Nope. Its still posted on their site as tomorrow...:p

mrcomputer101 Wrote:
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> Nope. Its still posted on their site as
> tomorrow...:p


It was the 17th, I thought.

Its has been June 21st for a while now...

Here where I am, TS has not posted as many shops and the ones they do have are a fast food place where I have hated to eat at for years. All the shops are still snapped up as fast as they are posted and I never seem to hit a time when they are available. I don't know if they give preference to favorite shoppers or what. I was called tonight to do a business certification and I took that on primarily as a learning shop for me as I have not done one yet.

There really are ony a few shops that TS has that I would like to do. The audit one where you get paid $7/8 bucks for doing price check of 25 items - I would not do one of those if they paid $70/80. I like the grocery store but not enough to suffer the agony of doing the audit.

I believe the site says you have through the 21st to submit the EIN and W-9 so any changes would take effect on the 22nd.

Andrew,
I did certainly get your irony, and appreciated it. I just wanted to add emphasis for newbies who might be reading this and could be a bit confused.

Up Today:
"EIN DEADLINE UPDATE

First of all, we would like to thank the over 5,000 Field Agents who have provided their EIN and W-9 forms. We know this has been a new process for many of you and for some of you it has required a great deal of research and effort on your part to ensure the decision to obtain an EIN was right for you. We appreciate your time and effort in making the decision to remain involved with TrendSource.

For those of you who have not yet submitted an EIN/W-9, please note the following changes to our process effective on June 21st, 2012: 1.All EIN/W-9 approved agents will have priority for requests made. This means we will confirm requests from Independent Field Agents who have submitted their EIN/W-9 before accepting requests from Independent Field Agents without an EIN/W-9.
2.All PN Agents without an EIN/W-9 will no longer be allowed to self-assign projects. PN Agents will still be able to request projects, but EIN/W-9 approved Field Agents will have priority."

PizzaPizza -- Interesting. Sounds like they're walking back their hardline policy of not paying for shops done if you don't have an EIN.

They always paid for shops done, I did two just before getting # and was paid, as long as shop was accepted, you were paid. Now I self-assign for my favorite food place, where I couldn't before, and for those who think no one is working for them, jobs are going like quickfire, except the pizza...thanks to a friend and poster of this forum, she informs me when they are posted, picked up another two for July Seems easier this way than before, when I never got assigned jobs I wanted.

Interesting development. I'm still locked out because I joined just as they were making the transition and have not gotten or provided an EIN. I wonder if they will keep me locked out or if they will let me in under the "no self-assign" rules.

Once I get payment for the assignments I did complete for them I may send them a note asking about moving me into that category.

Trendsource is backing down again. The Hard Line EIN is no longer manditory.
It is a sure sign they do NOT have enough shoppers to meet their client load of shops. A lot of shops are just sitting on their board.

Maritz was smart enough to back off - Looks like Trendsource is following suite...

Interesting...because in the past week, I have gotten three BVs from them--at first I wondered if it was just a busy time of year, but then I was thinking it was maybe because of the EIN issue.

I thought I was doing my last job for them this morning! Ah, maybe not...

IreneLA -- There was a posting some time ago that TS stated you would not be paid if you did not have an EIN. I questioned the legality of that at the time it was posted. I never said people weren't getting paid. It was a hardline policy they put into place and seem to have reversed.

I don't know how you can take every written word to heart or as law...I know from experience I got paid without having the #, as did a few of my friends on this forum, and since pay comes the 5th and 20 like clockwork, no complaints here, and a company can post something, then change, one's own experience is the bottom line. Different states may have more shoppers as we
do in CA. I don't know where Mr. C lives, but jobs here are scare and the self-assign is a gift as jobs posted are gone within an hour. I never know excatly when they post, so thank you to my friend for informing me (you know who you are), and this positive feedback, is why I'm on the forum.
avitoots Wrote:
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> IreneLA -- There was a posting some time ago that
> TS stated you would not be paid if you did not
> have an EIN. I questioned the legality of that at
> the time it was posted. I never said people
> weren't getting paid. It was a hardline policy
> they put into place and seem to have reversed.

irene. Every post I make shows when I shop. I have shopped for years for Trendsource and been paid the 5th and the 20th. Payment has never been a real issue for me. Their policy changes made my decision to suspend shopping for them. They have backed up on these changes and I am now shopping for them again.

