7 Things I WISH I Knew Before Driving For Walmart Spark

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After driving for Walmart Spark there are seven things I wish I knew before starting. Watch this video to prepare for your next shift.
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0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Order Types
0:40 - Increased Pay Round Robin
1:01 - Time To Accept
1:35 - Shop & Deliver Offers
2:05 - Bagging Process
2:21 - Wait Lists
2:45 - Cold Chain Process & Timer
3:35 - Cold Chain Time Requirements
3:49 - Commuting Miles
4:28 - Confusing Bonus Structure
5:24 - Spark's Specific Pick Up Times
6:11 - Multi-Apping Around Pick Up Times
6:58 - Additional Earnings For Delays
7:14 - Long Batched Routes
8:12 - Who Should Do Long Routes
9:01 - How To Make The Most Money On Spark
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@YourDriverMike 5 ай бұрын

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@maskedgigguy6499 4 ай бұрын

Driving Spark is pretty cool but it seems that high paying orders are being canceled and given to other drivers a minute later.

@Jesima2110 13 күн бұрын

The waiting for pick up time sucks. I have been driving Spark for a while now, and there is no getting around it. If your waiting for the order to be loaded for 30 minutes or longer you can cancel with out it affecting your rate. I have several hot spots in my area. When I drive I pick the cluster of Walmart/Home Depot retailers in the neighborhood I want to work that day. I try not accept an order for less than 10 dollars total or more than 5 miles from that store. I try to keep it to as few stops as possible. If I haven't gotten anything fitting those for a while and need an order. I will take the multiple stop orders but no more than 3-4 stops total. The pay needs to be around 20 dollars for the entire order. 5-7 miles is generally my zone radius I stay in when running those. I always reject the warehouse orders. I have seen them as big as 22 stops, 45 miles, est. 2.5 hours for $65.00. When I first started doing Spark I would accept these orders. They take me about an hour longer than the estimated time, and end with me being 10-35 miles away from the closest Walmart or home.

@ItsamewillE Ай бұрын

10:10 i LOVE the 10 stop orders. 2 hours for 50 bucks. All the orders are prepackaged on tag per package. So nice.

@kennystrawnmusic 5 ай бұрын

The cold chain timer is why I like to take my catering bag into the store when shopping if there’s a large number of perishables. Gives the store and the associates peace of mind that it’ll reach the customer safely.

@kimberlybutler3623 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the information

@Diana-ze8wu 3 ай бұрын

I did my first Spark yesterday. Had DD running too. I was sent downtown, out of my zone and then ‘accidentally’ took a ridiculous DD that had me pick up 2 spots for one addy. THEN Spark sent me WAYYYY out of my zone. Took me 30 minutes to get home. And what’s up with the ‘confirmed’ tips? Half of my money is being held hostage 😂 I think you’re right about not using it as your main source.

@cruisinwithcorey 5 ай бұрын

The 10+ delivery batch runs are general merchandise. It’s one or two items in a bag, occasionally a bigger item. But predominantly little things. Being said, the pay is usually garbage. Barely $1/mi. Sometimes you can get lucky and it’s closer to $2

@nateb.1568 5 ай бұрын

It's probably comparable to something like Amazon flex runs, though.

@steve0l 25 күн бұрын

As Mike mentioned about a waitlist, just to let you all know, I was on the wait list for two and a half years, yes you read that right 2 1/2 years on the waitlist. I signed up for Walmart spark the same time I did Amazon Flex, I was on the waitlist for Amazon Flex for 6 months, and on the wait list for spark for 2 and 1/2 years so be prepared to wait a very very long time mostly depending on your area as well.

@IamCaleum 5 ай бұрын

The bad thing about spark in a lot of areas are teams that sit with multiple phones and snatch up all of the orders and in our area will come to your car door with a gun and make you leave. The police sit here now because they were even doing this with people who were picking up their own groceries. Our online grocery dept is also ALWAYS massively behind because the marketing people removed the limit of how many people can order and pick up per hour so instead of spark orders plus 15 online orders an hour we will sometimes get 40 onlines and a ton of spark stuff so everything is either massively behind or a number of orders have to be delayed to next day.

