Are people really doing the Intellishop fast food shops for NO PAY? Mystery Shopping Discussion
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@spicy1 wrote:
Intellishop has a bookstore shop?
No, that one was Market Force. Of all the sights I've signed up with, Market Force had the most in my area. Best Mark and Customer impact have a few. Now thanks to this forum I found the Source. They will provide me some more "bread and butter" shops in this area. intelli-shop I've only done the motorcycle and a paint one. and a phone in tire shop. I see now why you guys have to make spreadsheets I've registered with over 20 companies already, and I know that's just the "tip" of the iceberg.I've been taking the grocery store shops and now have the volume I need to make most of my non food purchases there and get my money back. (toilet paper, cleaning supplies, dog and cat food) at first, I was just buying stuff I couldn't afford on my own.(and a can or two of dog or cat food) but now I'm going to switch gears and try to save money by using them for those necessities so I can use more free money to pay down my credit cards etc.Both of my mastercards are basically maxed. I hate when half of my grocery store "allowance" has to be taken up by a sub sandwich that I really don't need on my budget. deli purchase isn't so bad cuz there's no minimum amount listed that I have to spend of my 10 dollar allowance. So today I only spent 2 on deli and the rest on dog food.
There are tons of those shops in my area and I just scatch my head. Who would do these? I just glanced at the description but I think it is also a drive thru - sorta like the old Micky D shops - with an outside menu shot along with the interior shots. OMG. Does the $8.00 even cover everything? I would really like to hear from someone who did one of these, out of curiosity. I think this tops the cheap list even for that particular MSC.
Intellishop had this client in 2014 and these shops are similar with some new twists. The previous shop required two purchases, an inside and a drive-thru visit. It paid $5 and reimbursed up to $7. They were VERY easy shops although they had special requirements.
The new shops still require inside/drive-thru visits, now require photographs, and require that you submit the report within an hour. The new guidelines pay ZERO and reimburse $8. They also look like easy shops.
Apparently the 2014 shops were so popular that Intellishop and the client figure that they can add photos and remove the pay and they will be popular again. Judging from how many have flown off the job board, I would say they are right. I'm not interested.
The new shops still require inside/drive-thru visits, now require photographs, and require that you submit the report within an hour. The new guidelines pay ZERO and reimburse $8. They also look like easy shops.
Apparently the 2014 shops were so popular that Intellishop and the client figure that they can add photos and remove the pay and they will be popular again. Judging from how many have flown off the job board, I would say they are right. I'm not interested.
And the emails touting that you can pay off holiday bills with the fast payment, how does that work with reimbursement only...
They're not popular in my area. They're all still sitting there. As far as I'm concerned, they can continue to sit there until they come up with real pay.
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There are 3 kinds of lies. Lies, Damn lies, and statistics.
That burger joint has less customer's than the roast beef place in my area. I truly don't understand how they're still in business. Every Sunday I get a buy one burger and fries and shake get one free coupon and they don't require me to take pictures of the menu or the RESTROOM.
Gosh, I was thinking about doing a route of 10-15 of these shops tomorrow.....
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The coffee shop photos I didn't like. Did that shop today. No way to be discrete for condiment photo. I ended up doing it from my table using my zoom. It was the only way to not get outed! Hope they accept it.
Hmmmm, I haven't seem coffee shop photos in my area. During Christmas break I'm going to sign up with more companies! I use my zoom ALOT!!
It's on isecret's portal. But here's the deal, if you're seasoned you won't bother with it unless you just love Starbucks or something (btw it is not Starbucks so I'm not outing the shop). it pays 10 bucks with a "must buy seasonal drink and pastry item.0 reimbursement. I did it as cheap as I could within the guidelines and I paid over 6 bucks, so I made 3 dollars profit. I wouldn't have taken it if I a) wasn't going that way anyway and b) if I didn't need to establish myself on that portal.
Is it worth it if you simply want the seasonal drink?
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Teriraia- re: the Intellishop folks being "high"...It is widely known that lunchtime is bong time in Ohio.
That was long ago, right after the two martini lunch. Ask me I know!
The coffee shop I would do if I was in the area and the report wasn't too bad!
In my area they are finally offering a job fee for a "spectacular" $2.00 The most interesting thing about this is that it's only for shops in December. The ones that have to be done by tomorrow, are still reimbursement only. I have no interest in any case, but HOW does this make sense even in this MSC's world? Crazy.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/2017 02:56PM by sassymmmm.
What's done is done. An egg cracked cannot be cured.
There are 3 kinds of lies. Lies, Damn lies, and statistics.
There are 3 kinds of lies. Lies, Damn lies, and statistics.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/2017 02:56PM by sassymmmm.
2 out of the 7 in my area, well within 350 miles, have been taken.
I'm honestly not sure if any of the ones in my area have been taken. There are a LOT listed.@spicy1 wrote:
2 out of the 7 in my area, well within 350 miles, have been taken.
