Any ideas or advice for decent shops that have a fast turn around for pay?

I really need to make some money, like right now

So, I'm hoping someone knows of some shops that have a fast turn around on pay and are not completely odious (and actually worth the pay) to do.

Any thoughts?

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Circle K jobs on Presto get reviewed and paid pretty quickly. In my area, they're $10 right now. They take 10 minutes to do and you get reimbursed for $3 gas and $3 item. In rural areas, the price goes up higher near the end of the month.

In Touch pays every second week. Not the highest of pay but easy reports.
I'm in Alberta and do a few gas stations and Grocery store shops.

They don't seem to have much work, but Observa often pays via Paypal the same day. Field Agent is often the same day, but you have to transfer the funds which is still really fast. Presto jobs usually pay twice a week.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/19/2025 10:18PM by bradkcrew.

@bradkcrew wrote:

They don't seem to have much work, but Observa often pays via Paypal the same day. Field Agent is often the same day, but you have to transfer the funds which is still really fast. Presto jobs usually pay twice a week.

Yeah, I know some of them are actually mystery shops that pay on a normal mystery shop schedule, though. I'm never sure if any of the ones that aren't "M" are on the quicker pay schedule or not

There are some high paying projects listed on IPSOS/Sassie/Web&Phone Shops.

Hmm, I'm not sure how many Circle K jobs there are around here. We have a few of the Circle Ks but not too many. I did a search on Presto under Circle K but nothing seems to be popping up. Not sure if that's the right search or not.

@prince wrote:

In Touch pays every second week. Not the highest of pay but easy reports.
I'm in Alberta and do a few gas stations and Grocery store shops.

I went to the website. I'm pretty sure I'm signed up for them, but when you get into the "login" screen, there's Sassie, Shopmetrics, ISecretShop and GSC.. are you recommending a specific one?

@GeeDeeUu wrote:

Circle K jobs on Presto get reviewed and paid pretty quickly. In my area, they're $10 right now. They take 10 minutes to do and you get reimbursed for $3 gas and $3 item. In rural areas, the price goes up higher near the end of the month.

Those sound decent, and pay for gas, I'm thinking.. but I searched Circle K on my app (I know we have at least a couple around here) and nothing came up. Are they listed under something specific?

@naivasna wrote:

@prince wrote:

In Touch pays every second week. Not the highest of pay but easy reports.
I'm in Alberta and do a few gas stations and Grocery store shops.

I went to the website. I'm pretty sure I'm signed up for them, but when you get into the "login" screen, there's Sassie, Shopmetrics, ISecretShop and GSC.. are you recommending a specific one?[/quote

If you're that desperate check then all.

Observa is my go-to for fast pay when quick cash influx is needed. And now is one of those times. Unfortunately, there are no strictly photo obersvatuons currently in my area. There are some shelf management opportunities which requirie speaking to an employee to place an order for out-of-stock items. I've avoided those in the past, but may take the plunge on a few of tĥese

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@naivasna
Ré InTouch. "...."login" screen, there's Sassie, Shopmetrics, ISecretShop and GSC.. are you recommending a specific one?"
I mainly use iSecretshop.
I've also used Sassie, different jobs there
I'd check all of them.

Anything on the Presto app. Also anything Curinos.

pgilham50 responds to naivasna's post concerning a need for money "right now."--Also anything Curinos.

Bob comments--Curinos AKA informa has an exceptional work:pay ratio, BUT in checking my log, my quickest pay was 37 days. In my opinion, that would definitely not satisfy a condition of "right now."

@shopperbob wrote:

pgilham50 responds to naivasna's post concerning a need for money "right now."--Also anything Curinos.

Bob comments--Curinos AKA informa has an exceptional work:pay ratio, BUT in checking my log, my quickest pay was 37 days. In my opinion, that would definitely not satisfy a condition of "right now."

