I just received my September payment from A Closer Look (ACL). Their guidelines state checks mailed by 10/24 and I got my check on 10/26. Sorry for all the positive posts about MSC's but I feel it's right to give credit where credit is due. Great company to work for.

Yes, I got my check from them today as well. And indeed the postmark on the envelope is 10/24.

Me too!

I agree it is a goog company.

I really like this MSC. Payment right on time, and the editors are really nice.

Did anyone like myself take the 45 minute video and test to do their new restaurant client group in Los Angeles, providing about 6 new restaurants. I believe it was invite only, not for newcomers, have to be established within the Co. Self-scheduled my first one for Dec. 3th, and looking forward to it.
Yes, they always pay quickly and are a pleasure to with.



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Thank you for the input! This place is great! I just signed up. Input on the jobs to do and not to do?

I just signed up too! Got my first shop at a place I love! Nice!

I did my first shop tonight and found the report relatively easy to do. They require some narrative but it was laid out very well so there was no redundancy something I find really annoying in some five minute shops where they require paragraphs and paragraphs to describe one short interaction...Except for the to the second timings, I found it much easier than i was expecting. Looking forward to see how they think I did and to find out what other places they have.
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> I just signed up too! Got my first shop at a place
> I love! Nice!

Sandyf, you are likely to get their response in 24 to 48 hours. The first response is often a shocker because often it will have the canned phrases for 2-3 areas where they would like to make helpful suggestions. Even though the phrases are canned, they still sound like a reprimand. Don't take them as that. The prime one is to refer you to their style guide. The phrase you want to see is, "Thank you for the timely submission of your report. Your completed report has been forwarded to our client. We appreciate your time and effort." Everything else is suggestions for future work because this report has flown and you will be paid.

My most recent told me not to state a particular thing in a report. Well duh, that was intended as a heads up to the editor. But there is no real point to sending back a response as any 'complaint' response to an editor just gets 'shipped upstairs' rather than the editor getting to respond.

The curious thing about this shop which was at a well known upscale pizza chain in california is that the instructions said you cannot make any changes to your order. You cannot order a half and half pizza, make substitutions, ask for something to be left out of your dish etc. Then they give endless examples of "changes". I get to the questionnaire and one of the questions is whether they made your dish correctly if you asked for any changes. Is that just to trip you up since the instructions went on and on about not requesting changes? Or perhaps they have the same restaurant questionnaire for all their restaurant shops.
But thanks for the heads up on the feedback. I am anxious to see what they have to say. They sent me three requests today to do a bonused shop but since I have not gotten reviewed yet on my first I did not think I could accept them. I guess I will miss the Christmas rush on bonuses for them. Oh well, it was only $5. I can eat there in another month.
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> Sandyf, you are likely to get their response in 24
> to 48 hours. The first response is often a
> shocker because often it will have the canned
> phrases for 2-3 areas where they would like to
> make helpful suggestions. Even though the phrases
> are canned, they still sound like a reprimand.
> Don't take them as that. The prime one is to
> refer you to their style guide. The phrase you
> want to see is, "Thank you for the timely
> submission of your report. Your completed report
> has been forwarded to our client. We appreciate
> your time and effort." Everything else is
> suggestions for future work because this report
> has flown and you will be paid.
>
> My most recent told me not to state a particular
> thing in a report. Well duh, that was intended as
> a heads up to the editor. But there is no real
> point to sending back a response as any
> 'complaint' response to an editor just gets
> 'shipped upstairs' rather than the editor getting
> to respond.

It is likely that the instructions change from wave to wave on those shops, thus the question. I did one of those a few days ago and got my feedback about 24 hrs later so suspect you will be getting yours today or a request for more info if you have not gotten it already. And yes, that question sent me back to the instructions because I too had read there were to be no substitutions or changes.

Anything beyond the item as shown on the menu can potentially change the timing for delivery, and that is what they are obviously measuring closely on this round of shops.

I understand and applaud your unwillingness to do a second shop with a new-to-you company until you know where you stand. It is a great decision since there really is little way of knowing whether your personal style is a good match with the company or not until you have some feedback.