You are very welcome. 🙏

You got this!

For sure. I used to love Amazon in the early am, and then DoorDash or Shipt in the late morning. By noon, I could have 200 bucks.

After gas ?

@@Bhullarsaab92 yup, after gas. I drive a hybrid, so fuel is only a fraction of costs. (Usually around 10%). Now this is in Georgia, where gas is around 3.00 a gallon. So I could drive around 100 miles for 6.00. Assuming 1 dollar earned per mile driving, that is 6% fuel costs.

Can you tell me how can i schedule a block everyday it only shows me offers i can choose and not schedule ​@@SideGigGuy

I agree completely! The other morning I missed 10 opportunities to pick up a block I wanted. And I was clicking fast, really fast. It has to be bots.

Bots save times, if got something to do, can't seat behind a phone looking for blocks, bots can't get the ones u desire too, that $18 an hour isn't bad either sometimes u get to finish early, your hourly pay becomes more, when finish early

@@jocelyntimothe6763everyone need bots then

@@jocelyntimothe6763how do I get a bot

@@jocelyntimothe6763how do yo get the boys.

Thanks!!

what do you mean weekend passengers?

@@rainypath96 The nature of Uber passengers is much different on weekends and holidays. Probably what he meant.

Thank you!!

Wow, that’s too bad.

If you want to get into the game you must adapt and use bots. Do not let the Amazon threat of being deactivated if caught keep you from banking. It's obvious they are clearly not deactivating anyone because it is impossible to be caught by Amazon. They can suspect but they will never have 100% conclusive proof of anyone using block catchers.

Great question. Yes, you can drop the packages in any order. If you skip the sequence in the app itinerary, you just need to tell the app (in the itinerary) that you are navigating to drop X. Amazon will try to route you in a circle, so sometimes it is easier to improvise based on roads, traffic, etc. Glad you enjoyed the video!!

Thanks, appreciate it.

You don’t know in advance. It’s like a box of chocolate, you never know if it will be easy or hard. Or how many packages, or how far you will drive. The Amazon logistics is pretty good about the time estimate. I finish early more often than late. Good luck. If you get a bad run first time out, try again. Bad blocks happen, but they are random.

Right!! That’s the best. I’ve been getting some good ones again. I think the part timers have paid down their credit cards from the holidays, or they have gotten their tax refund. IDK 🤷‍♂️ just glad it is busier!! Thanks for commenting

@@SideGigGuy haha ya that was last year in Michigan I live in Ohio and my first block since last year is scheduled for 2 15 today , it’s a 72 dollar 3 and a half block I tried and missed getting a 3hour 109.00 $ block this morning I missed it several times I swear they are using the Bot app because it was absolute milliseconds before it was gone , Insane

Great question. I’ll use Google maps, and just put the station code letters into the search. Most of them will show up. I think there is also a Reddit article that contains it all but you might have to search for that.

@@SideGigGuy ok thank u so much for that information

That is a bummer. Are there other nearby zones that open earlier? Sometimes, I will dash in the zone two north of me because they have a popular “all night” restaurant.

That was all me, 100% human. If you are interested in a bot, Flexer or flex-o-matic are options. Thanks for the comment

I don’t know. But I don’t think so. I’m also in the process of moving, so I might have more information in a month. Whichever one of us learns the answer first, we agree to let the other know.. yes??

@@SideGigGuy Ok Thank you very much

That’s a bummer. Each area is a little different, in the area I live now, I can see same day and next day. And of course if you have the higher status you get access to preferred scheduling, but I don’t have that anymore.

i meant one

Yes, you can definitely schedule two blocks a day. I believe you can schedule three blocks a day depending on the length of the block. I think the limit Amazon places is on the number of hours. You can schedule per week. But I’m not 100% sure on the weekly limit as I don’t do it enough to go over 40 hours. But I am sure you can do two and possibly three blocks a day.

@Abudar Raymond Shut up.

It sounds like you’re on the dreaded waiting list. There’s no good answer for this, sometimes it’s only a few days sometimes it’s a few months, and my case when it comes to spark or Instacart it’s forever so far. I’ve been on both waiting lists for over two years. I’ve reapplied, and still nothing.

