FIVE GUYS IS BACK!!
Since they are prepared in a kitchen with non-kosher meat, they cannot be considered kosher hot dogs. Thus, the "kosher style" wording. They may well be kosher hot dogs before cooking.@weatherman2111 wrote:
@myst4au wrote:
They are all beef hot dogs. At least in this area, they are Hebrew National hot dogs.@wrosie wrote:
Is it an all beef hotdog? Or is it a snouts and hoofs type hotdog?
FWIW I don't think they are. They are "Kosher-style" not actually Kosher.
Is this for in-person shops as well If I do an in-person shop this week, will it show up as available next week as well. The delivery shops never should have taken you out of rotation for in-person shops, but they often did.@wrosie wrote:
I noticed they appear to have dropped the 30 day rotation. I just did a delivery shop and can see all the dine in and the delivery shop for that location 10 days later.
If it's for all shops, I would expect the rates to go down, since the suckers who take them for less can do them more often. But I got a call today (while sitting in an airport lounge in San Juan to head home) offering me a lunch shop for this week. Originally they were only offering $20 but put in a request for $25, which was accepted. I was considering holding out for next week's shop since it has a shake, but I really don't need it after being on a cruise for a week.
What they are calling kosher style is probably the fact that it is all beef. Jewish rules do not include any pork. Most of the non kosher "style" hot dogs are part pork. There is a huge difference in taste between an all beef hot dog and one made with pork and beef. Personally I think the difference in the taste and quality of the ketchup with the k or c on the bottle is that it is often Heinz which I feel is much better ketchup whether or not it is kosher.
I did a shop at my local FG today, and they've moved napkins, straws, cup tops, ketchup packets and even plastic cups for ketchup and malt vinegar behind the counter. I mentioned that I had to request napkins in my report (since I wasn't given any), but didn't think that I could ding them for putting all of them behind the counter, since it wasn't that there was an empty space at the condiment area.
Also, have they pulled the delivery shops? I don't see any available and checked several areas that usually have them available at this time of the month.
Also, have they pulled the delivery shops? I don't see any available and checked several areas that usually have them available at this time of the month.
It appears that delivery shops have been pulled. I set the radius to 100 miles and sorted by reimbursement amount, and there were none.
I had posted this as part of an earlier post, but it went to moderation for some reason.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/13/2024 06:31AM by MisterBill.
I had posted this as part of an earlier post, but it went to moderation for some reason.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/13/2024 06:31AM by MisterBill.
If you ever want to know...check zip code 92230. It's one of their toughest to fill (at least in southern california area) because it's not really where anyone lives and they have to hope a shopper will travel to it from either direction.
As of 10:39 PM PST...I see this delivery shop out there.
As of 10:39 PM PST...I see this delivery shop out there.
@MisterBill wrote:
It appears that delivery shops have been pulled. I set the radius to 100 miles and sorted by reimbursement amount, and there were none.
I had posted this as part of an earlier post, but it went to moderation for some reason.
Alert all you Five Guys shoppers who are AARP members. On Friday they are featuring a $10 gift card for $7 on the AARP members. I have never purchased a gift card from them so I do not know if you can get multiples.
Thanks, but that is literally the only one I see when expanding the range to 200 miies for that zip and my own, which makes me think that something is up.@hbbigdaddy wrote:
If you ever want to know...check zip code 92230. It's one of their toughest to fill (at least in southern california area) because it's not really where anyone lives and they have to hope a shopper will travel to it from either direction.
As of 10:39 PM PST...I see this delivery shop out there.
I'm not disagreeing with you...but i use that zip for Five Guys when I want to see what is going on. There always seems to be something available at that particular location. I'm sure someone else in the country knows of some unshopped location they use as a reference point.
The funniest thing is that the In N Out and Panda Express locations in that area get shopped...but the five guys does not. Maybe the shoppers have been banned by that MSC who will get rid of shoppers without explanation from time to time.
The funniest thing is that the In N Out and Panda Express locations in that area get shopped...but the five guys does not. Maybe the shoppers have been banned by that MSC who will get rid of shoppers without explanation from time to time.
@MisterBill wrote:
Thanks, but that is literally the only one I see when expanding the range to 200 miies for that zip and my own, which makes me think that something is up.@hbbigdaddy wrote:
If you ever want to know...check zip code 92230. It's one of their toughest to fill (at least in southern california area) because it's not really where anyone lives and they have to hope a shopper will travel to it from either direction.
As of 10:39 PM PST...I see this delivery shop out there.
