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December 30, 2025 10:02PM
Man they’re cheapskates. $0 pay. Who would intentionally do these for $11 reimbursement only? Unless you’re starving of course.
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December 30, 2025 11:08PM
This is one (of many) that I won't do unless there is a bonus. But someone must be excited about them because they seem to get claimed most of the time.
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December 30, 2025 11:22PM
$15 min for me. I've done them for $15-$20 only. I have NOT touched the new version ($11.50 reimb)
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January 01, 2026 11:12PM
Just wait and the bonuses will start appearing. I just did one for $20.
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January 02, 2026 12:12AM
I don't like having to take a picture of the trash can area and 3 pictures of the building I believe.. Unless they changed it again
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January 02, 2026 12:15AM
I’ve been waiting and the pay stays at $0. Someone must actually like that food. Burgers are horrific
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January 02, 2026 12:19AM
It's easy. take the $11 reimburse shops, not the $11.50 reimburse.

you won't see the bonuses until at least the 10th of the month or later. my $20 shop was like december 20th.

they will bonus, but it's not quick and in the beginning of the month.

also, some areas might be more saturated with shoppers, so maybe shops don't get bonused as high.
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January 03, 2026 06:05AM
I've seen Sonic shops with two different MSCs near me. I'm not sure if it is different franchises, but I wait until they up the pay or make it a bonus. One of them increased the payout (including bonus) to $42! This is in a very rural town about 45 minutes from me. I would have taken it, but it was on dates I wasn't available sad smiley
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January 03, 2026 02:43PM
I did many Sonic shops a decade ago..Now, when I see in this post reports that they often pay $0, It tells me there are too many desperate people creating an oversupply of shoppers.
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January 04, 2026 02:38AM
@Isaiah4031a wrote:

I don't like having to take a picture of the trash can area and 3 pictures of the building I believe.. Unless they changed it again


As a former multi-unit manager of fast food and retail, I would appreciate an objective view of facilities when I am not around. The appearance of the exterior is the first impression a customer forms. I don't mind doing it at all. I do find it sometimes difficult to get the right angle and have to park across the street, in an adjacent parking lot, or have my spouse be the driver.smiling smiley


That said, I don't do them without a bonus of some type.
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February 26, 2026 03:00PM
Yes, I see them on two different MSCS, one with pay and one without pay. I've hit everyone in my area at least once on the one with pay and I just landed one in a town about 20 miles away for $50 because no one has done it. I suspect it kept getting picked up, and then whoever was picking it up wasn't doing it and then after a few days it would show up again with a higher fee.

@couponanimaniac wrote:

I've seen Sonic shops with two different MSCs near me. I'm not sure if it is different franchises, but I wait until they up the pay or make it a bonus. One of them increased the payout (including bonus) to $42! This is in a very rural town about 45 minutes from me. I would have taken it, but it was on dates I wasn't available sad smiley
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February 26, 2026 06:44PM
I was surprised how quickly the BK shops went last week. Up to $10 reimbursement for the new whopper only. No other food. No fee IIRC. Hard pass for me but they were gone in under an hour.
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February 27, 2026 01:57AM
@catmom23 wrote:

I was surprised how quickly the BK shops went last week. Up to $10 reimbursement for the new whopper only. No other food. No fee IIRC. Hard pass for me but they were gone in under an hour.

They were all cancelled an hour later as the stores do not all have the product available.
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February 27, 2026 02:04AM
I'd rather take a picture of the trash can than take pictures of my food.

@Isaiah4031a wrote:

I don't like having to take a picture of the trash can area and 3 pictures of the building I believe.. Unless they changed it again

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.
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