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Odd timing b/c after shopping for them for years I recently received a new prepaid VISA "payment" card for those jobs they have in my area that are paid in $ and not gift cards. Thought they were on the ball when they proactively sent this just days before my previous one expired. Put me on the OWED list as well for dessert restaurant gc's.
I just got paid for the dessert shop.
just found on the website.Notice:Grass Roots America has ceased operations as of March 31, 2015. If you have any questions, please call (305) 674-7677 and leave us a detailed message and we will do our best to respond to your inquiry as soon as practicable.
Wow, thanks. I hadn't read that before. LMAO!
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On the website: Grass Roots America has ceased operations as of March 31, 2015. If you have any questions please call....etc.
This has to be a record. That is the 11th time the same thing has been posted
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.
"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.
I was just counting this thread. There is another one
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.
"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.
Wow. No one told me they cancelled a shop I did yesterday. And I just got a gift card in the mail today from them. I tried calling the # listed on their site and I can't leave a message. Does anyone know what we can do to try and get paid from them now for our finished shops for March??
Shopping the greater Los Angeles area and beyond
AT least you were told that your shop was cancelled. No one told me and I went and did a shop yesterday (4/2nd) not knowing that they had gone under. Sucks!
@geauxcj wrote:
I had a shop scheduled tomorrow, but received an email saying they had to cancel. Now I don't see any available shops. There were tons when I checked a few hours ago. I know they didn't all get assigned. Can anyone else see shops?
Shopping the greater Los Angeles area and beyond
I am still waiting for $233 from Franchise Compliance for a carpet cleaning shop done in April of 2012 that I see a company with a similar name is now doing. I also did work for Grass Roots at the beginning of March and am waiting for $152 in either a check or on the reloadable gift card. Did anyone get an unsigned check from them? Did the 'scam" have something to do with them going out of business? There should be some protection for us when we do the work in good faith!
It's only April 3 so a bit early for the panic and way too early for accusations and comparisons to Franchise Compliance. Just this week people have been getting paid on time for other shops completed. Plus it appears Grassroots was a division of a larger corporation. So while the division has been shut down the rest of the company is still in business.
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.
"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.
Grass Roots America has ceased operations as of March 31, 2015. If you have any questions, please call (305) 674-7677(305) 674-7677 and leave us a detailed message and we will do our best to respond to your inquiry as soon as practicable.
This is written on their website.
This is written on their website.
So is this 12 or 13?
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.
"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.
I received my gc payment for the dessert shop.
It was postmarked March 30. The shop date was.March18...
It was postmarked March 30. The shop date was.March18...
Only in this thread Lisa. The other threads all have it 10-15 times also.
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At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
OMG, can this thread please be locked or something? If one more person quotes the website or states that Grassroots is out of business I'm going to seriously lose it! Grrrr.
I would too except I never had it to lose!
There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind
At the moment only demons come to mind
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Grass Roots America has ceased operations as of March 31, 2015. If you have any questions, please call (305) 674-7677 and leave us a detailed message and we will do our best to respond to your inquiry as soon as practicable.
Grass Roots America has ceased operations as of March 31, 2015. If you have any questions, please call (305) 674-7677 and leave us a detailed message and we will do our best to respond to your inquiry as soon as practicable.
I shopped the candy restaurant on the LAST day they were in business and got my report in before midnight on 3/30/15. I received my gift card yesterday. I did not have any outstanding shops from them that were to be paid by the reload-able Visa card in the last month. If you were waiting on a yellow card and shopped on or before that date, you should be getting mail any day now.
I think people are not reading this thread all the way through and just posting that quote yet another millionth time.
Kim
Honestly, I think I lost count and interest after 2. I just had to say that after reading this thread and then coming back to see it quoted so many more times.
@LisaSTL wrote:
I was just counting this thread. There is another one
Kim
It's nice that so many busy people are being helpful and posting. It may be the same information but their hearts are in the right place. It may not, however, demonstrate their observation skills as a mystery shopper in the best light.
