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Can someone explain what PAD means - I've never heard the term. Thanks.

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Don't remember what the acronym stands for specifically, but it is what the rest of us normally call a bonus. The d may stand for distance.

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I complete several business verifications monthly with these guys and have never had a problem with them. They rarely take longer than 30 minutes and another 15-20 minutes to input. As for the PAD, they have never denied a request I have made.

As a matter of fact, I accepted a shop with no PAD once in another state, and a scheduler called me to make sure I did not need PAD added. (I was visiting relatives, and decided to do a real estate non reveal photo shop on the way home.)

I have always had pleasant contact with these folks, over the phone and email.

The business verifications for Trendsource pay FAR less than other companies. Yes easy but well underpaid.

What other companies do business verifications?

cherisepearl Wrote:
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> Never had a problem with them.Quick pay on PayPal.
> No problem with PAD either. Just wish they had
> more client in my area.

They do direct deposit you know... straight into your account.

whiterosie Wrote:
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>> My only issue is the "12 hours or by midnight,
> whichever comes first." I am rarely home by
> midnight all of my shops have been dinner shops.
> So far they have not docked me. I just try to
> keep them informed.

But... they will dock you... the time will come. Guaranteed.

I've been docked by them on a lousy $7 shop submitted a few minutes after midnight. They are a good, but low paying, company IMHO.

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PAD = Previously Approved Distance

The grocery audits in my area are posted for $3 fee with $4 reimbursements. I emailed them and they confirmed. They must not have shoppers in my area, because the job board is full of shops. I just don't feel the need to get an EIN number for one company out of 40 plus.

Never had any major issues, and communication has been ok. They pay quicker than most MSCs. If you do a shop for a round food item that requires 6 photos, BE SURE THAT THE PHOTOS ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR and that you follow the photo guidelines closely. Do that, & you should be fine.

IMTrashman Wrote:
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> If you
> do a shop for a round food item that requires 6
> photos

HA! That cracked me up for some reason.

There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind

Must you have an EIN number to apply with them?

Malytom Wrote:
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> Must you have an EIN number to apply with them?

Yes, but its really easy to get. Takes less then 10 minutes.

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Oh, I would not have let that one go. You should have insisted that they put the shop online for you to report. I have had a similar situation with a different company and they agreed to let me submit the shop since they did not contact me in advance. It wasn't your fault that they neglected to contact you.

Kitty Wrote:
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> Sent me on a shop 2 hours from home which paid
> well. I checked email before I left and had no
> new messages from them. No calls, either. When I
> got home from completing the distant shop, I had a
> new message from them telling me that they did not
> need the shop after all. Half a tank of gas and
> a completed shop down the drain.

Pam, I think that bgriffin was referring to a post from Kitty, who was sent on a shop 2 hours away from home.

pamala Wrote:
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> bgriffin Wrote:
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> > 2 hours? That makes the ones in my area be
> worth
> > less than minimum wage not including drive time
> > and wear and tear. Guess I won't be doing any
> of
> > those!
>
>
> It has never taken me more than 30 minutes onsite.
> Same for reporting.

They wanted me to get an EIN and I said no. They still give me shops though.

marg704 Wrote:
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> The grocery audits in my area are posted for $3
> fee with $4 reimbursements. I emailed them and
> they confirmed. They must not have shoppers in my
> area, because the job board is full of shops. I
> just don't feel the need to get an EIN number for
> one company out of 40 plus.

Actually I was replying to stilllearning who said in the post above mine that they're normally onsite for 40 minutes to an hour and that the report takes about as long.

There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind

I like their mobile app for iPhone. They make the food reports much easier to do. I have even entered them sitting at a gas station (parked a couple of blocks down from the location actually being shopped). Once I was done with the report, my teenager was able to eat while I was driving so he was happy!

Shopping across Indiana but mostly around Indianapolis.

I love shopping with Trendsource. The jobs they have listed for $4 plus a $3 reimbursement - that payment is for checking the prices of 25 items. The listings around here are going as high as 300 items - and if you are willing to take that on, they will let you stagger over a couple of weeks.
The Business Verifications are easy for me. Print out the list of questions, and it takes less than 20 minutes with the contact..

Ohhh. Okay.

bgriffin Wrote:
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> Actually I was replying to stilllearning who said
> in the post above mine that they're normally
> onsite for 40 minutes to an hour and that the
> report takes about as long.

I received 23 emails over the past 24 hours from Trendsource for the SAME shop....the loan
installment shop. I finally just went to the preferences and checked the box that gives me the
option to NOT receive any email notifications. I think for every new location that they have
within 100 miles of my home they must have sent out emails! Sometimes I had 8 to 10 of them
lined up underneath each other in my Inbox! Eeeeck!! Hopefully this will fix the problem!

>>>>>>>>>>>"Do they really expect someone to travel 100 miles round trip for $12-$15? Not me. If I were already going that way, that would be different. "<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Yes.

Hey guysmom, I also was sent repeated emails, and I just emailed their helpdesk and told them to STOP. They did. I do want to still get emails about other assignments, just not the stupid loan installment shop.

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