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When I bought my 2015 F350 (6.7 Powerstroke) in 2020 it did not have the lower valance on it. Most likely, it had been ripped off when the previous owner hit a snow drift. At the time I thought nothing of it, so for the six years I have owned it I have not messed with it. But then I heard that it could affect fuel economy quite a bit, so yesterday I installed a new one. Holy smokes. It raised my MPG from 14 to nearly 16, and the cab is a whole lot quieter. It used to be that if I played podcasts on my phone while driving (no bluetooth or AUX connected) I could barely hear it. Now I can listen no problem while driving. When diesel is over $5/gallon you better keep the valance on, plus it reduces headaches.

I haven't found a recent post on this topic. How strict are the timeframes for GMD deliveries? Say for instance that I pick up the packages but then run some errands for an hour or two while in town, and then start the deliveries, will I be marked as late? Last night I had a GMD return while 35 miles away from the store (I took it back toward home, I live halfway between the two towns) and support said that I could complete the return tomorrow (today as I write this) as long as it is within 24 hours of the original pickup time. Is it also a 24 hour delivery window?

It would seem far more efficient than being at the back of a line of cars, only to see the light turn red by the time the car in front if you has moved an inch.

I picked up a single item GMD, planning to place it in the back seat. There was a gas station hotdog bun in my passenger seat (it was a bit dry so I was going to throw it away). The dispenser came up to my passenger door, opened it up (I told him to, I have crank windows...it's a base model) and flopped the bag directly on top of the ketchup-covered hotdog bun. Gee, thanks for taking care of the customer's items. Just because I can't roll the window down from the driver's seat doesn't give you license to trash the customer's items.

For context, I often take a GMD route at the end of the day that brings me back home (it's a town a few miles beyond my tiny town, but basically it turns into a $50/20 mile route since I'm headed that way anyway). I don't live terribly far from the store (about fifteen miles) but it takes 25-30 minutes to get there. Tonight a customer left instructions saying essentially "Just give me my sh*t, you drivers are idiots. Screw you, and do your dam* JOB." So I messaged them nicely but sternly explaining that we are independent contractors and that Walmart does not dispatch the same driver(s) every time, so this hostile rhetoric is unfair, unneeded, and grounds for returning the items to the store. Honestly, I wanted to return it purely out of principle, but it made better financial sense to complete the delivery. So many customers treat delivery drivers like scum. It's tiring.

I grew up in northwest Minnesota, left for the Dakotas for a couple of years, and now am back in NW MN, and work in ND. While I am strongly conservative, I love this state and detest the hatred we get from many Dakotans merely for being from this great place. It is not even all that much of a Blue state. The politics are evenly divided, and gun laws are pretty lax. But what really irks me is these people either don't realize or don't care that our Blue states are helping the conservative cause. Trump is a New Yorker. Vance is from the Purple state of Ohio. Hegseth is from Minnesota. Charlie Kirk was from Chicago. The Daily Wire crew is largely from New York and California. The list goes on and on, but the hate for "Blue" states and their people persists. Why does it persist, and why don't people realize the damage they are causing to the conservative movement?

I grew up in northwest Minnesota, left for the Dakotas for a couple of years, and now am back in NW MN, and work in ND. While I am strongly conservative, I love this state and detest the hatred we get from many Dakotans merely for being from this great place. It is not even all thst much of a Blue state. The politics are evenly divided, and gun laws are pretty lax. But what really irks me is these people either don't realize or don't care that our Blue states are helping the conservative cause. Trump is a New Yorker. Vance is from the Purple state of Ohio. Hegseth is from Minnesota. Charlie Kirk was from Chicago. The Daily Wire crew is largely from New York and California. The list goes on and on, but the hate for "Blue" states and their people persists. Why does it persist, and why fon't people realize the damage they are causing to the conservative movement?

This has been going on for over a week now. I had three great orders today from one store. Each time I drove all the way across town, but as soon as I was a mile away they cancelled the trip. Literally at the same stop light every time they cancelled it. It was never marked as ready for pickup. I called the store to have a chat with the ODP manager but hung up before the call went through because I was too angry to trust myself to have a constructive conversation.

Is this the ODP management, or is it some lower employees worried about their metrics? I'm pretty sure they can watch my GPS location and cancel if it looks like I'm going to be there "too early." I saw a Sam's Club dispenser watch his phone as I pulled into a parking spot and proceed to walk up to my vehicle before I even marked myself as "arrived."

I contacted Walmart Ethics, who said they are looking into it. This store fired a bunch of their OGP, many of whom said I was their favorite driver, so now I'm dealing with a bunch of newbies.

Every time I accept a high paying order from one of my stores (decent base pay and big tip, with about 100 items) they cancel the trip anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes after I accept it, but always before I reach the store. The order is never marked as ready before they cancel it. They are quick to prepare small batches and haven't cancelled one on me yet. The cancellation of large batch orders has been going on fir almost a week. Today I sent an email to Walmart Ethics concerning the matter. Should I approach the OGP manager myself, or just let the ethics complaint do its job?

If you discover items missing from your grocery order, do not be so quick to chalk it up to thieving drivers. Drivers very rarely steal. In general we are good people. Most likely it is due to one of two scenarios: 1. The Walmart employees loaded our vehicle improperly, mixing the orders, or 2. the item(s) rolled beneath a seat, out of view of the driver. Both instances are uncommon with seasoned drivers, but do occur. Out of the ~500 deliveries I have completed I can count on one hand the number of times this has occurred. Just yesterday I finished a delivery and upon returning to curbside for pickup I discovered a single bag containing a can of Redbull. The dispenser told me to keep it. They can't restock it and it was an honest mistake. Support also will not give us the address to the customer after the delivery is marked as complete, so unless we remember exactly which customer and address it belonged to we are unable to bring it to you. While unfortunate for the customer, your only option is to request a refund for the item. Most of us feel terrible about these mistakes, so please do not go online and rant about us being evil, thieving drivers. It is an inevitable part of the job. When literally thousands of items transit our cars every month (perhaps millions per year) it is going to happen.

I got loaded late tonight, about ten minutes before the store closed. Honestly, I just planned to get some wait pay because there was nothing else to do, so why not sit for an hour and watch some YouTube? But right after they loaded me the trip changed, removing one order. Nobody answered when I tried calling the store. The guy who loaded me didn't even work in OGP. I was on a time crunch to get the other two delivered before they cancelled, so I just went on my way. I tried calling Support but no agent was available and the AI bot said there was no guidance for this scenario. There's no point in letting a gallon of ice cream and some chow mein going to waste, so that's sitting in my freezer for now. The guy dispensing said if something happened with the order I basically had free groceries. He said he used to be an OGP team lead a few years ago, so he should be a trustworthy source.

So do I have some free groceries? It's mostly Ramen noodles.

Since losing my sedan to a no-fault accident, I have found that not only am I paying more per mile in fuel, but I am losing money in opportunities that I would notmally snatch on a slow day. Normally, I would take a $60/50 mile trip one-way, because that is still a profit of $25-30/hour after gas consumption. But now I am not able to fill in my slow times bevause that same trip costs 3x the ampunt of fuel, leaving me a profit of around $10/hour. To be candid, I am quite frustrated. It is not fun to have my livelihood severely impacted due to other's stupid driving decisions.

A lady pulled into an intersection on a two lane highway as I came at 55mph. I had the right of way, she admitted she was entirely at fault. She was watching cars to her right as I came from the left. My car is totalled. Will Spark deactivate me?