@YourDriverMike 5 ай бұрын

Wow that’s wild, thanks for sharing. Which market?

@mjulianlee 5 ай бұрын

Multiple Spark Delivery accounts!?

@IamCaleum 5 ай бұрын

@@YourDriverMike North Eastern part of Maryland, many of the towns along 95 especially close to Baltimore can get a little iffy at times. Have not had issues with DD or UE, just Spark because a lot of police already kind of ignore any call from Walmarts because of theft.

@IamCaleum 5 ай бұрын

@@mjulianlee Yeah, we think they are either using stolen accounts/identities or since the one group is a team of 8 that the group at the walmart holds phones and takes orders and the 2 drivers only take the phones for the orders they have in vehicles and they just rotate phones.

@rolandocruz1997 4 ай бұрын

Someone tried doing that in my area and they quickly got deactivated bc one of the workers is a snitch guess not all snitches are bad lol

@256bassfishing 5 ай бұрын

I do mostly shop and delivers. I used to not get a lot when I first started two years ago, but since I preferred them, I started passing up the 2 stop and 3 stop orders and maybe pick up a good multi-general merch offer as long as the pay was fairly close to 2x the miles that was around an hour to maintain a $20+/ hr threshold, however, since I preferred S&D's, I would sit at my favorite store and on any given day would get an average of 7 of them. I've done up to 11 S&D's in one day that paid out $250 for base plus tips. I work an 8 hour shift, maybe 9, if it's a particularly a good day to deliver. However, I do Spark as my primary means of making money and multi-app on slower days. I have 4 super Walmarts, a Sam's, a Neighborhood Walmart, and multiple 3 Advanced Auto Zone stores in my zone that really isn't all that big in Florence Alabama. I do avoid one big store because they are horrible disorganized when it comes to curbside and only accept S&D's from that store and our Sam's store pays less than $1/mile on average.

@lilblackfish2009 3 ай бұрын

the less stops the better and i hate apartments or condos so much things can go wrong

@lm1826 5 ай бұрын

One thing I learned is sometimes the multi stop orders have repeat addresses in other words it say 8 stops but might only be 5.... an order may've been placed by same customer or you have multiple drops at one location. So now I ck. For that too it can make it better paying than what it seems initially.

@markroberts2277 3 ай бұрын

I was a Walmart employee for 27 years and I seen all the changes through the years and I'm trying to see how this system works and I'm learning more as a customer

@jamesalexander5473 5 ай бұрын

My cold chain timer is about one hour or two so we have plenty of time in North Carolina

@3Stkz 5 ай бұрын

see ya next video ✌️

@TraciHoman 3 ай бұрын

One of the managers from our Walmart was telling Spark shop and deliver that we couldn't park anywhere in the Walmart parking lot. She was saying we had to park in the movie theater parking lot which is across a major road! I wish I'd been there, I'd of asked her did she have extra employees to bring all the carts back? We ignored her.

@XeRo333 Ай бұрын

I personally really enjoy doing Shop & Drlivers more than curbside! But as long as the dollar amount is worth the drive then I'll take it

@brookecouffer6388 5 ай бұрын

I've been on the Spark wait list in Raleigh, NC for over a year.

@christopherneil1939 Ай бұрын

I got wait listed in Winston-Salem for about a month but I got on and haven’t had issues

@a418128 5 ай бұрын

Cant even get in, too saturated i guess. Wont even let me change location . Any advice?

