Walmart Spark is changing! The good and the bad!

[@YouTubeShorts_Padre]

You truly are one of the only real KZbinrs on here that’s a legit spark driver and worth listening to when it comes to spark. Props man.

[@huejaynus3134]

Just got approved for spark the last couple days and did my first order earlier today. It was a 20 dollar shop and deliver for 6 items. Quick and easy. Love how they provide a map of the store inside the app.

[@deneeedwards4273]

Thank You for posting! I love your enegy and updates.

[@milapiedra]

Thanks for the updates and positive attitude.

[@Missippidashing]

Thanks for watching!

[@angelalarson6750]

I am loving doing spark driving. Especially as a mom who wants to work around my kids' schedule!

[@Missippidashing]

It’s convenient for all kinds of schedules!

[@violetvillard1347]

I'm not a gig driver, but as a disabled WM+ Spark customer, I noticed a recent update for me. There used to be 1 hour time slots for delivery, but now in my area (NE Ohio, Akron/Cleveland) it's 2 hour time slots (9-11a, 2-4p, etc). IDK how that would affect you Spark Drivers, but I thought you might like to know this.

[@wannabetrucker7475]

All 2 hour in alabama,i figured it helped the drivers

[@violetvillard1347]

@wannabetrucker7475 - That's why I mentioned it changing here in Ohio a couple months ago. 🙂

[@riitaalin]

That 2 hour window went into effect here in Central Indiana last week midweek. As a long time member I'm not crazy about it. I like to have all my orders delivered between 8-9am so I'm free the rest of the day but that will change now to 8-10am for the earliest delivers from the local store. They keep sending DM wanting me to sign up for that IN HOME deliver.

[@violetvillard1347]

@riitaalin - I've gotten those messages too, but setting them just inside my door is absolutely fine. Enough where I can close & lock my door then I can take 1-2 bags on my lap (in wheelchair) to my kitchen works for me.

[@h3x386]

I did a double shopping order yesterday and another one today. Easy stuff

[@deliverydad2992]

Great energy. I love spark when it isn't glitchy and my order is already gone. Getting paid instantly is another bonus. Extra shopping and shopping at sams have me curious

[@justplaintiredofitall]

It's not glitchy the scammers are probably using signal blocker on you if you're around the Walmart store..

[@R2DCoo]

I watched someone's video where they did a shop for 2 customers. Walmart had them as A and B. She took a permanent marker when bagging up the items and wrote an A or B on the bags so she could keep them separate in her car for delivery.

[@baldwinirvinh3510]

That's way to much I just put them in the trunk and in the backseat

[@deneeedwards4273]

I have completed multiple shopping orders, and it was very easy. 2 customers, separated by Customer A and B. I just grabbed a basket and put A in the basket and B in the cart. ❤

[@ScareHollow]

I've done 6 now and they are easy. A goes in the front kid seat thing. B goes in the main area. Problem is customers are already complaining.

[@babsblan]

But is the base pay less than it would have been for 2 separate orders?

[@Trixz2007]

Base still starts at @11 same pay more work basically ihave only done one 2 shops as most of rhem sre trash they typically batch up low/no tippers together ​@babsblaney

[@angelalarson6750]

Same. Super easy.

[@patriot4095]

I don’t have anything too bad to say except that I’ve been seeing spark delete drivers left and right. That are good runners. Im afraid I’ll be one of them due to a screw up from a new guy doing my cart check. He said one item didn’t scan right. Instead of scanning it again he left it like that. And It would t let me continue but it asked me if I was going to pay for the item or give it to the associate. Well I didn’t have an extra item. I think it flagged me as trying ro take an item. Which I showed the associate I wasn’t. But I’ve had cart checks all day after that. I think it’s boys that decide to drop us. So it won’t matter if it was a new associates mistake, spark will see it as me. Have my fingers crossed. Needing this work and money. But I love your channel and energy. You keep me inspired.

[@Twiztidphantom]

I just got accepted. Haven't done any deliveries yet. So its almost like DoorDash except for A.C.F it's basically shop & deliver. Or curbside/deliver?

[@kimberlydellavecchia5870]

I’m with you I LOVE SPARK 😊

[@francesrivard]

You are adorable and I really like your videos.

