United Pacific audits are probably the easiest ones in my area. They own a few 76 gas stations in the SoCal area. No photos and the audit takes only about 10 minutes to complete.
No idea. I forwarded the email to the CEO and I got a reply back from the scheduler's supervisor/manager apologizing for it.
@jay225 wrote:
how does the scheduler still have a job? we should be paid for just reading her emails.
Haha. Pretty much the same thing. I've seen crazy people strip naked on the buses in the SF Bay Area and expose their pubic hair for the public to see...
@Threemom wrote:
@SoCalMama wrote:
Pubic bus - hard pass.
Same. That would have to be even worse than a public bus.
@SoCalMama It was convenient that she provided the link to unsubscribe from future emails...
No one's going to take that shop at that low pay rate. I refuse to sit on a public bus for such little pay. It looks like you're also required to take a circuit of 9 shops...
I just looked at another email I got from the same scheduler in the past:
"SHOPS HAVE BEEN POSTED AND I KNOW THAT WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAYS BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP THIS WEEK AND NEXT TO SEE THESE SHOPS COMPLETED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE APPLY FOR THE RIDES YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE. THANK YOU!"
I just got this email from A Customer's Point of View Scheduler:
"I NEED YOUR HELP. I'LL EVEN PAY YOU FOR IT!! HAHA COME ON PEOPLE MAKE SOME EXTRA MONEY. I PROMISE IT IS WORTH YOUR WHILE. SHOPS ARE UP ON THE BOARD ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PICK THEM UP!!"
Really? Did you need to put it in all caps? I definitely don't want to help you based on your poor communication skills.
The only change I've done is I canceled a work trip to mainland China. Company policy to avoid non-essential travel to mainland China. If you practice good hygiene (wash hands, don't touch face/eyes/mouth, wipe down surfaces, etc.), you should be fine.
@SFLshopper I did the age 21-25 compliance ones. They only require you to purchase one pack (assuming they fail to check your ID). I rarely buy any pods for these shops.
The bulk shops are also easy and simple. The report is straightforward. It usually takes me less than 5 minutes to complete. When they first started the program, I almost was always able to buy the packs. Now, it's 75% in sket
Front Row has a bunch of sampling shops at a major big-box store on the weekends. There's also sampling shops posted on the Merchandiser by Survey.com app
Is Chevron the cheapest option in your area? All the Chevrons in my area are really overpriced. There's a Chevron near me that charges nearly a dollar more per gallon than the 76 across from it. I never understood why people get gas at Chevron. Costco in my area is now at $3.10/gallon and I get 5% cashback with my Chase Freedom card this quarter.
@SoCalMama wrote:
Cash discount at Chevron for
I wouldn't recommend using a gift card unless you got it at a good discount. Too easy to get skimmed and you risk losing all the money. Even if you're credit card is skimmed, it's easy to dispute the fraudulent charges and get the charges reversed. My UberEats account was recently hacked into and they placed a $500 order. Barclays immediately reversed the charge once I called in to report it as f
Dinner at Panda Express today. Did a route of bonused JUUL compliance shops, bonused Circle K alcohol compliance shops, bonused BevMo compliance shops, bonused Trader Joe's alcohol compliance shops, car wash shop, and bonused 5 Guys shop this past weekend. Also managed to get an additional fuel/travel fee for the JUUL shops.
You can also take a Delta shuttle bus (post-security) from the International Terminal to Terminal 3 and Terminal 2. They don't check your boarding pass to see if you're actually flying Delta or not. The only terminal not connected to the rest post-security is Terminal 1.
@sandyf wrote:
There are scattered ones thru the Kern scheduling site as well. They have a burger chain. Also a coffee san
Mercantile Systems. CSE picked up a new famous ramen restaurant client in the Bay Area. Some of the MSCs on iSecretShop occasionally have sit down and fine dining.
The email subject line was: Your Mystery Shop Results
Thank you for completing your shop! You did a great job and have received a 5 of 5 points for your efforts!
Survey Date: 2020-01-06
Your grading for this job: Shopper's grade: 5 (5 (excellent))
Grading comment:
Total grade (up to date): Grading Total: 4.68 (93.57%)
Shopper's grade: 4.68 (93.57%)
@guysmom You can't actually see it on the Ipsos shopmetrics site. I got an email from the editor with my score after my report was edited and marked as "Ok to Pay." Not sure if the editor sent it by mistake. It looks like it's an internal score that the schedulers can see. I guess you could email a scheduler and ask for your total shopper grade.
You can't depend on regular shops. Clients could end the program anytime. I'm always signing-up for new MSC's and picking up new shops.
There's nothing wrong with pre-scheduling. It's not like any random shopper can do it. You have to build a good relationship with the MSC/scheduler and prove that you're a reliable and good shopper. I often pre-schedule compliance shops with bonuses. A few of
A hard credit pull has a minimal impact on your credit score. It usually drops my score 3-5 points. For the most part, my score goes back up within 1-2 months. I'm a credit card churner and open plenty of new credit cards in a year. I have 6 inquiries right now on my Experian report and my credit score is a 782.