@billydandthehoodoos 5 ай бұрын

Hey Mike .. faithful watcher.. when you hit "Spark Now" how long do you turn it on for? Like a few hours as in 8AM - Noon or 1PM -- or just like an hour at a time as in 8AM - 9AM and then hit Spark Now again for like 9-10 or 1030.. just wondering as a Strategy? Thank U

@maskedgigguy6499 4 ай бұрын

My area is pretty cool. The incentives have been pretty good lately.

@spacecoastdriver 2 ай бұрын

I agree

@derobbins100 5 ай бұрын

I’ve found I can’t ever see fcfs orders anymore. I get a notification, I’m on the page, but the offer never shows up. I’ve talked to driver support so many times it’s unreal. They are always referring to tech, but I never hear anything from them either. It’s really frustrating. I also might get 2 round robin orders in 4 hours. Crazy.

@bearkiti9974 4 ай бұрын

I would take the $56 18 drop everyday. Those are easy and some of them have multiple drops for the same location.

@stuartwayne5626 5 ай бұрын

I've found that the multi stop runs are usually one or two item orders.

@aaronmdepies8224 28 күн бұрын

Tell you if you try to do another order while you’re waiting they will give you a certain time limit to get to reserve parking spot and then they will cancel if you are not heading there. I just had that happen and the other day on a shopping order. You either commit to it or you don’t.

@mlkrgr 5 ай бұрын

Walmart is a great filler app. You can spend a lot of time just trying to drive back and forth to Walmart. I drive for a very polarized market so usually 2-3 miles going southwest puts me in a good area for other restaurant orders; but if it's east going up to 10 miles, it's very likely I'll get anything else and owuld have to go all the way back to the Walmart. And if I go 4-6 miles northwest, Walmart is still nearly the fastest place to return to granted sometimes I can get a crappy Mcdonalds or 7-11 order that keeps me in the neighborhood. I like the 1-3 drop runs too; can likely multiapp and pick up something with a nearby restaurant and going the same direction.

@Miguel_Angel718 4 ай бұрын

Spark shop is so easy. You get your own self checkout lane, no scanning items. Shop, bag, scan QR code, and go!

@rogerwilco1777 3 ай бұрын

..our walmart wont let us bag till aft we leave the store.. which is dumb cause they just now gave us our own checkout lane, so no more waiting in line, but now extra time bagging..?? The whole point is speed! I would bag as I shopped, scan and go.. so easy.. Do I have to comply to that? I'm tempted to just keep doing it and if they keep yelling at me, I wanna ask for the manager that made that rule and explain why its dumb.. But I also dont know my actual rights. I dont want to get 'fired' or banned from the store.. A-lot of these 'independent contractor' jobs have fine print written into the contracts that basically lets them treat us more like employees.. so until I learn more about the system, I'll guess i'll just shut up and comply or else I'll be sleeping the walmart parking lot.

@sillywillie5076 2 ай бұрын

@rogerwilco1777 yeah I lived that life in walmart parking lot when I was 14, living in a car with 5 other people, no room to sleep, not fun but I imagine by yourself it wouldn't be as bad

@jaymaetube 5 ай бұрын

It's not just scammers and bots, the issue goes down much deeper than that, these young kids that Walmart hired to deliver the groceries to your car have full control of your delivery once you have parked in the designated spot area, at this point they can actually manipulate the orders and do as they please. from cancelling your order if they like right in the spot or take orders away from your batch. Also make you wait longer hours if they want too, and if you happen to be an A#@ kisser / friendly Mr nice guy with them!..... guess what..... you get your order first! and you are on the way to deliver! True Facts. Be on the lookout next time and you'll see!

@jd5776 3 ай бұрын

I believe this to be true

@mrfulgi 5 ай бұрын

Here in Hudson MA store, I use the regular paper bags at self checkout. The first time I did shop and order here, I asked the head cashier about this. She said to use the bags at the register. Problem solved for me.

