I Wish I Knew This BEFORE Becoming a Spark Driver!

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Жыл бұрын

I Wish I Knew This BEFORE Becoming a Spark Driver! In this video I go over 10 things I wish I knew before driving for walmart spark. Some tips include how to check for tip bait and how to get activated on spark.
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I am a gig driver that mostly uses instacart to make some money, this has been my full time job for almost a year, and I have learned alot over that short period of time. Hoping to share tips and advice with you all!

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@aphidcart 8 ай бұрын

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@errolwayne 10 ай бұрын

The fact someone would use a delivery app so they don’t have to shop themselves then pull the tip from the driver that shopped for them is wild ! Spark has to fix that.

@user-em2uf6ze1s 8 ай бұрын

It depends on why the tip was pulled. Some people view tips as a thank you for providing great service. Others think its an obligation.

@johnzome788 8 ай бұрын

@@user-em2uf6ze1s Tips are what is paying for gas, without it wouldn't have accepted the offer. I can understand taking some back if driver was rude or something, but if take it all, you may as well be robing the driver.

@user-em2uf6ze1s 8 ай бұрын

@@johnzome788 I drive for Spark and 99% of what I make isn’t coming from tips. I couldn’t care less if I get tipped. I shoot for the $35 trip incentives I take all of the trips I can because it adds up at the end of the week and my math says tips are chump change.

@user-em2uf6ze1s 7 ай бұрын

One of my customers was disabled and couldnt get out to do his own shop. He didn't tip me and I dont care. For all I know he needs all of his money to live. The delivery fee and the driver incentives are more valuable to me. I'm mot going to go stupid over two bucks. I made $150 in two days and two dollars of that was tips. I really enjoyed the $54 pick up and delivery I got yesterday. If gas is a problem, put injector cleaner and octane booster in the tank when you fill up. I keep my fuel system clean so my gas milage is low. I drove 30 miles last night and barely cracked the top of the tank. You have to be a creative problem solver to do this job.

@Josephthinleg 7 ай бұрын

@@user-em2uf6ze1s I like helping people too, but you are dead wrong, he is saying these people should not tip bait us so we take the order and then take the money away, that should not even be an OPTION to take money away. I am not going to LOOSE money doing work. I take an order only if it is worth my time and gas and car repairs, if the person takes the tip away I could possibly be in the hole, so i did all the work for free and possibly actually LOSE money working lol! No thanks. It is not fair, and it IS legal robbery.

@dronecruisers 7 ай бұрын

Worst part of Spark I have found is customers you can tell are paying with Food Stamps or EBT. No tip at all and tons of groceries and usually to an apartment that is going up 3 flights of stairs to deliver to and they give you bad reviews just cause they feel like it seems.

@tylerpinkerton2720 Жыл бұрын

Love that UPC screenshot trick!

@user-lg7fo6iz6c 7 ай бұрын

Very good tip thanks for sharing I am new and just starting this week!

@aphidcart 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@user-bx8cz5kd8j 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this bro . God bless

@teneshajohnson8590 Жыл бұрын

RRs come at anytime for me. Usually, whenever I sign on, my 1st delivery is a RR. I've gotten them @ :11, :20, :35, &:55.

@chrisgrant7657 5 ай бұрын

You CAN contact during a shop and deliver order. I do it all the time for substitutions.

@michaelfox8802 5 ай бұрын

How?

@chrisgrant7657 5 ай бұрын

@@michaelfox8802 There's a chat icon, top right corner. I used it today.

@jennbatch6377 3 ай бұрын

@@michaelfox8802There's a chat message option right in the shopping order

@jkmbb2006 11 ай бұрын

you can chat the customer directly during a S&D order. Works perfectly Everytime!

@MikeyTheShredder 9 ай бұрын

yeah that wasn't a thing when this video was uploaded

@KARENSUTERA 5 ай бұрын

I’ve contacted customers during a shop. I believe they initiated convo during substitution but definitely during the shop

@jennbatch6377 3 ай бұрын

Yep you have to have scanned your first or shopped your first item but after that you absolutely can communicate with them via text through the whole shop

@abbyhunker3956 Жыл бұрын

I just learned that one of the Walmarts in area wants drivers to stay in the car while we wait for them to load the. Car I never had a problem with that Walmart before n I did cancel one order cause the Walmart was very rude to me

@TheChicowoodson2005 8 ай бұрын

FINALL got approved today. I was on the "Waitlistc for 14 months😂

@aphidcart 8 ай бұрын

Ouch… it’s insane having waitlists like that. I would of forgotten about the app after that long

@RafyG1980 7 ай бұрын

I waited two years and got approved in the summer , right on time because Ubereats is paying shit to drivers so I just focus on spark now .

