DON'T Drive For Walmart Spark (Here's Why)
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- After being activated as a Walmart Spark driver for a year these problems keep happening on the platform.
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0:00 - Intro
0:13 - This Keeps Happening On Spark
0:35 - Accepted Order Request
1:25 - How Spark Works
1:50 - Arriving To Pick Up Area (Walmart)
2:25 - How To Use Walmart Spark (Driver Strategy)
2:51 - Walmart Spark Cash Flow Option
3:38 - Waiting For Order
4:34 - Problems At Pickup
5:13 - Cancelling A Pickup
5:23 - Spark System Error
5:50 - Continued Problems As A Spark Driver
6:53 - Unattractive Side Hustle Option
7:22 - Glitches & Wait Times
7:53 - Walmart Spark vs Point Pickup
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HI Mike.
I am hoping you don't mind me commenting on your channel the following...
Hi everyone..
I new to the channel here. And I was hoping if someone guide me or tell me what should I do if I findout that doordash scames drivers and don't pay full customers tip to dashers. I have screenshots and evidence that theoretically proves that doordash doesn't pay dasher 100%tips.
Also am hoping u can guid me regards thus issue
as an ex-walmart online grocery and pickup worker, the sign has the phone number on it for a reason. most drivers at my store call it regardless of putting the spot # into their phone, just to be safe. it's pretty much necessary because of how glitchy the communication between the spark app and the walmart system are. would highly recommend calling every time
every state needs what California has, Prop CA 22. The state government steps in and makes sure you make a minimum amount. They have made spark and other driver platforms add money to almost every trip. They start the clock when you receive the order. You get paid for the drive to the the pick up location. You also get paid for wait times. Contact your local state representatives and get something going in your state.
😂😂 please please please keep pushing this. I absolutely make bank off spark. The more vids you make shittting on it keeps newbies from ever trying it.
I work for Walmart in their ODP department. We have a good relationship with our regular drivers. They claim to be making $25-30hr mostly varying on their vehicles mpg and maintenance. Spark glitches a ton on the associate end. When we have to request another driver after a no show it ends up requesting drivers over and over for the same order even after it's been dispensed. I know it's frustrating but please don't take it out on the dispensers. We're really trying to do our best and not screw you guys out of money.
Also, it's up to the drivers to call their help desk through spark to remove the order from the system. There's literally no option or tool for us associates to do it which makes no sense because we would to avoid pissing drivers off and getting yelled at.
You guys need to work on your code so there's no way for people to tip bate. They should be forced to cough up what is offered. If they want to add more that should be an option but there shouldn't be an option to remove tip unless they can prove they didn't receive there order. As someone who's been baited a few times. There is nothing I find more disrespectful.
This has happened to me many times. I sit in the parking lot and wait and then the associates tell me that is a defective order-basically the order does not exist. I think Walmart and or spark needs to fix this problem ASAP thank you. PS- also I'm usually the one that has to call Spark customer support and sometimes it takes a long time for them to respond-up to 30 minutes!
Lies
What's ODP?
Never experienced a glitch in my market. Wait times are a bit intolerable. But that is factoring that they hold you prisoner and won’t let you check in early. And then have another 15-20 minutes to wait.
Wait time definitely depends on what store. Shop and deliver pays pretty good if you’re familiar with the store and they’re stocked properly and accurately. I’ve done 250 deliveries. And I have made over 1100 this week in 5 days. Yes, 234 was tips. But still. If I subtract for gas I’ve made really good money this week. I’m in the Boise market.
The only thing I’ve ever had issues with is returns.
Been a spark driver for 4 weeks now. 1st 3 weeks was great then once my incentives started they stopped giving me offers in my actual area and started giving me offers 30+ miles away from me all asap and batch orders of 11 or more. Brought my metrics down to 32% due to it. And now i see approximately 1 offer every week
You are absolutely correct!!!! There are a total of 5 Walmart stores in 2 zones which I switch from time to time and ALL of them make you wait anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes for an order that is READY. Its insane, some drivers only do spark and THEY wait up to an hour.
