r/Sparkdriver

Death of an app

I’m trying to understand how and why this app is creating its own death. The orders are just sitting now. Not even the dum drivers are taking them

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u/Automatic-Life-5405 — 7 days ago

Serious Question for Drivers and Customers

I always dress casual - jeans or shorts, t-shirt, and a baseball/trucker hat (sometimes backwards) - and though I’ve never had any complaints, I’m contemplating dressing more business casual to see if it boosts my rating and maybe tips. Does it really matter that much? Anybody have any experiences or suggestions?

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u/WeroWasabi — 7 days ago

The most ridiculous one I have ever seen

This shopping order pays $12.09. It is 51 items, all clothing and bicycles.

u/Parkily_Things — 7 days ago

What is it with people and the cases of water?

Honestly, people need to invest in an IO water filter, it’s getting ridiculous with how many water cases people are ordering. I would understand if you were to order One, or hell, even two, but i’ve seen people order 12 and more. I haven’t caught screenshots of those orders yet bet i’ll try to.

u/Alpha_wolf0143 — 7 days ago

My zone has changed everything with the update!

Before the update, I was getting literally dozens of offers before 11am. Around lunch it would trail off then get busy again around 5pm. I would work from 6-11am Mon-Fri and easily make $100-120 a day. Since the update, if I go out at 6am, I get lucky to get 2 offers before 9am. At first, I thought this was because I was a lower tier (I have 1 1 star review that is dragging me to 4.4. This week I decided to go out in the evening to see if it's any better. Guess what? The number of gmd's has tripled for the evening hours. There are barely any delivery or shop&deliver. These high mileage gmd's are paying around 50c a mile fcfs so of course I reject every single one of them. Screw that. Is this just my zone or is everyone noticing this kind of change?

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u/THAT_ky_girl — 7 days ago

I MADE IT!!

Guys I just started spark about three weeks ago and I finally made it. I got my first ridiculous note. I seriously contemplated returning it to the store. Let me know what you guys would have done. We’ll see if my tip actually goes up, highly doubtful 😅

u/doozywhoops — 6 days ago

What would you do here?

I’m a pretty trusting person but this one has me a little nervous. There are 12 gallons of water, amongst other items which is what justified the tip to me but this is feeling a little bait-y

Edit: it was just a weird drop off. The door was propped open when I pulled up. I took my first load up to the door and set it down with the purpose of getting everything to the door first, then handing it all to him. He comes out while I’m returning with load #2, grabs a couple bags and as he’s heading inside he says “You did see my message, right?” And I said “yes I did! I replied as well, in case you didn’t see it. It’s no problem.” He took said bags inside and when he comes back outside I’m there with load #3 and I tell him I will gladly hand them all to him, I just wanted to get it all by the door first, and just needed to do one more trip. He tells me yes, that is what he wanted, and he just “assumed” I didn’t see it... And then he groans and scoffs about how other drivers tell him they need to take a picture first and acted like they were idiots because of it. I proceeded to hand him all of his groceries, we talked about pizza, and we parted ways on great terms.

I’m sorry if y’all think otherwise, but…. He’s gotten multiple deliveries requiring a “handoff,” can update/change his instructions at any point in time but chooses not to, and wants his groceries inside his house the second we’re at his doorstep with them. It’s weird. Fortunately for me they bought cold medicine which required ID scan and signature so I doubt I’ll have any issues, but it was still strange 🤷🏻‍♀️ thanks for participating

Edit 3, wayyy later when it doesn’t even matter: I didn’t think I was going to be tip baited on an otherwise normal delivery. It appeared to me that it was a possibility that he might say he didn’t receive his order.

u/HopefulLack1104 — 6 days ago

12 Waters is a real thing

I thought the "12 cases of water" posts were hyperbole. I assure you, they're not.

First order of the day, 6:15am. Bleary-eyed, I saw the list had a case of water which doesn't bother me. Easy shop, low miles, nice tip, no big deal. Scanned the barcode and boom - the horror - I needed 11 more. Fortunately, it was not a 3rd Floor apartment delivery and the customer was waiting with three people to assist in moving the cases. Has anyone else actually shopped and delivered 12 waters?!

u/Nervous-Science-133 — 7 days ago

Is it worth it?

