📦 How to organize ALL the packages for EASY drop offs when delivering for Amazon Flex!
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What killed me in my last route was not writing down that stop number before taking off. This vid had the most important time saving step. Sifting through packages to find the one for the current stop is painful. Great vid!
You can go to your summary and it will tell you how many packages! How many stops and how many locations! I screen shot about the first ten stops so I can get going have them in order! Takes some one with you! And they get every thing in order while you drive! Use the driver codes makes life better! I have been driving since 2018!
I get 45-50 packages in 3 hours! I am top driver in my area! I most of the time jeep a perfect status! Just read your notes an knock on doors! You can go back an forth checking your lists! Your maps! Hope this helps 😊
I did my very first block last week. It was a 4.5 hour block with 45 stops. I have another 4.5 hour block scheduled today as well. I’m enjoying it so far.
I am starting my first block today. I’m nervous. Trying to watch as many videos as possible to gain some knowledge
How much did u make after gas expense ? Per hour or whatever
@@zibtihaj3213 shouldn’t matter just get to work
@@smokeytheheeler945 it may not be worth it..... wtf ???? Do you not discuss compensation at an interview to determine if it's worth it? Yeah capitalism is gonna love you pal 😂
Game changer….thank you! I may deliver more often now, this makes it soooooo easy!!!!!! ❤
An amazon employee showed me that you don't have to scan every package individually, all you have to do is scan one QR Code on one package and it will add all the packages for you. Just cover the bar code and the 4 QR codes that are in a row. I go by addresses, the addresses on the list in the app are numbered in order of the stops.
Yep there's is a new system where you only scan the qr code now. So much easier!
So just scan 1 item code & all items will be entered? Please explain. I been scanning all items still
@@awakenonanotherworld4959 yes, when the app assigns you a cart with packages in it and it tells you to scan them, all you have to do is scan the one QR code that is by itself, not the 4 in a row just cover up the barcode and the other QR codes the app should automatically add all the packages to your itinerary then you swipe the bottom of the screen after it shows you the list of packages I forgot what it says at the bottom, after that you can scan the same QR code if you want to number the packages by stop instead of only going by the addresses but thats up to you
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@@nicenhawtmenrgayTHANK YOU SO MUCH
I took a 4.5-hour block today that only had 19 packages. There was more driving between drops but I finished it in 3 hours.
Omg I have a fair rating because I’m always late with my packages because I don’t know how to organize them. I couldn’t find a little icon to rescan. But now I see it’s in the right hand side and the itinerary list so I’m gonna try this tomorrow I hope I see it thank you so much
Awesome, so glad I could help!
My first day was absolutely brutal. Don't be fooled by anyone that says this is an easy job cuz it isn't. If you delivery in a location with horrible terrain that will be more miserable than a nice residential suburb. Going to try one more day and see how it goes but so far door dash is much better
Update.
TY ! To each its own
Me too my first day was a disaster , I have my Van , and i did 8 hours block, I couldn’t finished because i didn’t have a clue about this job . I was so exhausted, tired and very stressed, terrible day 😢
Amazon flex isn’t for everyone, I do 160 drops a day, u start at 10am and am finished by 5pm.
This is why the daytona beach warehouse is the best. The packages will have the stop numbers on them. Apparently it's the only warehouse that does this. Why the others dont I have no idea since it's such a great time saver.
The yellow stickers tell us this information. We have them too, some ppl don’t use them tho idk why 🤷♀️
@@GigMom yeah but it’s a helluva lot easier to read “1 of 33” than a random mishmash of letters and numbers. There’s no reason they can’t make this idiot proof. It would make us all more efficient.
FYI to all. Our same day SLC warehouse is piloting a new system. You just scan the ticket and it will show that all packages are acanned in according to the email. Should save time.
Thank you so much for your tips on how to organize. I organized my packages by stops and I saved so much time I finished my block 45 minutes early. Keep up the great content 😁
how much can you be earning by a 4 hours block with 40 packages? could you give me an approximate?
It depends I just did a 4 hour block with 40 packages and did not accept the base pay. I waited close to the time it started and pay out was 145$ :)
I never organize…I do a 5 hour route and I’m usually done 90 minutes faster. I’ve never had any problems. I love the job. Been doing it since 2020.
how is the pay with amazon flex
Thank you so much for the tips and sharing your experience! I'm thinking of doing this, as I love driving, and I wouldn't have to talk to anyone which is a huge plus for me because my anxiety is awful lmao .
I deal with anxiety too so i know what you mean. Good luck!
