ACL Shop Postings

Is there any rhyme or reason to when ACL posts their shops for the next month? I looked one day and didn't see anything, then checked again that night and saw many new shops that had already been claimed. I was wondering if other shoppers have an "in" that I don't know about.

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Different clients and/or shop types get posted at different times.
I have been watching them diligently and I don't see any patterns other than they seem to have a lot fewer shops than 6 months ago.
I used to check more dilligently with them but they haven't had anything good, just the sale place over and over that nobody wants to do. Then when they posted what I wanted, I missed out. Normally I am up at 3 AM quite often and sometimes I will see new things and be able to grab them. So who knows when they are posting things. Not a big deal since there are no fees but I like to go out to eat here and there!
Before the pandemic there were other msc that offered a nice amt of sit down dining shops but it seems like these are few and far between these days. ACL shops in 2019 did not fly off the shelf in my area but in 2023, just as you say, they are all taken before I even wake up. So it seems the solution is to wake at 3 AM and check every single day! That said in my big city there were about 25 shops listed yesterday and all of them were for July 9. All taken too. The rest of the month is still to come I guess.
For a city of 9+ million people which I assume has thousands of shoppers that is a lot of competition for their dining shops.
There are quite a few ACL shops in my area that just sit there with no takers and I am 99% sure the reason is because the reimbursement doesn't even cover the requirements. Most of these are on the more expensive side as well. There are also some I won't touch due to the difficulty with parking. I keep waiting for e-mails asking me to take on some of these in order to allow me the opportunity to express my opinion.
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