Google maps. Punch in Amazon and the three letter code of warehouse. (Like vga). If Google maps doesn’t help, straight up google it first. The app won’t give you the address to the warehouse unless you assign yourself a pick up there.

@@SideGigGuy Thank you so much! Have a great day!

Appreciate the info, I didn’t know. The warehouse I normally work out of is flex personal vehicles only. No vans.

I’ve found early in the morning, the day of the block. (Like 2am) But they can also pop in 24 hours before. Try different times.

I like to call that being tapped out. And yes that happens after about an hour of refreshing nonstop. Very annoying. Do you think Amazon come up with a better way of scheduling blocks?

There is a lot of random refreshing. But usually within a few hours of the block start. Sometimes, it is within a few minutes of start time, so if you see this happening, you may want to camp out near the station. Each site is different. For me, waking at 3-4am got me the best money for morning routes

@@SideGigGuy in New Orleans I’ve never seen anything before 3pm. But maybe that’s because I just started and everything else is always taken

There have been a lot of comments about the bots on this thread. And well, I won’t confirm or deny if I use one, everything that has been said it’s pretty much true. If you really wanna get the good blocks, you have to cheat and use a bot. It is nearly impossible to get them manually, but not completely impossible. And of course it’s against the rules, but probably very hard to detect. Thanks for commenting I really appreciate it.

@Canelito flexomatic is an option. I highly suggest setting up an Amazon account just for flexing as the app may need your password to impersonate you on the Amazon side

Bro I doubt I’m in your area but how do you even score with a bot without being detected? And what bot do you use? I’m iOs and I see they have more of them for android. Just curious.

@@Chandlaman flexomatic or flexer for iOS. Just be careful and have an Amazon account just for flexing because the app will need your password. So I wouldn’t use an Amazon account with a credit card on it

@@SideGigGuy hmm, i wonder if that’s even possible for me since i think my amazon account is linked with my flex. dang. thank you for informing me though.

My wife comes with me routinely and helps. Consider if you’re not bringing someone like your wife, though, they might want to be paid.

@@SideGigGuy I mean like a two door car. It’s a hatchback.

@@Livewild779 oh, sorry, I misunderstood. You might want to check their website, but I believe they required at least a four-door car. Check the AmazonFlex website. However, I get your point, and there’s probably ways around that. For example, when I pick up, Amazon has no idea what vehicle I’m actually in, they do an identity check that it’s me with my face.

@@Livewild779 from Amazon website. If you are delivering Prime Now orders, you can use any car that can safely and reliably transport Amazon orders to customers. If you are delivering Amazon.com orders, you'll need to use a 4-door, mid-sized sedan or larger vehicle, such as a truck with a covered bed, SUV, or a van that can safely and reliably transport Amazon orders to customers. Smaller cars and trucks with open beds do not qualify.

They don't check a what vehicle you're in. At least in my station, I signed up with my truck and yesterday I did a block with sisters car.

No you cannot. You can be terminated for using any automated block grabber like flexer and flexomatic. And while I don’t endorse block grabbers, they are effective and likely hard to detect.

Yeah, it is probably all relative to the least they can pay and still get drivers. We do have cheap gas, just over $3.00 a gallon. Thanks for the comment! 🤓

Damn I just got accepted here in LA hopefully the pay is worth adding miles to my Prius 😂

Offers are really low in NC, barely have blocks over $90

You can definitely book 2-3 blocks a day. I know people who do this. Not me. But they usually do two 5 hour blocks, with a 2-3 hr block in the middle. 1: 4a-8a 2: 10a-1p 3: 2p-7p. It’s hard work, not for me.

@@SideGigGuy i just got on and see its very hard to get the $100+ blocks. But ive done 3. Have yet to see one in the $150+ range. Still learning the app tho. Im in dallas. I do thus with instacsrt and uber

Plus i know ppl that have bots just fishing for blocks for them. They can set time frame, per hour and minimum. Sounds nice but idk if its worth it yet to risk my account getting flagged and deactivated

@@fuegodayego I still see them, but they are gone within seconds. Bots can get you deactivated, but it is obvious they are being used!!!

​@SideGigGuy It is impossible to determine who's using a bot so Amazon relies on threats of being deactivated if caught, which will never happen. If you want to play the game, you must use bots or be left behind.

Well, the bots are effective, but risk of deactivation is there also. That sucks that you can’t get a block.