Yeah, with spark. For whatever reason, you can only get up-to 1 order an hour. I have hit 2 orders in 1 hour, twice. I’m sure some type of error on their end.
You can leave go do door dash come back get your order lol
Accurate
The wait time depends on your Walmart. If they are organized and well staffed then it moves quickly. Some Walmarts you just know you have to avoid lol…also regular customers pick up get priority over delivery drivers, which could make wait times longer….if they are unorganized and short staffed
Avoid✏️all✏️Pittsburgh✏️Walmarts ✅ I tell ya I’ve had issues at three so far!
the system knows we avoid or favor certain stores so the algorithm hurds us all over town lately 6-10 mile commutes for a regular batch
You can call and request to block a walmart or other store from your account. Tell them you are waiting too much time waiting or associates were rude or there area is unsafe.
Walmart doesn't care about their associates and will hire anyone with a heartbeat so getting these people who don't care about anything to do their job properly will be an exercise in futility. Thank you for posting these vids and saving me the hassle and frustration. ❤
I got hired to do that at Walmart. Be an online shopper, I was the fastest picker there. I got fired 3 weeks of being there from some random manager I've never seen before because I complained that Ive been having to wear an XXXL vest instead of medium. He just said I was fired and im an example to show everyone not to complain. Worst treatment I've ever been through
@@HERLEGASEA You should've gone above his head to home office and filed a complaint. What the store manager does is kept from the honchos, but they're not happy when they find out about regional managers screwing off and screwing over employees. If you have a sturdy leg to stand on...fight for your job (if you want it). Managers are as expendable as any other employee in the market...people just have to stop thinking they're gods or untouchable because they're "management".
Similar issue for me. I was sent to a store 7 miles away. Arrived and checked in. Waited 30 mins for 1 item. It was going back toward where I lived so I waited. And waited. And waited. Called the number. No answer. The employees never came back out. Finally about 55 mins, they did. I grabbed one, showed them the order. He said, oh yeah this one has been coming in all day. Its not here. They didn't even know I had checked in. Wasted 1 hour. Support gave me $2.50 for my trouble. No thanks Spark.
I have two Walmarts in my town... One is EXACTLY like you describe... the waiting, the glitches, the unmotivated dispensers. But then the other one has it going on. They are immediate, helpful, and know me well. Not all Walmarts are the same. I blame the management with the poor motivation to get the orders to the drivers. To conclude, I NEVER pick up from a poorly run Department.
you are spot on bro. I do spark but they are absolutely terrible. Lotta wait times, lots of tip baiting from fraud and cheap customers.
I'm in a small town so I feel like it's a lot different in these zones. Most of the time they are fast but if they get backed up it can go a little while. It doesn't happen all the time and it's because it's hard to hire and keep enough employees.
It's based on the store. I avoid Walmarts that I know have long wait times. Also, Walmart deliveries through Uber are better. Tips right away and the customer can't take the tips away after delivery like the can (and do) through Spark.
I've never used spark, but I avoid Uber packages from Walmart like the plague. Waited over an hour the last time I accepted one, and I would have just unassigned it except it was my last run of the evening and they kept stringing me along like they'll have it ready soon. I will never again accept any Walmart order from any app where the Walmart people collect the items. If I can go inside and get the stuff myself, fine. Otherwise, hell no.
@@wavion2 Sounds like that's one of the stores I'd avoid. Same applies for Uber as Spark. A bad store sucks at bringing out any type of order.
@@jeremeyunger6568 I will try to keep that in mind, and if I'm ever in a position to go to a DIFFERENT Walmart at least consider it.
@@wavion2 I've got 7 stores in my zone and I'll only go to 2 of them. I decline orders from the other 5 for that very reason.
Three stores have given me issues with long wait times: here at Bethel Park, North Versailles AND West Mifflin. For me Spark is still in the 🗑️
My dad been doing Spark for eight months now and I've noticed that each Wal-Mart store we've been to are different because we happen to live in the L.A. County area where we have a lot of options to chose from. One store that I know of is a hotspot for shoppers so the wait time is longer compared to other stores where locals shop there regularly.