[@ScareHollow]

Ive done 6 of the dual shops and you just shop for both and separate. No stickers nothing, just bag first one, and then it says scan the barcode. Its easy

[@jamesrodrz12]

I am a Spark Driver myself… I really do enjoy being my own boss and deliver to customers on my own time….However, I have been hearing through some Spark drivers and a Wal Mart associates that Wal Mart itself will eventually phase out Spark delivery and have only Wal Mart associates to do deliveries thru own Wal Mart vans. All this because of safety issues regarding some drivers not delivering to customer in timely matter or some customers don’t feel comfortable having regular drivers without any Identification entering their yards, not knowing it’s from Wal Mart… So much confusion with all this going on…..Well I told the curbside associate that well that’s not enough employees in curbside that ya’ll would have to hire more workers to deliver in their own Wal Mart vans. He said yeah Wal Mart would have too…..Even the CEO said he wants the employees to do deliveries fully at some point. I know all this talk is still in early stages…I sure hope Spark does not go away because there is good drivers that can shop and deliver to customer. I am here to make a living and to do honest work. Plus, I enjoy your videos and tips on to be a good driver and to pick best money offers for each drop off….. God bless…

[@wannabetrucker7475]

I've seen walmart vans around for the shipping orders. If my refrigerated items end up not being cold, I'll use Kroger cuz they have refrigerator capabilities and way more slots for different time deliveries.

[@menards23able]

Walmart could never handle the amount of orders on a daily basis and the Walmart in home delivery is a separate service definitely not going to get rid of their own service remember Walmart owns spark

[@FarrahVevo]

I have heard the same thing. I’ve also heard that from Publix associates when it comes to Instacart. That’s been about a year ago. Not saying it won’t happen but I don’t think it will happen soon.

[@allysondrake3514]

I sure hope that doesn’t happen! I love doing Spark!

[@jamesrodrz12]

@@menards23able plus, it don’t make sense because Wal Mart would have to hire more workers to do deliveries and what about the holidays coming up.. Curbside would really need help during Christmas season.

[@bml33]

I had one of the shop orders for two customers. The app shows items with an "A" or "B" next to them. Its up to the driver to keep them apart. I started putting one in the child seat part of the cart and the other in the bottom of the cart. But soon there were too many items...so I grabbed a 2nd cart and looked like a dork running around with 2 carts of stuff LOL. When I got out to my car I just put one in the trunk and one in the back seat. No need to mark anything. I also noticed something lately - has this been a thing for a while? Some pickup orders have 40 stops but each one is 1 or 2 items and when they bring it out, each order is bagged & sealed in a mailing bag. Literally one was a small brown mailer with what felt like one small bottle of pills inside. And many of the drop-offs are within a mile or just a few blocks apart. I had one today that was 30-some drops, estimated time to complete 1.5 hours, and it paid around $40. Total miles were around 20 I think because many of them were just blocks apart. And after the last drop it left me just a couple miles from another Walmart store so I went there for my next order.

[@ErickaLawson-cq1us]

I'm worried I'm going to mix things up and deliver wrong. I was thinking of using post it's (1 post it) and placing them on the cart then the bag once in my car and separated. I haven't gotten multiple shops yet.

[@MommywithaCause]

My concern of mixing the orders up as well!!

[@irisd5029]

I agree. My zone is in PA and it’s busy

[@rajitafsar6594]

which city you are working

[@irisd5029]

@@rajitafsar6594Phila

[@beekind466]

Hot tip, Jason....Totes will save your vehicle's interior and your back. No way would I let them put anything directly on my seats or floors. I Spark in a mini van...I've got a 4x6 gym mat on the floor, 2 huge totes, 8 large, heavy duty dishpans, 2 milk crates, an old Pepsi crate and one very special early edition Walmart shopping basket. Love your enthusiastic attitude!! Mine is the same...go make that money. Currently waiting for a big storm system to move through then I'm heading out with my Muck boots on to deliver in my beautiful, rural county. ❤😊😊😊😊

[@terrimiles9756]

It’s the same as a regular shop and Delivery, one order is Order A And the next one is Order B, you Will like it, it is so simple

[@kathykelch]

For the double shopping I carry a black maker and label the bags a or b, it helps to be organized. Shopping I put a shopping basket in the cart to separate A and B

[@luvclu]

Do drivers need to have special car insurance to do delivery for Walmart spark, food deliveries like GrubHub, DoorDash, etc., even compared to passenger delivery like Uber? Or is there a different insurance needed whether it’s food delivery compared to passenger there for you or is it all the same thing?

[@Missippidashing]

So, unlike commercial delivery with an 18 wheeler or larger van, if you were using your personal vehicle, you will only need full coverage car insurance. Regular car insurance will work just fine for almost any gig app.