BTW: That stuff about not being able to self assign without an EIN is another load of crap!
I just self assigned 3 good shops...

I'm not reading that your calling ME a liar (am I)? I haven't worked for them as long as you. I never liked there troublesome uploads and not being able to self-assign, so my relationship with them is new (4 months). I could never self-assign as I hadn't proved myself until recently, not that I owe anyone an explanation. Reading this thread I see others also cannot self-assign, but I can now, and getting the shops I want, the # having it or not is secondary.
Glad to see your again working for them.....
mrcomputer101 Wrote:
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> irene. Every post I make shows when I shop. I have
> shopped for years for Trendsource and been paid
> the 5th and the 20th. Payment has never been a
> real issue for me. Their policy changes made my
> decision to suspend shopping for them. They have
> backed up on these changes and I am now shopping
> for them again.
>
> BTW: That stuff about not being able to self
> assign without an EIN is another load of crap!
> I just self assigned 3 good shops...

Just like with any company it will vary according to geography. While I didn't say no one is working for them, the list of unfilled jobs here was huge as of last night. It's going to be a numbers game. If they have a ton of shoppers in an area it increases the number willing to get an EIN. Another reason people around here may have balked because of laws specific to Missouri.

Irene_L.A. Wrote:
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> > for those who think no one is working for them,
> jobs are going like quickfire, except the
> pizza...

IreneLA -- I will reiterate, since you seem to miss what I posted. No one said anything about people not getting paid. The comment was made about a policy they obviously decided to retract. If you don't like people making those kinds of comments, then just scroll right over them. I don't need you making judgments on what I post.

Just was on their site. It appears they will give priority to EIN holders and remove self assigning to SSN ICs. We'll have to see how this plays out. Yesterday I got called to do a highly bonused shop and explained I had been refraining from taking a shop because of EIN. I was told it was easy to apply for an EIN but I would get paid for my shops. I took the bonused shop with a pretty good pad.
Not sure I will be signing up for EIN but applying for shops when bonused and convenient.

Toot....not wanting to get into it, I post my experience, and you rebuff it, it is you on the forum that makes much ado about nothing. My posting pay periods is to inform newcomers the good side of TS, and the reason I choose
to work for them, showing a positive, not just your posted negatives. The fact that you can put Steve down on this forum, isn't o.k. and shows me you
are here for the debate.

Kalfini, thank you for speaking up with informed honest info.....what you said is excatly what is happening.

Prior to this EIN thing, I've always been a fan of TS. Honestly, it was the grocery shops that I liked so much, though.

When they took over many of the pizza shops from Cori, I was not at all impressed by the drop in fees. Nor was I impressed when Trendsource asked us to pass out flyers helping them to find more shoppers so that they could get more people to do the pizza shops. The way I saw it, I would be recruiting more competition for the grocery shops too!

Anyway, technically I still like Trendsource, but I don't like the EIN requirement because they've been dishonest about why they want it.

It's up to each of us to decide for ourselves whether or not we want to comply with their needless requirements.

Irene-LA -- You're the one who attacked me. I never challenged your experience, never said people weren't getting paid. Made a comment about something that had been posted previously that you seemed to take exception to. So, take responsibility for what you do and your misinterpretation of something I posted. To do otherwise, tells the tale. Quite frankly, I have no idea what you're talking about when you bring up "Steve," have no idea who that is or why you're bringing it up. As I have said a couple of times and will reiterate, I was commenting on a policy they had in place in May which has obviously been retracted. I do not comment on a company's pay pattern unless I have experienced it myself. To suggest that I have made that comment or disputed that anyone has or has not been paid by TS is dishonest.

