Is goodwin now an "on time" payer?

I while back (a few years) I got disgusted having to always chase my money, but thought I read here that they have improved...true?

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I get paid in about 6 weeks. I had to poke them about some bonuses that were part of a batch, but I got paid for all of them.

They pay to your PayPal account???

Yes, PayPal. Depending on the assignment date, payment is about six weeks out. I didn't shop with them, due to warnings from other shoppers, until 2013. I started carefully, with a few fee-only shops. When they were timely paid, I tried a few reimbursement shops. They were also timely paid. So far, so good.

They've generally been paying on-time up to about a week late here lately. I consistently have to watch them on promised bonuses as they don't come through more than 50% of the time. They have them documented as I never have to provide proof so I'm suspicious they don't think anyone will notice. Generally too many of their shops are basically reimbursement only for me to do any without a bonus.

johnkread Wrote:
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> They've generally been paying on-time up to about
> a week late here lately. I consistently have to
> watch them on promised bonuses as they don't come
> through more than 50% of the time. They have them
> documented as I never have to provide proof so I'm
> suspicious they don't think anyone will notice.
> Generally too many of their shops are basically
> reimbursement only for me to do any without a
> bonus.

see THAT is what irritates me about them....there is NO reason if you are promised a bonus that you have to "remind" them.....

you need to make sure the bonus is listed under
shop instructions. If it is not, then make sure
the scheduler lists it there. If it is listed there,
then it will be paid. They use summit scheduing
for some of their shops and the schedulers summit
has given them on a scale of 1 to 10 I would rate
them a 4(10 being the highest).

Even with it listed under the instructions it's been hit and miss for me. I just wish they'd do it right from the get go. I also wish they'd push back on their clients that a $20 flat fee for a shop were the required purchase is $19.93 in my area is not really much of a deal. I have to haggle with them every month to get $5-$10 bonus just to actually profit on the shop. I'm only willing to take that little because I actually like the food and it's on my way.

I just did a shop today pay flat $10 after meeting requirements ordering the damn near cheapest allowed option the bill was $9.56. So my pay for a report that was tedious and stupid long was 44 cents. Sub was not great. I canceled the same shop different location for tomorrow. Well I emailed to cancel since I could not self cancel. Now don't get me wrong free lunch with no pay I have done but the report took 5 minutes and the food was good. Now I did a bowling shop the other day for them and made over $50 after taking out my reimbursement and report was same time. So again live and learn which shops are good and what ones are bad.

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

I just started with this company so cannot yet comment on payment but I always allow at least 5-10 mins for the shop report minimum even when they say 2 and about 30 minutes if they tell me 10. I gauge the viability on both the time and the distance. If it's on my way and quick then $5-10 is reasonable but if it's going to take me half an hour and 25 miles of driving for that amount .. absolutely not!

After doing several shops for them for months I have learned how to get through their reports quick. I will say I have been paid regularly and on time. I don't do most of the food lunch or dinner shops unless it's bonused or i feel like free lunch and can kill out a now quick report.

Shopping Western NY, Northeast and Central PA, and parts of Ohio and West Virginia. Have car will travel anywhere if the monies right.

I've been pleasantly surprised over the last year how they've paid. I've kept a close eye on them and am still pretty cautious about doing assignments that I would not consider risky.

Evaluating and mailing packages since 1994

I normally don't have any problems with payments from them.

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