Stay away from this company! They promise big pay but nitpick every detail of your shop just to get out of paying.

Welcome to the forum Lindazane. Your experience is absolutely in alignment with the experience of other shoppers here who have gotten nitpicked on the furniture shop with them. Sorry you wasted your time.

That is a tough way to learn. Don't be burned, thee are many good companies to work for....I'm surprised there are still shoppers out there that will do this job.

Wow, maybe I got lucky. I got a 10/10, with a thank you for your detailed report, please shop with us again note.

I have to double check payment date, but they were on my A+ rating list.

Scuba, I can't believe that, are you putting us on???

Irene, would I do that???

I'm totally serious about cirrus-- I didn't have any problem with the reporting, or with the submission of the invoice. I got big a "Thank You" with each shop

With that said, I don't show payments yet for October or November --

There is still time...did they say they pay the same year. The problem is not with the paying, it's with always getting something wrong within the report, and not getting the report accepted (that's how I remember it). We are talking about the I job (right)?

I had a very unusual issue. I picked up an apartment shop for them in Feb 09 and reported it out accordingly. For some reason, I reported exactly what I had seen (a very poor leasing professional) and the individual filed a complaint and Cirrus believed in her, not in me. I got scored with a "1" and a rejected report. Even after this was sorted out, no amount of e-mails trying to get the "1" removed have been successful.

I'm still on their board but I'm not been able to get anything because they subcontract their scheduling to another firm who does not care of the situation.

Weird...ain't it?

Irene,

I've only completed Apt. and phone shops for them, and only when their scheduler alerts me that she has something of interest ( IE: nearby or phone).

I haven't done a ton of shops, but the handful have had positive feedback attached. I just haven't been paid, and I think October is overdue.

Aren't they end of the following month???

I was referring to their "classic" furniture store...no one likes that shop.

Thanks Irene -- I did look at those, but it never appealed to me.

I do however like the apartment and the phone shops -- I hope them pay so I can consider doing more.

I got an email that the "classic" furniture shop is now bonused to $100. They mst really be having trouble getting shoppers for it.

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> I got an email that the "classic" furniture shop
> is now bonused to $100. They mst really be having
> trouble getting shoppers for it.

For anyone looking at these shops and can't find the previous topics/posts via search, I'm going to recap my experience here.

This was the only shop I've never completed. After spending literally hours in the store, I had to make a decision, figure out another way to get home or take the last bus. I opted for the latter, and ultimately, I did myself a favor! I've since read too many stories about shoppers spending hours on the report and having it rejected.

I don't think it's intentional, but these shops are really set up to fail. Evaluate "THE" bathroom -- uh, WHICH bathroom? (Um, they're designed differently and it later became clear that in my store, I went into the wrong bathroom first.) Find multiple associates -- okay, associates were NOT readily available (be prepared to search and wait, then repeat many times). Get all names or your shop will be rejected -- descriptors are not acceptable in the event names are not available. Very tricky, since not all associates wear nametags or have them facing forward, and the type is VERY small.

For anyone wanting to try this shop, be prepared to spend hours and hours in the store, and recognize that there are major pitfalls. One thing that would make this shop a LITTLE easier is to be city specific -- this one is definitely not "one size fits all". Another thing that made my shop really crazy is that the store was going under renovation. I do a shop for another company/client, which wants to know if the associate can direct you to the next department, and how they went about it. IMHO, THAT would be a good thing for this client to know, but of course, that is not one of the questions. In the store I visited, I wandered around for miles because none of the associates knew where departments were located.

If they really want to evaluate the associates and store, it seems like it would be more helpful to allow the shopper to indicate that after 'x' minutes, there WERE no associates available. ("Were you able to get assistance in the department?" If associates should wear nametags facing forward, let us tell you if they WEREN'T, and accept a descriptor, department and time of encounter.

ComputerMan,
The Elizabeth NJ and (Queens?) NY locations had even higher bonuses -- I want to say $125 in bonuses.
If I was Back East, I may do it for that amount. Everyone has their price and a $125 bonus is my price.

So, as far as pay...you guys still think it's too early for the Oct shops??
I guess I'm getting spoiled by my regular MSC's; other than Inteli-Shop and Regal, everyone else pays by the 15th or 30th of the following month.

I would do it for 125.00...motto being, "Never say never".

You and me both Irene.

By the way, just got paid for my October shops. According to that time-line November will be paid at the end of January.

Since they were fee only shops ( no reimbursement involved), it wasn't a big deal to be paid almost 90 days out, but I prefer the quicker paying companies.