@Cassiespark wrote:
I mean you could email the blackhole and ask them to clarify. And they will tell you to read the Guidelines. Kind of like a dryer: around and around you will go!
Truer words never written! And when you respond that the guidelines don't address that point, they either don't respond or get annoyed with you because you actually read both the guides and the survey and that nei
Well, that's what I figured, which is why I didn't want to ask the scheduler before checking here. I know that sometimes people have done this for other types of shops (not banks).
@mystery2me wrote:
I figured if things got too technical, I would say I'm just doing the purchasing and my partner or boss does the other stuff.
Thank you; that's exactly what I was thinking! This shop is in a large metropolitan area where there are a lot of shoppers, and I'm really surprised it's sitting at this price.
I saw while searching that there were a few comments about this shop posted to a thread about another one, but couldn't find a dedicated thread.
There's one around 25 miles from me at a whopping good fee. I read over the material and think I could pull it off (my husband was a landscape crew supervisor and although he can't come with me, he can explain before I a few things I might get stuck
I imagine this question has been answered here before or that someone here knows the answer, so before I email the scheduler.... There are WF credit inquiry and account shops this month open for the same branches within the same time frames. I was wondering if anyone has ever done, or has ever asked, if these two shops could be combined; i.e., go in to do, say, the credit-card inquiry first, then
@KokoBWare wrote:
So based on that they're not really due until the 29th, excluding weekends and holidays. Maybe just say "payments will be made by the end of the following month"?
Good thing this coming February is a leap month or they wouldn't have to pay us at all!
Well, we don't know if they count Saturdays as business days; many businesses these days do.
I'm just posting what's on
Seems we go through this conversation every time MF doesn't pay ON the 20th. I don't know when this was changed, but their terms of payment now state: "All payments will be disbursed by the 20th business day of the following month for all “valid” reports. In most cases, this payment will cover all completed assignments from the previous month.
Depending on what they include or exclude as "busi
@Maryanne J wrote:
I hope this shop has a really generous bonus. Seems not worthwhile to me. I avoid shops that there is a certain amount of dread involved. There's too many EASY ones to do...
I agree that this needs to be heavily bonused in order for it to be worthwhile. Many years ago I did a similar shop, although not quite as involved, and got the photos--but the ones of the terminal area
I took one of the front showing a stall close-up, the entrance, and the signage in the window as I pulled in to the driveway and a second one of the side of the building, which showed more of it, as I was leaving. I submitted the first one because it had more detail showing. Shop was accepted with that one, but I'm guessing the other one would have been OK, too.
Do they ever have breakfast shops? While I wasn't crazy about the burger, I had breakfast at a Sonic about three years ago, and it was really good. Don't know if it still would be, but I'd happily try a breakfast shop!
@CoolMusic wrote:
I've always been an odd duck, apparently.
I always eat my Sonic stuff while sitting in the stall, after placing my order via the app so I get 1/2-price Diet Cherry Limeades, and any other perks they are offering.
I don't think that's odd at all. I'd just as soon sit in my car and eat right when I get my food so it's still hot (or warm, anyway) and while I'm comfortable
I'm trying to input a shop and the site it glitching. I lost most of my work once (thankfully had not gotten very far), so when I got back in to the report, I did a few more questions and went to "save and exit." I've been getting the loading symbol of death for 5 minutes now. I'm not having any issues with any other site; in fact, my computer is running better than it usually does, so I'm sure i
Wordsmith Pros.... One of the clients I do a lot of copy editing for uses them to write standard stuff like press releases and short articles. I end up almost having to re-write them. My client knows they're not very good, but it's not her call as to whether or not to use them.
Did the shop, and to be on the safe side, I did a CMA and noted even the item that the MSC told me I didn't need to note. Fortunately, I didn't need to use that observation, only the one I was supposed to follow. I had another issue with the shop regarding how they tell you to take the photos. So I took two different ones and sent them both in. Shop was approved with no questions or negative comm
Well, the shop was pretty easy and went well. But, honestly, I wasn't crazy about the burger. It was just OK. I really liked the fries, though, and the limeade! Now I wish that the dogs were on the approved list because I'm guessing, from what many of you have indicated, that they're better than the burgers.
I'd probably do one again if I were in the same situation as yesterday: in the area an
@nellybean212 wrote:
Most of the time when I ask for clarification I don't get it, they never answer the SPECIFIC question I ask. So I just do my best and usually it works out.
This. It's often like pulling teeth to get a specific answer to your specific question.
On second thought, I think I'll get a Hickory BBQ Baconburger without the cheese. (BTW, I HATE the fact that so few restaurants offer just a hamburger--they all have cheese on them so you have to make a special request for no cheese. I love cheese, but don't want it on everything!)
@sestrahelena wrote:
I'll add on a reason #5 that I might use in such a situation:
If I am out of town and there is a shop for something that does not exist in my normal area, that I've really wanted to try, I might take it for little to no fee, just to check it out.
Sometimes I do that, too. There's a Sonic about 22 miles from me, and I shop down that way often. But either there are never a
@Nikki21 wrote:
How do you know it was taken for $9?
I did take it for $9, for reasons explained above (not that anyone should care--LOL). Also, there are never highly bonused Sonic shops in my area. Certainly not bonused high enough for me to drive 20 to 30 miles one way.
@Katierlou wrote:
Why are you doing a Sonic for $9? I did one last week for $70.
Well, let me count the whys:
1. The location is literally on my way home from where I'm going to be tomorrow.
2. I will be driving by it at around lunchtime.
3. I would be stopping for lunch anyway.
4. The Sonic shops in my area are too far away for me to make a special trip to, and the biggest fee I've ever s
I'm doing my first-ever Sonic shop tomorrow, a drive-in stall one. (No Sonics near me, but I'm going to be down the road from one tomorrow, so I grabbed it.) Seems pretty straightforward, but I have a couple questions. Do you do the restroom check after you eat and pull out of the stall?
I don't eat cheese on my burgers; apparently it's OK to ask them to leave the cheese off; is that accurat
I've done one and enjoyed doing it, plus got some great jeans and a few other items at great prices. There aren't many shopped stores near me, and I can't do the same store ever again, but I do keep my eyes open for them. Easy to do, too.
I've done just one of these, and it took me a long time. I understand they get easier the more you do, but I'd still never do one for $18. The report is easy, though. I'd probably do one local to me if it were $30 or $35, but my two local stores haven't had these in ages.
@mjt9598 wrote:
I had the same issue - the editor claimed that I hadn't ordered an entree off the list when actually BOTH of the entrees I ordered were from the approved list.
You'd think editors would know enough to actually read the guidelines and understand them! Being overworked and in a hurry is not an excuse.
@mystery2me wrote:
And many if not most schedulers have just one job - to schedule - and are not too familar with the shop form and guidelines. That falls to an entirely different team. It varies by MSC.
I do realize that, but often the scheduler is the only point of contact one has until after the shop is done. Then you get the editor's name (maybe). If the scheduler can't answer the question,
@ServiceAward wrote:
Oftentimes my answers were short and to the point. Sometimes someone who did not know me personally would take offense. My intention was never to be rude, I just simply did not have time to go into great detail and explain things.
I'm fine with short and to the point. I'm not fine with a non-answer, especially since I explained why I was asking the question. I get it abou