@hotsauce1 wrote:
I'm neutral on intellishop but hear you on the you low fees. I don't like Bare very much because IMO their fees are too low for the work they ask. International is actually my favorite. I get very few shops from them and the e-mail scheduling stinks, but the shops pay a lot for relatively low effort. Fast approval time too.
@Tarantado wrote:
I've actually had only good things to say about IntelliShop... Never had a rejection and they can actually pay quite fair....
I worked for an average pay rate of $40-50 an hour when looking back at my projects with them. That was pretty fair in my book.@Ms.Baker wrote:
So.... you work for reimbursement only? And think they pay quite fair? lol.....
@dmspi503 wrote:
Does anyone know anything about Norris Norton? Opinions
@LisaSTL wrote:
Norton Norris is on the list with a couple of discussions. I'm not sure if the threads are current. I completed an assignment for them last year. The pay was commensurate with the work. They must have paid me on time. I always remember the ones who don't
@ljohnson wrote:
BARE International appreciates all feedback, both positive and negative in order to improve our business. Independent Contractors (evaluators) are free to choose from lists of assignments that fall within the individual’s beliefs and ability to conduct the assignment. It is never BARE’s intention to offend anyone in regard to an assignment. The above contractor successfully completed and was paid for two assignments for the mentioned client over two years ago. If the contractor would like to discuss the matter further, we request he call us at 1-800-296-6699. We respectfully request any personal attacks be removed due to potential libel.
@wrosie wrote:
Which poster are you talking about that should remove the information?
Also, how did you know the identity of the poster in order to check what shops they did for you and when?
To me that's kind of, er, interesting.
@ljohnson wrote:
BARE International appreciates all feedback, both positive and negative in order to improve our business. Independent Contractors (evaluators) are free to choose from lists of assignments that fall within the individual’s beliefs and ability to conduct the assignment. It is never BARE’s intention to offend anyone in regard to an assignment. The above contractor successfully completed and was paid for two assignments for the mentioned client over two years ago. If the contractor would like to discuss the matter further, we request he call us at 1-800-296-6699. We respectfully request any personal attacks be removed due to potential libel.
Sounds interesting! You might not know that in managed game areas, there are a particular number of "kills" allowed each year to maintain balance. Wondering why you took this assignment knowing you wouldn't like it?@parkcitybrian wrote:
These fine folks took on, as a client, at "big game/safari" magazine (whose name I will not/cannot mention), that, not only glorified but displayed many pics of their subscribers posing alongside their "kills" = leopards, tigers, cheetahs, lions, foxes, polar bears, etc., etc., and disgusting etc.
@iShop123 wrote:
Sounds interesting! You might not know that in managed game areas, there are a particular number of "kills" allowed each year to maintain balance. Wondering why you took this assignment knowing you wouldn't like it?@parkcitybrian wrote:
These fine folks took on, as a client, at "big game/safari" magazine (whose name I will not/cannot mention), that, not only glorified but displayed many pics of their subscribers posing alongside their "kills" = leopards, tigers, cheetahs, lions, foxes, polar bears, etc., etc., and disgusting etc.
I am, however, failing to see anything libelous in your post.
@parkcitybrian wrote:
A lot of time/effort and analysis went into this list...
10. See # 1
9. See above
8. See above
7. See above
6. See above
5. See above
4. See above
3. See above
2. See above
1. Intellishop...hands down, after extensive research, the absolute worst MSC to hitch your wagon to.
Reasons being = the trifecta of terrible-ness:
1. fees that don't even begin to cover the time/effort.
2. the many dreaded & insufferable "drop down" windows when doing the report that are never-ending.
3. the arbitrary editors that "deduct points for ????" and never, ever respond why.
@ wrote:
*******Honorary Mention Award = Bare, International.
These fine folks took on, as a client, at "big game/safari" magazine (whose name I will not/cannot mention), that, not only glorified but displayed many pics of their subscribers posing alongside their "kills" = leopards, tigers, cheetahs, lions, foxes, polar bears, etc., etc., and disgusting etc. These "sportsmen" were standing/carrying proudly their trophies. The straw that broke this camel's back was a pic of a "sportsman" gloating over his kill = a hippopotamus. Yep, I kid you not...a dead hippopotamus who was shot (by bow and arrow, no less) in a river with its gaping mouth propped open with sticks. I'm hardly a SJW (social justice warrior) but still...who does these things. The magazine had lots of ads for big game preserves in Africa, etc. where they have "guides" who beat the bushes in fenced-off preserves to drive the animals to these "sportsmen" to shoot, at their leisure. And, yep, I did take the assignment from Bare and after getting the magazine I fired off (apropos phrase?) a very pointed msg to Michael Bare about my disgust about this assignment and Bare taking such a distasteful client. Michael Bare proceeded to threaten me with being "blackballed" in this industry because of my calling him out for stooping to a level for nothing more than the $$$ involved.
@mdoc7 wrote:
@parkcitybrian wrote:
A lot of time/effort and analysis went into this list...
10. See # 1
9. See above
8. See above
7. See above
6. See above
5. See above
4. See above
3. See above
2. See above
1. Intellishop...hands down, after extensive research, the absolute worst MSC to hitch your wagon to.
Reasons being = the trifecta of terrible-ness:
1. fees that don't even begin to cover the time/effort.
2. the many dreaded & insufferable "drop down" windows when doing the report that are never-ending.
3. the arbitrary editors that "deduct points for ????" and never, ever respond why.
Don't have a problem with Intelishop. Did 19 shops so far, some were lucrative with no narratives, no drop-down windows. Just pictures--did 5 of them together. One shop was a failure and I'm still going to be paid for it.
@ wrote:
*******Honorary Mention Award = Bare, International.
These fine folks took on, as a client, at "big game/safari" magazine (whose name I will not/cannot mention), that, not only glorified but displayed many pics of their subscribers posing alongside their "kills" = leopards, tigers, cheetahs, lions, foxes, polar bears, etc., etc., and disgusting etc. These "sportsmen" were standing/carrying proudly their trophies. The straw that broke this camel's back was a pic of a "sportsman" gloating over his kill = a hippopotamus. Yep, I kid you not...a dead hippopotamus who was shot (by bow and arrow, no less) in a river with its gaping mouth propped open with sticks. I'm hardly a SJW (social justice warrior) but still...who does these things. The magazine had lots of ads for big game preserves in Africa, etc. where they have "guides" who beat the bushes in fenced-off preserves to drive the animals to these "sportsmen" to shoot, at their leisure. And, yep, I did take the assignment from Bare and after getting the magazine I fired off (apropos phrase?) a very pointed msg to Michael Bare about my disgust about this assignment and Bare taking such a distasteful client. Michael Bare proceeded to threaten me with being "blackballed" in this industry because of my calling him out for stooping to a level for nothing more than the $$$ involved.
And what does this complaint have to do with Bare International or mystery shopping? Non sequitor, unless perhaps you're standing up for "animal rights"...