These orders been bouncing around for a min shockingly. I know why Im not but, Im curious what would be anyone else’s reason for taking it or not

u/DreBlockk — 6 days ago

Lmfao thats the nail in the coffin for me. Bye spark. 18 bucks for 29 miles. Gas is 6 dollars a gallon. This makes me sad.

u/Legitimate_Two_3005 — 7 days ago

Another Day, Another Order-ending Bug

Over 3 years and 700 deliveries under my belt...never have bananas - organic or otherwise - been classified as "UNKNOWN" and the scale's QR code refused to scan. I've dealt with a LOT of game-breaking glitches...hell, 2 or 3 others just this week alone...but this is...wow.

u/Mobile_Bridge9455 — 6 days ago

Is Walmart actually busy or is it just an attempt at fomo?

Walmart says that it’s busy but is it because it’s giving offers like this with multiple stops or am I just not getting all of the offers that are supposedly available? 😅

I’m currently silver tier with good metrics/ratings and I’ve heard that gold/sapphire doesn’t really change much. I’m picky enough to not take the orders that aren’t worth the mileage but it kinda sucks to be sitting out here for hours denying the only offers that pop up that look like what I included. I’m currently looking for other jobs, so if something else sticks I’m planning on leaving this gig completely. I’m super jealous of people with more than one Walmart in their area and don’t live around farms/dirt roads. 🫠

(No matter where I’m at in the parking lot it doesn’t really matter and I’ve usually done the trick where I’ll turn off/refresh the app so that it doesn’t think I’m just being idle/denying offers entirely.)

u/FromSunflower — 7 days ago

Spark sucks

Spark is so trash now. I’ve been doing this while in college for cash to pay bills up until I can find a part time job unfortunately no luck but the offers have been horrible for the past two months and I can barely make 100 dollars a day anymore. I’ve been sitting here for 4 hours and only made 30 bucks. Not sure what to do anymore

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u/OneWatch8572 — 7 days ago
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are you guys on strike today?

placed two orders last night, one has not been touched at all, pending, the other is looking for a driver since 10 this morning, and they all are small items 4 miles away from store

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u/herblady99 — 8 days ago

Oh…Just For Me?

Oh you shouldn’t have. No really! Man some of these are just pitiful. This one is not even $15 per hour before expenses. Like we’ve all noticed, the pain continues!

u/mkt_screwed — 7 days ago

TIER system BS.

I haven't sparked since May. All too familiar with the tech guy who pretty much sank instacart. I check my metrics somewhat regularly even though I havent been active. Was sitting at a 4.9, formerly a 5 until one crappy customer. They then implement the ratings with 4.99 or whatever. Tier system rolls out and drops me to a 4.88, then a 4.8 and today a 4.7. Yes I filed a complaint. Will anything happen in my favor? Unlikely. But this is just a warning to folks to keep eyes on this bs. Report it everytime.

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u/Previous-Attorney472 — 7 days ago

I signed up for the wrong zone (totally my fault) when I applied a couple days ago. They won't let me change zones until I'm approved or a spot opens up (waitlist). Is this normal? It seems weird because I'll be "approved" into a wrong zone and not into the zone that I live in. More in the post:

Is this how it is usually done? It doesn't make sense to me, as I'll be approved in the WRONG zone. I asked the service rep if once approved into the wrong zone, if I request to be moved to the proper zone, wouldn't I have to go through the waiting list process again until a spot opens up in that zone?

Again, I fully acknowledge I messed up by clicking the wrong zone in the application process (three days ago). Then today when checking to see the status, I realized I picked the wrong zone for where I live.

I feel like I've just doubled my wait list time, since I have to wait for an opening in the wrong zone and then start over again on a waitlist in a different zone.

Thank you for any advice you can share.

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u/ArenaRock87 — 6 days ago

Comparing Offers by Mileage or Time

Started Spark recently after watching several videos online (to avoid pitfalls etc.)

As a driver do yall have certain things you look for or preferences?

Take a lower paying order if it’s short mileage and quick turnaround? Or do you prefer an hour long shop with “higher” mileage that has a higher payout.

Any hard passes? (for me it’s clothing) we don’t have any crazy apartment complexes to avoid. Massive produce orders etc.?

Just wanted to see what other drivers prefer or look for. Thanks! 🙏

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u/brothergrim2 — 7 days ago