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December 30, 2019 12:15AM
I've applied for two of these at base fee, only because I'm trying to make a couple of mini-routes for early this week. Never done one before; are these the same as the ones SeeLevel used to have (or maybe still have)? Or similar? Where you have to inquire about a large-ticket item and see if the salesperson offers credit, get the credit application and terms, and note if there's signage advertising the financing. In this shop, they want you to "discreetly" take photos of the promotional signage if you can, but both locations I've applied for are hardly likely to have other customers in the shop so that you can take photos while the rep is waiting on others or be so busy when you walk in that you can take photos without being noticed.

The types of locations are odd in these, not regular department, appliance, or big-box stores, so I'm not sure what to expect if I get accepted.

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December 30, 2019 09:14PM
BirdyC, I did a shop that sounds like this one, I'm not sure if it was with ATH. This was large ticket items, thousands of dollars, there were signs stating that they would finance. This was a large store and the employee was way in the back. I walked over and immediately took pictures with my cell of the signs. The shop was really easy and the report was easy. He had no clue what I was doing. It seems today that people are taking pictures of everything. I take pictures all the time in Home Goods and furniture stores and send them to my daughter for her opinion.
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December 31, 2019 12:45AM
@shopper8 wrote:

BirdyC, I did a shop that sounds like this one, I'm not sure if it was with ATH. This was large ticket items, thousands of dollars, there were signs stating that they would finance. This was a large store and the employee was way in the back. I walked over and immediately took pictures with my cell of the signs. The shop was really easy and the report was easy. He had no clue what I was doing. It seems today that people are taking pictures of everything. I take pictures all the time in Home Goods and furniture stores and send them to my daughter for her opinion.

Thanks! Yes; this sounds like the one. My applications (two) are still pending, and I'm probably going to have to cancel the one I wanted to do tomorrow. It's a shame, too, because it was for a large-ticket item that I'd enjoy looking at (not like a snowblower or something) and have a perfect back-story for! And this is an item you'd need a good story for.

I haven't shopped for ath since they lost a big bank client, and now I seem to remember that it often took days to get assigned. I can't wait ad infinitum; I'm going to be in the area tomorrow and am not going to travel 45 minutes one way on another day for $15! LOL. I wanted to do the other one today, to tie in with a shop in the same area, but it's close enough to me that I can make a separate trip for that. If they approve my application. Someday.

Why, oh why are some MSCs so darned slow about approving applications? I put mine in on these three or four days ago, and their deadline is this week! Sigh.

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December 31, 2019 06:17PM
Did you contact the scheduler? I always contact my scheduler and get the shop ASAP.
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January 01, 2020 02:20PM
I applied for 3 of these shops, they sat and sat. Finally, I noticed they got declined! SMH, I have done tons of shops for them never a issue. In fact have a bank shop accepted for Monday. I dont get it.
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