Thank you for this video. Hopefully it will discourage folks from even trying; slow the over saturation; I can hope!😂
I've seen this. First, never take an ASAP. Even if it goes through, it could lower your metrics for being late. Once, the app followed through but it wasn't in the system. Nightmare delivery. It took over a month and hours of emails to get paid, not worth it. Other times, I wait and a store worker comes out and tells me to cancel it. After waiting forever, I get $1.66 for my time. I quit the side hustles. But, when I was doing Spark, I found a good store. 2 months later it was messed up like all the other stores. I asked a worker about it and she said it was because several good employees quit.
I've had associates not have my order in their system, I've had orders that were already dispensed and delivered earlier that day or from the day before. The worst is when the offer is sent out and it was already delivered and you get nothing for your time. They do promos to see how many suckers (I mean drivers) will desperately take the $6-$9 orders. They're trying to slowly weed out drivers to give up and the newer drivers will take the crap orders because they don't know the difference. Spark is a looong way from professional or being a competent platform.
I always hated the idea of the in store shopping and delivery, but I just recently realized that it's technically the antidote for long wait times with curbside pickup deliveries. It pays much more already without tips, they usually don't send You too far and You'll only have one drop off location. Since the drivers generally avoid these offers (like I used to as well), it makes Sparking pretty steady for me. Even if it's just one order per hour, on average I make 25$ with super efficient dollar/mile ratio. And yeah, every store is different so it can take some time and experiencing to find out which one is the most ideal/optimal. Good luck for everyone Y'all. 👍😊
Can you choose between shop-and-deliver or curbside pickup?
All You can do is either accepting or rejecting an order. Regardless if it's Shopping or curbside pickup order, it'll show up. You cannot filter the offers. 😞
Spark is my main daytime gig. There is one particular store in my zone (NW Las Vegas) that really has their ducks in a row, and it’s a busy store! I wait an average of 3-5min for my order to come out. If my drop-off is near any other Walmart, I turn Spark off before I complete delivery because neighboring stores are just hot water trash. I stop Spark just before sundown and switch to food delivery for the rest of the night.
the Walmart in La Marque, TX REFUSES to hire more pickers/associates. there will be cars wrapped around the store waiting with people cussing and yelling all the time, it's been like this since it started at that store 2 years ago! nothing has changed! amazing!
I have often picked up at the Bethel Park Walmart for Roadie and my wait is always under 5 min. I did my first spark yesterday, it was a 2 order batch and the wait was about 7 minutes. Also i pretty much only deliver in the morning up till about 2 p.m. I do have a question; can you deliver Walmart orders for roadie and Spark on the same shift?
Love the channel Mike!!
It's not just Pittsburgh. I'm in northwestern NC and the app is absolute trash. I've tried to do my "first order" 3 different times and have yet to get the app to work a single time. I feel so sorry for the spark chat support agents since they probably have to listen to an endless sea of complaints. It's ridiculous.
I’ve done spark and I stick to the one closest to where I live . I use to go to different ones based on where I was and also those closest to my day job , and those were horrible . The one by my house was cool . Rarely any delays .
Same
I stick with the same 2 stores. The employees know me and they're awesome more often than not. We kill it down here in Florida on spark. Only other decent app is amazon flex and you never know where they're gonna send you.
I wish Shipt was bigger in my area because I know a UA-camr in Minnesota makes a killing doing it.
Realistically it depends on the store itself with wait times. I've sworn off a couple Walmarts in my area. Baton rouge/denham springs, la. We have like 15 pickup locations in the zones. It is a fairly profitable app in this area. In between I swap out for Uber
Pittsburgh resident here, change your zone to WALMART WASHINGTON PA. They have a whole new system and wait times are at around the 10 minute mark. Park in the McDonald’s parking lot at :40 and start trip will work even though Spark also thinks you are already at Walmart, this enables early check in.
Every order takes an hour for Spark. In my area, most orders are $10-$15 dollars for 3-4 dropoffs an hour and you can roughly only get 1 order per hour due to waiting at the store for so long. Which is far below minimum wage in my state. It is not worth doing at all due to the wait time. Usually most pickups you cannot pickup right away and you have to wait 10-20 mins at the store every time. Spark even pays way less than Doordash. I wouldnt do $10-$15 an hour ever. Even the Incentives are horrible.
