Goodwin and Associates Hospitality Services, LLC

Wondering if anyone is current with them. Followed a listing from my jobslinger search, I have never seen a listing from this company in my area before.
I wish I could give exact link but that would violate not mixing company with client, but I ended up at what appears to be a serfmerchants ran site. Could not find a link to sign up for company or job, only has the name of the scheduler. Well what got me is when I clicked the search for jobs link it took me to a site that said this domain name may be for sale, and I shut down the window.
So my question is, I know this company has been legit, but is it currently up and running and legit? I do love my restaurant shops, but I am not going to willy nilly give out my personal info for basically a free meal by the time all is said and done.

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Okay, found another posting by them by different scheduler and this time there was a link and it took me through Prophet. So the other scheduler musta done a booboo somewhere along the line

I did an entertainment facility shop for them a week or two ago. I found it on ISecretshop.

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--W. H. Auden

They are up and running. I have recently taken shops for them both on Prophet and on isecretshop.

This was probably one of the first companies I started shopping with about 3 years ago. I usually google the companies name followed by shopper signup and have never had issues finding what I need. I am currently signed up both thru the original Prophet site and ISS. I have done a shop or two for them within the past month.

I have them on both Sassie and iSecretShop, but have not seen much recently on Sassie. Is there still a substantial number shops on Prophet? Is it worth signing up there?

I'm not seeing much on Prophet any more, most of the Prophet shops have moved to ISS. But I would sign up. It only takes a minute so I would think it would be worth it since it's not time-consuming and you might see something. But - lots of Prophet postings? No.

Thanks guys. Actually ended up contacting Serfmerchants (they maintain this portion of the MSPA website and sent them screen shots so they can correct that link. Found that it was corrupt over the entire portion of job board site.

It just really startled me when I clicked and got an obvious phishing site, and I have determined that this industry has large number of scammers trying to trick the newbie....but then again I am extra paranoid....you are talking to the person who got back-doored by a virus downloading a security update from Microsoft back in the day...lol.

Although I don't know why I care my info is out there. About eight years ago I got three notices that my information had been on different laptops that were stolen from from different locations, two financial aid and one Medi-Cal. I mean seriously what reason did anyone have to be carting that information around.....really weird.

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If you put Goodwin in the search menu there are some recent posts regarding how they are on 3 different platforms: sassie, prophet and ISS. In my area they have jobs on all platforms. So worth signing up to all 3.

I did two shops for them under the ISS platform in August. I just got paid on the 22nd. Easy and no issues since they moved under ISS. I have not done any under prophet since the dining moved a few months ago to ISS.

They stopped having that famous "grilled beef shop" it's been many moons ago that I saw those...as well as the "cold non-ice-cream shops"

I did the cold real ice cream shops in July for the Sassie site!

Yes, they still have some frozen yogurt shops (and ice cream shops as well). They actually shop a few different fro-yo chains. I have seen those shops on iSS regularly and briefly on Sassie.

Happily shopping the Pacific Northwest. Shopping since 2013

I've done a fes shops with them. They py a flat amount and what you don't spend, you keep as your 'shop fee'. They pay fairly quickly compared to some of the other MSCs.

Only company I know of with shops on 3 different platforms. Those being Prophet, Isecretshop, and sassie.

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 done about a dozen visits with them and they are professional and pay on time and accurately. What more could you ask for?

I haven't seen a Goodwin shop in quite a while...

Goodwin regularly posts shops on iSecretShopper. They also still have shops on the Prophet platform.

Shopping Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware above the canal, and South Jersey since 2008

I have found jobs with them thru Prophet and signed up for one a few months back. The problem was that the assignment was at a restaurant inside the airport. The instructions were not clear as to where the shop was "actually" located so I emailed and asked. The information that they gave to me was incorrect, as it was located behind the check-in, and, unless you have an airline ticket, you cannot pass this point. So, to make a long story short, I drove 50 miles out of my way only to discover that I could not complete the shop. I was not very happy....

Bummer. My local airport has a great map on their website that shows the security checkpoints and all of the retail locations. Very helpful prior to committing to an airport shop.

We are all here on earth to help others....What on earth the others are here for I don't know.

--W. H. Auden

I completed an assignment for Goodwin 9/11/2015, and I have not received payment yet. I sent an email this morning, and I filled out the online form requesting payment (which it says to do if it has been over 45 days). I have not received a reply yet. :-(

if you completed an assignment on 9/11 then today (10/26) is the 45th day. That doesn't take into account the couple of days it takes for the report to go through editing. And it's not even the end of the day yet. I think perhaps you are being a bit overzealous about it.

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At the moment only demons come to mind

@bgriffin wrote:

if you completed an assignment on 9/11 then today (10/26) is the 45th day. That doesn't take into account the couple of days it takes for the report to go through editing. And it's not even the end of the day yet. I think perhaps you are being a bit overzealous about it.

Well, their site information says: Please check your profile and ensure that we have your correct PayPal email address. You can expect to receive payment within 30-45 days of submitting a valid shop report AND receipt.

Awesome. You were absolutely right in contacting them before the end of the 45th day.

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

Sarcasm Sheldon....

@IrisTina wrote:

..................."You can expect to receive payment within 30-45 days of submitting a valid shop report AND receipt."

@IrisTina------>Just because you submitted a shop to GAH on 9/11, does not mean it was valid by the standards of GAH. It was submitted and performed on that day not given to the Client. 9/11 was a Friday so your report may not have been looked at before Monday the 15th or later. Which only means that your actual 45 day is approaching. So it is best not to get your panties or shorts in a bunch when offered advice from Shoppers who know how the MSC pay line works. Be concerned if you haven't received payment by November 1.

Actually, you are lucky to be on this side of GAH, they use to have a 90 day payout.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/27/2015 03:49AM by sojo917.

Of course my assignment was valid and accepted right away. I would not be seeking payment, if it had not been.

I always like to know what to expect from a new company or a company I have not worked for in a few years - especially, when I am waiting for a good sized payment. For anyone seeking information about Goodwin - Last night, I received a professional email with an apology for the late payment, and full payment.

Thanks for the info. With Goodwin I'm almost always paid around day 40-44.
They're a bit odd. If you look at YELP reviews, for example...some of you may recognize one of their schedulers from their location trying to write one in the huge amount you can't see...from people who have only written one review in their lifetime and they seem extremely inflated.
They only have one BBB complaint and one 'p.....d off consumer' complaint with the BBB complaint receiving a lot of rebuttal from Goodwin.
One of their schedulers is great and fun to talk to on the phone. One of them...I just can't believe she's still working for them... One of their shops which is quite local is the worst one I've ever seen advertised by any mystery shop due to lack of information on certain days. I've notified them of this and still see the shop, but not on the days I mentioned make it completely impossible not to lose money PLUS spend time with no reward whatsoever.

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