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When are postal shops bonused?

January 14, 2025 11:37PM
Got spoiled last month with postal shops being $15 and then an additional $10 each for doing a minimum of five, meaning I got paid $25 each for 29 different shops. Now that they're back to $5 each, anyone know when they start getting bonused again? Granted, last month was the end of the year, but it seems they started after the 10th.

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January 15, 2025 12:28AM
Who knows but they are driving me absolutely insane with the calls, emails and texts begging me to take this for $5. I've asked about 20 times now for them to stop calling, but today alone I got 13 THIRTEEN phone calls and 5 voicemails. I've even started blocking the numbers, but they are spoofing a large pool of VA numbers from the Phillippines, so its like a rash...just keeps spreading.
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January 15, 2025 01:13AM
Cassie, maybe go into your shopper profile and change your number? I have with several MSCs to avoid the annoyance.
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January 15, 2025 02:44AM
I did not receive the $50 bonus for completing 5 shops at the end of 2024 yet. Did anyone else receive this bonus payment? I was unsure if I should ask or be patient...
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January 15, 2025 02:50AM
I thought about doing that, but these shops are on ISS. So changing my number on ISS means I would no longer get alerts and notifications about the jobs I do for other MSC's on ISS. The app likely wouldn't work either as it would no longer be associated with my mobile number as it needs to be.

I mean call me crazy, but maybe they just stop harassing people like this? I think I'll just call Jason Bare tomorrow and lay it all for him. I'm out of other ideas.
@sestrahelena wrote:

Cassie, maybe go into your shopper profile and change your number? I have with several MSCs to avoid the annoyance.
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January 15, 2025 02:52AM
No, I didn't get that either. And its impossible to contact anyone for resolution as they have Virginia Horton listed as the contact on ISS for these shops, and she either doesn't exist, quit, or doesn't know where the Reply or Forward Button is on email.

They've turned this whole program in to such a fiasco and bait/switch. I really hope someone else takes it over next year!

@jewel1233 wrote:

I did not receive the $50 bonus for completing 5 shops at the end of 2024 yet. Did anyone else receive this bonus payment? I was unsure if I should ask or be patient...
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January 15, 2025 03:06AM
I received one payment for the extra $50 with the last payment. I have 2 more pending. You have to complete the shop they sent to your log as if it was a shop to get the extra $50. You just put in today's date and submit. It's like an invoice I guess. When I first saw it was a shop for a Virginia address, I canceled it thinking it was a mistake before I received the email explaining what it was. They had to put it back on my log. You should then see the extra payment pending on your log.

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January 15, 2025 03:23AM
@pambam wrote:

Got spoiled last month with postal shops being $15 and then an additional $10 each for doing a minimum of five, meaning I got paid $25 each for 29 different shops. Now that they're back to $5 each, anyone know when they start getting bonused again? Granted, last month was the end of the year, but it seems they started after the 10th.

Good question. I can knock out 5 on Saturday, but not for $5.
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January 15, 2025 03:44AM
The $50 payment does not show in my pending payments and there is no invoice on my account. I will have to ask! Thank you!!!
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January 15, 2025 04:47AM
Haha Judi, I did the same thing!

Shopping domestic and international locations since 2003.
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January 15, 2025 04:52AM
They sent an email that I needed to go to my assigned shops on ISS and fill out a one question report to get the bonus.
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January 15, 2025 04:57AM
Who is they? Is there a person's name? This Rodolofo Gutlay they have listed isn't a real person - thats a man's name with an AI Generated picture of a female on ISS. And he/she/it/robot doesn't respond to emails, either!
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January 15, 2025 05:18AM
Whoever sent the email does not appear to have an email you can respond to. I sent you a PM with email of the individual signing email.
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January 17, 2025 05:25PM
Just a heads up for those of you who don’t already know - the authorize postal units aka shipping stores always mark up the price of shipping. You will not be able to ship 1.5 pounds to zone one for $15. And since nobody’s bothering to adjust these or answer emails, you’re sh$& out of luck.
Be careful what you select or it could potentially cost you money to do these.

Shipping cost $35
Reimbursement $15
Fee $5
-$15 overall

With a $10 bonus, you’d still lose $5.
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January 17, 2025 10:32PM
If you forward to Jason Bare the email where you are asking for help and not getting a response, he'll have someone fix it. Certainly shouldn't be this hard, but it is what it is, I suppose. Good luck! I've gone back to ignoring this whole program for now. The hassle and low pay are just not worth it. Wish that wasn't the case.



@BayShopper22 wrote:

Just a heads up for those of you who don’t already know - the authorize postal units aka shipping stores always mark up the price of shipping. You will not be able to ship 1.5 pounds to zone one for $15. And since nobody’s bothering to adjust these or answer emails, you’re sh$& out of luck.
Be careful what you select or it could potentially cost you money to do these.

Shipping cost $35
Reimbursement $15
Fee $5
-$15 overall

With a $10 bonus, you’d still lose $5.
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January 20, 2025 05:29PM
Yes, I complained about this. The former company knew this and upped the reimbursement (though often not high enough) and so I took one, assuming the current company would do the same. They refused. So that was the last one I'll ever do. Maybe they'll learn but I'm not holding my breath. Every postal shop in my area remains on the boards - despite countless phone calls from the Philippines. Will they ever decide they need to up the base price?

Shopping domestic and international locations since 2003.
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