Presto's idiocy

January 03, 2024 10:49PM

Has anybody ever received this message from Presto?

"For future reference, we wanted to inform you that your shop did not meet the requirements for acceptance. Because we found this after payment was issued, you are welcome to keep the payment."

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

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January 03, 2024 10:58PM

I have never seen that.. but it does seem very Presto-like..

January 03, 2024 11:41PM

I know exactly what the issue was: they didn't put anything in the guidelines about when the calls could be made, and even though I got the data they wanted, they didn't like when I did it. Hospital intake doesn't close; if you want the calls made during a specific time, you need to put that in your guidelines.

I'm not going to worry about it. At $3 per call and six calls, I didn't get rich off it. Stuff like this is why I avoid Presto.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

January 04, 2024 12:45AM

They just felt the need to tell you that they screwed up? What good did that do?

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.

January 04, 2024 01:11AM

@ArkLaMissshopping wrote:

They just felt the need to tell you that they screwed up? What good did that do?

Who knows. Maybe it's a "she may have gotten our money, but we'll have the last word" kind of thing.

They can have the last word all they want.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

January 04, 2024 02:03AM

Curious as to the use of the apostrophe in the title.

Is it a contraction, as in "Presto is idiocy", or a possessive?

I'm good either way.

Have synthesizers, will travel...

January 04, 2024 02:23AM

Possessive, Cool.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

January 04, 2024 03:10AM

Yes, I received this message once. It was after I submitted a Visa Debit card shop for the cemetery down the street from my house. Obviously there is nothing to buy at a cemetery for less than $10 (or whatever wacky requirement was in place at the time) so I indicated that and was paid. Over a month later, I got the message below about this location. OMG, what...?! These people are wacky.

@drdoggie00 wrote:

Has anybody ever received this message from Presto?

"For future reference, we wanted to inform you that your shop did not meet the requirements for acceptance. Because we found this after payment was issued, you are welcome to keep the payment."

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/04/2024 03:10AM by Cassiespark.

January 04, 2024 07:54AM

Yes, I'm overwhelmed by their generosity.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

January 05, 2024 01:50AM

We're letting you know you messed up (because it couldn't possibly be our fault) but we're not gonna tell you how. Keep the change!

January 05, 2024 05:00PM

I’ve had TREMENDOUS problems with their reviewers on the beverage shops. Absolutely terrible. Asked me to lie or they would reject the shop.

January 05, 2024 05:39PM

Inconsistency at it's best.
IHOP closed location, got paid half pay with a thank you
pF Chang, closed location, no comment, full pay
iHOP closed location, same one as before but they reposted it so I took it. This time I got a nasty comment stating it is my responsibility to call before I go so you get zilch for payment.

What exactly is the closed location fee? Lol

They need some guidelines themselves!

January 05, 2024 06:55PM

What’s the fee for putting up with an incompetent editor? -lol-

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

January 05, 2024 06:59PM

I got one. EM shop, when I got there I had to use the restroom (old woman, long drive), I take my own supplies into restrooms, so it was no big deal, but there was no tp, and no paper towels. The CSR was busy, she had 2 people waiting in line when I walked in. As I was walking out of the restroom, after having taken the pictures while I was there anyway, the CSR walked past me carrying the supplies the restroom was missing. I hadn't introduced myself yet.

Now it says in most of the guidelines to give the CSR the benefit of the doubt if they actively clean while you are there. So I uploaded the restroom pics I already had, then I left a note for the editor that the CSR had customers, and they had cleaned the restroom almost immediately after I had taken the pictures. But the editor wanted it changed. Not worth fighting over for $12. I changed it and sent the editor an email telling the them to read what I wrote.

January 05, 2024 07:41PM

To be fair, this isn’t really Presto but the MSC using the Presto app for their projects. And in all the scenarios described here, the MSC is the same. So, ya know….!

January 05, 2024 08:14PM

Amazingly, the message I received wasn’t from that MSC.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

January 06, 2024 03:40AM

@drdoggie00 wrote:

Amazingly, the message I received wasn’t from that MSC.

Spoke too soon. I received this today regarding one of the "retail beverage" shops I did where the business at the address wasn't the business they were looking for:

"For future reference, we wanted to inform you that your shop did not meet the requirements for acceptance. Because we found this after payment was issued, you are welcome to keep the payment.

Reason provided by the reviewer:
"This is for quality control purposes. Your shops has already been paid."

Some quality control! They're the fools who put the same damn locations back on Presto after I said what they're looking for doesn't exist at the given address. I hope the shops are still available when I get home next week so I can once again say "not at this address" and collect my money for passing go.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown

January 07, 2024 03:46AM

I have gotten that. I got paid, i never knew what went wrong, and I carried on with my day! lol.

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