What's Your Favorite MSC and Why?

So which companies do you like and why you like them? Do they offer fun shops? Great pay? Easy reports? How long have you been with them and do you have a favorite scheduler? Let's throw out some kudos in honor of Thanksgiving!!

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If you do a search on "favorite" for "all dates" you will get a ton of results. And there will not be agreement; one shoppers poison is another's favorite.

Here is a link to the first thread of 13 pages of threads that I got doing a search on "favorite" for the past year and asking for threads, rather than just any use of the word in a message. [www.mysteryshopforum.com]

Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/2013 07:57PM by walesmaven.
Did you ask hoping the MSC you work for will be on the list?winking smiley

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I am also not a fan of providing lists of MSCs.

"I don't share the companies I work with because, unfortunately, in this business, sharing means losing out on shops that get snapped up by someone else I may have referred. I do like sharing tips and helpful hints though."

[www.mysteryshopforum.com]

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.
Here we go again...

My favorite 10 MSCs for 2013 are the ones who...

1) pay quickly (prefer PayPal payments)
2) pay a fair rate based on the amount of work
3) offer great communication among schedulers and shoppers (even on weekends!)
4) offer bonuses (Show me the money!)
5) use job boards to post their available jobs
6) allow self-scheduling (once you have proven yourself to be a reliable shopper)
7) allow me to create routes (to save on gas and time)
8) have well-written and easy to understand guidelines and reports
9) have a 24-hour (or more) turn-around for reports (12-hour deadline is tough for me since I work a full time job.)
10) respect me as a shopper and a valuable asset to their company and clients (Am I humble or what?)

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Well Stated! Everyone develops their own list based on their experiences...

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Agreed, my favorite answer to this question is... Due to confidentiality agreements I, respectfully, decline to answer this question. I am signed with 35+ companies and have done 100+ shops with no issues.

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Happily shopping New England and beyond!!!!!
Seriously?

Mary Davis Nowell. Based close to Fort Worth. Shopping Interstate 20 east and west, Interstate 35 north and south.
iamloved1 Wrote:
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> So which companies do you like and why you like
> them? Do they offer fun shops? Great pay? Easy
> reports? How long have you been with them and do
> you have a favorite scheduler? Let's throw out
> some kudos in honor of Thanksgiving!!

I like something about all of them, even if all they do for me is keep people who are willing to work for peanuts busy. Fun shops- Amusement Advantage and Service Sleuth. Great pay (relative to the amount of work)- Ath, Person2person. Easy reports- Market Force. Yes, I do have a favorite scheduler.

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I really did like TUAU ( Tell Us About Us ). They were bought out by Market Force about 3 years ago.

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Flippitti Wrote:
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> My favorite MSCs are the ones who pay me in full
> in 30 days.


Or sooner!

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