@treasurevice3792 6 ай бұрын

I finally got approved from waitlist with the help of Alamy_Techz he can help you out on that

@treasurevice3792 6 ай бұрын

Via Instagram

@mluterancik 4 ай бұрын

I was only on the wait list for 3 or 4 weeks. I'm doing my 1st shop n deliver tomorrow morning. Hope I like it. I heard the pay is good.

@dmbfannh Жыл бұрын

Good video dude!!!

@noseefood1943 5 ай бұрын

Waiting time after check in and low or no tips and then having to wait 24 hrs for confirmed tips

@dkstillings4915 11 ай бұрын

Yes you can we have

@jacquelineheard8512 Жыл бұрын

#3...You have to call Support to call the customer during a shop & delivery for questions on replacements.

@aphidcart Жыл бұрын

Wow didn’t know they could do that! I’ve called them before on 1 item orders for replacements and they just drop the order.

@Bee_613 8 ай бұрын

@@aphidcartI chat with my customers all the time using chat? Why can’t you? I’m confused on that! I have a chat option at the top right during a shop..

@scottsmith539 6 ай бұрын

@BB.613 this video was from 8 months ago. I guess they didn't have the chat button then. I've only been doing Spark for 1½ months and chat has been available from day one.

@Bee_613 6 ай бұрын

@@scottsmith539 oh ok! Yea sometimes you wish there wasn’t a chat lmao 🤣

@willt3223 3 ай бұрын

So a spark driver does the shopping also? Do you just wait at a walmart parking lot for an order to roll in or wait inside?

@pinkgoatgaming5186 Жыл бұрын

#5- The cold chain timer is 90 minutes

@tuesdaytriciaourtinyhome2295 Жыл бұрын

I think it’s odd some of the things they deem perishable.

@orangecreamswirl3078 Жыл бұрын

For being dyslexic I actually had no idea. You're actually really smart. 😘

@aphidcart Жыл бұрын

It’s been a challenge. Basically feeling like I had to work twice as hard in school to keep up.

@derrzer8086 Жыл бұрын

@AdaRhodeswhat is trevorhacks?

@TheHiphopgems 10 ай бұрын

You can chat with a customer while shopping

@aphidcart 10 ай бұрын

Now you can 👍 at the time it wasn’t possible

@shailynnicole 5 ай бұрын

I was able to chat with the customer while I was shopping for them. So maybe they changed it since this video was made.

@jennwoodford5137 7 ай бұрын

Hi found your video very useful. I have a question about curbside orders. Does the delivery driver go into Walmart and shop for the items and then meet the customer inside the parking lot? Or does a Walmart employee do the shopping?

@scottsmith539 6 ай бұрын

For Curbside, Walmart employees pick the orders and Spark drivers (and other app platforms) pick them up from curbside and deliver them. Express orders are the only orders that Spark drivers go in and shop the order and then deliver the order.

@Jay-ne8dj 6 ай бұрын

If it's curbside the employee shop for you but if you do a express shopping the spark driver shop for you

@retroquest3579 Жыл бұрын

After a 7 month waiting list, I was finally excepted to Spark. I like it, but two things really bother me. Two things that I have not seen covered by anyone. 1. 50% of the time I arrive at the destination, I have to slide the arrived button anywhere from 15 to 30 times because the dumb ass app will keep arguing with me all the time. You would think the app would be smarter then to keep arguing with me over and over. 2. I'm pretty much always skipped over at load outs for curb side. This morning was a great example. I arrive and I'm the only driver there. After 10 minutes 2 more drivers come in and park, then 2 more after 20 minutes. All 4 drivers were loaded out and left on their deliveries, while I was still waiting for a load. This fkn crap happens ALL the time to me. I'm always nice and I always get out to help load, so IDK why this keeps happening to me?

@ASEMACHRISTOPHERSAMUEL 10 ай бұрын

Lucky enough I got approved from my waitlist all thanks to Spark_Techz who was able to help me out I really appreciate his efforts he can help you out on that dude

@ASEMACHRISTOPHERSAMUEL 10 ай бұрын

HIS ON INSTAGRAM

@user-em2uf6ze1s 8 ай бұрын

Are you calling the number on the pick up sign to let them know you are there? I started yesterday confused as all hell. I called the number that came up on my phone, matched it to the number on the pick up sign in my parking space and called to let them know I was there. Someone came out 5 mins later

@marissarios7218 7 ай бұрын

they probably accepted the orders while you were out delivering that one

@mostamper 6 ай бұрын

I have noticed this too but realize that they don't want you getting too early so that you are not delivering earlier than the customer requested.

@lauraoneal7042 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever gone to a store to do an in-store pickup or even just picking up at curbside and been told that someone else already picked up the order?

@ndoublettravel7612 Жыл бұрын

Hello this happened to me yesterday. They gave me $2.35 🙄

@deeblock518 8 ай бұрын

All the time

@brianroyes27 10 ай бұрын

@takiyahmccullers4418 9 ай бұрын

How do you sign up for one?

