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February 14, 2025 06:35PM
Got this email from BARE

We’re thrilled to announce that we’re transitioning to a new platform: Research Metrics! This update will enhance your experience as a valued Independent Contractor (IC) and make your assignments even easier to manage.

I was happy with Sassie.
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February 14, 2025 06:41PM
@hbbigdaddy wrote:

Got this email from BARE

We’re thrilled to announce that we’re transitioning to a new platform: Research Metrics! This update will enhance your experience as a valued Independent Contractor (IC) and make your assignments even easier to manage.

I was happy with Sassie.
Translation:
We need to cut costs because we're paying too many bonuses trying to fill slots on poorly considered contracts.

Entirely speculative, of course.
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February 14, 2025 06:45PM
They don't use sassi but it's close cousin apollo
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February 14, 2025 07:19PM
I see "apollo" in the URL, but it looks exactly the same as Sassie and functions basically the same way.

I prefer standard software that is easy to use. Only a few companies have done a good job creating their own versions of software, but most have failed miserably. Prophet (once widely used) sucked like no other.

It's so much easier on the shopper (workforce) when there is a consistency of searching and reporting because the software is basically the same regardless of MSC.

@jazzzyjd wrote:

They don't use sassi but it's close cousin apollo
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February 14, 2025 07:37PM
The Big Blue Bear... the company with unlimited pricing opportunities for less than minimum wage.
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February 14, 2025 07:58PM
This is ShopMetrics that a handful of MSC's already use.
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February 14, 2025 08:42PM
If they would have called it "shop metrics" i would have been familiar with it.

just hoping it's better than the Coyle version of shopmetrics. Their search feature was terrible until recently.

@joanna81 wrote:

This is ShopMetrics that a handful of MSC's already use.
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February 14, 2025 09:55PM
@hbbigdaddy wrote:

If they would have called it "shop metrics" i would have been familiar with it.

just hoping it's better than the Coyle version of shopmetrics. Their search feature was terrible until recently.

@joanna81 wrote:

This is ShopMetrics that a handful of MSC's already use.

Yeah, I agree, they could have used the product name. They must have been shopping around a different software from Sassie since they were also posting jobs on ISS.
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February 20, 2025 05:12PM
So i got email today about the shopmetrics site. I saw it has my info. But Apollo (Sassie jr) site is still active with all the job postings. Maybe they load the March shops into shopmetrics and leave the Apollo shops where they are until filled.

Anyone else seeing shops for BARE in the new shopmetrics platform? I am going to miss Apollo/Sassie as I really rely on the "oops" and don't feel Shopmetrics is as user-friendly with that feature. I don't like having to hunt for what is missing.
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February 20, 2025 07:16PM
I wish I could see the new site, just for kicks, but to get in you have to use the reset password link to establish one and I'm not receiving the email link. I tried 4 times earlier and finally received one about two hours later when it had already expired. No, they're not in the spam folder. Anybody else?
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February 20, 2025 07:24PM
FAQ here answers why there's no jobs yet:
[www.bareinternational.com]
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February 20, 2025 07:48PM
OOOH, if I use paypal for pay now I have to pay 10c out of my already low fee of $5. I actually like paypal as so many companies use it for free and as I do not use it often for non shopping I can just go there to see who has paid me already. Into my bank acct I have to scan thru many other transactions to find my payments
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February 20, 2025 10:33PM
I was able to update my password and geolocate my Home address, but now I can't update my profile, it's stuck at 90%. Hopefully that will be corrected before shops go live.

Lady Marius
Canadian Mystery Shopper
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February 20, 2025 11:25PM
Until they increase the fee for their postal shops, I see no reason to attempt to log into a new site. I will get my info from you all here.
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February 21, 2025 12:41AM
I had this same issue. I logged out and came back in. I might have done other things, but eventually i got around it. I want SASSIE back!!! I use shopmetrics for my bank complaint calls for "the big I." I am familiar with how to use it, but i guess i do more sassie shops than shopmetrics shops and prefer the sassie layout better.

