What I learned/Word to the Wise

I know many of you followed my post, "Was I deactivated?? Well, after several emails back and forth, I have been reinstated "just this once" by MF.

I had three "marks" against me regarding timing between shops in the same mall. I did not find out about these "marks" until I was deactivated on Friday.

MF does not keep up with the fact that all three shops were in the same location, they really do not care. They just need to see that there is "enough time" between each shop.

I have asked in two times what "enough time" is, and have not been given an answer. It is not clearly defined on their website either.

So...just wanted to share. Be mindful when you do the mall shops. I wonder what else they have "marked" me for. Hmmm.......

I'll ride the MF train til they kick me off permanently!

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It comes up on the first page sometimes, something like to allow "a few moments" between shops? What the heck is a moment? If they want 10 minutes they should say 10 minutes.

They are unique in that regard. Some months back I had 3 shops in the same mall for the same company which was not MF. My start times were as soon after my end times as my little feet could carry me. It was not questioned at all.

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I had that happen to me once. I did a MD and then afterward I got a phone call. When I got to my next shop, I couldn't remember when I had finished my MD. Unfortunately, my timing was overlapped and I didn't notice it. They sent me a nice email informing of this and to be more careful in the future. MF has always been nice to me and I do a lot of shops for them.

I was told 30 min-1 hour. So dumb.

Ten minutes is tolerable, 30 minutes to an hour is just crazy. For a 30 minute shop that's only 1 per hour at the whopping rate of $7.50 or $8 bucks and that's before reports. I don't have a problem with MSCs making money. Why do they have such a problem with us making money?

I generally stay clear of marketforce. I sometimes do trailer and movie screenings for their cfa group, but that is it.

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