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February 09, 2012 05:15AM
I did some gas station audits for Cori...my time/day stamp didn't take for some reasons on upload. Will they take pics with a time/day stamp on them as well as a trial software watermark????


I can't afford anything but a trial time/day stamp software program today, HELP!!!
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February 09, 2012 05:18AM
I would submit the photos to have the report in on time and then ask forgiveness later if they object.
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February 09, 2012 10:26AM
Yes like Flash said. Do the best you can do and hope for the best. If they reject it, at least you're not out any money, eh?

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February 09, 2012 02:21PM
From how I understand it, it depends upon the gas station. I know there is one that they will not accept without timestamps no matter what. I know this because the same station in my area kept getting assigned and then put back on the board. I finally took it at $65. The scheduler told me it had been completed four times, but no one used timestamps so they had to reject them and do it over. I always use timestamps with them just to be safe.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/09/2012 02:22PM by lisams901.
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February 09, 2012 02:29PM
lisams901 Wrote:
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> From how I understand it, it depends upon the gas
> station. I know there is one that they will not
> accept without timestamps no matter what. I know
> this because the same station in my area kept
> getting assigned and then put back on the board. I
> finally took it at $65. The scheduler told me it
> had been completed four times, but no one used
> timestamps so they had to reject them and do it
> over. I always use timestamps with them just to be
> safe.


Trendsource won't take pictures if it DOES have timestamps.
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February 09, 2012 03:32PM
CORI is now requiring the stamp on most if not all of their gas station audits and will invalidate the shop if it's missing.

If the Trendsource client is the same one that has been with multiple MSCs, including CORI, then timestamps were not allowed either.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
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February 09, 2012 03:49PM
marmani Wrote:
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> lisams901 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > From how I understand it, it depends upon the
> gas
> > station. I know there is one that they will not
> > accept without timestamps no matter what. I
> know
> > this because the same station in my area kept
> > getting assigned and then put back on the board.
> I
> > finally took it at $65. The scheduler told me
> it
> > had been completed four times, but no one used
> > timestamps so they had to reject them and do it
> > over. I always use timestamps with them just to
> be
> > safe.
>
>
> Trendsource won't take pictures if it DOES have
> timestamps.


Oh, right, I didn't mean use the stamps with all shops, just all of CORIs gas stations.
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February 09, 2012 03:57PM
Time to Photo is a free program and worked well for me. It's a trial though for about 30 days, I think.

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February 09, 2012 05:50PM
I say just take your chances, I've submitted photos w/o a time stamp, submitted a shop w/o a receipt and still got 5s and nobody said anything.

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February 09, 2012 05:57PM
To me this statement, "Will they take pics with a time/day stamp on them as well as a trial software watermark????" indicates that the photos take the time/day stamp but have additional information about the trial software. So the photos would be time stamped but have extraneous information.

I have never used such software. Could I set it to any date/time of my choosing? That could be a problem! Of course I can also change the date/time on my camera to meet my needs if I decided to be devious or do other unethical things. All of which makes me wonder the purpose of the date/time in the first place.
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February 09, 2012 06:07PM
I couldn't agree more. The requirements are out of control. These same jobs require at least one if not two receipts and a manager or employee signing off. The additional insistence on the date/time stamp that can be manipulated is just silly.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
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February 09, 2012 06:14PM
SecretAgentMom,
I'm not sure which client your shop was for, but I copied this from the guidelines of the client I was talking about:

"Once again your shop will NOT be accepted if the time/date stamp is NOT PRESENT on the photos"

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/09/2012 06:15PM by lisams901.
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