@Lady Marius wrote:

I was able to update my password and geolocate my Home address, but now I can't update my profile, it's stuck at 90%. Hopefully that will be corrected before shops go live.
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February 21, 2025 02:41AM
@Lady Marius wrote:

I was able to update my password and geolocate my Home address, but now I can't update my profile, it's stuck at 90%. Hopefully that will be corrected before shops go live.

Same here
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February 21, 2025 04:40AM
There are apparently required questions that aren't marked with an asterisk. I filled in some fields and it switched to 100%. But there are no shops even though there are shops listed elsewhere. Strange.
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February 21, 2025 04:29PM
Why don't you just search "payments" instead of all transactions?

@sandyf wrote:

OOOH, if I use paypal for pay now I have to pay 10c out of my already low fee of $5. I actually like paypal as so many companies use it for free and as I do not use it often for non shopping I can just go there to see who has paid me already. Into my bank acct I have to scan thru many other transactions to find my payments
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February 21, 2025 05:31PM
It was Sassie that they paid to customize so it looked different. But it was still Sassie. Personally, I prefer Research Metrics - at least the software developers keep innovating on it. I don't think Sassie is really innovating anymore.
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February 22, 2025 12:18AM
What i meant is I can log into paypal and see all my pay from all the msc that use paypal all in one place. I can just scroll down to check that I have gotten all the pay I am owed from each company. I know it is listed in "code" but it is also dated so I can check my cheatsheet which has all my jobs at different companies listed and see if I have recorded all the paypal payments as I date the payment column. Then if I have an empty spot in my payment column I know it is not a pay pal payment I missed recording.
@Boutique wrote:

Why don't you just search "payments" instead of all transactions?

@sandyf wrote:

OOOH, if I use paypal for pay now I have to pay 10c out of my already low fee of $5. I actually like paypal as so many companies use it for free and as I do not use it often for non shopping I can just go there to see who has paid me already. Into my bank acct I have to scan thru many other transactions to find my payments
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February 22, 2025 11:54AM
Ugh I’m so used to Sassie. I also use Shop metrics for big I bank shops but tried a gas station in Shop metrics which was giving me fits and swore off all other shop metrics. Stinks because I like Bare and their random jobs in my area.
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February 24, 2025 06:23PM
@Deedeezthoughts wrote:

There are apparently required questions that aren't marked with an asterisk. I filled in some fields and it switched to 100%. But there are no shops even though there are shops listed elsewhere. Strange.

Same. The form isn't properly designed.
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March 08, 2025 05:08PM
I tried to log in to the new Bare site and it is taking me to some site for surveys and gift cards. Is that what it should be? It is going to BizRate

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March 09, 2025 12:17AM
I am confused. I can still log into the two sites I was using before...the Apollo site and the ISS site. I can even apply for jobs now on the Bare site. Is there a new third site I don"t know about.
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March 09, 2025 03:59AM
Sandy, they sent out an email a little while ago saying that if you didn't follow the links and sign in before some date that it was going to be difficult to get in. I didn't jump.
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March 09, 2025 07:24AM
The bright side is that assignments can be completed on mobi audit.
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March 09, 2025 09:49PM
I got that email and I did sign in after that with both sites because I was still trolling the jobs but I did not do anything special. I am referring to the post by Ms Judi where she said she signed into the new site and found what looked like it was not a msc site . I dont have a new site. I have the old sites and they still seem to work.
@Morledzep wrote:

Sandy, they sent out an email a little while ago saying that if you didn't follow the links and sign in before some date that it was going to be difficult to get in. I didn't jump.
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March 10, 2025 01:19AM
@sandyf

Yes, i apparently signed up for a new platform and was able to initially see it, but when I tried it yesterday I was taken to a wacko site. It certainly didn't look like a Bare site. Just wondering if anyone else can get into their new platform. Ill probably delete the whole thing.

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The more I learn about people...the more I like my dog..

Mark Twain


Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/10/2025 01:20AM by MsJudi.
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