MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XII - ** New people please read posts 1 & 2 **

jc2703

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

I'm not happy either. Someone on here the other day (sorry, can't remember who) said they'd had an email from Gap saying they were now paying on the 27th. I didn't receive it though. And I've had no reply from my email asking them about payment either.

So, I'm not going to do the jobs I've got booked for this week. Not much, just a pizza and a coffee. But I'm now getting worried they've got financial problems so aren't going to do any work until I'm paid for last time. I'm not going to cancel them, I'm just not going to do them. And when they ring to ask why, I'll tell them. I suggest everyone does the same.

TG xxx

I've rescheduled mine for the same reason. The earliest one's are Saturday when hopefully we will of been paid.

J x

Becles

No Gap money here either

squeaky1055

Becles wrote: »

No Gap money here either

It`s very worrying cos no-one seems to have had an email about any delay. No replies to any queries about pay either!
I would have thought that a bog standard mail would have been sent to all shoppers.....this is not looking good!
I agree with TG, best to delay doing any more jobs until payment is received.

mysterious_girl

squeaky1055 wrote: »

It`s very worrying cos no-one seems to have had an email about any delay. No replies to any queries about pay either!
I would have thought that a bog standard mail would have been sent to all shoppers.....this is not looking good!
I agree with TG, best to delay doing any more jobs until payment is received.

I wouldn't worry about it too much. I think they'll be in the bank tomorrow. I can't see them getting into financial difficulty. I mean, just look who their clients are.

The Golden Arches recently announced a profit in sales over the last few months. These are the people that pay GAP. I think everyone might be a bit paranoid due to the recession, and it's completely understandable as so many of us have had regular jobs where the money has run out, the company has gone into liquidation and we've missed out on getting paid.

I wouldn't cancel anything yet until tomorrow. If they said the 27th, I'd give them an extra day. Fingers crossed.

Lil_Me_2

TractorGirl327 wrote: »

I'm not happy either. Someone on here the other day (sorry, can't remember who) said they'd had an email from Gap saying they were now paying on the 27th. I didn't receive it though. And I've had no reply from my email asking them about payment either.

So, I'm not going to do the jobs I've got booked for this week. Not much, just a pizza and a coffee. But I'm now getting worried they've got financial problems so aren't going to do any work until I'm paid for last time. I'm not going to cancel them, I'm just not going to do them. And when they ring to ask why, I'll tell them. I suggest everyone does the same.

TG xxx

I'm getting a little worried too. I'm still waiting to be paid for the meeting that I had with them in Nov. Thought it was an oversight for Dec pay, but obviously I've still not got it! That's worth 8x the usual burger pay so not a small sum!!

I do think it's quite reasonable for us to refuse to complete the jobs. I don't know any other company that makes you wait up to 58 days to be paid for a job that most likely involved having to purchase something. For them to then expect you to fork out even more money into their black hole takes the p*ss.

nbruen

I had an email about photos yesterday, I'm guessing a few people have jacked them in! I would have gone for it if it wasn't for you lot, but thanks to your comments about the job I have decided to give it a wide berth...

Thanks folks, you've saved me x

mysterious_girl

Mags30 wrote: »

OK I managed to pass the orientation test so I'm now qualified for fast food jobs. I used to do mystery shopping a few years ago when I was doing my degree.

iphone or blackberry? The guy in the shop said I could get e-mails on iphone but ye seem to perfer blackberry:)

Apparently on the blackberry you can get an alert when you receive an email whereas with the iphone you have to keep checking your emails. Blackberry makes more sense for MSers to me.

borders

Dont know if it's any reason for the delay or not but Gap are Australian and yesterday was Australia Day. Bank holiday there?

NoOneReally

I had a phone call from GYP about doing some Burger Jobs near me, actually wanted me to do 3 on the same day !, anyway I asked about the Payments are was told there were 'Issues' with payments and it would take 'A few days', but he seemed more interested if I would take the jobs or not.

Make of that what you will !, I am still due £44 from last month that they never paid and around £150 for this month.

The bit I don't like is with anyone else you could phone and ask, but not with GYP.

nbruen

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It's all about RESPECT and prompt payment! There are so many amusing and ironic phrases, I couldn't pick a winner