Should not be that hard to research that.@guysmom wrote:
Hmmm.....these look suspicious to me. They may be legit, but two "new" posters, with each one these being their very first posts....makes me wonder if White Clay, which IS legit, has "hired" a couple of people to plug this shop. Maybe they are afraid shoppers aren't going to put out a large outlay of cash. Not saying it's not legit, but it just looks suspicious that there are these 2 posts in one day by "new" members for a particular shop. Just my 2 cents.
My experience exactly, both as Marketing Endeavors and as White Clay. My suspicions were just that these were brand new posters both giving a positive outlook, and on the same day, about a shop involving a large outlay of cash. If it is true, great. I would like to see a more "seasoned" shopper/Forum poster who has done this come aboard and post about it. I would feel more comfortable about even contemplating such a shop if there were more positive reviews from more seasoned Forum posters, that's all.@audrialyn30 wrote:
I worked with them since they were Marketing Endevors, and I always had a good experience with them. I can’t speak on the mattress purchase though, never did one of those.
@SoCalMama wrote:
Should not be that hard to research that.
@coolshopper wrote:
I can happily report I received my reimbursement plus my agreed upon fee via PayPal in about 24 hours. It was a good experience, one I'd be happy to do again.
AP
@MSF wrote:
Shop is available in OC, and they are looking for the best!
You can thank me later....
@SoCalMama wrote:
Should not be that hard to research that.
@Madetoshop wrote:
24 hour $500 turnaround pay? Wow!
[/quote]@Madetoshop wrote:
24 hour $500 turnaround pay? Wow!
This is true, but after being a member for almost 2 years now, this was that poster's very first post, same day as another first-time poster who just joined just prior to posting this, within 2 hours of each other, both about the same shop supposedly involving large amounts of cash. That's what prompted the caution in me. However, I just checked the US job board, and there are NO large purchase mattress purchases of any kind that I can see, just the regular-type mystery shops.@Bena wrote:
I noticed the first poster was new but the second has been a Forum member for at least year.
@ZiggyZ. wrote:
Hey there, yes, my fault. I was hoping to have a forum that I could point prospective shoppers to so that they could see previous shoppers vouching that it's not a scam, but clearly I didn't think it through enough. Thanks for calling me on it. And please don't hold it against those kind folks above who posted here as I requested. -Z
@HonnyBrown wrote:
MSF I think Ziggy came here to clarify why the sketchy posters wrote what they did as they were not very successful in making their point.
I appreciate the transparency of the MSC.
@coolshopper wrote:
The cost of the mattress was over $500, which I charged to my credit card.
I can happily report I received my reimbursement plus my agreed upon fee via PayPal in about 24 hours. It was a good experience, one I'd be happy to do again.
AP
YES! That's what had me confused about Ziggy having the 2 posters come and post. While I appreciate Ziggy's openness in explaining what was behind this, my question also is WHAT IS THE POINT of even having ANYONE post about the legitimacy of these shops if they are NEVER on the shopper board and ONLY offered to a select few, so that the rest of us will NEVER have an opportunity to do these???@MSF wrote:
Hi there. I'm a bit confused. If you are only interested in your veteran White Clay shoppers doing these and you only reach out to them directly, what was the point of the post here?
@guysmom wrote:
In other words, why post about something that 99% of us would never even know about or have an opportunity to try out for in the first place??? That's what I don't understand.
@Susan L. wrote:
@guysmom wrote:
In other words, why post about something that 99% of us would never even know about or have an opportunity to try out for in the first place??? That's what I don't understand.
Probably because that 1% who are offered the shops might be hesitant to sign up, or White Clay might want to enlarge the pool of shoppers.
Spending $500+ for a shop is a no-go for lots of us, including experienced shoppers. Telling us the who what where and why is reassuring. Some of us might be inclined to do the shops now that we know there is a story behind them.
@audrialyn30 wrote:
Hi. Ziggy, I am interested in completing one of these shops. I am in the Raleigh Durham, NC area. Thanks.