cubbiecat Wrote:
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> itsasecret Wrote:
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> > I do those post office shops any time I can.
> > They're dead easy. Hardest part is finding
> > something to ship and finding a box to ship it
> in.
> > You don't have to mail to a food bank. I send
> > stuff to a friend three states away.
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> Maybe your region does not require to mail to a
> food bank, it does in my state. A new email just
> came out today, which is the same requirement
> every since Bare took over:
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> >>For this shop, all packages will be sent to a
> pre-determined food bank. All items shipped must
> be non-perishable food items. By completing this
> shop, you will help fight hunger.<<
ASK your scheduler. They have trouble getting people to do C's because of the high amount that has to be fronted. I mystery shop to help fight my own hunger. I'm not buying food to mail in addition to fronting them a $40 shipping charge. You can also ASK if you can use your credit card. I have been allowed to charge these shops, so by the time the CC bill comes, they have reimbursed me.
The key is to ASK.
Maybe they are making this a requirement instead of a request for 2013, but I will not do these shops if they are going to make me mail food. Actually, how would they know if you mailed food or a box of rocks anyway, unless the food bank is mystery shopping the mystery shoppers by telling them what was sent?
Why should I make a charitable donation for which I can't get a receipt? Now, if we can get reimbursed for the food too, different story.....
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