Thank you for this! I started doing flex last weekend lol. I sort by letter of their last name and it seems to help me out…I think I’m going to get 3 bins and try your method. I’m trying to get faster at loading bcuz it takes me at least 30 minutes and I hate that I can’t start on time 😒
This is hiw I organize. It's the most efficient for me and I always finish my routes early. The 10-15 mins it takes to do it saves so much time. And plus that 1-2 minutes you spend on the road looking for packages is made up for organizing this way. You can just grab and go.
I just started Amazon flex and your videos are very helpful
Thank you
OMG! I've asked so many people how to figure out the order! This is going to help so much!
Yellow tag shows which stop it is
Not every warehouse puts the yellow stickers with numbers on them. I’ve had yellow stickers that had the numbers and ones that just had the block/batch id
I always ignore that message to call them if it's late. Like I'm sure they still want it. I would 🤷🏾♀️
I’m starting soon waiting for background check. I’m excited and scared at the same time lol… Thank you Soooo much for the idea with the Sharpie and totes. That is such a great idea to keep everything in order and rolling smoothly 💕
Wish I would have seen this before my first Amazon flex block! This is great advice! I just went by the address my first time, but I’m definitely rescanning and using bins. I’m like how am I going to do this with a 4 or 5 hr block 😂
Thank you I've been trying to make it easier specially on early blocks when it's still dark. Will try that system today on both blocks
How does that work is the dark early shift better?
We've done 2 fresh routes getting called to the site. Just scheduled our first block going to a warehouse tomorrow. Glad I watched your video for tips to make smooth deliveries, excited to try this out.
Thank you so much! My first block I was searching the whole time for my packages. I’m going to try this on my next block.
Awesome video. I work for FedEx and what we do is we write down the address on the package and do the route but instead doing it by in the app 1-15 or whatever amount of stops, try to see if there is a faster way like for example on your route in the video I would do stop 16 first and then go to 11 and 12 then work down to 14 and try to end the day at 2 close to the freeway. Idk how the Amazon flex works if you are able to do it like that but I know it works with us hope it helps.
Whole time I've been going thru the list & scrambling thru the packages to find them. I didn't know u can scan them & find out what # it is. Good to know. Thanks for this. I dislike that about amazon as well. We should know prior to. I h8 certain areas after dark & dread delivering altho it's easy it's harder to see addys in the dark in the burbsm
A good flashlight makes it way easier in the dark. I just shine it from the road to spot a difficult to see address.
Definitely a game saver video. Thank you for this.
S/o to you for making my life on this job more simple! Thanks!
2:49 Do this, it WILL save you a lot of grief. The sub same-day warehouses do not number the packages...at least the one in Melville NY doesn't. Nice vid. 💪🏽
Welcome to the Flex club sis. Awesome video ❤️❤️👍
It seems like all warehouses are wildly different. One warehouse in my area has a long driveway to pull into and they bring you carts. Another is just a former grocery store parking lot and again, they bring it out to you. It sounds like you don't have any backwood routes that will take you far away from the nearest town so that's always a plus! I'll have to try writing the number down on the packages like that. I just throw mine in the front seat and just file through them once I get to their stop.
Would we really save time? That's my question. For me sorting by size is key. I do not want a box on the front seat.
@@olivierauberger The only packages I keep up front with me are the plastic bags and envelopes sorted in a organizer box. As for normal boxes I'm with you, I just ort by size. I keep the big ones on the bottom and small ones on top.
I will have to try it this way!
18 packages is nice in Cleveland Ohio we get double that. Thanks for the video!!
As a person that used to work for amazon delivering 40 packages an hour speed and efficiency is a plus and I used to just right the house number on the side on the box so it’s easy to find doing it like that you waste to much time.
Delivering 40 packages an hour..that's 🧢🧢
@@Urmak85 bro 40 boxes in 1 hour no that's fucking cap 😂😂💀 i got 46 and I was only available to do 26 and not in 1 hour it took me like 4 hours why the stupid app does work right, second the distance is crazy.
Different warehouses label differently. One of my warehouses labels packages AAA, BBB, CCC and DDD. I separate by letter codes so that I only need to go through a few packages at each stop. The other warehouse I deliver from labels the packages in numbered order so I just put the first 10-15 in the front seat and put the rest in order by number in the back. Once I have delivered the ones from the front seat, I move another chunk to the front and continue.
Thanks the info about the routing number helps a lot !!!
OMG thank you! Just started driving for Flex myself. I knew there was a way to see the order of deliveries and being able to write it down, but couldn't remember how to get to it.