As others have said, it's very much store dependent. Hasn't really mattered for me though...I have been doing like 80% shop and delivers or more. Even the efficient stores in my area are just endlessly dogpiled with orders so most days (weekends especially) I can spend my entire shift shopping if I want to, even being somewhat picky about what shopping orders I take.
Of course, when the store starts getting crowded during busy hours and it's a sea of shopping carts + parents with their 17 thousand kids running around screaming, it kind of gets to be a drag. Still better than waiting 20, 30, 40 minutes for a pickup order though, especially since shops are always single orders so you don't have to deal with a second dropoff.
What’s your area?
When doing Walmart Spark, I always expect the wait time to be 15 to 30 minutes, especially if I accept multiple orders (particularly 10+ orders for one assignment). My main issue with Spark is the glitches. Last week, there was a customer with the same order, but appeared three separate times on trip page. The money for All three offers were different and they were pretty good offers ($20+), but I passed at the end in fear that either this order from the customer doesn't exist or another driver has already picked up the order. So Spark really does have glitch issues they need to resolve.
Thanks for your videos!
I've been a Nurse 20 years and I love making extra $ with spark, they use a branch debit card to pay you. They started something new and off the ONE card, your deliveries get deposited instantly when you complete a delivery. Easiest $ youll ever make.
Bout to try my first order today. Former Whole Foods shopper for prime. They were just starting that program when i got hired. It began as a mess but got very organized quickly. I can't do messy.
Mike! Spark ain’t ever gonna improve or change 😂….we appreciate you going out to see if there’s any new results but it stay getting worse with spark where even some UA-cam drivers are given it up.
The wait times at the two stores in my area aren't usually too bad, but I've seen glitches where it says the order is ready then switches to not ready. I've also seen an issue similar to yours where it shows me there in a spot for delivery but in the associates system I'm not there. I live in a somewhat rural area and one of the most annoying things is getting to a house where there's no signal. You can't complete the delivery until you're back at an area where there's signal, but the app knows you're at the wrong location so it won't let you complete the delivery, forcing you to pull over and call support to have them remove the order so that you can see the address of the next delivery. I've told them repeatedly that the simple fix is to allow local storage until the driver gets back into range. I've also accepted orders that disappear. This week I tried an experiment with Spark and worked 60 hours. BTW, I also live in Pennsylvania (near Gettysburg). After fuel expenses I averaged $12.38 per hour. If I subtract standard depreciation at 12 cents per mile I'm at $10.22. Today the app wont let millions of drivers in because of a faulty update. I'm about done with Spark. So frustrating.
I had experience the same thing. Besides lately you can only get 1 order per hour. They drop the order 1/4 after the hour to be picked up 3/4 after the hour. I haven’t done since March
NO ONE, should be surprised by this. Walmart as a whole is hot garbage. So why would Spark be the same way?
I make between 1,000-1,200 per week doing walmart spark. I work between 40-50 hours a week mon-friday. No complaints here. Uber and Doordash are garbage
@@brandonohara4122 If what you’re saying is true, you’re the exception not the rule…. But thanks for sharing, you really told me…😳😂🤣
@Stephen Vargas What I'm saying is true buddy lol there's drivers there who make More than I do. My buddy hits 1,300 EVERY WEEK
@Stephen Vargas Sorry but I don't understand what you're trying to say when you say I'm the exception not the rule and the last part where you said you really told me lol
Also It depends on your market. You probably just live in a trash market.
Same
Here in East Texas I haven't had issues with any of the Walmarts but each time I go to Sam's Club to pick up there is ALWAYS an issue. Also, they take forever to bring the orders out.
Definitely correct I live in Tyler Texas and it’s getting much better. Also I think the Walmart on Highway 64 is getting a remodel.
Theyre pretty good around me. But we have about 10 stores in my zone. I never go to a few of them because long wait, associates have no idea whats going on/dont care. Its comes down to the loaders, the loaders at the stores i go to get the orders out and you can tell they actually care to do a good job.
