@lbtweety47 wrote:
I don't mind doing the business verifications; however, my issue is I "request" them based on if I will be in the same area doing other shops. 9 times out of 10 the reply to my "request" happens after I have already shopped the area and in some other area on the day they want it done. I would like to see these shops as "self-assign" - then I would be more inclined to apply for them.
If you need to get something assigned the same day you need to call and ask for the project coordinator. OF course, your PAD request needs to be reasonable for that area. You can not get high PAD like that unless you know you will be in that area ahead of time and it's a hard to shop location, or it's already been on the board a while with no nibbles.
I have successfully called and got a scope R an hour from my house mid-route for $10 PAD, so I know it can be done. IF you can't get a PAD request approved in time to make that route, then remove the request. The source is one of the few sights I've seen where you can remove a pad request.
OF course, it also helps if you get to know your project coordinators and rarely have had to cancel shops, reschedule shops, etc. In this business, you have to remain flexible and be able to think on your feet to move things around and make extra easy bucks. Yes, it can be done, I've done it. I'll pencil in two or three routes a week then shuffle them all around before the week is over to work deadline shops in. I take two self-checkout grocery shops a cycle in my area, no PAD. This supplies toilet paper, dish soap, bar soap, deo, cat litter, dog and cat treats to my household without hardly any additional funds. I've stopped doing the P grocery shops for MF unless they call me with a bonus.
I will add days to grocery shops as needed as well, with a phone call. Start small, do a couple of the regular shops and try to build a rapport with the project coordinators/schedulers. It can be done, trust me.