I have a company I have done a number of shops for and they are asking me to do a route of 30+ shops. The problem is the shops themselves only pay $5 each, but they are spread out in remote communities that would take a 4 hour round trip drive to complete. The scheduler said she will consider mileage but is asking me what I think is reasonable I DON'T KNOW! This MSC has been good to me so i don't want to scare them away by being greedy. Anyone (ideally in Eastern Canada) have any experience with this and can suggest a 'reasonable' mileage rate?

Thanks.

.32-.36/km is average for other things, not sure about for this. But I would definitely ask for at least half of that

Hi Russell,

I do gas shops and combine with other shops. That way my gas is covered.

Thanks Linda. Normally this is how I would do these as well, but in Newfoundland there are a lot of remote communities and very few gas (or other) shops along the way to offset the travel costs.

I would get an estimate of your mileage and then negotiate with your scheduler. I sometimes see huge bonuses in Northern Ontario as no one lives there! I'm not sure about Newfoundland though.

My furthest shop was in Waikiki Hawaii on vacation. I got the Airport shuttle as a mystery shop and a dinner show. :-) Also did a timeshare presentation (Non mystery shop) but got a $100 prepaid credit card.

Martin_Canada @ Dec 29, 2020, 4:24:13 PM

My furthest shop was in Waikiki Hawaii on vacation. I got the Airport shuttle as a mystery shop and a dinner show. :-) Also did a timeshare presentation (Non mystery shop) but got a $100 prepaid credit card.

Now I think you're just bragging, Martin....lol

Russell_In_Canada @ Nov 19, 2020, 10:51:33 PM

I have a company I have done a number of shops for and they are asking me to do a route of 30+ shops. The problem is the shops themselves only pay $5 each, but they are spread out in remote communities that would take a 4 hour round trip drive to complete. The scheduler said she will consider mileage but is asking me what I think is reasonable I DON'T KNOW! This MSC has been good to me so i don't want to scare them away by being greedy. Anyone (ideally in Eastern Canada) have any experience with this and can suggest a 'reasonable' mileage rate?

Thanks.

I know this question was over a year ago but I'm new to the forum. How could you do 30 shops in one trip? The most I've ever done was 10, with about 8 hours driving and 5 hours of shopping, prepping and writing. BTW- I predetermined how much gas would cost plus my time spent driving, then let my scheduler know. She can usually add enough good bonuses onto some of the shops to make the trip earning worthwhile. I usually go for 5 hours round trip max.

ov @ Nov 21, 2021, 3:27:19 PM

I know this question was over a year ago but I'm new to the forum. How could you do 30 shops in one trip? The most I've ever done was 10, with about 8 hours driving and 5 hours of shopping, prepping and writing. BTW- I predetermined how much gas would cost plus my time spent driving, then let my scheduler know. She can usually add enough good bonuses onto some of the shops to make the trip earning worthwhile. I usually go for 5 hours round trip max.

These particular shops took no more than 5 minutes at each location, and the report was via smartphone app that took another 10 minutes at most. Most of the day is spent traveling between shops. I did negotiate a mileage rate of I think it was 45 cents per km (plus I added on extra for my travel time), but our gas prices have since climbed to $1.60 / litre so this would not even come close anymore. Until gas prices drop again, I am not doing any routes unless it is very worth my while.

Russell_In_Canada @ Nov 21, 2021, 3:55:51 PM

ov @ Nov 21, 2021, 3:27:19 PM

I know this question was over a year ago but I'm new to the forum. How could you do 30 shops in one trip? The most I've ever done was 10, with about 8 hours driving and 5 hours of shopping, prepping and writing. BTW- I predetermined how much gas would cost plus my time spent driving, then let my scheduler know. She can usually add enough good bonuses onto some of the shops to make the trip earning worthwhile. I usually go for 5 hours round trip max.

These particular shops took no more than 5 minutes at each location, and the report was via smartphone app that took another 10 minutes at most. Most of the day is spent traveling between shops. I did negotiate a mileage rate of I think it was 45 cents per km (plus I added on extra for my travel time), but our gas prices have since climbed to $1.60 / litre so this would not even come close anymore. Until gas prices drop again, I am not doing any routes unless it is very worth my while.

$1.60! Where do you live; Iqaluit?

The 45¢/km, was that over and above the regular compensation or total plus extra for travel time?

The km rate was what I used to calculate a total to propose to the scheduler. So I added the KM, the original fees offered, and extra for travel time. I did not need to provide a breakdown to the scheduler, just a total dpllar amount for the entire route. The scheduler was happy to pay what I asked (made me wonder if I asked too low), but these shops were impossible for them to complete otherwise, so it was win-win.