How Much Have You Negotiated for Five Guys?

January 11, 2023 01:23AM

Yesterday one place near my home was for$25 fee for late dinner. I thought to get it but passed on. Later at the day it was for $30 fee plus food and i took it. No negotiations at all.

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January 11, 2023 03:29AM

I picked up one for $35 and another for $30 listed on the board with no MAO attached to them this week. I think someone (or ones) flaked on them and they came back on the board at those prices. They were both regular dinner shops. I don't like the late night shops. I did one for $50 a number of years ago, but I don't think I'd do one even for that now.

January 11, 2023 01:18PM

In case a fellow newbie (or anyone) sees this. just wanted to make note: READ the instructions carefully. I know, obvious - I read them perfect for my 1st 2 FG's - quick approvals. My 3rd one. - yeah, ok, I know what I'm going to do. I shopped it - I come home to do report and this time it was not just the cashier's height age race - they *also* asked the cashier's shirt color. I had no mental note of that cause it wasn't on my first 2. I- so I drove by that store again to verify her shirt color as I will never give the MSC less than 100% accuracy. I get so much great advice here, my hope is this little point might help someone down the road.

January 11, 2023 01:41PM

@BabyBooey19 wrote:

In case a fellow newbie (or anyone) sees this. just wanted to make note: READ the instructions carefully. I know, obvious - I read them perfect for my 1st 2 FG's - quick approvals. My 3rd one. - yeah, ok, I know what I'm going to do. I shopped it - I come home to do report and this time it was not just the cashier's height age race - they *also* asked the cashier's shirt color. I had no mental note of that cause it wasn't on my first 2. I- so I drove by that store again to verify her shirt color as I will never give the MSC less than 100% accuracy. I get so much great advice here, my hope is this little point might help someone down the road.

Every single 5G I have ever done asks for shirt color. Dine in is cashier and order online or call in is the person you pickdd the order up from.

January 11, 2023 02:37PM

@gene wrote:

Yesterday one place near my home was for$25 fee for late dinner. I thought to get it but passed on. Later at the day it was for $30 fee plus food and i took it. No negotiations at all.

I hate those late-dinner shops, and since two of three locations in my town closed, there's only one near me. But I haven't seen a late dinner for that one in a long time. These are the shops that I think should pay a starting fee well over the fees for daytime shops, even if the fees miraculously go up across the board!

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January 11, 2023 02:51PM

Just got $50 for an airport shop.

January 11, 2023 09:23PM

Just did a delivery shop for the first time in a while. I forgot how stupid the reimbursement setup is. Max $15 for food and max $15 for delivery fee/tip, when the food goes over $15 and the delivery/fee tip is under $15.

January 15, 2023 02:05PM

I've done 5G - but never delivery. Have never used a food delivery service period. Question: Is there a limit to how far they deliver? IF I do the 5G delivery order for the right store - -- - BUT there's another 5G much closer to my delivery location - do they still bring food from the further one? Or does the order automatically go to the closer one?

January 15, 2023 05:15PM

There are 3 Five Guys that could deliver to me. Two of them will deliver to me. The challenge when ordering is to select the correct location. Once you choose a location, it will not change to another Five Guys location. But - distance is indeed a factor and distance and time do impact the temperature and quality of the food when it finally arrives. Five Guys locations are franchises, not corporately owned, so they do not share orders among different locations.

@BabyBooey19 wrote:

I've done 5G - but never delivery. Have never used a food delivery service period. Question: Is there a limit to how far they deliver? IF I do the 5G delivery order for the right store - -- - BUT there's another 5G much closer to my delivery location - do they still bring food from the further one? Or does the order automatically go to the closer one?

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January 15, 2023 06:09PM

Couldn’t get $50 today. Was I being unreasonable? It’s a little remote, and a few other issues.

January 15, 2023 07:47PM

@BabyBooey19 wrote:

I've done 5G - but never delivery. Have never used a food delivery service period. Question: Is there a limit to how far they deliver? IF I do the 5G delivery order for the right store - -- - BUT there's another 5G much closer to my delivery location - do they still bring food from the further one? Or does the order automatically go to the closer one?

From my experience, Uber Eats will allow you to select which Five Guys location you want, as long it's within a reasonable distance. I haven't had as much luck with the others, as they seem to only allow ordering from the closest one.

January 15, 2023 09:07PM

When I tried to enter a delivery on the Five Guys site from the location 4.5 miles from me, it defaulted to the location that is only 0.25 miles from me.

I did not try to use any of the delivery websites to place an order.

January 17, 2023 12:54PM

I've done 2 completed, and 1 today. I like it. But - I can't see going a dime lower than 18 as the food costs a smidge more than the reimbursement. Has to be my area, and mini $18. I don't degrade someone for taking 10 - everyone has their own reasons for doing this, but I can wish that they'd all just say "25!" and that's that.

January 18, 2023 02:21AM

Max $30...fairly often.

January 18, 2023 08:04AM

I got $38 for one last week and thought that was decent.

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January 18, 2023 05:03PM

I’ve gotten between $33-$36.

January 18, 2023 08:52PM

I only ever seemed to get called for the Five Guys in the town above us. I used to regularly get $60 plus reimbursement. Like almost every month, once a month around the 15th. Now I may get that only every 3-4 months. I guess they found new shoppers willing to do that location for less while I was put on a time out. (I was restricted from that client for a few months last year).

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