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Green Dino Dilemma

March 25, 2026 12:12PM
Putting together another remote route based around some very lucrative gigs: a $400 video apartment shop, a $100 Exxon and 3 Phillips 66 darkness jobs at $75 each. I took the 3 Shells that were in the area(s) at $30 because I need to maximize Big Oil buying my gas on such a long trip.

Was able to self-assign 5 Green Dinos, and have put in a request to the scheduler for the other 3 I need to complete the first of a 4-day trip.

The current window closes tomorrow, and I'm anticipating the fees will go up another $5.

Here's my dilemma: do I continue with the unbelievably clunky process of scheduling and reporting via the dinosaur website (pun intended), or do I play the waiting game and book on the fly via the Magic! app with its 12-hour pins, risking losing assignments but ensuring a much smoother and time-effective reporting process?

I'm leaning towards the latter as I'm already cranking some good pay without any more bookings, but I hate the thought of losing some stops along the way.

What would you do?

Have synthesizers, will travel...


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/2026 02:11PM by CoolMusic.
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March 25, 2026 01:01PM
The dinos are currently on Sassie, too, which is much better than the dino software but you don't have to deal with the magic 12 hour window. I have offered routes, but the scheduler is saying they are on a very limited budget for bonuses.
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March 25, 2026 02:36PM
@mjt9598 wrote:

The dinos are currently on Sassie, too...

Hmmmm... which SASSIE?

I am currently accessing them from the MSC site that cannot be named because it's the same as the brand which can also not be named because it's the same as the MSC.

Seeing as the brand cannot be named, it should be OK to identify any MSC other than the one that cannot be named.

TIA...

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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March 25, 2026 02:55PM
I would grab them now. I had waited, and someone else got them before I could. And I agree with mjt above.

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/25/2026 02:56PM by ArkLaMissshopping.
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March 25, 2026 03:14PM
^^^^^ Currently working with the scheduler towards that end.

The big issue is time: the MSC site is so freaking slow it's highly likely I would not be able to get everything submitted by the cutoff each day and still get in a decent night's sleep.

I've requested an extra day to complete all reports in exchange for pre-booking everything with the scheduler.

When I complained about fees being raised within a couple of hours of the last time I pre-booked they did me a solid while waiting for the fee increase before assigning the rest of tomorrow's stops, so at least there's that.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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March 25, 2026 05:21PM
They are up to $25 now. If they need to get them all done, they are going to have to increase fees much higher than that. There are still hundreds left, mostly in remote locations. They are giving the "tight budget" explanation now. I don't think they have any idea how badly their budget is going to bet blown.

Remember, for every remote location a shopper does for $25, another shopper is going to get anywhere from 2 to 8 times more money for the same amount of work at the end of April. I suggest choosing locations carefully and always leaving one or two remote orphans on each route so more money can be made at the end of the cycle.
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March 25, 2026 05:34PM
Ended up with a reasonable outcome: scheduler extended the window for reporting in exchange for booking everything now instead of playing the waiting game. That being said, I still missed out on 5 locations because of Presto, so another incentive to go ahead and secure the shops.

As much as I love the idea of leaving orphans, that is not going to work for me given the nature of my current route. Only reason I'm going now is to build around that $400 apartment shop. Won't be headed back that way until June on my way to see Joe Jackson, and it's WAY too sparse to make two swings worthwhile even at increased bonuses.

Have synthesizers, will travel...
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March 25, 2026 07:17PM
I did a shop on the Sassie site of the company that owns the other MSC ("other" = the MSC thst has the same name as the name of the gas station brsnd.). So, at least two MSCs that csn not be named,

Shopping South Jersey, Southeast Pennsylvania, and Delaware above the canal since 2008
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March 25, 2026 08:09PM
@CoolMusic wrote:

Ended up with a reasonable outcome: scheduler extended the window for reporting in exchange for booking everything now instead of playing the waiting game. That being said, I still missed out on 5 locations because of Presto, so another incentive to go ahead and secure the shops.

As much as I love the idea of leaving orphans, that is not going to work for me given the nature of my current route. Only reason I'm going now is to build around that $400 apartment shop. Won't be headed back that way until June on my way to see Joe Jackson, and it's WAY too sparse to make two swings worthwhile even at increased bonuses.

The 'Like' was for you going to see Joe Jackson.

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