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Lawmate 500 going foggy - 2 years ago

Anyone had their Lawmate secret camera suddenly go foggy ? It’s baffling
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Discussion

Re: Ipsos Sassie job board still dead in 2024 - 2 years ago

The Great Recession is coming and brace yourself for things to dry up .. I hope I’m wrong
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Receipt Scanning Rebate Apps - 2 years ago

You don't get much per receipt, but you can scan the same receipt across multiple apps. I save them up and do them in one go normally when I'm watching TV or something so it's not a total waste of time. It's a bit time consuming but it does add up. Some of them give you bonuses too.
by chrismcmillon - General Chat

Re: Change user name? - 2 years ago

Interested if anyone knows too.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shop Forum Meta

Re: Receipt Scanning Rebate Apps - 2 years ago

I use CoinOut, Fetch, ReceiptPal, Pogo and Merryfield to scan any receipt. I also use Ibotta and Shopmium - you have to select specific offers for them. I don't see any particular repercussions. Let me know if you want referrals for any as we would both earn something.
by chrismcmillon - General Chat

Re: Hotel for Travel paid by MSC? - 2 years ago

You can deduct hotels and mileage as a business expense when you do your tax return.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Discussion

Re: Ipsos Pay Late Again? - 3 years ago

Yes, they pay separately, but at the same time and are labelled differently. I was expecting quite a big chunk from the Shopmetrics side and a little amount of Sassie and got neither.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: 1099 for IPSOS - 5 years ago

Not me. The only one I've got so far is from Intellishop. I've done my return and just listed Ipsos/Maritz together, but separated the different parts.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: 1099 for IPSOS - 5 years ago

Good to know! Maybe one more separation on my accounting - I think I have four or five already. I went through everything last night and double checked in case I don't get all the 1099s. I normally don't wait for them and just do the return from my records, but maybe I'll give it another week or two this year under the circumstances. I haven't got any 1099s yet from any companies.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: 1099 for IPSOS - 5 years ago

Thanks for your reply. forgot about Presto - I did do a couple of shops for them in the summer. Have you done other IPSOS shops?
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

1099 for IPSOS - 5 years ago

Has anyone had a 2020 1099 tax statement yet for IPSOS? I think it's normally early Feb so I'm probably a bit early to expect it. I'm wondering if it will be one for everything or will there be a separate one from Maritz from the start of the year, and then three different ones for Ipsos (Ipsos legacy, Sassie and Shopmetrics). Not sure whether to separate these on my tax return or lump them all
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: ARE IPSOS EDITORS PURPOSEFULLY FALLING BEHIND... - 5 years ago

Maybe it depends on the project - I find Sassie editing and pay to be incredibly fast. The Legacy is still there at least in my area. I've been doing shops for the three parts of IPSOS.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Informa Payments - 5 years ago

They pay much more quickly now through Zelle. I believe my October shop was paid in November. There are instructions on the sign in page of what to do to set up Zelle. It's not automatic.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: ARE IPSOS EDITORS PURPOSEFULLY FALLING BEHIND... - 5 years ago

It depends which side of IPSOS. IPSOS Sassie is unbelievably fast. IPSOS Maritz/V2 (or whatever it's called) is quite fast. I notice that the Shopmetrics side is quite a bit slower, at least for some of the shops that I did before Christmas, but I have been paid for them.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Does anyone expect HS Brands to pay up (and on time?) - 5 years ago

I was paid today too for March! Wasn't going to start worrying until the end of the month. Also got paid by Cirrus today. Double nice surprise!
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Anyone not getting paid? - 5 years ago

I just got paid by Cirrus for February shops, so pleased about that. I was pleasantly surprised that I have been paid by all the companies I had done shops for before the coronavirus hit (so far). I still have a couple more shops to be paid for, but so far so good.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Anyone paid by Cirrus for February jobs? - 5 years ago

Just updating this to say I got paid this morning!
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Anyone paid by Cirrus for February jobs? - 5 years ago

Just wondering if anyone has been paid yet. I was expecting payment this week. Have written to them twice and this time didn't get a reply, only the automated messaging confirming that February shops should be paid at the end of May +5/7 days so right about now. Thanks, Chris
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Cirrus payments delayed - anyone get paid for December jobs? - 6 years ago

Pleasantly surprised to get paid - actually came in on the 9th and I didn't realize. Never got a reply to my request for futher information, but I suppose they thought there was no need. It's a pain to have to chase, but good news that the payment came through.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Cirrus payments delayed - anyone get paid for December jobs? - 6 years ago

Thanks for your replies. I will follow your advice, MFJohnston. I know what you mean about chasing payments. I always take note of the approximate date and write to them if it doesn't come in. I didn't know how to contact the owner. That's great to know. I was really nervous about getting paid for shops when this all hit, but I must say so far (touch wood), this is the first one that I'm really
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Cirrus payments delayed - anyone get paid for December jobs? - 6 years ago

I was wondering if anyone has been paid this week by Cirrus for their December jobs? I wrote to the questions email and was told that due to the current events, it would take just a bit longer. I asked for a more specific timeframe than "just a bit longer," but haven't heard back yesterday. I only replied last night, so I will probably hear back today, but in the meantime, I thought I would ask
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Looking for companies that have Canadian shops.... Suggestions? - 7 years ago

I shopped for Premier Service when on holiday in Canada in the summer. I did some gas shops and they were fine, paid via PayPal. I found them on Jobslinger. You could try it to see what other companies shop in the part of Canada you're going to. I was in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Measure CP Payment - 7 years ago

I meant to update this. I was paid just shortly after I posted this yesterday. I don't know if it was a coincidence or maybe it was a delayed reaction from the contact made to them by Pete. Either way, I'm happy to get paid and will definitely not work for them again.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Measure CP Payment - 7 years ago

Has everyone been paid for June? It's still showing as pending for me. I wrote to Pete last week and he wrote to them, but no word back from them. It's not a lot of money, but I earned it! Will never work for MeasureCP again. I suppose I'm fortunate to have never had problems being paid before, so a company that does doesn't pay, doesn't warn they're not going to pay and doesn't respond to ques
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Seelevel general payment - 8 years ago

They seem to pay the middle of the month for the previous month's work. They paid me on Sep 15th for work in August, although there was a delay on all jobs for one client - they'll hopefully pay those tomorrow. A previous month, I was paid on 22nd.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Intellishop payment - 8 years ago

Me too! three payments came separately, a couple of minutes apart. Phew.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Intellishop payment - 8 years ago

Lauraphx, have you been paid yet? I've been looking out all day and nothing for me yet.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Company Discussion

Re: Lowe's - 8 years ago

Definitely not. I used to do a lot for the company I guess you are talking about and I haven't seen them for months. Shame as they were so easy. Some new companies would be nice with that company. Fingers crossed.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Discussion

Ignore this - 9 years ago

Can't delete
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Discussion

Re: What types of shops do you actively seek out? - 9 years ago

It's not painting in the outdoors, but I've seen a painting party shop before. I didn't do it as it's not my cup of tea, but you might like it.
by chrismcmillon - Mystery Shopping Discussion
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