@christi104 5 ай бұрын

Here in OR our Walmart has NO bags available for customers. You must bring your own or purchase one of their flimsy blue bags for .78. As a Spark shopper they provide smallish brown bags with handles (really cheesy so you must double bag anything on the heavier side). I always carry extra ones in case of tears (and this has happened when picking up curbside too). Have a nice day from the west coast 😊

@tysonfranklin9781 Ай бұрын

Does spark have instant pay after delivery?

@3Stkz 5 ай бұрын

Took me bout a month or two to get activated

@essarkarim537 3 ай бұрын

I am trying to sign up but there is not way I can do. I live in Houston, TX

@chuckd2135 17 күн бұрын

I just started with spark, looks like we are in the same area.

@aliciaspearman6617 18 күн бұрын

Walmart does not have those type of bags at the location where I shop.

@jtvlog7149 5 ай бұрын

I do walmart spark on the weekends it was good but now they have bonuses it’s impossible if all the stores have about 30 drivers tht extra money is not really tht great n each delivery it take a hour in my zone north east jersey sucks n the curbside not even worth it. Most the trips be like 8 miles for like $15-$18 not worth it n they paying less every week maybe its just a January thing idk i only have 2 months on this i have a full time job i rather make money than no money

@marycatherinebello 5 ай бұрын

Sam's Club is awful, always make you wait 20 to 30 minutes to pick up the order, then you wait 10 to 20 minutes for them to come out with order, no extra pay either. Most miles and lowest pay.

@rogerwilco1777 3 ай бұрын

I bag my groceries as I shop, however I've been told by a couple of the receipt nazi's that I cant bag my groceries till aft I leave the store.. Is this true or just some BS rule that my particular store made up? Can I refuse to do this?.. or did i sign some kind of contract working for Spark saying I have to comply to store policy, show receipt etc? We're not employees, we're independent contractors.. and just like a normal customer doesn't have to stop if they don't want for the receipt check.., can I also refuse their 'no-bagging' rule, or refuse to stop for the receipt check? I mean they're messing with my business and costing me time which equals money.. and if I have to follow store rules, am I really a contractor or what? I dont want to burn bridges, but I also don't like people slowing me down and forcing me to jump through unnecessary hoops (unless they wanna pay extra).. I'm really just worried about the 'no bagging' rule. If there's some fine print in the contract that says I cant do it, then ok I'll comply..

@m3m683 5 ай бұрын

I'm curious if you have any spark scammers in your area, I was hoping identity verification would keep them away but it's been a failure they bypass it and have 3, 4, or 5 accounts and theres 10 of them constantly doing shopping orders. They drop one order off and before they even get to the parking lot their other phone already has another lined up. It's made spark unworkable in my zone I maybe get 1 or 2 crappy orders on a sunday and that's it.

@YourDriverMike 5 ай бұрын

I’m seeing a few comments mention shady activity on Spark. I do like the real time face scans but how are they bypassing it plus having so many accounts?

@rebachick94 5 ай бұрын

@@YourDriverMikethis is what I want to know.

@Notascammer1776 5 ай бұрын

@@YourDriverMikebots.

@maynurd52404 4 ай бұрын

You can get a shop and deliver order that is an express order. These pay a bit more than a normal shop and deliver order. Several times, I have issues with items that are locked in a cage and you can waste a lot waiting for someone to get it out for you. When doing a shop order, I always leave anything perishable for the last things I pick up. If you have been waiting more than 30 minutes for an order, you can cancel and not have it effect your metrics.

@tooturntjayz8439 5 ай бұрын

drivers using bot accounts is the main issue

@AaronsGig 5 ай бұрын

Should be the first thing mentioned in any Spark video.

@Erati243 4 ай бұрын

I have never seen a perishable timer other than 90 minutes and I have done like 500 shop and delivers in the last 8 months. As far as your long routes with like 10+ stops those will never be groceries. They are one off orders, normally one or maybe 2 items per stop and the pay to mileage is so crappy because walmart doesn't give the option for the customer to tip on those deliveries.