@Abudar Raymond Shut up.

Mike!! Comb your beard!!!! How are you my bro?!?? Still in LA? I’m still in ATL. Glad you found the channel!!

They probably have some rule about old cars. However, are you telling me that your car is older than the invention of the DVD?

lol i have an 88' GMC Vandura 2500 with a rebuilt engine and new transmission around 100k miles ago :D @@SideGigGuy

In this case, yes. 3am Monday morning. I don’t think this is a great video, but I was just so frustrated, because I can usually grab one, and was trying to make a video in successfully grabbing one. But it seems my failure was pretty good. 😂

@@SideGigGuy it was very informative. I appreciate it!

I’ve never done spark. But flex is pretty easy, at least the warehouse part is most of the time. Anywhere from 1-50 stops, usually about 7-9 stops per hour. And usually finish the block early.

@@SideGigGuy thanks

@@SideGigGuy Do you still get the full pay if you finish early?

@@monetthood2770 yes. In fact, you also get the full pay if the don’t have a route for you. Which happens occasionally. I’d say 5% of the time. You stand around for 30 minutes and then the app tells you that you can leave, full pay.

@Abudar Raymond Shut up.

I do, and the are, in an organized fashion

Do you have a real grabber bot Recommanded? I’m using an endless “missed” bot , please :)

@@SideGigGuy It’s so unfair and I have seen so many offers for $140-$250 within the last three days and haven’t been able to get not one.

You are responsible for paying all your federal and state taxes at the end of the year. You also need to set aside 15.3% for the self employment tax. But all that is after you subtract the mileage deduction of 65.5 cents per mile.

@@SideGigGuy tha k you sir . I like your videos . Thank you

@@diradim1925 you are very welcome, and I’m glad you like the vids. Thanks!! 😀

That’s odd. I will say that the best offers are usually presented around 3am and after. If that’s too early, try from noon-2pm.

@@SideGigGuy the noon time worked, 3am though i dont know about getting up that early. i managed to get a route.

It’s bad for Houston because almost literally everyone is doing it

I keep getting Pasadena , that’s a good 35 minute drive or more depending on the time

@@monetthood2770 same but I live in Katy

@@anthonybull Thank you

@@Mrsdanidenise if your doing full time, go to ups personal driver, for seasonal , good money for a couple of months, because my job is literally draining me, I have to go, any suggestions?

Exactly, which is frowned upon, but probably very hard to detect by Amazon

It is weird how much it varies in different parts of the country

Your absolutely right just did a blocc in pa for 180 !

@@moneyman3109 wow!! That’s a lot. I bet states like California also pay higher. (Because of gas prices)

That’s right! It’s like a box of chocolate, you never know what you will get. For me it seems like: 10% punishment, 70% average or easy, and 20% no route but still paid. So, overall, I like it.

I’ve done flex once a 3hr delivery, ended up being 5plus hrs, horrible, they send you every where.

You get good and bad blocks. The more miles you have to drive the less packages you get. A few blocks are terrible ie 100 miles for $60. It's part of the job. Sometimes they pay you for just showing up.

@@olivierauberger that’s right, they aren’t all bad. You may have gotten a bad one first time out. I love it when they have no routes and you get full pay for no work!!

Choose the location that’s has more organization and keeps you in a good area. I never go over 3 to 4 hours blocks depending on the station. I only work with 3 stations because of the area it takes me. If you work over your shift time, call in and let them know so you can be paid the difference. Also, tell them the issues you faced. They can’t fix a problem they don’t know about.

You are welcome

@Abudar Raymond Shut up.

That is good information, and I haven’t noticed that. But I’m going to watch for it. I dropped a block for this Friday because of the cold weather. 😀

@@SideGigGuy yea supposedly it happens often. From what I've heard, it's the system's way of saying "Well, if u dropped a block from 2pm-5pm (for example), u must not be available during those times. So we'll only show you blocks starting after 5pm". Which does make sense. Otherwise, the only reason you'd drop a block and get another in the same time slot would be to try getting a higher payout. So I can see why they'd have smthng like that in place.

@@limit420 you are right. That does make sense.

Thanks for the information, I didn’t see exactly the block that I refused, but what you said, that I can’t see a single block at all from now on, I think that’s not the case. I'll check.

