I will NEVER shop for them again! I've been signed up since 2008 and done many apartment shops, always paid by check, eventually. Since I started doing $35, 10-minute credit union shops for Harland Clark, I decided these lengthy, detailed EPMS shops were not worth my time, especially since Remington and other MSCs pay much better for apartment shops.
I kept getting emails BEGGING me to do shops and I finally caved after being offered a $10 bonus. The shop was 15 miles from home. I wouldn't have touched it but the scheduler was desperate and $45 was doable, despite the lengthy narrative and 2 hours time involved.
I get my check today and they DOCKED me $10 because they say my direct deposit bounced back and they "had" to pay me by check? I reconfirmed all my routing and bank account number and what EPMS had was correct. Not sure if it was bank or human error, but it WASN'T my fault. I never got a phone call or e-mail asking for clarification, just a $10 reduction in my shop payment!
I asked if they could just cut me a $10 check and was told "We're unable to cut physical checks anymore and only have direct deposit.". Really?? Because I HAD a physical check in my hand as I made the call today!! She said the ONLY way they could pay me the $10 the docked me in error was if I accepted ANOTHER shop! Are you kidding? They must be SO desperate for shoppers. Well, guess what. I'm DONE with EPMS... never again. Hope their little scam was worth the $10 they saved and the loss of any potential future shoppers who read this. Stay away...