Delivery shops were just posted today for my area.
Yes, I noticed that. Maybe this month's shops really were taken. They did come with a shake@tigerdave wrote:
Delivery shops were just posted today for my area.
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@sandyf wrote:
Alert all you Five Guys shoppers who are AARP members. On Friday they are featuring a $10 gift card for $7 on the AARP members. I have never purchased a gift card from them so I do not know if you can get multiples.
I purchased (5) $10 GC from AARP in January. It's a good deal.
Can the AARP Five Guys e-gift cards be printed and used in the store, or are they for online ordering only? Most of my shops are dine-in. It could be several months before another online order shop shows up.
ETA: AARP would only allow one gift card per person. I think the fine print said the deal was available to the first 150 people.
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ETA: AARP would only allow one gift card per person. I think the fine print said the deal was available to the first 150 people.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
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I have not gotten this particular gift card but have gotten many online gift cards. Gift cards are considered like cash. They generally will send a link in an email to you and you can either print out the bar code with the long list of numbers under it or you can save it on your phone and show it to the vendor when you are there.
Actually another shop I do has a special "gift card" shop to test to see if the cashiers in that fast food type place know how to accept a gift card for payment.
Perhaps Shopper Girly will respond as to how she got 5 in January.
Actually another shop I do has a special "gift card" shop to test to see if the cashiers in that fast food type place know how to accept a gift card for payment.
Perhaps Shopper Girly will respond as to how she got 5 in January.
@drdoggie00 wrote:
Can the AARP Five Guys e-gift cards be printed and used in the store, or are they for online ordering only? Most of my shops are dine-in. It could be several months before another online order shop shows up.
ETA: AARP would only allow one gift card per person. I think the fine print said the deal was available to the first 150 people.
@sandyf wrote:
I have not gotten this particular gift card but have gotten many online gift cards. Gift cards are considered like cash. They generally will send a link in an email to you and you can either print out the bar code with the long list of numbers under it or you can save it on your phone and show it to the vendor when you are there.
Actually another shop I do has a special "gift card" shop to test to see if the cashiers in that fast food type place know how to accept a gift card for payment.
Perhaps Shopper Girly will respond as to how she got 5 in January.
@drdoggie00 wrote:
Can the AARP Five Guys e-gift cards be printed and used in the store, or are they for online ordering only? Most of my shops are dine-in. It could be several months before another online order shop shows up.
ETA: AARP would only allow one gift card per person. I think the fine print said the deal was available to the first 150 people.
AARP runs specials on GC with a different one almost every week. There is a limit of 5 discounted GC per member per month. But I have started buying GC from Cardcash.com. I have had good luck with them. Five GUYS GC are not generally discounted very much but the prices depend on the supply ( Let's say many people received them for Christmas Gifts and decided to sell them for 70 cents on the dollar). You can likely purchase them for 10-20% off the face value. I buy GC from this site for all my regular restaurant mystery shops. Sometimes they are e-cards, and sometimes they are physical cards I receive in the mail. I have not had any trouble using them, just occasionally running into cashiers who have to call the manager
I'll have to give cardcash.com another whirl. I tried to purchase from them in the past (Bath & Body Works), and they immediately turned around and canceled my order because they thought it was fraudulent. Go figure. Thanks for the information.@ShopperGirly wrote:
AARP runs specials on GC with a different one almost every week. There is a limit of 5 discounted GC per member per month. But I have started buying GC from Cardcash.com. I have had good luck with them. Five GUYS GC are not generally discounted very much but the prices depend on the supply ( Let's say many people received them for Christmas Gifts and decided to sell them for 70 cents on the dollar). You can likely purchase them for 10-20% off the face value. I buy GC from this site for all my regular restaurant mystery shops. Sometimes they are e-cards, and sometimes they are physical cards I receive in the mail. I have not had any trouble using them, just occasionally running into cashiers who have to call the manager
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
If anyone is down in the McAllen/RGV area, they have a late night 5 guys that is paying $30.
Just checked for shops, and surprisingly, this coming week's shops are taking for a location in my area that I always used to get $25-30 for. But I also checked near my daughter's house and two delivery shops from this month are available. We were there this weekend babysitting our granddaughters, and when I checked last week and there were no shops available. So clearly someone had taken them and bailed. I'm really angry about this since they were shake shops and I would have taken one of them (both deliver to her house).
@hbbigdaddy wrote:
The funniest thing is that the In N Out and Panda Express locations in that area get shopped...but the five guys does not.