[@angelalarson6750]

I researched and found for spark you do. Spark doesn't say they need it but if you ask your insurance company what you need to be covered, they will tell you. And I think spark is different than like uber eats in terms of car insurance needs.

[@JackhammerPossessor]

you need commercial insurance

[@JackhammerPossessor]

@@MissippidashingI don't think that is accurate sir.

[@Missippidashing]

@@JackhammerPossessor you do not need commercial insurance to do gig work. Drivers with a designated vehicle for gig work and a separate vehicle for personal use can insure their gig vehicle under a commercial policy and their personal use vehicle under a personal policy. Commercial insurance covers the driver the same way a personal policy would, but it takes the higher risk of an accident into account and rates appropriately for it. Otherwise personal coverage will be just fine.

[@ScareHollow]

Walmart does have in home delivery so there are some but it will never replace us.

[@ScareHollow]

Did anyone you know get deactivated? We had 2 long timers get hit and one has been reactivated already

[@KayleeSavesMoney]

I got deactivated :(

[@champ83ful]

Me to for identification said I was good to go then bam deactivated

[@storytimewithgrammawmaw]

I was deactivated too. Still waiting on the appeal decision

[@rach_3336]

We had a couple days last week where the drivers had to load their pick-up orders into their cars by themselves due to the store being super busy. It wasn't too bad actually😊

[@mattp5083]

I've done about 10 double shop orders so far. First time it was mildly confusing, but not too bad. One order is USUALLY small enough to fit everything in the top basket of the cart, but not always. There are no stickers. You need to separate everything yourself and make sure to drop off the correct order. Some drivers in my area hate the idea, but it really hasn't been that bad and I've been accepting them.

[@elmetradooley3935]

Same. And my pay been really good. 1 order only have like 1-4 items

[@thunderstormvideos6460]

I shop for 2 customers all the time with Door Dash, so that shouldn't be a problem. But 3....well, that's going to take some getting used to.

[@riitaalin]

Ive had plus since early 2021 there has been many changes & of course the ever changing app for ordering. Just last week they have started the 2 hour window now for store deliver orders. Ive not had any problems with spark. This is a good service especially for elders & handicaps etc. Id think it would a very good job for anyone.

[@daniellehaase2947]

Thank you for the information cause I have been doing Doordash and with the new tier system I went from being a top tier driver to having to start over again when I finally got my own car. Idk if it's because I couldn't drive for a little bit or if everyone had that happen. But it's frustrating when I have to rework so hard to get back to that spot again.

[@Missippidashing]

The frustration is real!

[@autumn5130]

Any clue how to get the "order number". Twice I've tried this and got no order number when I checked in. Support says the store is supposed to me, but store says no. I've had to abandon 3 decent orders because of this.

[@txtruthseeker7737]

I am enjoying spark! Saved money for a vacation and I enjoy the work.

[@francesrivard]

They probably took it away because if I knew it was slow I wouldn't go out and if it said the area was busy then I would go to work.

[@ScareHollow]

It was never reliable and never really right.

[@MommywithaCause]

@@ScareHollowI heard that as well. It seemed like it was 50-50 for me when I did use it haha

[@ScareHollow]

The "busy" time thing wasn't ever a reality. It said Walmart was busy on Christmas day when 0 were open. It's based on the fact the store is busy for online orders of any type and based on the whole zone not just that store. Gridwise told me that Dallas was better than my rural zone and I confirmed I make way more for less hours

[@sharon6141]

What is a cosmopolitan order

[@aideealmeida8196]

I already did a shop order for two it's not hard I think I've done two of them actually because the app divides it into a and b. Also they were small orders so not hard at all to divide it in the cart. Another thing as a single mom this has helped me so much in the summer to pay my bills

[@michaeledgerson6812]

Yeah Walmart in my area is supposed to be doing they're own deliveries in Jan next year. I wonder if this will eliminate Spark drivers or will it just be added help. Don't know, they are to shop, deliver and put away groceries. Per loaders I spoke to.

[@JackieBerry-s5s]

I've done multiple shopping orders. Pretty simple. Both were small orders. You bag both orders, then scan the QR code.

[@gracew7778]

My walmart recently expanded its delivery area up to 20 miles. One problem I’ve had is a lot people who live 15+ miles away and don’t tip, but the base pay to drive that far is only $13.00. So that’s caused my acceptance rate to go way down, and my wait time for better offers to go up, but I still enjoy doing spark and can make decent money doing it.

