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Is anyone else getting review and paid at the max allotment? Meaning they review on Day 10 and pay on Day 3. The turnaround time has increased. Is anyone else experiencing this?

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I've noticed that minutes after I receive some pay, the stores that have been waiting for a long time will all of a sudden get approved. I get paid for those, then again, some get approved. Not sure what is going on, but it seems to be an issue with money flow.

Shopping Arkansas, Louisiana, & Mississippi.

what does that mean "max allotment"? When your shop is approved, whether it's the day you do the shop or several days later, you will be paid the amount that you agreed to do the shop for.

When you sign up for a shop on Presto it says quite clearly that it could take an extra amount of time for the shop to be edited and approved on the gas stations. And Presto pays on Monday and Thursday, so if your shop was approved, no matter how long it has been since the actual shop, you will be paid on the next payday (Monday or Thursday).

I do tons of jobs between SASSIE and Presto, and the completion/acceptance/pay windows vary wildly from brand to brand and week to week.

I've got dozens of accepted Presto reports, but only received $22 in the last payment window. Pretty sure that's a record.

Have synthesizers, will travel...

I did the bullnose gas stations and was paid faster than another brand on IPSOS.

Do not read so much, look about you and think of what you see there.
Richard Feynman-- letter to Ashok Arora, 4 January 1967, published in Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (2005) p. 230

21 Customer Firsts from this month's 1st route (4th - 8th) yet to be Received, along with a couple of 26-Miles. In the past I've had CF shops accepted within minutes of submission.

Meanwhile, on the Presto side, the 10 Site Experience jobs were getting accepted at a trickle, with 2 (No) Sticker jobs from the last 2 locations just now coming off. The biggest pay was for the last SE one day at $200, and it was accepted and paid while earlier ones were accepted later and remain unpaid. Go figure.

10 Famous Highways were accepted within a few days, as was the one Red Bow Tie I was able to get. Those all paid on Monday.

I'm sure some lags in editing can be attributed to EOM/EOQ, but there's really no rhyme nor reason to acceptance/pay timing, and I've got a huge sample size.

Even when they get bogged down with a particular brand they remain the fastest-paying entity in the biz, and I am grateful.

Have synthesizers, will travel...

There are mostly dedicated editors for certain projects. For the most part, these editors know the guidelines in and out and we do not usually have any problems with their editing (except WSP's, lol). But, when they take time off, I noticed the shops sit unedited because the vacationing/PTO dedicated editor is due to return by or before the 14th day since the shop was submitted. (Seems to always happen when I am expecting that hefty payment). And this happens when it is cram time for certain projects and all the reports are sitting there at the same time waiting to be edited. But, honestly, there are way more on time or early payments and early editing/paid than the ones we had to wait for.

And the latest in the no-rhyme-nor-reason department:

I just snagged the last two Famous Highways in the state for the current round.

One location that is right off an interstate exit pays $150. The other is 45 minutes west of that one off a state road, and definitely harder to access. It's paying $60.

Along with 6 Conditional Reveals at either $15 or $30 + reimbursement, and an odd truck stop or two, and it should make for a nice day.

That the most direct route to the first stop from the GF's bypasses all major routes during rush hour is a big plus.

Have synthesizers, will travel...

Cool always makes $$$ coming or going to the GF's place.

You betcha! Though it's more about the mileage write-off. Her place is a little over 42 miles from mine.

Have synthesizers, will travel...

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