Could it be because of their crummy reimbursement doesn't cover the full meal?
Something happened near me where all the shops at the two locations reached $18 and the delivery shops were at $10, and then they all disappeared.
The new shops are at $9 and delivery at $5. I can't believe someone swooped in and did all the shops that were outstanding.
Seems like instead of extending the due dates, they just reset.
Instead of Samantha emails I get emails and now texts saying there's shops available near me. These are in addition to the daily here's our available shops email. Well no @#$%&!
The new shops are at $9 and delivery at $5. I can't believe someone swooped in and did all the shops that were outstanding.
Seems like instead of extending the due dates, they just reset.
Instead of Samantha emails I get emails and now texts saying there's shops available near me. These are in addition to the daily here's our available shops email. Well no @#$%&!
The lunch shop near me for next week got taken at $9. It had a shake, but still -- come on! This was the location that had both of this week's shops taken early as well.@wrosie wrote:
Something happened near me where all the shops at the two locations reached $18 and the delivery shops were at $10, and then they all disappeared.
The new shops are at $9 and delivery at $5. I can't believe someone swooped in and did all the shops that were outstanding.
Seems like instead of extending the due dates, they just reset.
I picked up a shop to do on Monday that had available dates through next Saturday, which means it may have been last week's shop. It was posted at $15, and the scheduler offered me $18,but I asked for my usual $25. I was pleasantly surprised that it was accepted. BWW is offering free wings on Monday because the Super Bowl went to overtime, so I wanted to go to that area anyway.
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Just wanted to mention that I was finally able to see my approved expenses for this shop in January, and they paid me the max $17.25 even though the food purchase before the inadvertent tip was less. I'm not sure if they will always pay a tip or did so in this case, since I mentioned in my report that it was unintentional. Of course, I was still $1 over the max, so some of it did come out of my pocket.@MisterBill wrote:
Crap -- I just checked my receipt from today when submitting the shop and discovered that somehow when I was tapping my card to pay it selected a $2.44 tip! I never add one. I doubt they will cover it (I would have been $1 under reimbursement max otherwise) so I will probably have to eat it. Memo to self -- put the card in the terminal and do not attempt to tap to pay in the future.
I know that most of you don't spend less than the max, so it's not an issue. Fortunately, I am able to since I usually order a veggie sandwich. In fact, I'm doing the same location this week and my order will be around a dollar less than the max, so maybe I'll try adding a dollar tip.
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1st five guys shop and would like to accept but had some questions for scheduler before accepting..don't see a way to ask on the portal...it shows "help" and "faq"but that doesn't have an email option..can someone share a way to email a scheduler to ask question before accepting?
What do you want to know? The shops are pretty straightforward.
Order and see if they ask you for the soda or fries you didn't order yet. Time how long it took to get your order, check bathroom, inside and outside.
What's the question?
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Order and see if they ask you for the soda or fries you didn't order yet. Time how long it took to get your order, check bathroom, inside and outside.
What's the question?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/2024 06:46PM by wrosie.
There is an email envelope next to the help desk at the lower left of the shopper portal screen. You can also create an email directly from your email system by using the following format "helpdesk@MSCname.com" Replace "MSCname" of course.@travelshopper wrote:
1st five guys shop and would like to accept but had some questions for scheduler before accepting..don't see a way to ask on the portal...it shows "help" and "faq"but that doesn't have an email option..can someone share a way to email a scheduler to ask question before accepting?
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I haven't had a shop in a few weeks because they keep refusing my MAO of $25 and someone ends up taking it before they cal or raise it to that price online. I've been resisting taking less than my usual because I know that once I do that, I won't get the $25 anymore. Anyone else running into this?
Same here MisterBill. Someone is also taking the delivery shops at $5 base and I've been getting $15 for those as recently as 2 months ago.
My sister did say her friend does them "just for fun"! I used to treat my sister when I was getting $30 regularly but stopped after she told me that. We would split the fries so treating her only cost me about $10 out of my fee.
My sister did say her friend does them "just for fun"! I used to treat my sister when I was getting $30 regularly but stopped after she told me that. We would split the fries so treating her only cost me about $10 out of my fee.
Yep, there's a (formerly) hard-to-fill location where I used to get some great bonuses. Looks like they've found a patsy to take them at around $15.@MisterBill wrote:
I haven't had a shop in a few weeks because they keep refusing my MAO of $25 and someone ends up taking it before they cal or raise it to that price online. I've been resisting taking less than my usual because I know that once I do that, I won't get the $25 anymore. Anyone else running into this?
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