In fact the total number of available IS shops in my state currently is 514. I think at least half of these are this particular shop. I haven't seen the available shop count in my state this high in a VERY long time.
What's done is done. An egg cracked cannot be cured.
There are 3 kinds of lies. Lies, Damn lies, and statistics.
There are 3 kinds of lies. Lies, Damn lies, and statistics.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/2017 03:04PM by sassymmmm.
The majority of available shops in my area are pretty crummy. One MSC has tons of retail shops listed with a $10 fee and a $5 dollar purchase. The problem is it's a clothing shop, where clothes are not normally 4 dollars or less. You would have to try on clothes and pretend to not like anything and walk away with a clearance jewelry item you may or may not like. Personally, it's so hard for me to find clothes that fit that I like so if I do find something I like I want it. I did three and spent over 5 bucks all three times. I used gas money that someone gave me for a ride to that area so I didn't really lose much but profit, but still.My problem right now is I have no available cash to shop until they pay me. The phone commissions are down so I am truly stuck. I have had to turn down two shops both that I would have taken. One was a grocery store shop, the other was a 90 mile away fitness shop for 55 dollars plus 20 reimbursement for a day pass. I probably could have got pad pay added because they sent me a personal email for the shop. If I asked for 5 or ten dollars for gas they probably would have given it to me because they wanted it done by tomorrow. I still would have made fifty dollars. Oh well. It is what it is.
Now adding $2.00 here. Not sure if any have been taken yet, so sad...
There are 342 of these shop within my shopping radius... If I can do them all today and tomorrow that's $684 plus all the food I can eat!!! Niiiice....
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The worse a product is, the more they try to sell it to you (that's a general rule to go by).
Financially you'd be better off getting a part time job at a drug store or fast food chain. If you work at Starbucks they even pay health insurance and will pay tuition reimbursement in some cases.
lol@MFJohnston wrote:
There are 342 of these shop within my shopping radius... If I can do them all today and tomorrow that's $684 plus all the food I can eat!!! Niiiice....
spicy your offer is extremely tempting let me tell you. 
I am disabled and on disability, so the the drug store job is out I can't stand 2 hours straight let alone 8. The only jobs I can take are sit down or driving jobs. I can still do the fitness gig by doing rowing or a cardio fit for the cardio work out part. Most of my work out is sitting or swimming. Let me tell you my current beef. Yesterday I had two shops, a $150 college shop, and a dept store shop for 25. Of course, I did the college shop first. It's my first big assignment of this caliber. The latter was for BM so I'm typing the conclusion to the report right its almost finished right? on the last page. and one of my entries says failed to load click save and retry so I did. Nothing happens. So I log back in and it's gone. So I check my email and guess what they canceled it at 12:15 (not on the o'clock) when it was due at 10. I've sent an email to be allowed to finish it. But I don't have my hopes up.
I am disabled and on disability, so the the drug store job is out I can't stand 2 hours straight let alone 8. The only jobs I can take are sit down or driving jobs. I can still do the fitness gig by doing rowing or a cardio fit for the cardio work out part. Most of my work out is sitting or swimming. Let me tell you my current beef. Yesterday I had two shops, a $150 college shop, and a dept store shop for 25. Of course, I did the college shop first. It's my first big assignment of this caliber. The latter was for BM so I'm typing the conclusion to the report right its almost finished right? on the last page. and one of my entries says failed to load click save and retry so I did. Nothing happens. So I log back in and it's gone. So I check my email and guess what they canceled it at 12:15 (not on the o'clock) when it was due at 10. I've sent an email to be allowed to finish it. But I don't have my hopes up.
Good news! BM actually gave me my shop back to complete! Yea! Now I just hope they accept it.
MF just rejected my spunky 4 dollar dollar/furniture store shop, they said because I requested an item they did not have. The lady did not help me look for it. Know what I asked about? oatmeal soap. who would not expect a bl's to have a bar of soap? funny both of my shops at this store which pays 4 dollars and reimburses 5 (no money) have been rejected for different reasons. I don't think I'll even bother with them anymore. They must have given the merchant a super reduced discount that they can't even afford to pay you $4.
MF just rejected my spunky 4 dollar dollar/furniture store shop, they said because I requested an item they did not have. The lady did not help me look for it. Know what I asked about? oatmeal soap. who would not expect a bl's to have a bar of soap? funny both of my shops at this store which pays 4 dollars and reimburses 5 (no money) have been rejected for different reasons. I don't think I'll even bother with them anymore. They must have given the merchant a super reduced discount that they can't even afford to pay you $4.
@sassymmmm wrote:
In my area they are finally offering a job fee for a "spectacular" $2.00 The most interesting thing about this is that it's only for shops in December. The ones that have to be done by tomorrow, are still reimbursement only. I have no interest in any case, but HOW does this make sense even in this MSC's world? Crazy.
Same here. I'd better run out and grab all of them in my area! /sarc
Seelevel has an even better one, same deal except you earn a whopping, pun intended $6
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