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August 12, 2013 05:16PM
Has anyone had any good luck with these guys? I have found very little information on them.

Anyone know when they pay? Is there a formula to Sassie that I'm missing? I seem to find very little info on most sassie shops in regards to pay.

:-)

Also, thank you everyone who has helped me so far - I know I'm full of questions and curiosity!

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August 12, 2013 05:21PM
I have them as PayPal, net 45. I have only completed a few shops for them and the last was apparently in February 2012 and recall them being detail-oriented, but super easy to work with and helpful.

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August 12, 2013 09:14PM
I've done some bar integrity audits with them and they are detail oriented, but paid in 45 days as agreed. I had an issue where the bartender lost the itemized receipt, or something like that (I forget what exactly) but the scheduler was super nice and great to work with in that situation.

I did a casual dine shop last November with a client that they had briefly who paid by gift card. It took over 60 days to get the gift card, but apparently the restaurant was responsible for that.
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August 12, 2013 09:17PM
I do restaurant shops for them pretty frequently. They pay by check at about 45 days. I enjoy the restaurant shops; they're detailed but not onerous. They've always been very good to me, easy to contact and understanding.
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August 12, 2013 09:21PM
3 thumbs down on Merc. It took me 101 days to be paid, with several broken promises by both E-mail and phone. I then fired them, but on 2 separate occasions continued to receive solicitations.
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August 12, 2013 11:28PM
I have done tons for Merch Systems and they pay me by gift card. I do a certain restaurant and let's say I spend $12 for lunch, I get $25. If I spend $17 for dinner, I get $40. You don't get money, you get gift cards.

So, I save them up and use them for special things. smiling smiley

If you want money for this foodie shop, you won't get it (but they did bonus cash for one but that's rare)

I miss their certain food shop. I heard they would have them in April but that month and has come and gone...
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August 13, 2013 12:01AM
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August 13, 2013 12:10AM
I don't see any mention of gift cards on their site...

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August 13, 2013 11:34AM
CAscotch Wrote:
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> They have one upscale steakhouse client, but be
> careful. You will be reimbursed by gift cards as
> promised. However, instead of getting one card for
> the amount of, say, $100, you get four $25 cards.
> And guess what? You can't use more than one gift
> card at a time.


I never knew that....
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August 13, 2013 01:30PM
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August 13, 2013 01:42PM
Why can't you use the gift cards together? Normally multiple coupons are not allowed, but gift cards are supposed to be like cash not just a discount.

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 13, 2013 02:18PM
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August 13, 2013 02:26PM
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August 13, 2013 02:39PM
Okay then. That sucks.

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 13, 2013 04:17PM
Mine is on a bar, and I combed through their site and my guidelines. I still don't see gift cards.

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August 13, 2013 04:36PM
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August 13, 2013 06:03PM
I did a lot for them in the past few years, but nothing this year. Their clients in my area are gone. The schedulers are really nice and responsive. I was paid by checks - timely, for the hotel and restaurant shops.
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August 13, 2013 10:00PM
They are a good company. Done a couple of shops with them in the past.

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August 14, 2013 05:00PM
CAscotch Wrote:
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> I think it's only one client. The restaurant is
> expensive so you might actually go over budget.
> With more than $100 out of pocket, the least they
> could do was to tell the client to reimburse us
> the amount in one gift card so we can dine in one
> sitting. Now I have four $25 gift cards sitting
> there. If I go and use each one, I'm sure I will
> have more out of pocket money unless I just buy
> one appetizer each time and then leave.


That blows! I would make it a "dessert trip" and order the finest cup of coffee, with your fancy dessertsmiling smiley
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August 14, 2013 11:00PM
Yap I've done those restaurant shops reimbursed by gift cards. At one time I have 5 $ 25 gift card now it's gone, I've used them all..

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August 15, 2013 11:58PM
I have done 2 jobs for them and so far been paid for 1. I should be getting paid for the other one sometime in the very near future. I got paid by check and it was a little over 45 days.
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August 16, 2013 01:09AM
The gift cards say you can only use one but I have always used multiple cards without a problem. I use the gift cards for my next mystery shop so I no longer have any out of pocket expense.
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August 16, 2013 01:39AM
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August 17, 2013 02:10AM
They're a good company and pay by check. Their shops are easy.
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August 19, 2013 10:25PM
They do bar audits and report is long and repetitive (very detailed), but I work for them monthly and really like them.
They pay 25.00 + 10.00 and pay in about 2 months by check.

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August 19, 2013 10:26PM
They do bar audits and report is long and repetitive (very detailed), but I work for them monthly and really like them.
They pay 25.00 + 10.00 and pay in about 2 months by check, and you can dine alone at the bar.

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August 19, 2013 10:49PM
They do the bar audit of a chain restaurant that is also a client of the biggest mystery shopping company in the US but they do the dining portion instead. Reimbursement only sometimes there is a bonus for deadline shops. I've done one of their bar shops of a famous Chinese restaurant and oh boy the report was long and repetitive.

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August 20, 2013 08:33PM
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August 20, 2013 08:36PM
I was just emailed about the hotel (first time) and the timing is bad for me as I'll be out of town...hope to pick one up another time.

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August 20, 2013 11:07PM
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