@Heeps21 wrote:
This was suppose to be added to this previous message.
I've been doing alot of these lately. I feel like I'm always putting the same information in each report when there are no problems, which is most of the time in my case. Is this ok, or any other ideas?
Samantha rarely offers a decent price, unless it's after the weekend. Of course, you have to figure out how high the website or scheduler price will go in your area and decide what to take, if anything.@2stepps wrote:
They have to pay better than $9 for a shop. And even though they upped the reimbursement rate 5guys just raised the prices so I do not do it even if Sam offers $15.
@MisterBill wrote:
Got a call today for a retail shop from the same MSC. Scheduler offered me $17. When I said no, he offered me $20. It's on the website for $25.
Yeah as I've mentioned before, I never take a "live" call from the schedulers anymore. I screen, then boot up the job board and call them back. If they offer less than the board price, I call them on it. And require a few bucks more in bonus than I would have if they'd fed it to me straight.@jrj76 wrote:
@MisterBill wrote:
Got a call today for a retail shop from the same MSC. Scheduler offered me $17. When I said no, he offered me $20. It's on the website for $25.
I have heard of this happening on the forums a few times. A pretty down right disgusting tactic if you ask me. Easy for them to cover up to and probably say it was a mistake or something.
@eyelove2shop wrote:
It's been a while since i shopped but I did one of these right before Christmas. When did Five Guys get so expensive??
@HonnyBrown wrote:
That's interesting. I don't see the any shortages at the local, international market that I go to. I definitely see them at the national chains and price hikes at the regional markets.
@BirdyC wrote:
And then I left a tip on top of that.
Who and where did you tip? I have never tipped at a fast food restaurant where I order from the cashier and pick up my food at the counter.
The FG registers have been prompting for a tip for a while now. Of course, I never leave one since I'm sure they would not reimburse me for it. Agree that it's unusual for a FF restaurant.@kenasch wrote:
Who and where did you tip? I have never tipped at a fast food restaurant where I order from the cashier and pick up my food at the counter.
What was wrong with the fries? If they were soggy, I find that reheating them at home makes them almost as good as fresh.@BirdyC wrote:
But the fries were pretty bad at this location. I didn't even finish the standard cup. Too bad, too, 'cuz the place was one of the cleanest Five Guys I've been in in a long time, and the crew were actually enthusiastic. Hate to mark them down on anything, but the fries were almost raw.
Yeah, when they initially raised reimbursement from $12.75 to $14.20 that helped for a while, but now inflation has made the $14.20 paltry in its own right. In my high-population area there are numerous Five Guys and they don't have uniform pricing. Some locations you can actually do the burger-fries-drink within the $14.20, in others, yikes.@BirdyC wrote:
These prices are truly getting crazy! Pretty soon they're not going to have shoppers ordering burgers anymore! There's absolutely no way to order even a little burger in my area and stay within reimbursement. If they don't up that again, they're just going to have to start paying higher fees.
@MisterBill wrote:
The FG registers have been prompting for a tip for a while now. Of course, I never leave one since I'm sure they would not reimburse me for it. Agree that it's unusual for a FF restaurant.@kenasch wrote:
Who and where did you tip? I have never tipped at a fast food restaurant where I order from the cashier and pick up my food at the counter.
Yeah now that the card reader is prompting tips, I'll usually leave 5% because what the heck. That's plenty when I'm not getting table wait service, I think.@BirdyC wrote:
I know that the tip isn't reimbursed, so I always make sure that the fee I get covers it plus a lot more. I don't mind throwing in a couple of bucks, and yesterday the service I received was really outstanding. I wish I could have given a more positive report about the food.
The fries had that taste of raw potato, not just slightly undercooked. I'll heat them up at home and eat them, but they weren't anywhere near up to standard. Everything else was really excellent--some of the best service I've gotten at any 5G location recently, and I was sure to comment highly on that.
@KokoBWare wrote:
As to the fries, that seems to be the bugaboo where I am, too. As I mentioned earlier I live in a high-population area, there have to be at least 10 or a dozen FGs I've shopped in my area, and almost universally, the burgers are great (I've done a few hundred FG shops and only had one bad burger), the service is friendly or at least respectful (I've dealt with rudeness twice maybe, once at LaGuardia Airport and once in the resort town I mentioned upthread), and the cleanliness is always anywhere from tolerable to sparkling. The fries are incredibly hit-and-miss, though, and no location seems to be consistently good or bad at them. Sometimes they hit the standards all the way, sometimes it's a soggy bland mess that comes out of the cup in a pale, sickening lump. I can't be the only shopper in my region to notice this so I wonder if FG is even reading the reports. It's the most glaring "needs improvement" category in my region, by a lot.
Chicken sandwiches would be great, but it seems like they would need to change their whole grill setup to do that. Easier would be plant-based burgers.@ravensr4real wrote:
I'd say over here on the East Coast the food is really good 90% or more of the time. I would still NEVER pay the prices they charge unless it was a shop and at least $15 minimum. And when are they going to add a chicken sandwich??? Ever?
@ravensr4real wrote:
I'd say over here on the East Coast the food is really good 90% or more of the time. I would still NEVER pay the prices they charge unless it was a shop and at least $15 minimum. And when are they going to add a chicken sandwich??? Ever?
@klovie wrote:
Depending on what state one is in, the pay after taxes is less than minimum wage.
While I won't do it for that price, the fact is that $18 for a quick fast food shop is actually higher than almost any other dining shop out there. Heck, there are bank shops that can take a half hour to do including wait time that are paying $15 and do not include a meal. MS is rarely a high-paying job.@klovie wrote:
This behavior is disrespectful and unprofessional; especially with inflation and enormous gas prices. The FG employees are earning more than the MS. MF is hovering @ $18 on a Saturday so that the MAO comes in under $25 or at $20. What is the purpose of MAO if they are sitting there waiting to reject in 2 minutes. Depending on what state one is in, the pay after taxes is less than minimum wage. Let their FG shops sit there until they stop playing these foolish games.