For me, my own opinion and what would work for me in doing gas stations, is to just do this:
1) Just give your reliable (non-flaking - you know who they are) rotational shoppers the option of performing the shop in one of the 4 weeks of the month. If they flake too often, they revert to only getting the first 2 weeks of the month.
2) For newbies, allow them the first 2 weeks. Reward the non-flakers, over time, the ability to schedule out further in the month.
3) Recognize that certain areas of the country are impacted by weather. As an example, here in the northern part of the country, it is very difficult to schedule out shops because of snow and various other wintertime conditions. Do not penalize those shoppers if they need to reschedule.
4) Realize that certain gas stations are in such lonely, rural parts of the state, etc, that in order for the shopper to even consider doing them, in a timely manner, a reasonable, workable bonus needs to be implemented within a week or so of the shop becoming available. For instance, I know of a single gas station in a tiny little town almost 90 miles from me that I've done only when it was substantially bonused enough for me to do it. If there were other types of shops nearby, I would have considered doing it for less of a bonus, but, there were not. I've seen that particular shop sit for weeks upon weeks with no takers.
Remember IPSOS, if you want your shops performed in a timely, responsible and professional manner, you need to recognize that the quality of the shop performed in a timely manner, should be more important than the quantity of shops done.
You know who your professional, reliable and responsible shoppers are. Why else do you give a performance rating.
So forget about the "Swag", that doesn't put money in the bank, just be an adult and go with what obviously motivates your shoppers.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/23/2021 01:03PM by French Farmer.