Good question. A big part is volume. A smaller part is the economy of Atlanta. But one part is the drivers have gamed their systems. They don’t take a lower base and they will encourage other drivers not to. There will always be drivers who settle for 18, but this warehouse pushes out hundreds of runs a day. So they have to have surge payments. They also overbook a lot. So sometimes drivers leave with no route and still get paid.

You could try refreshing at different times of the day, even if you don’t intend to work, you could see if they offer incentives at different times. Also, it could be the area working in, but most areas have overflow and increased rates.

Also, most warehouses have Facebook user groups. Sometimes you can find tips there.

@Abudar Raymond Shut up.

I got an email saying Amazon was going to implement a captcha that would stop the bots. I haven’t seen it yet.

In a warehouse where an attendant assigned the carts, that would be possible.

you pay hackers and they solve the best blocks for you, I've heard

I was playing back a screen cap from middle of the night. That is when all the good blocks would drop in my area.

@@SideGigGuy Thank you for letting me know. I'm thinking of doing it myself :)

@@dozydoe awesome!! It is a good gig. I’ve recently picked up Shipt as I moved to an area with only two warehouse options. It’s been good.

I agree. Depending on where you live, it could be more. Also, except for the bad blocks, most of the time I finish early. And, if there are no routes available, which happens about 10% of the time, you can go home and still get paid the full amount. This happened two Monday’s in a row.

The trick is just not to accept the minimum and keep refreshing until you can catch a good paying block. Thanks for the comment

What region? I’m in Mobile now and there is only one warehouse.

The base is definitely too low!

Their vest policy varies from station to station. Publicly, they say all you need to do is ask for a vest and they’ll give you one. However, that vest might just be an orange safety vest usually at my station on Mondays they get a fresh supply of Amazon, blue vests, but they go quickly. Thanks for commenting!!

@@SideGigGuy Thanks for the response 👍🏾

Thank you very much for this comment, because it gives me the opportunity to share my point of view. I like being an independent contractor. I like the flexibility of not being an employee. It worries me when I see states like New York and California pushing for employee status. Becoming an employee means you are a lot more beholden to your employer, then as an independent contractor. as an employee, there would probably be a lot more expectations and responsibilities, and I don’t want that anymore. I’m perfectly fine being my own boss. However, there is your side as well that we don’t get paid much and we don’t get any benefits. All we have is freedom.

Yes. Side gig guy would never endorse that. 😉

@Abudar Raymond Shut up.

@@SideGigGuy would side gig guy know of any possible sites that could help?

@@kiloundacova3014 google “flex block grabber “. I can’t endorse them as there is a risk of deactivation (albeit unlikely)

@@SideGigGuy you are truly a GOAT, its rare content creators reply. let alone reply with exactly what you needed, thank you so much im subscribing 👍🏾

I couldn’t agree more. There’s got to be a better way!

It can be very frustrating and inefficient. I agree.

You are spot on. And Amazon tries to do this with their ranking system, although, even the best of the best still don’t get offers that good sent directly to them. That’s what they should do, their best delivery partners should get the best pay, not just random chance.

Oh yeah, and they are fast. It’s an unfair system

@@SideGigGuy Extremely fast. Hopefully, those people get banned 😤

We can not be mad when someone is smarter than us. I just found out about the big thing too. Hopefully no one will be allowed to use the bots.

Yes it’s mainly Venezuelans, Cubans and Colombians doing this scam, they are also famous for stealing identities to work for DoorDash and Uber. I hope law enforcement catches these f*cers one day.

Facts

He hasn't been the CEO for a while now Edit: I think he's still majority owner, but he's no longer involved in the day to day decisions, he says.

Yea... actually after doing Amazon flex for a week, I realized most of us are only minimum wage workers. Take into account all the gas cost, the average $18-25/hr comes out to only $13-18/hr. Plus it beats the shit out of your car if you're really pulling a 40 hour work week. You're on the road risking your life for this company every block and your insurance rates are going to go up too if they know you're delivering.... main while Amazon got us doing ALL THIS for minimum wage. McDonald's employee get paid more! Lol

That is a good strategy because the best rates come just before the block is to start. Sometimes, just minutes before.

I also have stations that are organized and have easy routes and one that I know are terrible and ruin your status