[@dolphindave1966]

Had my first double shop Saturday. No stickers and just 1 qr code to scan. It's basically up to you to keep everything separated. I have done many like that on doordash so it wasn't a big deal to me. Might be a little confusing for someone who hasn't done one like that before

[@MommywithaCause]

7:53 my ASAP Curbside still have me waiting like regular curbside orders haha

[@dorinda4]

I agree, I hate that they no longer show the busy times each day. And the 2 shops at one time sucks. Not paying any better for the 2nd shop and you have to shop 1, then shop for the other. Sucks

[@cameronstuhl4557]

I know in St. Louis instacart is currently do this and when my shoppers starts my order they tell they are shopping multiple orders

[@rajitafsar6594]

which city most income in spark driver

[@cigaremporium2465]

Spark is bassackwards.... 4 months and still not active. Finished the background check, but now there is an issue with zone being full, it wasn't full before. The more I talk to people here in So-Cal, the more I don't think it's gonna work out.

[@tomduley6357]

had the same thing happen. It took about a month after the background check to get approved. I don't know why. I waited 6 months just to get to the background check phase. Then one day out of the blue, got a text to do the background check.

[@DavidEnglosh]

I spark in upland ca There isn’t much shop and deliver Mostly curb side pick up. And surge orders with 11 or 12 stops

[@tomduley6357]

Last time I did one of those multiple orders it was 18 stops. Never again!

[@Bakersfieldman]

Shopping for me has never been a great experience pay wise. There’s to many bots in all the areas

[@Missippidashing]

There are a lot of bots out there!

[@angelalarson6750]

What does that mean and how does it effect shopping orders?

[@Bakersfieldman]

@@angelalarson6750 it means people use third party apps to steal all high paying orders

[@Missippidashing]

@@angelalarson6750 there are quite a few people who have downloaded “bots” or apps that allow them to accept and track the highest orders going out on the platform. Stealing from those who are using spark on the daily. It has affected a few markets, but not all.

[@user-qi5uk1ff6x]

Glad they are rolling out updates but still no update on inappropriate gps For the new drivers enter customers address on Google maps because if not 9 times out of 10 you will end up at the wrong address Please read the customers notes

[@ms.alyce_uh-Lees_keeptryn]

It's good that you have an Alternative app. (Gridwise)

[@baldwinirvinh3510]

Play only put small orders with a bigger order so it's not that hard to separate

[@Missippidashing]

They aren’t too bad!

[@allysondrake3514]

As I’am watching this video I just got my first S & D for 2 customers. 😉

[@Missippidashing]

That’s awesome!

[@itsukisenpai4941]

just stuck waiting god knows how long it'll be

[@Kurogue]

Now I want Ramen

[@Missippidashing]

I looooove good ramen.

[@Kurogue]

@@Missippidashing Have you ever been to Japan??? It is heavenly over there

[@MrQville]

It was useful especially when you have to drive 36 minutes

[@SteveAaroe]

Spark is loading more and more work with less and less pay. You say you take an order for $15.50 and it's only 5.5 miles. But that is gonna be your only trip that hour. I'm sorry bud, but that sux ass !! Glad it works for you.

[@nancypaynter8063]

Isn’t that really 11 miles? He has to drive back to the store. I wouldn’t take that order

[@bethatkins1405]

I REALLY like your energy

[@Missippidashing]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@hotnixon40]

The distance of the orders here are way longer now. There doing 15 mile on the regular now👎

[@Missippidashing]

That’s the same for my area!

[@nancypaynter8063]

I think Walmart is paying you to say positive stuff also.

[@Missippidashing]

@@nancypaynter8063 man I wish! I could use the money, and they could do me the favor of growing my audience for all the smiles I put on for them. 😂

[@AJJ-j7j]

When you shop two orders. Use two baskets. Push one. Pull the other. Put label on both carts. Label one A and other B. Simple as can be. Not difficult.

[@retired6247]

Guess you make plenty of money on all your side gigs cause you got nice house.

[@Missippidashing]

@@retired6247 rent in Mississippi makes it affordable.

[@joeystephie0109ify]

You can only shop for 2 people at one time and the base price is 5.00 and they give you 7 for extra effort so 12.00 for 2 people and that is not good for all now there will be less deliveries for everyone since you are doing 2 for 1 for 12.00 instead of 11.00 to two people not good brother ive been doing this for 4 years i have tens of thousands of deleveries and price has went terribly down and brother you havent seen anything yet shame cause i love my job just not whats happening