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April 17, 2011 11:09AM
Of all the companies you shop for, who do you know pays their shoppers the fastest? The two who are the slowest for me are Intellishop and Aths.
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April 17, 2011 12:08PM
CRI pays the fastest but don't take shops until the fee rises to an acceptable level. My next fastest is Feedback Plus. They pay on the 8th and the 22nd for shops confirmed during the period prior.

Bare usually pays me by the 15th of the month for anything completed by the end of the month prior. Big check next month. Lots of shipping shops. Wheeeeeeeee.
Lots of reimbursement money too but I just roll that into my next month's mystery shopping and do more shipping and restaurants.

I've noted others have mentioned some I have done a shop or two for like Goodwin. I didn't take note on how long it took to get paid. When people are having a problem with a company and I've only got one shop out there, I trust it to God and eventually a check pops up from a late company and blesses me just when I need it most. I couldn't do that on the shops that I depend on or for where I have lots of reimbursement money sitting out there.

Is Freeman getting any better? I want to check out some of their motel shops when my car gets fixed so I can do some overnight and weekend shopping but can't tie up money for months and months with a company that doesn't pay.

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April 17, 2011 02:05PM
My fastest paying are Bestmark and CSE. My slowest is Intellishop and ath.
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April 17, 2011 02:05PM
My fastest paying are Bestmark and CSE.
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April 17, 2011 02:07PM
I forgot to mention my fastest and best is Monterey.
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April 17, 2011 02:23PM
Service Sleuth is slow. My early February shop the website states will be paid by May 6. It is already more than 2 months since the shop was performed and it is unpaid.
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April 17, 2011 02:46PM
Feedback Plus, Knight Protection, Shoppers Confidential, Ace and NSS in the middle. are my fastest, with Bare running a close second, but since they only have those P.O. shops, which I don't do can't give my vote to them.

Service Sleuth, Service Check, Intelli, Mercantile the slowest. I have recently done some jobs with new MSC's, so, waiting to see how they rate.

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April 18, 2011 03:48AM
Mintel was my fastest yet, but Bestmark and Trendsource are close seconds. Slowest so far is Ath. Just did some shops 2/28 and 3/6 for Intelli and still waiting on payment for both...I guess one should be coming 4/30 and the other not until 5/31, *sigh*
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April 18, 2011 05:43AM
Intelliprice wins as the fastest with CORI, Trendsource and Bestmark close behind.
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April 21, 2011 07:22PM
For me Corporate Research International pays the fastest.

Liz
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April 22, 2011 01:47AM
DJC's - I've sometimes gotten paid the very next day after completing a shop. Plus, these shops are for one of my favorite hamburger joints. They even send me personalized emails telling me what shops in my area they have coming up and hold them for me. DJC's is the best!

Maritz Research - I do a lot of work for Maritz. For shops invoiced on the 1st through the 15th, they cut checks about the first of the following month and then shops done the second half of the month are sent about the 15th of the following month (2 weeks later!). That's hard to beat!

Steve... smiling smiley
Fresno, CA - and shopping all over the middle part of the state!
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