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I completed a few gas stations, each with a considerable bonus, when the company operated as Ritter & Associates. My fees were always paid as agreed, but as posted, were far too small for me to profit. As they now use the iSecretShop platform, I occasionally see their jobs, but the fees are too low to even approach my requirement.

Bob, you don't ask for bonuses?

@shopperbob wrote:

I completed a few gas stations, each with a considerable bonus, when the company operated as Ritter & Associates. My fees were always paid as agreed, but as posted, were far too small for me to profit. As they now use the iSecretShop platform, I occasionally see their jobs, but the fees are too low to even approach my requirement.

I've never seen their shops posted on ISS.
Email the schedulers directly with your offers.

Been shopping with them since they were Ritter, since about 2001. I do shops for them monthly and I always get my shops scheduled through their regular Shopmetrics website. Done thousands of shops, never seen one posted on ISS at all.

360 Intel, which used to be Goodwin Hospitality, uses iSS to post their shops.

Kim

I sometimes get them confused because of the 360.

Kim

Ah.

Yes, that I knew.

@kimmiemae wrote:

360 Intel, which used to be Goodwin Hospitality, uses iSS to post their shops.

If the current 360 is the past Goodwin, I erred with my post; I thought it was the former Ritter & Ass. located in/near Toledo. The two schedulers I recall were Matt Dumas and Rebecca Ritter. For a shop posting a $6 fee, where my bottom line was $30, I well understand why we were unable to continue our business relationship.

On a related note, I was deactivated by Bestmark in 2007; the in-house scheduler considered my third request for a bonus unacceptable. I was so informed of that decision, in response to my query as to why I no longer received shop notices.

Alta360 was formerly Ritter and Associates. Matt is still with them.

360Intel was formerly Goodwin. Not related.

@shopperbob wrote:

If the current 360 is the past Goodwin, I erred with my post; I thought it was the former Ritter & Ass. located in/near Toledo. The two schedulers I recall were Matt Dumas and Rebecca Ritter. For a shop posting a $6 fee, where my bottom line was $30, I well understand why we were unable to continue our business relationship.

On a related note, I was deactivated by Bestmark in 2007; the in-house scheduler considered my third request for a bonus unacceptable. I was so informed of that decision, in response to my query as to why I no longer received shop notices.

Even after KImmie stated the 360 sometimes confused her, it did not dawn on me. Thank you Jas.

They have great schedulers to work with. I do a lot of the home improvement / buy and return shops all over the midwest. They pay in a timely manner as well.

I like their current hardware and former storage shops. The gas stations are way too low.

"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton

I started shopping for Alta 360 in October and according to their agreement, they pay the last day of the month following the shop. I was told today that the reason I wasn't paid today was that the 30th was on a Saturday, so I'd say my opinion of them is not too high.

Really? Just 1 day larer than you wanted to get paid lowers your opinion of them? How long have you been shopping and how many MSCs are you signed up with? Alta360 is quite reliable in my opinion.

@JASFLALMT wrote:

Really? Just 1 day larer than you wanted to get paid lowers your opinion of them? How long have you been shopping and how many MSCs are you signed up with? Alta360 is quite reliable in my opinion.

I guess I wasn't clear. It isn't that my payment was late - I haven't been paid.

I guess I wasn't clear, either. I meant 1 business day late. You'll get paid Monday. That's pretty standard, direct deposit can't go through on non-banking days.

@JASFLALMT wrote:

I guess I wasn't clear, either. I meant 1 business day late. You'll get paid Monday. That's pretty standard, direct deposit can't go through on non-banking days.

I have a digital account & all my deposits hit my account 2 days before the pay date. It should have hit my bank on Thursday. Also, I think if a payday falls on Saturday, the normal procedure is to pay on Friday. If this is cool with you, that's fine, but if a company really cared about their employees, they'd pay them on Friday.

I have never worked for them and went onto their site after reading the raves and see jobs for 6.00, many of them with a couple near me, I have to take the test. Matt is my scheduler, seems nice enough, but 6.00?

Live consciously....

The main shops I do are in the midwest and they take offers on the harder to reach areas. I'm currently in the south east and don't see anything like I normally do in the midwest.

@Irene_L.A. wrote:

I have never worked for them and went onto their site after reading the raves and see jobs for 6.00, many of them with a couple near me, I have to take the test. Matt is my scheduler, seems nice enough, but 6.00?

They're low paying, but very nice. I've figured this pay issue is a function of not only the last day falling on Saturday but Thanksgiving in the middle. Their jobs are fun, but you won't retire off the pay. lol

You aren't an employee.

@Sandy0606 wrote:

@JASFLALMT wrote:

I guess I wasn't clear, either. I meant 1 business day late. You'll get paid Monday. That's pretty standard, direct deposit can't go through on non-banking days.
I have a digital account & all my deposits hit my account 2 days before the pay date. It should have hit my bank on Thursday. Also, I think if a payday falls on Saturday, the normal procedure is to pay on Friday. If this is cool with you, that's fine, but if a company really cared about their employees, they'd pay them on Friday.

@JASFLALMT wrote:

You aren't an employee.

@Sandy0606 wrote:

@JASFLALMT wrote:

I guess I wasn't clear, either. I meant 1 business day late. You'll get paid Monday. That's pretty standard, direct deposit can't go through on non-banking days.
I have a digital account & all my deposits hit my account 2 days before the pay date. It should have hit my bank on Thursday. Also, I think if a payday falls on Saturday, the normal procedure is to pay on Friday. If this is cool with you, that's fine, but if a company really cared about their employees, they'd pay them on Friday.

For this conversation I am.

LOL! You can say that you are the president of the US for this coversation but that doesn't make it true.

We are self-employed ICs.

@JASFLALMT wrote:

LOL! You can say that you are the president of the US for this conversation but that doesn't make it true.

We are self-employed ICs.

When speaking about this issue about paydays we are no different than employees. You know that.

@Sandy0606 wrote:

@Irene_L.A. wrote:

I have never worked for them and went onto their site after reading the raves and see jobs for 6.00, many of them with a couple near me, I have to take the test. Matt is my scheduler, seems nice enough, but 6.00?
They're low paying, but very nice. I've figured this pay issue is a function of not only the last day falling on Saturday but Thanksgiving in the middle. Their jobs are fun, but you won't retire off the pay. lol

Thank G__ I retired way before finding MS'ing......have you done any for this fee?

Live consciously....

@Irene_L.A. wrote:

@Sandy0606 wrote:

@Irene_L.A. wrote:

I have never worked for them and went onto their site after reading the raves and see jobs for 6.00, many of them with a couple near me, I have to take the test. Matt is my scheduler, seems nice enough, but 6.00?
They're low paying, but very nice. I've figured this pay issue is a function of not only the last day falling on Saturday but Thanksgiving in the middle. Their jobs are fun, but you won't retire off the pay. lol
Thank G__ I retired way before finding MS'ing......have you done any for this fee?

I've done phone shops for $6, but I've never gotten off my couch for $6.

No. No, I don't. I've been a shopper for nearly 2 decades and am signed up with over 100 MSCs. The issue (or non-issue) about payment is not remotely similar to that of an employee.

@Sandy0606 wrote:

@JASFLALMT wrote:

LOL! You can say that you are the president of the US for this conversation but that doesn't make it true.

We are self-employed ICs.
When speaking about this issue about paydays we are no different than employees. You know that.

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