I been doing spark since they started I never had any wait issues, I do know that some stores are longer wait them most but never waited more then 10 minutes, also it depends on time of day and store employees, I also do point-up they have about the same wait time I'm doing both of these in Pennsylvania as well
What I learned about spark and a lot of this gig apps like Uber eats and door dash at least In my area. Is that it doesn’t add up for mileage that your driving. Sparks incentives doesn’t make sense. For ex: Complete 6-10 trips for an extra $30-$40 between 5pm - 10pm within 2 days. For one, all trips after 2 pm are all batch orders with 8 plus drop-offs for 20 plus miles, when batch orders are only considered to be one trip. Also the cut off time for most of these Walmarts for spark are 7:30pm-8pm at the latest. It just doesn’t add up.
I guess it depends on the Wal Mart you go to, each location might have their own protocol when it comes to the spark app and add in underpaid employees and under staffed stores, it will lead to problems
I do very well with Spark here in Athens, Ga. We have 3 in my area and 1 Sam’s. I almost never do Sams, they are bs… The others are good most of the time, I’m lucky enough to live 3 miles away from my nearest one. I have had what had happened here. Always cancel due to wait time so you at least get maybe $3. It helps if the associates are familiar with you I have found.
Haven't gotten into Spark, but have picked up through Uber at Walmart, and they come out fairly quickly. My problem is the orders are often low pay, and they don't show how many items there will be. It says 1 item but that is just the 1 barcode that you scan to complete an entire grocery order that fills the vehicle, to drive multiple miles and haul the items up a stair case to an apartment for $6. Clarity would be welcomed on Walmart orders, they are purposefully vague and it makes me not want to bother.
The wait times for my Walmart aren’t too bad but they can be and that’s the risk you run which is why I only accept orders from them if they are very high paying.
Every Walmart pick up has been like this. Takes 30-45m to get the order out to your car. I tried 5x then gave up on Walmart
As many have said. It depends on the store. I will add this: it also depends on the area you work.
If you work in a big city, with multiple stores, you can avoid which stores to work.
But ...... If you work in small town with one store, it can be a hassle especially if said store is the only supercenter and serves not just the town its located in, but surrounding areas.
The other thing to pay attention to is the calendar. If its a payday weekend, or the first weekend of the month, its gonna be a drag and you are gonna have to wait.
Another issue is the fact that Online orders get first priority over delivery orders.
So if said store is stacked with online orders, you are going to be waiting a bit for assistance, add in the store will bring in associates from other departments to help with filling orders. Means it can be frustrating waiting for an associate.
I'm grinding west pitt and beaver falls area the app is glitchy lately but I'm still making consistent money. After the 1st because of orders from food stamps orders get really backed up. That's usually what's causing long wait times in my area. If you end up waiting 15 mins ask associate if your checked in sometimes it doesn't register when you check in it's hit and miss. Don't let the psychology of the ratings get your money. Be patient. It helps to get to know the associates don't be a jerk to them they are under paid..Learn your market, if you can't handle stress this gig isn't for you sometimes it's more mental than physical yet it can be more physical than mental, I'm getting my bag regardless 💰
I've been doing spark for 2 weeks I like it I like having a little down time in between deliveries where you can eat lunch or go to boys room
In California it’s the same . Some smaller stores are better so I usually only go to the local grocery Walmart stores . I stay away from the super centers . Wait time I go 15 mins
I do spark in a smaller town. It's not so bad, except after a year of doing it, it is saturated with to many drivers now. I'm lucky to do 2-3 orders for Spark a day. My longest wait time for an order was around 25 minutes due to the picker goin on a lunch break without bringing it back to ODP. She was promptly fired. The actual average time for my Walmart is around 7 minutes. My biggest fuss would be the system problems and the app itself. Just in the past week alone Walmart had problems, and then the app. So 2 days of not being able to do Spark. It would be really great if there were more Shop & Delivery orders. S&D orders pay the best, and are generally much faster then waiting for the pickup time to allow you to pick up a "Ready" order.