@classysassygivingyouthe4113 5 ай бұрын

Can someone help me . I'm on disability I just started with Spark a few weeks ago. Dealing with the Social Security Administration. They want information about Spark Driver Delivery. They want addresses & Number. My question is it the local Walmart where I pick up my orders the address I need to provide. Because when I call Spark Support I don't get any information. Dealing with Social Security Administration they want to know all your business

@itwasmonstermash 5 ай бұрын

Hey neighbor! I’m in Westmoreland county

@laterraschannel 2 ай бұрын

I got approved in 2 days

@BkNailzz 2 ай бұрын

It took me 2 Weeks to sign up here in state of Florida was not that bad it i hear the list is long but i feel Spark how do really people make money if the tips ain't great

@3Stkz 5 ай бұрын

Start video lets GOOO

@ballardje31 5 ай бұрын

Bots killed my spark market...!!!

@jbthegamer8306 5 ай бұрын

I’m planning on doing this on side like weekend would it be worth it?

@3Stkz 5 ай бұрын

Definitely FILLER APP 4 me

@theswampfisher3253 3 ай бұрын

I don’t mind the multistock, but the problem is some of these multi stuff. Don’t even pay. Anymore

@Anthonyk747 2 ай бұрын

Lately, what's been pissing me off is the "10 minute reminders" in the app. "Warning. Head to your delivery location now. It is due in 10 minutes!" Drives me absolutely bonkers - I am stuck in traffic, or the GPS took me to the wrong area, or I'm doing 10 mph on a dirt and gravel road with massive pot holes! I don't think it affects my metrics as all are still green for me, but the warning/reminders are just driving me mad. The worst part is that the 10 minute warning has NOTHING to do with the Perishable Timer! It's usually 1 hour away and I've got plenty of time, but for some reason someone (I can't figure out if it's Walmart Staff or the Customer) wants it "faster." I'm in a 2008 Honda Fit - not a Jeep Wrangler. I am not losing an axle or getting stuck in mud for the sake of speed.

@carlvarlblanchard6385 5 ай бұрын

can you look in to KZfaq they are now saying KZfaq will pay you $1000 dollars to watch their videos ???? if that worth the time i watch KZfaq 24/7 i do not have cable i just have my pc i play games on and watch KZfaq

@jasondoolin6476 5 ай бұрын

One of the biggest spark problems imo: not only are the incentives confusing but the notifications are cluttered and redundant.

@davidreed3357 Күн бұрын

So who is getting the orders in these Bot orders?

@mrch6200 5 ай бұрын

🤠

@sachaarthurton6451 4 ай бұрын

I waited eight months and I just got in

@pattyjo7191 3 ай бұрын

I just signed up today. Waiting for the background check I guess. I hope it’s worth it.

@Saennuc Ай бұрын

My problem is the unconfirmed tips that’s bs

@3Stkz 5 ай бұрын

Haven't did more than a 3 stop batch

@blinddog4288 5 ай бұрын

Batch orders (over 3 stops) are absolutely garbage!!!! They pay $1 a mile and you will NOT finish them in the time they have listed.

@AaronsGig 5 ай бұрын

What about all the fraudulent accounts and bots? How can anyone do a Spark video without mentioning that? Are you really unaware of this problem.?

@YourDriverMike 5 ай бұрын

Are you noticing this mainly on Spark or other apps as well? Is there a way to tell if my market is affected? I don’t notice anything in particular when I’ve gone online curious what the signs are

@AaronsGig 5 ай бұрын

@YourDriverMike I only noticed it when I started doing Spark only. Large groups of people speaking Spanish getting all the huge shopping orders and I don't see any all day long. You pretty much have to be working only one store and waiting in the parking lot for hours to notice it.

@AaronsGig 5 ай бұрын

@@YourDriverMike You should really watch some other gig content.

@tonyawilliams3708 5 ай бұрын

Bots are huge in my market here in Phoenix to the point I went from using spark as my main app to rarely receiving orders! It will say you have a new request and then you click and it disappears before you can even look to see what the order is.

