Just got an email from an Intellishop scheduler, asking me to "help him out" by accepting this shop. Here are the guidelines:
1) You will need to make an international call during this shop; we will provide a calling card upon request to cover the cost of the call, as we will not be able to reimburse for long distance/international charges.
2) You WILL BE making an actual reservation for a minimum of three nights during this call. Locations are all-inclusive resorts and require a 20 percent deposit. This will be reimbursed after the reservation is cancelled.
3) You MUST have at least $1,000 available credit on a credit card in order to conduct this shop. You will have to familiarize yourself with the property before the call because you ARE REQUIRED to ask specific questions about the property.
So...let's see...I need spend time researching the location, deal with the hassle of asking Intellishop for a phone card, agree to make a reservation on my own credit card for what looks like at least $1000, giving my credit card info to someone out of the country, then cancel it and and hope nothing goes wrong so I get my $1000 "reimbursed".
Total shop fee? Ten bucks.
Seriously?
This has gotta be a joke.