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Market Force deactivation?!

January 09, 2024 01:08AM
I have been bombarded by phone calls and texts at all hours, from numerous schedulers, many of whom sound like they are from overseas. I have even gotten multiple calls from more than one scheduler about the SAME shop! Unlike with most companies, There is no option to opt out of calls with Market Force, and the schedulers call from numbers all over the country, all of which I keep blocking. I ONLY want shop EMAILS, as I shop for about 100 MSCs. I finally just deleted my phone number from my profile. Despite their having MANY un-filled shops in my city, they decided to deactivate me until I put my phone number back. I should be able to choose how I get shop offers, no? Thoughts please?

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/09/2024 12:03PM by shopper64.
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January 09, 2024 01:13AM
Check your extended profile. Often there is a question that asks if you would accept SMS and text messages about shops. You may be able to opt out. Maybe you have to manually change a preference to a negative.
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January 09, 2024 01:31AM
I just went to my profile and can’t see where to opt out of anything but emails. Emails I don’t mind but I am also getting calls within hours of one another for the same shops but different people calling at low pay.
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January 09, 2024 08:59AM
I have belonged to MF for decades and have never received a phone call or text from them. There must have been somewhere I did or did not check many years ago.
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January 09, 2024 01:34PM
I NEVER answer my phone from an unknown number. I used to get calls (messages) from them regularly, but have not for many months. Perhaps they keep track of this time waster for them.
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January 09, 2024 04:26PM
I have been getting MF calls too, from someone overseas with a strong accent. Begging, please, can you help us out? Yesterday I said, sure, I'd love to! Can you help me out? The location is an hour from my house and I need x amount for gas plus the higher compensation. He got quiet, and got off the phone quick. We work for money, not charity.
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January 10, 2024 07:10AM
why not just enter THEIR phone number in your profile? They can call THEMSELVES with offers!!! Some of these schedulers might be scratching their head wondering why they are getting the marketforce automated answer when trying to call you.
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January 10, 2024 07:27AM
@kittycat wrote:

I have been getting MF calls too, from someone overseas with a strong accent. Begging, please, can you help us out? Yesterday I said, sure, I'd love to! Can you help me out? The location is an hour from my house and I need x amount for gas plus the higher compensation. He got quiet, and got off the phone quick. We work for money, not charity.

I have only rarely gotten calls from MF, but the last time was the same situation. A person with a strong accent asked me to do the burger shop today for $2 more than the base fee. I said I'd be happy to do it for $30. He got quiet and then said he'd call me back and got off the phone. Never got another call from MF.
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January 11, 2024 10:34PM
They used to call me all the time too, but I learned my lesson to look at the app before accepting an offer. Many times they would undercut the offer on the app by several dollars! Made me wonder if they get bonuses for lowballing shoppers.
There are so many of their burger shops near me and I got called frequently. Eventually the culture and impersonal vibe of MF got on my nerves and I pushed back aggressively over what I felt was an unfair rejection, and they promptly de-activated me. I was getting sick of the burger shops anway, so I just accepted it and continue to shop for multiple other companies.
I just wonder, who, if anyone is doing those shops around my area now.
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January 11, 2024 11:16PM
I've been a Shopper with them for over decade and after 2 years in, the calls became too much for me. Just write the Helpdesk and tell them to remove you from the phone call list and they will do so. I've not received a call since then from a foreign country. They may need your number on file just in case they need to contact you outside of the shop; like for banking concerns, emergencies, area closures, etc.
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January 12, 2024 04:47AM
I love getting calls from Marketforce! They offer the shop at base and I tell them how much I am willing to complete the shop for. I usually get what i'm asking.
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January 12, 2024 04:48AM
Then you must not be asking for enough!

@Grokie63 wrote:

I love getting calls from Marketforce! They offer the shop at base and I tell them how much I am willing to complete the shop for. I usually get what i'm asking.
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January 12, 2024 04:53AM
They offered 50, I countered with 90. He asked if I could do it for 70. I told him 95. His supervisor and I settled on 120.
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