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February 06, 2026 06:00AM
And it's a mixed bag.

I was banned by the brand 2 MSC's ago for bogus reasons, but now it would appear they are being administered by an ironically named MSC that was bought by another MSC awhile back, with a suspect reputation when it comes to schedulers.

Imma gonna do 'em because I'm all about someone else paying for my gas whilst gallivanting.

But dang if the reporting process is the 2nd worst behind EPMS. Unbelievably clunky, and not really doable by phone.

To make matters worse, if I happen to open a report, it has to be completed before others can be opened. Gonna require a re-evaluation when it comes to MO, but I am all over them after not being able to work the brand for years.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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February 07, 2026 06:35AM
I'm trying to think of an ironically named mystery shopping company, but I can't figure it out. I'm definitely interested to know who got this contract. I think they have no idea what they're getting themselves into. This gas brand has the most remote and seasonally difficult to access locations of that I know of. I certainly welcome any additional hints on the new MSC.
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February 07, 2026 10:17AM
I think there are several ironically named MSCs. And even more questionably named MSCs!
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February 07, 2026 04:11PM
Name's the same...

And they really need an update to their site. It looks old, and its "feature" set sucks.

While seeing locations all over my recent overnight loop I figured out how to find available shops for my routes: add a ZIP code to the profile and specify the 50-mile max range.

But when I "edit" a local ZIP sitting at the default 5-mile range that is within 50 miles of my crib which is already specified, it doesn't change the ZIP I selected, it just adds a new one to the list. Another instance of poor web design.

I did my first batch the other day and found the shops to be even easier than expected. Minimal required photos, and no photos of violations, just checkboxes. The only semi-sketchy pic is a store interior. So far I've just grabbed a quickie coming out of the restroom.

Of course the site doesn't show my recent jobs, so I have no way of knowing the status of the handful I completed the other day.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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February 07, 2026 09:20PM
I believe that website was designed prior to the year 2000, which is when I started working with them and they had grocery stores in my area. As far as I know it has not been updated or changed in any significant way since then. Didn't they also put out an app? Which was just as bad as the website? It's been a while so I don't remember. And there were never any green dinos in my area anyway. They've been extinct all along.
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February 07, 2026 10:06PM
I'm glad I didn't bet on who the new mystery shopping company would be for this project. I would have been dead wrong. This would have been about the last company I would have guessed, and I agree that this is a terrible platform for this kind of work. (Honestly it's a bulky platform for any type of work, but especially gas stations.)

Thank you for the hints. It will be interesting to see how much they bonus. The old contracts required that every location get done every cycle. The previous two companies would pay whatever it took to get them done.

If every location has to get done, I again feel like this mystery shopping company has no idea what they're getting themselves into. There's a reason why this gas brand is no longer with the previous mystery shopping company.
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February 08, 2026 01:45AM
They are not as quick and easy as they seem, since I was informed by an editor that separate PHOTOS OF ALL INFRACTIONS ARE REQUIRED even though there are no spots for them. She says their system allows for uploads of multiple photos in each photo slot, so we are supposed to take all of those infraction photos while remaining discreet and undetected! And as others have reported, the website is badly outdated, slow, and inefficient to have to add dozens of zip codes to find shops in other locations for routes.
@CoolMusic wrote:

Name's the same...

And they really need an update to their site. It looks old, and its "feature" set sucks.

While seeing locations all over my recent overnight loop I figured out how to find available shops for my routes: add a ZIP code to the profile and specify the 50-mile max range.

But when I "edit" a local ZIP sitting at the default 5-mile range that is within 50 miles of my crib which is already specified, it doesn't change the ZIP I selected, it just adds a new one to the list. Another instance of poor web design.

I did my first batch the other day and found the shops to be even easier than expected. Minimal required photos, and no photos of violations, just checkboxes. The only semi-sketchy pic is a store interior. So far I've just grabbed a quickie coming out of the restroom.

Of course the site doesn't show my recent jobs, so I have no way of knowing the status of the handful I completed the other day.
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