So what I've been doing was, each yellow sticker had like "AAA" "BBB" "CCC" etc.. so when I organized them, I put all the "AAA" in one spot, "BBB" in another, etc so as I delivered, I would see the next package. If it said "AAA" I'd go to that seat and find it from there.
Numbering them is so much easier.
That's a nice method too when starting out. Yea it took me a while to learn how to see the drop off order they're in.
I don’t seem to have that kind of time to organize it. We pull into what looks like a giant car wash and have 10 minutes to put every package in car. First day went ok although I worked an hour past my shift. Second day was all business deliveries and the roads were a nightmare. App kept glitching, my phone wouldn’t connect. I had to keep restarting my phone and Amazon. It was very stressful. I am not against trying it again but not easy.
I do have the sooo much respect for full time delivery drivers.
Ok for warehouses that have a time limit like this I suggest you park and organize somewhere after you leave the warehouse. That's what I had to do before.
on the topic of sorting, I use the yellow stickers. The Sub-same day warehouse I go to does the UP1XX, UP2XX, UP3XX, UP4XX. I put the 100s in the front seat, 200s and 300s in my trunk(left and right side), and the 400s in the backseat. I'm sorted in less than 10 mins, and since the app gives you the label number at each stop, it only takes me about a minute to find it in each section.
Someone recent told me about this at my location and it seemed to work. Gonna try it 💯 because it was starting to do it ^ this way by numbering the stops. The guy that told me had scanned, organized and was done before me and I started before him.
Is the 100s the first stops?
@@sarinawinters1109 no they're not.
Thank you so much can't wait to try it when I'm out of state. only thing is they don't pay out daily.
That would just be amazing then.
So helpful as today is my 1st day doing flex. Looking forward to implementing some of your methods to make things seamless as possible
I live in the DMV area and I picked a 2 hour shift one day 10 drop offs and they were all close and it was close. Second day it took my to Washington DC and didn’t account for traffic or anything. 10 min drives took 30+ minutes and it was 4 stops but way worse than the first day. I don’t know if I want to continue because some of the stuff they want you to do is unreasonable.
Agreed
I am going to try this on my next block. Thanks for the tip.
Let me know how it goes!
This is a very helpful video. Wow. Thank you so much. My first block was a disaster lol 😆😆 omg I was so disorganized, I didn't have not clue took me 5 hours to finish 34 packages. I'm gonna use this tips.
Omg me too same thing happen to me
May the tips be in your favor on the Fresh Route.
Last night my 4 hour had 40 stops with 44 packages, and my 3 hour had 17 stops with 19 packages.
👏Thank you your videos are extremely helpful!! I'm new to Florida and Gig work I'm loving both so far 🖤amazing way to learn my new area and more coins always helps🤑
I did my 2nd block today at 3 I panicked because it was more packages then my 1st and it took forever to scan them so I didn't organize since I was being rushed by stares, thankfully one stop had13 packages and I actually was able to snag another for 7pm...it was supposed to be 3hrs also it had 4 Items! I made $92 in 53 mins 🖤🤑🙏
All my packages had that red notice..lol.. I just clicked the x and kept going I don't care if they're not happy if it's late! they better be grateful just to get it😅
I’m new still trying to figure it out. I had a lot of red notices today and some last week and received a not so kind letter from Amazon. So do you get penalized for it? How can I deliver them on time?
I got a 3 hour shift/ 48 packages!!! I’m new and it was horrible
I'm really enjoying your videos, I'm doing my first amazon flex today and I'm so nervous. Your videos have been so helpful. I do Uber Eats too and followed those videos you had as well. Wish me luck! 😊 I was so happy to find your videos on Amazon flex!!
Thank you so much for this information
NICE JOB WITH THE "NUMBERING DROPOFF PROCESS' '100' '100'
Keep posting this. I love watching your videos 👋👋👋
My station uses big plastic tote bags for the majority of the packages. These bags have three numbers on the outside. On my app, it shows the ID of the tote bags with a string of numbers and characters, including those three numbers. I call those bags the zones of my route. The routes in my area are designed to deliver all the packages from one tote before moving onto the packages from the next tote. Due to this, the tote bag that was shown up top on flex at the station, all those packages go on my passenger side. I know my passenger side should be empty before I move onto the back and/or trunk. This is the easiest way to organize packages from my station.
How do you get to the option to scan them all? I scan it inside to verify it is my route, but I cannot find how to scan each individually after that.
