ACL's New Clarity Site
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Yes, it was easier. I agree about the color scheme.
It does not look like a professional site. Too much blank white space, and that RED! If they changed the font a bit, toned down the red to a less jarring shade, and maybe added a stripe down the right side in the same color but only half as wide, it would look worlds better.
I did my 3rd report on Clarity today. I did not have to sign up for anything. The reporting format was flawless. I would have appreciated a heads up for the change though.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
That's good to know. Thanks!
Had trouble with a recorded call on the site. Also know that the recordings no longer keep date and time!
I applied for a shop that could not be self-assigned. The Clarity site showed I applied for the shop. The next day, I could not see that shop at all or any available shop. Now, I see everything again.
I did my first report on it a couple of days ago. I think its easier to upload photos and label them.
I'm not able to see any open shops anywhere, including multiple large cities. At first, it was just on the mobile site, but now it's that way from my desktop too.
Happily shopping the Pacific Northwest. Shopping since 2013 
No problems here except that the site seems slow to load/reload.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Being able to label photos while you upload them is a real improvement.
According to the site just now, there are no available shops in California. Uh huh. Right.
I upload all of my photos at once. I like that Clarity does not time out during the upload and the upload is a bit faster. I also like that the receipts are uploaded separately from the pictures.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
I find their new site confusing and hard to locate shops.
I found them to be very responsive so I must compliment ACL on that. I gave feedback on the new site and they not only answered me with a personal note but they told me they are making changes. If you have specific feedback for them do not hesitate to let them know.
Sandy,
That is great to hear. They are generally supportive, I have found.
That is great to hear. They are generally supportive, I have found.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
I used their online chat feature for the first time today. It worked great. Then, I emailed my scheduler and she responded and helped me promptly. Loved it!
Has anyone found a way to display shops in a LIST rather than the boxes with additional details? I want to be able to see a more condensed list of Client Name and Location. Way too much scrolling...
I just filed my first report. So much easier! Yay!
OK. There is a problem. The editor for one of my shops sent me an email yesterday that she sent me a message. On the old site, I would have been able to see the message once I logged in. On the new site, I could not find the message anywhere. The editor emailed me directly this morning what she wanted after I emailed her about the problem, but it was stressful before she responded.
@BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz wrote:
According to the site just now, there are no available shops in California. Uh huh. Right.
I'm in CA and I believe this. I have basically seen 0 shops since Covid started. Makes me wonder if MS is a thing of the past...
Many shops in the DMV plus Delaware region.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
I've done three shops already on the new platform. Doing the reports are fine. Photo uploads are a bit quicker, but they should populate the descriptions with the file names.
As far as finding shops, it's MUCH more laborious. In the old listing, it was just a few lines and you could see lots of shops per screen. Now, you basically only see two shops per screen, so there do much scrolling that it makes it difficult to see jobs quickly. Way to much white space.
As far as finding shops, it's MUCH more laborious. In the old listing, it was just a few lines and you could see lots of shops per screen. Now, you basically only see two shops per screen, so there do much scrolling that it makes it difficult to see jobs quickly. Way to much white space.
@dafizisblue wrote:
@BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz wrote:
According to the site just now, there are no available shops in California. Uh huh. Right.
I'm in CA and I believe this. I have basically seen 0 shops since Covid started. Makes me wonder if MS is a thing of the past...
I wonder if the issue in CA is the terrible Independent Contractor law they passed - AB 5. Companies my just opt out of doing Mystery shopping because lawmakers don't' have a clue of what their unintended consequences are.
"The ten most terrifying word in the English language: I'm here from the government and I'm here to help."
The "find shops" show up for me now. (They didn't at first.) I definitely agree that the formatting of those is weird and worse! I do like that the reports autosave now, including the disclaimer. The photos seem to upload to the report more quickly for me too.
Happily shopping the Pacific Northwest. Shopping since 2013
i found if you were looking up shops with one set of criteria and you scrolled over to page 3 of the list, if you reset the criteria but there aren't three pages of shops to list, it will look like there are not any available. Make sure to go back to page one of the list before changing the search crieria.
I just applied for a shop and immediately it said it was assigned to someone else so i went in and waitlisted myself for three dates on the same shop that were already taken. Then i shifted to look at my assigned ones and found I did have that shop and that must be why it now said I could waitlist...because I assume I could waitlist for my own shop.
I looked for chat on the lower right corner and never found it. How do I get in touch these days? Or is there a trick to find chat? I clicked on home page and every other page and nothing popped up. This is my first time using Clarity.
Edited to report that I found a link to send a message to the scheduler but it is only available if you already have a shop but still do not know where to find chat.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/06/2021 02:12AM by sandyf.
I looked for chat on the lower right corner and never found it. How do I get in touch these days? Or is there a trick to find chat? I clicked on home page and every other page and nothing popped up. This is my first time using Clarity.
Edited to report that I found a link to send a message to the scheduler but it is only available if you already have a shop but still do not know where to find chat.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/06/2021 02:12AM by sandyf.
The chat link is not on the Clarity site. Instead, you have to go to ACL's main site at [a-closer-look.com]. The chat link is on the lower right corner.
None of my photos would upload yesterday. I had to email them in.
"I told myself to quit you; but I don't listen to drunks." -Chris Stapleton
@BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz wrote:
The chat link is not on the Clarity site. Instead, you have to go to ACL's main site at [a-closer-look.com]. The chat link is on the lower right corner.
Thanks, found it but it is awkward to switch from one site to the other. My computer would not open the acl site while I had the clarity site open. just kept opening a new clarity site each time I typed in the url. My computer is just too smart for itself. So I had to remember all the details of the shop I had questions for. The guidelines for my new shop were vague and did not address such issues as...did both entrees need to be different, can you order additional items up to the $$ limit and get reimbursed, can I order from entire menu since my location has a combo menu of the two restaurants the client owns or do i just order the chicken stuff since I have the chicken shop. If anyone knows these answers please respond but I will ask chat during the week.
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