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February 01, 2026 08:53AM
Does anyone know if Panda is coming back? The assignments are usually posted at the end of the previous month.
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February 03, 2026 03:10AM
no Shar, they used to be posted every 28 days. I don't keep track, Panda shops just aren't that important to me. If they are not still with the same MSC, and with an MSC that uses the Sassie platform, you may find them on the Presto app. If they are on blue, red, pink or purple pins, they will be insta-shops. If they are on orange pins they will be hosted on the MSC's website, so then you'll know exactly where to find them without Presto.
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February 03, 2026 03:28PM
I haven't seen one in a couple of weeks? Maybe the contract moved? Another nice, easy shop in general.
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February 04, 2026 03:51AM
I'll do them when they pop up again.. it's no big deal. In the meantime, I'll continue my hunt for real, good, Chinese food in rural Alabama.
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February 04, 2026 07:26AM
A friend of mine was asking me about them. I checked my shop log, and haven’t been there since November, so it’s not a fave. I would prefer to have more of the Australian or the aunt’s husband’s restaurants to visit, but those seem to have disappeared from my market for at least a year now.
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February 07, 2026 02:58PM
They will be back, just a delay while they work out some details with the client I have heard from some of the people who edit them.
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February 07, 2026 03:38PM
No doubt adding more observations to the shop and reducing the pay again.
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February 07, 2026 04:16PM
Not seeing much of anything from the MSC, relatively speaking.

I must admit I was shocked when I hit my Job Board and there was a single available assignment within the default 20-mile radius.

Plenty more when I expand to my route-seeking radii. Just waiting for the current wave to flip to next window so I can fully book an out and back next Friday.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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February 10, 2026 04:39PM
12/26 was the last posting date so they are definitely skipping a round at this point. Hoping they will be back soon.
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February 18, 2026 05:28PM
I have only ever seen blue and purple insta shops. Do i need to sign up for something else for red and pink ones or maybe they just are no in my area? Thanks!
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February 19, 2026 12:03AM
They're on the MSC's Sassie platform.
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February 19, 2026 01:59AM
Have you seen them lately?

@sestrahelena wrote:

They're on the MSC's Sassie platform.

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.
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February 19, 2026 11:32AM
I haven't seen any Panda shops for two months.
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February 19, 2026 03:14PM
Not seeing them in my area (on MSC or Sassie)
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February 22, 2026 02:06PM
The last one I did was 1/10/2026
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February 23, 2026 04:00AM
@sestrahelena wrote:

They're on the MSC's Sassie platform.

Only the ones not claimed already..........
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February 23, 2026 04:38AM
All of the locations in my area show an after 5pm time restriction now.
I liked that these were so flexible to work onto a route and not worry about arrival time planning.
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February 23, 2026 05:34AM
They just showed up in my market again today too, but only at five locations, with a very specific time frame, and they don’t seem to allow any changes.
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February 23, 2026 01:36PM
We have a high concentration of locations in my area, but none are listed. interesting.

Doing assignments since the days when reports were handwritten and faxed to the MSC.
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February 23, 2026 02:48PM
Same here...

We have a high concentration of locations in my area, but none are listed. interesting.[/quote]
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February 23, 2026 03:51PM
They are only in certain areas of the country. Hopefully they will return nationwide to all the locations. No one has mentioned any of "the changes" from what they used to be like. How much different is the report now? I do see the last few posts talking about a 5pm restriction which is new. What other changes are there?
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February 23, 2026 09:32PM
Can't help you with guidelines changes/ report stuff... I'm not taking one with the after 5pm restriction.


@hbbigdaddy wrote:

They are only in certain areas of the country. Hopefully they will return nationwide to all the locations. No one has mentioned any of "the changes" from what they used to be like. How much different is the report now? I do see the last few posts talking about a 5pm restriction which is new. What other changes are there?
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February 23, 2026 09:51PM
There don't seem to be any Pandas here.. like I said, no skin off my nose. When they come back, and when they are bonused I'll most likely do one or two.
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February 24, 2026 04:40PM
New panda shops dropped, but they are limited to only two locations in my area. The only update to the online pick up guidelines is the new time window (5:00 PM to 30 mins before close). $10 fee and $11 reimbursement. The survey is the same but they added four new written response questions at the end asking for your opinions and recommendations.
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