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January 30, 2026 03:55PM
I see many, many shops in my area for the cold cut shops. When I click on them, they all appear unavailable. I wonder if I have been exempted from the shops for some reason. Has anyone else had this issue?
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January 30, 2026 04:23PM
There are two kinds, the ones in Presto for pricing and then the ones where you make a purchase. Which one are you referring to? I was somehow banned from doing the pricing one but my daughter can. It always tell me it is unavailable but she can claim it.
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January 30, 2026 08:05PM
I see a bunch of BH here in FL, any of them I can self assign. Not sure why they aren't showing for you.
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January 30, 2026 08:43PM
I have not been able to self-assign either of them. In Fl they plenty show upo but when i click on them, it says it is not available. So I do not know if Ihave been banned or not.
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January 30, 2026 09:08PM
The woman in charge is Leslie...she s apparently got a problem with what she considers *imperfection"...I was brand new to doing these deli shops...she accepted them and I was paid...so I didn't mess up that bad...anyway..same thing that's happening to you has happened to me. I d apply for the shops that were available and kept getting the "shop is not available" message...finally I sent her an email and asked what was going on and why I couldn't apply for these jobs..then she writes me back saying "O yeah I ve put u on an indefinite hold because your pics weren't that good',)..I ve been trying to find out who to get in touch with about this because I do NOT think she can just randomly ban shoppers because SHE wassnt happy with something!!! ..if we got paid that means we did the shop right!!..I don't know what issue she s got goin on but this unprofessional bulls*it has to STOP!!.
I watch deli shops go off the board because there s no one in my area but me..that was a year ago and she STILL has me blocked...her name is Leslie Tanner..good luck..if u find something out let me know..but yes .she s BLOCKING you .an me an God knows who else..
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January 30, 2026 09:11PM
The woman is blocking us..read my post..
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January 31, 2026 12:14AM
Wilburn states--......if we got paid that means we did the shop right!!

Bob disagrees--I have been paid for shops that were unacceptable.

Wilburn opines--I do NOT think she can just randomly ban shoppers because SHE wassnt happy with something!!!

Bob again disagrees--I have been disallowed to self-assign on several occasions over the yrs., with the most recent being 3 days ago*.

Wilburn adds--......it has to STOP!!.

Bob's final disagreement--It never has for me. We are ICs and MSCs have the prerogative to assign whom they please.

*A car wash increased their service fee by 57% from my 12/25 shop to my 01/26 visit. The report requested my opinion, which I responded was negative. When I attempted to schedule for January, I was blocked; I accepted that action.
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January 31, 2026 02:00AM
This is not the same...not even remotely. What I didn't say in the first post is when I emailed her she "allowed" me to do another shop bcuz she couldn't get it done..it was way way out in a tiny town..I did the shop and my score was a 10..I m not a newbie to secret shopping..the only way to learn a new shop is to DO IT..anyway..for some unknown reason I'm blocked again..and no..I wasn't unprofessional in my email..I was exceptionally nice ..there is something not right with this situation..she s obviously doing it to other people..I quit trying...this situation is not in our control. .
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January 31, 2026 02:07AM
My son made the mistake of treating RBG like he doesn't Ipsos, and now he is "active" but also not able to apply or self-assign shops at RBG. He's been Nikki'd.
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January 31, 2026 03:27AM
Wilburn corrects--What I didn't say in the first post is ............

Bob comments--My only reason for commenting on your post was that IF your background were entirely or primarily as an employee, it could be difficult for you to think as a contractor. By neglecting to fully explain your situation, it is possible members of the forum would be posting suggestions that would be semi or completely irrelevant.

Wilburn begins by opining--This is not the same...not even remotely.

Bob partially agrees--It is NOT the same, but it is similar.

Wilburn adds--......there is something not right with this situation..she s obviously doing it to other people. .

Bob departs the thread with an opinion--The actions of the scheduler are in keeping with your status as an IC. In addition, I disagree with her obviously treating anyone else as with you. but, if she is, that is also inside her prerogative.

In my 23 yrs. shopping, I have been both a terminator and a terminatee. When I am no longer desirous of the peaches, I stop shaking the tree.
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January 31, 2026 12:46PM
Is all this hub-bub over potentially tainted deli meat and $5 shopper pay?
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January 31, 2026 01:05PM
@gigishopper wrote:

Is all this hub-bub over potentially tainted deli meat and $5 shopper pay?

The pricing jobs on presto are 15, sometimes 20 with no purchase. Easy job, she banned me. Now my daughter does them.

The ones with a purchase i wont touch until they get to at least 15. My pets love chicken
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