@tb9354 5 ай бұрын

Bots also a problem here in Houston.

@popeyegordon 17 күн бұрын

I am a customer of Walmart delivery in central Florida. I am sharing with you a very concerning shortcoming of Walmart delivery drivers - I have found that a lot of you younger drivers have no basic understanding of the four points of the compass! Finding my location requires instructions that use compass directions for reference. I put those directions in my delivery instructions on the Walmart site but I get calls and find drivers wandering my neighborhood lost because some of you don't know East from West! Why would Walmart hire drivers who do not have basic literacy? How do you graduate grade school without learning where the North pole is, and where South America is in relation to your location?? How can you not know from which direction the sun rises and sets each day?? I really am mystified by this. Not speaking good English is one thing but not having enough schooling, in any country where you grew up, to know the points of the compass??? Incomprehensible! Please explain to me how that happens. Many road signs rely on drivers knowing compass directions. There are real limits to the usefulness of GPS navigators and it seems some are staking their lives and safety and careers on the software in their GPS navigators, at the cost of fresh timely food deliveries. What should I tell my local Walmart store manager? What excuses do you smart phone addicted young people have for this?

@ShockBot127 9 күн бұрын

I'm not a young adult, though I have a daughter that isn't terribly far from becoming one. And. If you still need an answer .....it is? Modern Education. As well as a total disregard for any concept of human pride, that is inherently bred into our younger generations. And . I'm still trying to figure that one out!!!????

@popeyegordon 9 күн бұрын

@@ShockBot127 All right on except I think you meant human dignity, not pride. Egotism is what is a pandemic in US schools. Gladiator sports are the ultimate ego games in grade school. So are things like shaming a kid because he/she does not wear the latest fashions. Social media has extended this poison to the internet and has even caused suicides and school shootings.

@3Stkz 5 ай бұрын

EVRY1 HIT THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON

@jocelyntimothe6763 18 күн бұрын

Wasting time and gas⛽️

@TheOtakuKing 5 ай бұрын

Hey man, I'll say spark can be very good if you in a smaller town. Bigger pay but could be lot down time. As for spark shop orders, you can power speed through them if you know the store well. But your right man. Using spark mostly as filler. But it works well with DD tho.

@lifeonmockingbirdhill 4 ай бұрын

I would say if someone besides you is shopping for and delivering your groceries regardless of how small the order is, I’d tip them.

@mykidsbowl7 Ай бұрын

You really need to get your information correct before you start making videos like this

@tedrush3401 3 ай бұрын

I feel like he’s drinking the koolaid when it comes to spark

@83Ivgen 5 ай бұрын

Ты очень нудный!

@sai1boats 5 ай бұрын

Shop and deliver never worth it. Big waste of your time.

@cruisinwithcorey 5 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself. I can shop 30 items in 20 minutes. Base pay is much higher and bigger tips in many cases

@christi104 5 ай бұрын

@@cruisinwithcoreyI agree - best money maker for me as well. No waiting at curbside and the breakdown of the location of the items is awesome. 😎

@AaronsGig 5 ай бұрын

@@cruisinwithcorey You just hit that on the nose.

@christopherneil1939 Ай бұрын

It helps if your a former Walmart worker. I mostly work my old store so I know where everything is

@danielpierson3486 11 күн бұрын

I get alot of 11- 20 dollar orders for shopping and most of the time it 2 , 5 , 7 items and 3 or 4 miles away, easy money

@AdelnelBastardo 3 ай бұрын

Every day I see a Wallmart worker with a device in his hand assigning routes to his friends...

@sz6738 2 ай бұрын

Funny why would someone need to drive for spark when they claim there the best and biggest money makers for DoorDash lmao

@AdelnelBastardo 3 ай бұрын

Every day I see a Wallmart worker with a device in his hand assigning routes to his friends...