Walmart spark sucks, I was deactivated for trying to get a scan tag that I needed to complete my delivery. Walmart workers treat spark drivers like crap
I think it’s where you live! I drive for Spark in Vermont and don’t have many issues.
It is solely dependent on the Walmart. I’m south of you in Washington but also have done Robinson/ Bridgeville and Washington seems to be on top of their game, about 80 percent of the time. Walmart west (Rob/Brid) is hit or miss
I agree, I do Walmarts every once in awhile from UBER.
Only if nothing else is available
Does Uber have lots of Walmart orders ?
I just had an order that was not ready. I called to cancel and support person said 30 minutes is a normal wait time. So they really don't care about our time. I canceled it and they sent it right back for $4 more. You can't win with these folks.
If it's not ready I can leave and come back later
Store associates can see spark drivers in the spark as well after a trip is accepted Walmart did not train store associates well when the delivery process rolled out
Today was my first day and the wait time was great all my order were ready 😀
They make you wait for about 30 min while the employees are getting the order (makes sense), so I utilize that 30 min to grab a food delivery or too. None of them pay as much, but keeps money flowing in. Luckily I have a great full time job with benefits and this is side work.
Very long waits. 15 minutes minimum. Also get cycled down to small offers with large milage. They have your vehicle info then have your oversized truck pick up earbuds. Seems to also be preferred drivers who get only large offers
I was considering Spark, but do you know of a good cash gig, in addition to Spark?
yes i changed zones because the two walmarts close to me have long wait times one usually 40 to 50 minutes and the other one is about 30 and the ones in the zone i switched too only have a few minute wait time only problem is now i drive 12 miles to them instead of the 3 miles and 6 miles from my home
I think that it does depend on your specific Walmart when it comes to the amount of time you have to wait in the delivery order to be brought out. Because I’ve worked for spark in 2 different states (Georgia and Alabama) and both of them were on the ball with getting orders out to the drivers. I’ve nevet had to wait over 20 minutes. However, Walmarts App has had some issues with sending what I call “ghost orders” yo peoples phones. And a lot of times it will do that repeatedly with the same customers order. But I’ve been driving for Walmart for two years and it’s only happened to me twice. And I consistently make five to $600 a week driving for Walmart.
I agree with you on the wait time with Spark/Walmart. And then a notification will pop up saying this trip is now eligible for additional earnings and it will be reflected in the earnings tab within 48 hours. Then you call them and they say you weren't waiting for 30 minutes so you're not eligible. Ok.... so WHY does that message pop up then if I'm supposedly not eligible for extra pay????? Anyhow, I get your frustrating about Spark and lately for me it hasn't been bad and I've made some money on it. Hate that people don't bother to tip, it's a service, people! And I also hate the wait at Walmart. I don't think we should have to wait a half hour before getting extra earnings. I plan to call on this one I did tonight. I did take a screenshot. Oh, btw, I write down every job, every address, every name/order number, screenshot the order before accepting, everything, just to see if anything changes after delivery. So far so good and no tip baiters. You have to work different gigs, you are so correct! BTW, what is Point Pickup? Pickup/delivery for what store? Thanks for all your youtube content. Really helps me out for sure!
Mike, do you ever try the Walmart in Robinson?
I had this happen to me twice this week. Once at Walmart after the power went out from a thunderstorm an hour before I got the order. And once at a Sams Clue where they had no idea I was there and that the same problem with having the right scanning labels caused the cancellation order plus I waited 45 minutes. Called customer service and got paid for both orders plus wait time. I think it is a bug in the system.
Walmart is experiencing major turnover in this department at most stores. Thus the reason we get paid for wait time matching what all the other gig apps do. They also stopped drivers from helping store associates load the curbside orders
Spark pays 6.50 in my area. Now we're talking accept the order at 20 after. Then you cannot check in til 45 after. Now the timer starts for waiting. Next is drive time. So 6.50 for over an hour. Not an option. Time to look for another stream of income
I do Spark a lot in Western PA/Eastern OH and in Western PA, I avoid curbside orders like the plague (Express orders here are all shop and deliver). Seriously rude/unprofessional dispatch employees. It's hit and miss in Eastern Ohio (Youngstown area). There's only one Walmart in the Western PA zone I work and 4 Walmarts/ 2 Sam's Clubs in Youngstown. I still prefer Instacart. I love the exercise and decent customers for the most part.