I tried calling the 305 number and was unable to even leave a message. I have a not-as-yet-reimbursed completed shop that I'm concerned about. Has anyone been successful in contacting them?
The timing of this announcement is interesting for me. I recently signed up with the company and found the fish restaurant. SCORE!! Then I read the description of the job and payment and I hesitated, as the gift card payment seemed like a step backward from all my other work. I let the idea sit overnight and took another look when I got home from work the next day. Under the "try most anything once" doctrine, I signed up and was promptly confirmed.
I honestly can't remember what prompted me, but the following day I did more research, mostly on the forum. I saw references to 'special' cards that are not true gift cards, but are comp cards given to disgruntled customers (and mystery shoppers.) That left me feeling a bit more uneasy, so when I dug into the questionnaire itself, the large number of questions pushed me over the edge. For only the second time in four years of shopping, I asked to be removed from a shop after getting access to the questionnaire. In my email, I explained my reasoning and they took the shop off my log.
I am certainly not knocking anyone that does these shops for the chance to go back and eat there again later on someone else's dime. This mostly feels like a Twilight Zone moment (younger shoppers, ask your parents) with the timing of my cancellation and then THEIR cancellation.
I toyed with the idea of posting the quote from their website, just to see if Lisa is still reading the thread. However, reason prevailed. "Discretion is the better part of valor." Lisa, put...the...gun...down....
I honestly can't remember what prompted me, but the following day I did more research, mostly on the forum. I saw references to 'special' cards that are not true gift cards, but are comp cards given to disgruntled customers (and mystery shoppers.) That left me feeling a bit more uneasy, so when I dug into the questionnaire itself, the large number of questions pushed me over the edge. For only the second time in four years of shopping, I asked to be removed from a shop after getting access to the questionnaire. In my email, I explained my reasoning and they took the shop off my log.
I am certainly not knocking anyone that does these shops for the chance to go back and eat there again later on someone else's dime. This mostly feels like a Twilight Zone moment (younger shoppers, ask your parents) with the timing of my cancellation and then THEIR cancellation.
I toyed with the idea of posting the quote from their website, just to see if Lisa is still reading the thread. However, reason prevailed. "Discretion is the better part of valor." Lisa, put...the...gun...down....
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I found this update on a non-existent website...
Weed Routes USA has begun business as of April 1, 2015. If you want to transport Happy Times across state lines, please call (888) GOT-WEED and leave us a copy of your criminal background check and we will do our best to ignore your consumption of munchies as soon as we wake up from our nap.
ETA: No Lisas were harmed in the making of this post.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/04/2015 02:18PM by Sybil2.
Weed Routes USA has begun business as of April 1, 2015. If you want to transport Happy Times across state lines, please call (888) GOT-WEED and leave us a copy of your criminal background check and we will do our best to ignore your consumption of munchies as soon as we wake up from our nap.
ETA: No Lisas were harmed in the making of this post.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/04/2015 02:18PM by Sybil2.
Thanks for the concern NSSGuy. Actually I have been practically falling on the floor laughing.
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.
"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.
I did a shop in March, and I'm anxiously watching the mail for my gift card payment. I had an April shop scheduled, and I got an e-mail that it was cancelled. I hope the clients move to another company. I would especially like them to move to a company that pays with cash instead of gift cards.
I feel bad for the employees who lost their jobs. This seems so sudden that I bet the decision to close was kept secret and the employees were only told on 3/31 that they were being let go.
I feel bad for the employees who lost their jobs. This seems so sudden that I bet the decision to close was kept secret and the employees were only told on 3/31 that they were being let go.
I only shopped with them a few times and enjoyed their children's theme shop. My husband also did their dessert name shop a few times he was going to meet friends there anyway. I didn't like the whole gift card payment thing, but the company was easy to work with.
I actually did quite a few bank surveys with them, I wonder if they are still doing that, and hopefully I will get paid as I did them recently.
I actually did quite a few bank surveys with them, I wonder if they are still doing that, and hopefully I will get paid as I did them recently.
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