@sandyf wrote:
Just a comment about the itemized receipt. Yes, they should mention it but I would like to point out that I have needed an itemized receipt in 99.9% of the mystery shops I have done. Most of us just automatically ask for one. Your mystery shopping brain must have been offline that day. lol
@BirdyC wrote:
At my local car wash, asking for any kind of receipt would be viewed as weird. My son used to work there (which is why I couldn't shop it when the only round of shops here came through, because it was less than a year since he'd left), so I had my car washed there numerous times. Very rarely would a customer ask for a receipt.
@jgoodwin wrote:
I wonder if using the old "its my boss' car" would make asking for a receipt less odd.
@BirdyC wrote:
@jgoodwin wrote:
I wonder if using the old "its my boss' car" would make asking for a receipt less odd.
I think that would be a great excuse if anyone ever really gave you the "wow, that's weird" look, or tried to get away with not giving you one.
@roflwofl wrote:
@barbage wrote:
I've got a similar situation. Different shop,probably different MSC. I'm assigned a Curbside service takeout. The guidelines say not all locations have Curbside availability. Instructions are to check the attached location list and if it is listed as No Curbside Service you have to go in. The made a point of saying if the service you HAD to us it or the shop would be invalid. My shop was on the list as No Curbside. The website and the app to place the order says the service IS available. I called the location and talked to the manager and he verified they do have Curbside service. My questions is... Do I use the Curbside because it is there, or do I go inside because the instructions and guidelines say to check the list. I've emailed the scheduler. I hope I hear before tomorrow when the shop is due.
Yes, in this case use the curbside. The list is not up to date and the location's manager might contest the shop if you don't use curb. Pay online and pick your time and they bring the food out. Easiest shop ever. Be sure to select free chips and salsa with ordering online. I did four dinner shops within the last week. With the three for ten special amd free chips I fed three with food left over. Enjoy.
[/quote]@roflwofl wrote:
@barbage wrote:
I've got a similar situation. Different shop,probably different MSC. I'm assigned a Curbside service takeout. The guidelines say not all locations have Curbside availability. Instructions are to check the attached location list and if it is listed as No Curbside Service you have to go in. The made a point of saying if the service you HAD to us it or the shop would be invalid. My shop was on the list as No Curbside. The website and the app to place the order says the service IS available. I called the location and talked to the manager and he verified they do have Curbside service. My questions is... Do I use the Curbside because it is there, or do I go inside because the instructions and guidelines say to check the list. I've emailed the scheduler. I hope I hear before tomorrow when the shop is due.
Yes, in this case use the curbside. The list is not up to date and the location's manager might contest the shop if you don't use curb. Pay online and pick your time and they bring the food out. Easiest shop ever. Be sure to select free chips and salsa with ordering online. I did four dinner shops within the last week. With the three for ten special amd free chips I fed three with food left over. Enjoy.
[/quote]@AnneAshley wrote:
Oh, one more thing. Since I paid online, I received an itemized receipt by email. There was a receipt stapled to my bag, but it did not have any amounts listed on it. Was I supposed to ask for a credit card receipt or another itemized receipt, or is the emailed receipt sufficient? Thank you!quote=AnneAshley]
I did this shop as well. I always second guess what times I should give. It said time enter and time left. Do you include the time you spent placing the order and taking photos once you got home? Or just the time spent at the location?@roflwofl wrote:
@barbage wrote:
I've got a similar situation. Different shop,probably different MSC. I'm assigned a Curbside service takeout. The guidelines say not all locations have Curbside availability. Instructions are to check the attached location list and if it is listed as No Curbside Service you have to go in. The made a point of saying if the service you HAD to us it or the shop would be invalid. My shop was on the list as No Curbside. The website and the app to place the order says the service IS available. I called the location and talked to the manager and he verified they do have Curbside service. My questions is... Do I use the Curbside because it is there, or do I go inside because the instructions and guidelines say to check the list. I've emailed the scheduler. I hope I hear before tomorrow when the shop is due.
Yes, in this case use the curbside. The list is not up to date and the location's manager might contest the shop if you don't use curb. Pay online and pick your time and they bring the food out. Easiest shop ever. Be sure to select free chips and salsa with ordering online. I did four dinner shops within the last week. With the three for ten special amd free chips I fed three with food left over. Enjoy.
@BirdyC wrote:
At my local car wash, asking for any kind of receipt would be viewed as weird. My son used to work there (which is why I couldn't shop it when the only round of shops here came through, because it was less than a year since he'd left), so I had my car washed there numerous times. Very rarely would a customer ask for a receipt.
@bgriffin wrote:
Doesn't seem weird to me. My brother is an architect and the last firm he worked for covered a weekly car wash, which he had to provide a receipt for. A friend of mine that was a pharmaceutical rep also had her car washes reimbursed. A lot of jobs where people use their personal vehicle but they are customer facing, where customers might actually ride in it, reimburse car washes. And those people would almost always need a receipt.
@jgoodwin wrote:
@BirdyC wrote:
@jgoodwin wrote:
I wonder if using the old "its my boss' car" would make asking for a receipt less odd.
I think that would be a great excuse if anyone ever really gave you the "wow, that's weird" look, or tried to get away with not giving you one.
Thanks - if only it was believable that a boss who makes their employees take their car to get washed drives an old crappy Tercel!