miss out on the bonus if not all shops are finished. They get to keep the money if all shops are completed.
@Dino29 wrote:

@SBP wrote:

I see them too…in fact it’s almost 35% of what the MSC posts. Thought about picking up a handful of local stops, but it would barely cover overhead so it’s cheaper to stay home.

At some point the MSC will need to keep up their end of the contact with the client and increase the fees to something more fair, or lose the client and possibly a settlement, which is far more costly than paying a decent rate for the assignment to begin with.

I gave compassion for the schedulers that have to try to book these. They’re likely not making much more than we are, or maybe they work in percentage of bookings?

Does anyone know?

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My understanding is that they are hourly, because they are employees. But any money left over at the end of the quarter, they get to keep. That is why they are not bonused.

They are assigned a region and are responsible for it. They start out with a certain amount of money, and as the quarter progresses, they can increase it as needed. However, they are responsible for completing the entire region. They miss out on the bonus if not all shops are finished. They get to keep the money if all shops are completed.

I guess that might be true? *shrugs*

I do see bonuses in my area, but it's rarely above maybe 25 total. It is what it is. Obviously we all find what our equilibrium is. For me it what I can average as an hourly rate plus mileage deduction and anything I can layer on top. To each their own.

That said any store that abuses me can hit the skids. I report them immediately and they can deal with a violation of their contract.
Same I have hardly seen any store going above $18 anymore. Max Ive seen are $20 here and there. And the most annoying thing is that if you ever picked that up and decide to take it for future months, those shops won't be loaded into your GSC until the 10th or so the following month which could mess up your route and plans ecpecailly when everything has to be done by the first half of the month now.

I have been slowly pick and cherry picking stores lately, removing some drug stores that have like 3 Round shalves + 2 square and addons and replacing with some other shops that could be easiler to deal with.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/02/2025 03:14PM by kisekinecro.
@Dino29 wrote:

@SBP wrote:

I see them too…in fact it’s almost 35% of what the MSC posts. Thought about picking up a handful of local stops, but it would barely cover overhead so it’s cheaper to stay home.

At some point the MSC will need to keep up their end of the contact with the client and increase the fees to something more fair, or lose the client and possibly a settlement, which is far more costly than paying a decent rate for the assignment to begin with.

I gave compassion for the schedulers that have to try to book these. They’re likely not making much more than we are, or maybe they work in percentage of bookings?

Does anyone know?

___________________________________

My understanding is that they are hourly, because they are employees. But any money left over at the end of the quarter, they get to keep. That is why they are not bonused.

They are assigned a region and are responsible for it. They start out with a certain amount of money, and as the quarter progresses, they can increase it as needed. However, they are responsible for completing the entire region. They miss out on the bonus if not all shops are finished. They get to keep the money if all shops are completed.

So…they get a commission based on how low they can go?

I just got an email offering a “route bonus” of $12. Still won’t pay the fuel costs to do a location.
@SBP wrote:

@Dino29 wrote:

@SBP wrote:

I see them too…in fact it’s almost 35% of what the MSC posts. Thought about picking up a handful of local stops, but it would barely cover overhead so it’s cheaper to stay home.

At some point the MSC will need to keep up their end of the contact with the client and increase the fees to something more fair, or lose the client and possibly a settlement, which is far more costly than paying a decent rate for the assignment to begin with.

I gave compassion for the schedulers that have to try to book these. They’re likely not making much more than we are, or maybe they work in percentage of bookings?

Does anyone know?

___________________________________

My understanding is that they are hourly, because they are employees. But any money left over at the end of the quarter, they get to keep. That is why they are not bonused.

They are assigned a region and are responsible for it. They start out with a certain amount of money, and as the quarter progresses, they can increase it as needed. However, they are responsible for completing the entire region. They miss out on the bonus if not all shops are finished. They get to keep the money if all shops are completed.

So…they get a commission based on how low they can go?

I just got an email offering a “route bonus” of $12. Still won’t pay the fuel costs to do a location.

I don’t think this is accurate. If there is a bonus tied to completing all jobs, no one on this project would be ever get a bonus. Jobs are left undone month after month, and it seems they have given up on offering large enough bonuses to motivate shoppers to take them.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/10/2025 12:56PM by bradkcrew.
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