@bobby_digital9493 7 ай бұрын

Do you have some kind of referral code for Spark. You’re the first channel I found for it so if it benefits you and equally me somehow I’d be happy to use your code. I hope to be sparking some time soon.

@aphidcart 7 ай бұрын

Sure! Thanks for thinking of me, here it is WB62RUPE

@bobby_digital9493 7 ай бұрын

@@aphidcart Just a question, I see Walmart has contractors for people who deliver bigger items like tvs in their vans. Does Walmart have a policy for being a contractor in more ways than one? Amazon doesn’t allow you to do flex if you are an employee in some other department.

@tiffanym4915 6 ай бұрын

Ok 1st thing you said that we can't do ... Contact the customer during a shop and deliver....um how do we contact them to ask them about a substitution for an item??? I've had full conversations with customers while I'm buzzing around a store shopping for their items.

@aphidcart 6 ай бұрын

It’s recently changed. At the time of making the video they didn’t have a chat box yet.

@AndrielleHillis 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, there should be a message button in the app where you can text the customer.

@BladesAbyss 6 ай бұрын

Support not only doesn't know whats going on, they are outsourced from the Philippines and do not ever help. I explained I was driving and the laws in California regarding touching my phone and asked them to hang up. They refused and stayed on the phone harassing me. I told them to stop being stupid and hang up the phone. Eventually I got them to hang up but they canceled my completed order trying to steal my pay and then terminated my account. I have appealed this and explained it to spark but when I did the same person from the Philippines named Christian called my personal number to rub it in saying, "deactivated dummy" and hung up on me. All my ratings were good and I never had any problems with any customer or Walmart associate. This one passive aggressive POS in the Philippines is preventing me from working. Do not call support. So many companies use the Philippines call centers and it is the same problems I have on every platform that uses them. I can't tell you how many thousands of dollars I have lost due to the incompetence of the support team in the Philippines across several apps over the past 7 years.

@treasurevice3792 6 ай бұрын

Same thing happened to me bro but all thanks to Alamy_Techz who was able to get me reactivated he will be able to help you out on this bro

@treasurevice3792 6 ай бұрын

Hes on Instagram

@katemiko-2913 6 ай бұрын

All thanks to him he also help me out on this I appreciate his efforts

@Riptide886 Жыл бұрын

I have spark, haven't started because I don't like the weekly payout part. I like being able to cash out when I want to.

@kuladoma3 Жыл бұрын

not bad at all tues payout

@brad506 Жыл бұрын

@@anag4070 lol of course 😂. You must be a criminal

@tomkoa521 Жыл бұрын

It’s actually not bad when you’re multi-apping.. spark isn’t consistent. But it definitely pays better (in my opinion and in my area) per mile and for my time, Better than any other app.. so it’s nice to let that $ build up a bit and then get it every Tuesday. While still making $ with instant payouts on other apps in between

@Riptide886 Жыл бұрын

@@tomkoa521 The ones that I see pop up are not worth it. Way too low for high miles.

@tonymistreacts4158 Жыл бұрын

They just started instant cash out

@Dee-your-urber-eats_driver 10 ай бұрын

I'm disabled I'm not able to take the heavy ones. Well I still make money? What I mean is I cannot do heavy lifting because of my back. I had scoliosis, sciatica neuropathy. They're in at this fine osteoartbrightest oh, I'm stuff. Like I can't take an order that has cases and cases of water and stuff like that unless I have a helper, I can't do it. Does it let you see what's in the order? I've only really ever done doordash. Like well I know if it's a heavy order or not?

@manderson993 9 ай бұрын

You can quickly scroll through the order and see the items before accepting it.

@noseefood1943 5 ай бұрын

It says bulk item

@francestapia1632 Жыл бұрын

❤

@reneeparsons3534 Жыл бұрын

I am sorry that they make it so hard for you to do your job.

@raro790 6 ай бұрын

Google Lens did that for years before Apple.

@AndreaSimone57 8 ай бұрын

I waited over a year to get in a zone that wasn't full

@aphidcart 8 ай бұрын

Oof

@romd4031 Жыл бұрын

What about calling or sending a text message to customer to leave the order at the door, who follows that?

@Katie-yf8cy 6 ай бұрын

#5 Do you scan all frozen items at once just before leaving the store, then?

@aphidcart 6 ай бұрын

That’s one way of doing it. Only time I’ve had issues is for massive orders. 50+ items. Sometimes even bell peppers are a “perishable item” since they are refrigerated so I’ll grab them and scan them when I get closer to dairy.

@TheRealMattstradamus 3 ай бұрын

You can shop off the preview shopping list then scan all the items once in your cart so the timer doesn’t start until your finished shopping

@robert907 Жыл бұрын

I hate getting sent a order but oh wait can’t pick it up for an entire damn hour. Like wtf is damn point

@aphidcart Жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s my least favorite part. The order is clearly ready, the customer could get their stuff faster and we could do more orders per hour and make more money if they fixed this.