Just thought I'd share this. I know there's been a lot of discussion about whether or not the jobs are being taken at the same rate or slower than before the EIN debate. I just received an e-mail for an on-site property evaluation. I think I mentioned before that I hadn't been receiving e-mails from TS until recently. So, starting to get e-mails was a bit of a surprise. However, this one caught my eye because of the following: " Contractor Payment *PLUS ADDITIONAL PAY! NAME YOUR PRICE!" It seems to me that someone is desperate to get at least this shop done.

I am wondering if people were skittish around the deadline. I noticed a slight increase in my area as well--as in, I was able to get two on-site inspections in two weeks, which is rare for me. Either that or it's the time of year for this for some reason? Who knows. At any rate, it will be interesting to see what happens going forward.

avitoots Wrote:
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> Just thought I'd share this. I know there's been
> a lot of discussion about whether or not the jobs
> are being taken at the same rate or slower than
> before the EIN debate. I just received an e-mail
> for an on-site property evaluation. I think I
> mentioned before that I hadn't been receiving
> e-mails from TS until recently. So, starting to
> get e-mails was a bit of a surprise. However,
> this one caught my eye because of the following:
> " Contractor Payment *PLUS ADDITIONAL PAY! NAME
> YOUR PRICE!" It seems to me that someone is
> desperate to get at least this shop done.

I had previously refused to shop for them due to this EIN thing. I still received a steady flow of emails with assignments. Today I have received a flood of BV requests. I have completed 4 assignments for them today and have agreed to accept 4 more. All without an EIN...

I find it interesting that they went from saying you HAD to have an EIN to do ANY work for them and now it only gives you the ability to self assign and to get priority. That's definitely back pedaling. I wonder how far back they will go, or if they're too stubborn. Still not getting an EIN no matter what.

Avitoot, a reminder of one of your post's to Steve...you really don't remember, how very convenient, case closed, lets agree to not talk.
SteveSoCal Wrote:
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> avitoots Wrote:
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> > SteveSoCal -- You keep pushing the necessity of
> an
> > EIN which has nothing to do with how someone is
> > classified and it leads me to believe that is a
> > concept you may not be able to or want to
> > comprehend. If there are changes in
> California,
> > that will ONLY apply to State taxes and have
> > nothing to do with federal taxes. In other
> words,
> > unless you're living and working in California,
> > those changes will not apply. If that is the
> > source of Trendforce's requirement for an EIN
> then
> > they are misapplying the requirement.
>
>
> Avitoots, I have no idea what you talking about.
> I have NEVER stated that an EIN is necessary or
> that it would affect an IC classification. I
> think you are the the one misunderstanding me.
>
> Can you point out a post of mine where I claimed
> an EIN was necessary?
>
> You are verging on being insulting at this point,
> so next time you feel like schooling me, read my
> posts a bit closer. You are out of line.

Irene_LA -- Why are you bringing up old discussions? Why do you feel the necessity to take the time and effort to go back through all of these posts to find something where the two people involved have moved on? That is very petty and says a lot about the small person you are. Let it go and just scroll over my posts and do respond to them. It is apparent that you are holding a grudge that is not yours to own for whatever reason. Very sad indeed. Let it go.

jersen -- Exactly. That was what I was trying to communicate in my initial two sentence post when I said they retracted the payment threat as well. It is definitely back pedalling.

When you don't own what you write, it brings up questions as to the truth of what your saying, that's all. You quoted, "Who's Steve", (after all your conversations with him), just don't talk and then deny, answering your post was approprate, although if embarrasing for you I apoligize. This is petty, but so is picking everyone apart to prove your point.

I will scoll over your posts, petty or not, I had a point and made it. I let things go when they are acknowledged.
avitoots Wrote:
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> Irene_LA -- Why are you bringing up old
> discussions? Why do you feel the necessity to
> take the time and effort to go back through all of
> these posts to find something where the two people
> involved have moved on? That is very petty and
> says a lot about the small person you are. Let it
> go and just scroll over my posts and do respond to
> them. It is apparent that you are holding a
> grudge that is not yours to own for whatever
> reason. Very sad indeed. Let it go.