I have also worked the Tarentum/Natrona Heights PA zone. It was terrible when Fox Chapel was included, but that store is closed now.
I love in Jersey and I never have this problem. I mostly get the shopping ones though but of the 3 or 4 curbside pickup ones I've received they came to load me up almost immediately. Now the problem that I do have is that I can't make any money on Spark. I usually only get 1 or 2 orders per day. I get on at like 7:30 am first order comes through immediately every time but after that often times it's nothing. I have days where I'll get a return or occasionally I'll get 2 maybe 3 orders but it's rare. The most I've gotten in one day is 5 and I don't think I've ever gotten an order after 11 am. There's 2 stores in my zone. I don't get it
It's absolutely ridiculous that they won't let you pull your own orders. When I worked for Amazon with Whole Foods, the drivers pulled their own orders. Run in, grab the order, run out.
Walmart employees have no sense of urgency, they'll stop pulling orders to chat with their coworkers while you wait in the parking lot. The rot begins from the top of the food chain and trickles down to the employees tasked with getting your delivery items ready.
Liability. Same reason we are NOT supposed to help load. (I always help, but the rules say not to) liability, that if the driver falls inside the store grabbing the order...law suit. Pull your back picking up an item while AT the store...law suit. Amazon just doesn't care if they get sued. They literally tells their own drivers to deliver in a tornado or get fired. People died. Google it.
@Eric Massey right lol people act like it's that easy no problem. It ain't that cut and dry unfortunately
They have shop and deliver orders which usually pay more. If you accept a pickup order, of course the store employees pull the orders - that's by design 🤷♂️
@Black Bolt The shop orders not only pay more but you drive less miles usually. Also, it's only one order opposed to 2. I love spark where I'm at.
I haven't done spark but I've done Walmart pickup and it took 30 min to get my order AFTER I arrived and it was only a few items. It's dumb because I don't think they even start gathering your items until after you've arrived. If they were competent they would start pulling the items once the order is placed and just have it ready as soon as you pull up like a drive-through. Parking shouldn't even be necessary.
My first order ever and I waited 45 minutes. I was really frustrated and didn't try again for a few days. Watched some youtube videos to see what I might need to do. The store in my zone cannot seem to get orders out in a timely manner since I had the issue the next two times I went out. Don't get me started on the cruddy pay on some of these. My acceptance rate is really bad, but I'm not desperate for crumbs.
I work with doordash and I am so happy they took walmart off of doordash(I believe) I havnt had an order from them for a long time and I guess spark is why, the last walmart order I had was such a JOKE. I was working the AM and they had just "opened" the app functions I guess, but anyways I had 1 order 1 item, it was a go in and pick up, so I go in, skip the line because i am "express" and the lady tells me there is a line...i looked over and i was like "this line"....this line of maybe 20 people...yea no...im out. never accpet walmart again.
OH and addtion to this, that same morning I kepted getting walmart orders. I got so many order offers that it killed my acceptece rate to almost nothing. I had to turn DD off for the day...I was NOT happy, and that was when I was doing DD full time because I lost my job to COVID.
So does the app tell you if it's a grocery pick-up or if you yourself has to do the shopping? Can you select either one?
Good morning everyone! I live in Harrisburg Pa . I applied for Spark June of last year and I never heard anything from them. I applied for Spark again last month and still didn't get a call or email. Who can I talk to about this matter?
And also do you accepting rates go down if you cancel?
I do a few a week to fill in when other apps are slow. But their system is highly irritating. Almost every aspect. I do often get frustrated and unassign and drive off.
it obviously depends on your walmart lol the walmart by me is usually no longer than a 5 minute wait even on the weekends
I hate seeing other drivers using 3 phones and walking in and out of walmart with shopping orders all day. Have fun dealing with the cheaters and fraudsters.
