Multitude of Guys Shop fee lowered?

June 21, 2013 05:13AM

I getting $7 and more, with offers of bonuses put on them in the St. Louis area.

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June 21, 2013 10:28PM

CANADAMOMMY Wrote:
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> And for those who missed it Mickeys is moving.

Some may be moving or there may be some testing but the MSC that has done these for the past couple of years (I don't remember exactly when they took them all over) has all of them listed in my area for July.

Liz

June 21, 2013 11:07PM

The arches are now $12-$15 in my area.

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June 22, 2013 03:33AM

MF got a new pizza client. The one with the photos. MF posted it on FB, but I only saw one in my city. Either other shoppers are quicker than me, or they only released a few to test.

Not my circus - Not my monkeys @(*.*)@

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June 22, 2013 04:42AM

cubbiecat Wrote:
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> MF got a new pizza client. The one with the
> photos. MF posted it on FB, but I only saw one in
> my city. Either other shoppers are quicker than
> me, or they only released a few to test.

I just did one for MSI for this client. So, I'd say just a few.

EDIT: Just saw this on MF is my area. MSI is actually out of my way to do them. Snagged it.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/22/2013 05:32AM by meaggiej.

June 22, 2013 08:03AM

Not seeing the pizza client in my area. The other MSC had them here, maybe they still do.

Also, the newest round of MF's cell phone audits came out for July. Opening pay is $3 less than it used to be.

F'ing MF. >:{

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June 28, 2013 06:55PM

I haven't seen the pizza here. What's the pay? Reimburse only?

June 29, 2013 02:33AM

Reimburse plus $5

June 30, 2013 01:43PM

Thanks MMM.

So I see that the lunch shops for the multitude of guys shop is now $6, but the dinner shops are still $7. Since they are the exact same report, that seems really odd.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/30/2013 01:44PM by DRJ.

June 30, 2013 01:55PM

Don't they require a same day report? Maybe the MSC considers the buck some type of "premium" for the evening and a shorter turnaround.

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July 01, 2013 09:37PM

I have a lunch and a dinner shop scheduled this month. Both have a $7 fee. Strange...

July 02, 2013 02:23AM

(This is my first post here, but I have been lurking around)

I have 2 of these shops this month (one lunch, one dinner), both with a $7 fee

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/02/2013 02:23AM by inskydiamonds.

July 02, 2013 02:41AM

LisaSTL Wrote:
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> Don't they require a same day report? Maybe the
> MSC considers the buck some type of "premium" for
> the evening and a shorter turnaround.

When I was doing them, it was within 12 hours. So that may not, technically, be the same day; if you have one of the late-night shops. I often did mine past midnight, but well within 12 hours.

I'm only not doing them, because the ones in my town don't show up for me anymore... just the far away ones. If I'm ever on a route in one of those towns I'd *love* to pick one up! Someone on here suggested there's a 'lifetime limit' on shops at a single location. Which does make sense with what happened with me, since first one of my in-town locations quit showing up, and now the other one.

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July 02, 2013 04:53AM

I've had a couple in the past with a bonus but the base fee has been $7 for every one of these I've ever done.

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July 05, 2013 04:37PM

LisaSTL Wrote:
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> Don't they require a same day report? Maybe the
> MSC considers the buck some type of "premium" for
> the evening and a shorter turnaround.

They haven't done that for the other client's that have lunch and dinner shops, so I doubt that's the case. They do increase the base to $9 for their late night shops, but I figured that was because it was harder to get people to do shops 1/2 before closing.

But I do see that the base is only $6 for the lunch shops extending into August. Hopefully enough people will let them sit there and the MSC will need to more heavily bonus them to get them done.

July 05, 2013 05:18PM

Please don't do the McD's shops for $6! Even if you're in the area and just want a bite to eat. If people do these for $6, they'll start lowering it even more and perhaps assignments for their other clients. Ridiculous!!!!

July 05, 2013 08:42PM

Phoebe70 Wrote:
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> Please don't do the McD's shops for $6! Even if
> you're in the area and just want a bite to eat.
> If people do these for $6, they'll start lowering
> it even more and perhaps assignments for their
> other clients. Ridiculous!!!!

Hi Phoebe,

It's not the McD shops, it's the better burger place with enough people in the name to field a basketball team. But I echo your sentiments.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/06/2013 07:40PM by DRJ.

July 05, 2013 10:10PM

Still $7.50 on the west coast but I often get them at considerably more.

July 06, 2013 02:03PM

It looks the new fees will be 8.00 dollars with the new company. I have no idea if the reports will be longer
or will take more time.

July 06, 2013 02:46PM

Most of this MSC's hardware shops in my area were staying on the board at the reduced fee. What is even more interesting is most of the shops are still not taken now that the MSC has raised the fee back to the old amount. I think this is a case of shoppers getting wise or upset enough that we are trying to teach the MSC a lesson.

I took one shop, but only because the MSC offered me a bonus. For July, I am making my stand by not taking any of the hardware shops unless they pay more than the old fee.

Hopefully, other shoppers have something similar planned and the MSC learns a lesson.

July 09, 2013 05:03PM

Fees for this client have now been lowered here for lunch. Seriously ridiculous.

July 09, 2013 10:03PM

It has dropped in my area by $1.00 effective 7/25 for Lunch. The Dinner shops are still $7.00.

July 10, 2013 06:29AM

So I finally saw a $6 shop here. The odd thing is the EXACT same location, the EXACT same day part is $7 a week later. What in the world is their pricing criteria?!

July 10, 2013 03:47PM

Well, it's obviously lunch, but it's possible they're testing it. The reduced fee might work in some areas but not others.

July 14, 2013 09:30PM

Fifty percent are now at the "lower" fee. Anyone who accepted these shops for the lower fees, congratulations, they are all headed that way.

July 14, 2013 10:25PM

I spoke too soon, now down to $6.00. Cheap skates.

July 14, 2013 10:28PM

I saw $11 but someone snatched it up. No more to be found in my area now..

July 17, 2013 08:48PM

I will not accept them for $6. Period. I'm not sure if I'll do them if they bonus them the usual $2, which will only bring it up to $8 instead of $9. If people accept the $6 lunch shops, it will only be a short amount of time until they lower the dinner shops to $6 too. And then it will be only a matter of time until they try $5 for the lunch shops.

July 18, 2013 10:38PM

I suspect someone else is getting the Arch contract. I've seen it with a different MSC for less money and more work. I'm seeing the multitude of guys for the $6 and $7 fee. Maybe they are trying to see if CL will scoop them up for 6 bucks.

July 22, 2013 02:44PM

The lunch shop fees for the Arches just dropped to $6.50 for August. Dinner and breakfast are still at $7.50

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