Well, I guess ... and maybe "right now" was the wrong phrasing to use, but it's in relation to the "pay in 45 days" or thereabouts of most mystery shopping companies. I need a turn around that is within a few weeks, tops. I mean, the quicker the better, but up to a few weeks would be fine. Like all those Presto shops.. I've done a bunch of night audits and I'm waiting for that money to come in, and it's started trickling in, but I have a bunch of bills coming due and I haven't had any work from my "work from home" employer. So, it's rather a preventative measure, but I'm going to need to make sure I have money coming in after the "quick turn around" as well, so those suggestions are great too. Thank you

@retrodaddy wrote:

Observa is my go-to for fast pay when quick cash influx is needed. And now is one of those times. Unfortunately, there are no strictly photo obersvatuons currently in my area. There are some shelf management opportunities which requirie speaking to an employee to place an order for out-of-stock items. I've avoided those in the past, but may take the plunge on a few of tĥese

I used to do stuff for merchandiser, but they lowered their pay rates, and they were just barely worth it when they paid more. Their time predictions were always off... they'd say 10-15 minutes, and it would take 40 because any time you involve having to work with a manager, it almost always takes a crazy amount of time to complete. Planning a route with them was insane.. I'd plan one based on their times, and wind up doing half of them because of how long it took. The shelf management or merchandising opportunities were usually a lot longer than predicted. That's why I moved away from them. Last time I checked them, they offered me a "route" that paid $900, because every shop in the area didn't have someone to do it, but they only wanted to pay $10 per shop - and I don't remember specifically what it was, but it involved dealing with the manager on site.

I think I've got Observa on my phone. I'll have to check that. Ohh, three photo audits. I might pick those up when I have to go in to town to drop off my UPS package.

@naivasna wrote:

@bradkcrew wrote:

They don't seem to have much work, but Observa often pays via Paypal the same day. Field Agent is often the same day, but you have to transfer the funds which is still really fast. Presto jobs usually pay twice a week.

Yeah, I know some of them are actually mystery shops that pay on a normal mystery shop schedule, though. I'm never sure if any of the ones that aren't "M" are on the quicker pay schedule or not

Anything that takes you to the MSC site to apply and complete the shop is paid by the MSC. Only the ones assigned and completed through PRESTO pay twice a week.

@naivasna wrote:

@GeeDeeUu wrote:

Circle K jobs on Presto get reviewed and paid pretty quickly. In my area, they're $10 right now. They take 10 minutes to do and you get reimbursed for $3 gas and $3 item. In rural areas, the price goes up higher near the end of the month.

Those sound decent, and pay for gas, I'm thinking.. but I searched Circle K on my app (I know we have at least a couple around here) and nothing came up. Are they listed under something specific?

Circle K only posts once a month. True, some areas see bonuses, but they start at only $5 and go fast at that rate in my area.

@naivasna wrote:

@retrodaddy wrote:

Observa is my go-to for fast pay when quick cash influx is needed. And now is one of those times. Unfortunately, there are no strictly photo obersvatuons currently in my area. There are some shelf management opportunities which requirie speaking to an employee to place an order for out-of-stock items. I've avoided those in the past, but may take the plunge on a few of tĥese

I used to do stuff for merchandiser, but they lowered their pay rates, and they were just barely worth it when they paid more. Their time predictions were always off... they'd say 10-15 minutes, and it would take 40 because any time you involve having to work with a manager, it almost always takes a crazy amount of time to complete. Planning a route with them was insane.. I'd plan one based on their times, and wind up doing half of them because of how long it took. The shelf management or merchandising opportunities were usually a lot longer than predicted. That's why I moved away from them. Last time I checked them, they offered me a "route" that paid $900, because every shop in the area didn't have someone to do it, but they only wanted to pay $10 per shop - and I don't remember specifically what it was, but it involved dealing with the manager on site.

I think I've got Observa on my phone. I'll have to check that. Ohh, three photo audits. I might pick those up when I have to go in to town to drop off my UPS package.

Thanks for sharing your experiences with Merchandiser. My experiences with Observa have wisened me up to the inaccuracy of their stated estimated times. I kinda figured having to work with a manager would take a bit of time, but not as much as you mentioned. Waiting a few days to see if the fee will go up (only four days left). They have merchandising gigs, one for a frozen food and one for t-shirts, at two different stores in my area. One of the stores I try to avoid, so that leaves t-shirt merchandising.

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Just corporate criminals\ / Playin' with tanks

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