What phone is required for spark app? Currently have iPhone 7. Do I need to upgrade?
I currently was working for spark delivery I experienced the same issues waiting at the store a long time for an order to come out or not even giving it horrible
wait times at my walmart is alot better. I live in a smaller town though(about 30,000) and the employees have all been there for a while. I think it depends on the store. Also, if I'm waiting too long, I will get an employee and ask about my batch. Another tip, is check in before other drivers to get out faster. Seems to work best for me, but it is easier to do in my small town. Not sure how it would be in bigger city. I have never had to call the store or give a customer phone number. That walmart is prob just not good.
My Walmarts used to be hot garbage. Recently some changes happened and now the associates come out instantly! Spark changed back to my primary app.
I spark in Rome, ga. And the wait it terrible along w issue of orders coming thru that have already been picked up. Terrible.
Sparks is not the same as in the past. In Virginia it's the same frustration. Whenever I decide to take orders, I have long wait time and the pay is not worth it. The app is glitchy, and it makes no sense to take an order with low pay and long miles to go. I still jump on every now and then because I want to keep when Im in need of cash flow.
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It depends on what shift you driving for. Morning is faster than evening
Welcome to spark lol I go through the bullshit a lot if I go to a picticular store. Most of the Walmarts I go to are right on the ball. I feel it’s the quality of people they have at bad Walmarts or they are just pushing out so much product they can’t handle the flow
Just learned you can walk in Walmart and ask for order speeds up wait time saw a guy do it and came back to delivery spot
I work for door dash i’ve been with them for about two or three weeks, and they have some kind of glitch in their system They say one thing, but it ends up being another, and I have signed up for Spark Driver with Walmart but waiting on a spot and if it’s that bad, I definitely won’t drive for the app. Thank you for letting me know.
Was thinking about joining after seeing this im not sure im from Rhode Island and my friend does it and she has not all that many problems but im not sure
It's the top of my list in my area. Only one walmart has had some recent issues with app changes but they figured it out it seems.
It depends on the workers like for me where I live the zine here it is better from 8 am to 4 after its a long shot if they are backed up with a lot of picks then yes but has have always gotten 2 to 3 extra dollars for 30 to 45 min wait time and 7$ to 8$ for an hour. Some days are good, some not . Even with our market where I'm is loaded with people coming from other zones on slow days, I still make pretty good for what I did, but if you're looking to make a certain amount then I would do other gigs in between. I do DD, and it socks here like I will not take others that under 6.50 .and it has to be worth my miles. I've only done like 38 deliveries on DD. And if that order was 20 dollars for 11.something that would be avgood for here, lol, but I'm sure not here you are doing .
I have accepted numerous Walmart orders through Uber Eats but I have never gotten a single delivery done. More times than not, the order had already been picked up or the wait was over 40 minutes. I thought it would be different on Spark and now this video tells me it's the same nonsense. No Walmart deliveries for me.
It always helps me that I stop an associate an ask them to help me and it usually helps out
I don’t have those problems in Texas! It’s good smooth and fast 💨
My biggest issue is I have 3 Walmart's and 1 Sam's club in my zone. All of them are 30 min away from each other, so I can't work all of them. I have called them and they said they use to block Walmart's out of your area but no longer. So, my ratings go down quickly because they'll give me offers that could take me several hours just to go from one to the other.
Sounds like Southgate zone 😂
Sounds like WV/OH. Beyond frustrated with Spark at this point.
I’m working for spark now. People please don’t quit your job. It’s real slow
It’s slow because you’re not using the master software on your account.. I do make roughly $2150 weekly in my area here in San Francisco..
@@fred4898 where I’m at, a-lot of people saying the same thing. Chicago is a big city. A lot people don’t have money like that here.
@@fred4898 and what is the master software??
@@True_Crimes_Tales no I’m using the latest software now , that’s why
@@fred4898 ur crazy no way ur Makin 2k on spark 😂
I’m in Grand Rapids Michigan. There is one Walmart that takes forever every single time and guess what? I decided to take a single order here and I’ve been waiting and waiting. Something is NOT WORKING!