"Quick audit" of convenience store for nicotine products

Has anyone done these "quick audit" shops for MFI? They don't seem to require a purchase, and a couple of schedulers have asked me to do some. The job description says: "This is a revealed convenience store audit of nicotine products with required photos. Please refer to your paperwork for detailed guidelines." I'm just wondering what/how many photos are required and how "quick" the shop really is, and if it is worth the time/effort?

Any insight is appreciated! Thanks!

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Quick and easy. One photo. No purchase. The fee will go up with time.

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@MsJudi Thanks for the reply! If you don't mind me asking, what is the required photo of? Also, it says that this is a "revealed audit", so what does that entail? Do you have to print out something to give to the employees? And is the report simple as well? Sorry for all the questions, I do appreciate any answers you are willing to give!

You have to print a letter to show the employee. You do a quick audit of the products. I ask for the cashier's or manager's assistance with this usually. You need a photo of the complete line of products including those next to them. Examples are in guidelines. The only thing that might take awhile is waiting for customers to get served. Otherwise, in and out in less than 7 minutes. I've not had any refused.

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MFI? Is that Marketforce?

@ceasesmith Yes, it is Marketforce. I didn't mention a client, so hopefully it was okay to name the MSC.

Quick and easy but still not worth the $5 rate. I usually plan 10 minutes on site, but the travel between locations is what kills you at that low rate. I did a group that were up to $14 and that was enough to keep me at my expected hourly rate.

Interestingly they made it up to $14 and then disappeared off the board at the end of the month without ever getting a "make an offer" button. The one I did was also easy and I'd pick up a few more at $14 if the routing worked.

They seemed to come and go during the month. They disappeared for a bit then showed back up and I got calls from the scheduler with bonus offers. Did some and wham the rest disappeared for the month. Now back to $5. Someone took the one in my town that I was watching for....$5.

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Mark Twain

I did several at $12 and $1and they took a bit more time since the items were not all on the same shelf. Bit they were still quite easy and would do them again for $12 but certainly not for $5

I have done them for 5, 8, and 12. Only had a problem with one of them.

And they are back on the board. It was $5 and now it is up to $7.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/02/2021 03:48PM by 2stepps.

@2stepps wrote:

And they are back on the board. It was $5 and now it is up to $7.

Up to $10 now. May take one or two if they get to $14. They don't seem to be flying off the board.

A scheduler called me about the burger shop but then mentioned these. At the time they were at $7 on the board. I asked for $14 and couldn’t get it from the scheduler. Now that they’ve gone up it might be worth asking your favorite scheduler if they call you.

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