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Delayed Payments

Anyone else seeing payment and reimbursement for Presto Payment experience taking 10 days... Continue Reading

1099 tax from Reality Based Group

Am I correct in seeing that the amount included in this 1099 includes payment from shops done with Sinclair Customer Metrics?... Continue Reading

Gig workers and Mystery Shoppers: what would you want in a job & payment tracking app?

I’m building a gig worker tracker app for myself and I’m curious what other people would want in something like this. I know yall can come up with things I haven’t thought of yet. Right now it tracks: • company name • job type • job date • report deadline • expected pay date • pay amount •... Continue Reading

Market Force help desk wont reply

Anyone else having payment /help desk issues with Market Force?. They still havent paid me for my December shop, although their website shows a 1/26/26 direct deposit. They have not responded to countless (4) help desk requests for information/explanation. After 15+ years of their low paying shops, I just deactivated... Continue Reading

Who paid me?

I have such a hard time figuring out which company has paid me. I keep the record for the company and sometimes when I get paid, I have no idea how to log it. For example, today I received a large payment from ISsSPrims. It also says... Continue Reading

Now they want us to do surveys for free

Big surprise, but these mystery shopping companies now want us to do surveys for free. I received a request from one of these companies asking that I fill out a short survey so they can get feedback. Why would I fill out a survey for free? If they... Continue Reading

Do the TXRH shops cover your tip?

i did a bar shop recently, it was just me and my total with tip was $40 exactly. Roughly $29 meal total and $11 tip. Is it fully covered? I never really noticed because i do a few of the gas station shops and get a lump amount when they... Continue Reading

Medicare shops- in home or public place paying $30

There are Medicare agent shops posted- they pay $2 for the phone call to set appt. then $28 for the actual shop which involves a full explanation of Medicare plans- which I am sure can be lengthy! . Not sure they are worth it as the agents feel they are... Continue Reading

Intellishop slow payments?

Anyone else finding them slow to pay? Usually they pay on the 20th. Yesterday I received pay for only one of six jobs I did last month. I also see two jobs that are showing zero fees and zero expenses yet my rating for those jobs was a 10. Sent... Continue Reading

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Music venue shop

Has anyone done the Sassie MSC shop where you have to record an hour of music? Although the assignment is ostensibly for microphone quality, some of the questions they're asking and the nature of the locations (all very small pubs that would never host a touring or even major local... Continue Reading

A Customer's Point of View Review Timeline

First time working for this company this month after they took a contract from another company at the airport I frequent. This required me to pickup a "circuit" of 8 shops. The 2 shops with locations that were closed were accepted almost immediately. The others are still waiting to be... Continue Reading

Elite CXS Payments

Hi everyone, I wanted to ask if anyone else is currently experiencing severe payment delays or total radio silence from Elite CXS? I've been shopping for 15+ years with over 100 companies, so I know how the cycle works, but this is a new one for me. I have an outstanding payment... Continue Reading

Sadness.....

When you see a decently paying shop with a company that you know you won't have to chase payment from, the reports aren't crazy and they actually answer questions when needed BUT you don't qualify for the shop..... Sadness..... And every time I log in I see soooooooooo many of these shops,... Continue Reading

Green Dinos on the move!

And it's a mixed bag. I was banned by the brand 2 MSC's ago for bogus reasons, but now it would appear they are being administered by an ironically named MSC that was bought by another MSC awhile back, with a suspect reputation when it comes to schedulers. Imma gonna do 'em... Continue Reading

Senior living phone shops that used to pay $25 per call now paying $10

Not worth doing. period... Continue Reading

Secret Shopper Payments in January

Did anyone receive payment in January? I did not, and they've ignored my requests for an update. Seems odd coming from them, as they usually pay on time.... Continue Reading

BJ's Brewhouse on the move?

I see a "promo" shop for BJ's Brewhouse listed with the reimbursement only company at $75 max reimbursement. I guess the race to the bottom continues. I remember some people complaining when they moved last time because the fee went down to $4 with payment of a gift certificate... Continue Reading

Oddest or Unique thing you've done for $$$?

Over the years, I've become boring in terms of income.... but not that long ago or farther back, I could be found doing some nutty or dicey or maybe even clever type work, depending on your perspective - lol.... You as well? I was just remembering the time that one of the... Continue Reading

Ipsos Scheduler issue

This Katie Hornbuckle at Ipsos renege on a payrate. Blamed the fiasco on myself. Then banned me from the project. I appealed To Carey Medina who reinstated me finished that round. 2026 brought a new round finished the first seven by self assigning. There were 15 more audits but in... Continue Reading

Recent Mentions of Payment

Since I live in a very high cost of living area with a very slow mph driving speed around this town it annoys me that the pay seems to be the same everywhere in the country and miles from my home rather than time to get there from my home is often the only thing they are considering when applying extr (Source). March 17, 2026

uch rather invite friends and family over and cook for them, or enjoy the same, choose the pace, music, enjoy the conversation, and not pay 3x more for food and $20 each for a decent cocktail I can make at home for $5. Not eve (Source). March 17, 2026

e in “general stores” or periodic commutes for supplies requiring days of time and horse drawn wagons, until the “Industrial Revolution” mass-produced goods…in dangerous factories paying peanuts for child and other labor… We are now living in the “tech revolution.” I’m wondering how our grandkids 100 ye (Source). March 16, 2026

Cirrus, but be forewarned: slowest paying MSC in the biz, and sometimes you have to chase them for payments. (Source). March 16, 2026

My only hope is once they are Sinclair I can make a nice profit in the future because they pay better than Marathons. (Source). March 16, 2026

I had to pay out of pocket when I did the Nike shop as there is nothing in the store for $10. (Source). March 16, 2026

They did in fact pay us tons of over time because the demand for cheese is strong, and they’re not classified as a farm at all. (Source). March 16, 2026

They usually a whopping $3 as shop pay here. (Source). March 16, 2026

The whole world is paying a heavy price for the 1% Illuminati piggy scum’s attempt to cover their tracks, which is the root cause of this mess. I (Source). March 15, 2026

While the franchise owner “must” follow the agreements they technically can do whatever they want, pay the fine to the franchisee and keep it moving. I’m (Source). March 15, 2026