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Is service-smart.com legit?

June 22, 2012 05:56AM
I don't have the exact link anymore, but I responded to a job from Shadow Shopper that is for the following company. You cannot log into their website or view your shops or anything like that. I accepted a couple shops via email but am now finding it rather strange that you are supposed to fill in a PDF and email it back - and the email is to some generic internet company somewhere. Anyone have any insight on this?

Thanks!

[www.service-smart.com]
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June 22, 2012 06:00AM
So I just Googled it... and it's got an F from the Better Business Bureau! Thinking I should NOT do these shops!

[www.bbb.org]
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June 22, 2012 11:44AM
According to their home page clients can get the sites "shopped" for as little as $20. There would be very little left for the shopper at those prices.

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August 06, 2012 05:48PM
I did shops for this company over the last few years.

Perks- You get a large route, which can be done in two days.

Problems- Once you stop shopping, it takes forever to get paid your final month. And I mean 10+ months later.

Also, the shop pay has dramatically been cut in almost half...

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/06/2012 05:49PM by longj050.
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August 06, 2012 05:52PM
Were you getting paid on time while active? What types of shops do they offer? What is the average pay?

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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August 06, 2012 05:56PM
While active I was more or less getting paid on time.

Usually as long as they knew you were doing another round they would pay when they said they would.

Pay was pretty low on the last few rounds. It was $250 for 30 locations. All required an alcoholic beverage purchase, which was NOT reimbursed.

HOWEVER, if already are completing them, it could be worth it. The reports are super easy. Literally no narrative, with drop down answers.

I completed this project probably 20 times; and then did some other types of evaluations for them for different places in different states.

LISASTL- Where do you shop?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/06/2012 05:57PM by longj050.
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August 06, 2012 06:10PM
Less than $9 per shop and a rather expensive purchase not reimbursed? Doesn't sound good. I had the pay situation when it took scheduling another round of shops before they would pay me for the first. Needless to say, that relationships was short-lived.

I shop in STL of course. Actually, I have traveled all over the Midwest for route shopping, but stick primarily to St. Louis and the outlying areas.

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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