I also have this issue
Here in California the block hrs don’t matter, they will give you 40+ packages in 2.5 hrs 😂 it will get worst (or better) now that we are defacing Malls since rarely anyone goes to them anymore. All Westfield malls will be sold unfortunately but might repurposed them. People in Cali enjoy buying online 😁👍
I was just about to say then blocks do not matter sometimes you can get a 4 and a 1/2 hour block and get 19 packages or vice versa 🤣🤣🤣
Do you finish delivering them all on time ?
Hi Sara I use to be a Amazon delivery driver and since your just starting out it might be called a nursery route since there aren't alot of packages. Nursery routes are usually small routes when you first start and the yellow stickers are the route number you put them in order it's easier that way and not by street or address.
Not all are yellow
My first one I got 45 packages
This is flex. Not a normal delivery route from a dispatch. I am a current dispatch driver.
You’re fantastic!
Thank you! If you have any questions please let me know.
When I do loadout, I never knew you could scan the packages to see the # that the stop is lol. I usually scan one package and then skip the rest to get going faster.
The way my method has been is by Last Names. I put A-L in my trunk because I tend to find out that range has more packages. Then M-Z go in the back seat. Then I do A-L envelopes up front with me and the M-Z envelopes on the floor in the back seat.
I’m definitely going to try to scan the packages and mark them and see if I see a difference!
Loving these videos! Keep them up Sara!
So does it put them in order in that your not going back and forth across the city
Hate to be that guy, but the flex driver who has the route is the only person who is allowed to get out of the car at the amazon lot (this is strictly enforced in my area, you get not yelled at but a stern talking to if you even get out of your car without a vest), the only person allowed to drive the car, and the only person allowed to deliver the packages. Even if both of you are onboarded to flex. It's specifically said in their rules on the site when it comes to passengers. But if you haven't gotten deactivated, I guess they are lax on this rule and it's only there for litigation purposes. But it's still something new drivers may want to be aware of when they see this video and think of doing this with a partner and if they want to take that risk.
Also, don't take base pay blocks unless you really need the money. wait for the surges. If you wait for surge especially early AM you can get 3/3.5 blocks for over 100 easy. Personally I don't do blocks for less than 100 but I'm not in position to where I need the money badly enough to work for base pay.
not the attitude when I'm trying to drop off YOUR package sir...lol yah I wouldn't call anymore either. Drop and go. Like how you set up the packages to make the flow easier. Like 142
thanks for this video, it was very useful for me.
I only take the 3 and 3.5 blocks. I just feel like 4 and 5 hour blocks would be too many packages. The blocks I have now fill my truck up. Plus I'm good with working two hours but getting paid for three.
Is that seffner ,VFL4?
I haven’t scanned any packages when picking up. They already have the cart ready to go. You have to pretty much much find each stop at that stop. It’s best to find the next stop while at the previous.
Thank you very very much ❤
I just find the number wicked easy now
Yea it took me a few blocks to get the hang of it.
Not today's run numbers were funny address run
That location makes it so much easier for returns than any other one in our area.
What happens if the block time runs out and youre not finished? Do you keep going till youre done, or return them to the warehouse?
Have you ever done the available now option?
Thanks for this video
So for example organize them 1-30 write the number on the box or envelope then espérate them in two sections(or so)? Also Does this really save time or is it the same as just loading up quickly and not wasting time marking them?
I see a few complaints about how many packages somebody would receive on a 3 hour shift I used to drive for Amazon where I was delivering hundreds of packages doing 20 packages an hour On the flex route you will never know how many packages you will receive until you get to the station it doesn't matter if it's a 2 and a 1/2 hour block 3 hour or 4 and a 1/2 hour block sometimes you will receive less but less is not always good and at 45 packages should only take 2 hours to deliver unless you have a mix of a rural area Apartments and businesses are not your best friend they will kill Your delivery time if you're not prepared in advance And organized
I got 46 yesterday lol 😆 💀 it was my first time i was like wtf im doing here lol when I got into the warehouse I saw how many i was like im getting the fuck out of here 😅 🤦♂️💀 but anyway I did 26 only my first time
Great video, I do Doordash and Uber eats and have all the apps 😆
But I know they pay very well in my area (Connecticut)
Hey, I am in CT as well and waiting on background check ..how much is pay
Not sure if this is true, but I’ve heard several flex drivers say that you can get up to 50 packages in a block
Thank you much for sharing this. I was about to tear hair out and quit. Is it better to sort the packages first and then scan them second?
What OBLITERATED me in my last route was the service. The service in the area was TERRIBLE so I couldn’t log in the app,scan packages, nothing. I had to keep driving OUT to the highway and right back. Waste of time and gas.
to me I organize different but I'm not sure if that's because of the station. I use the stickers usually. for a 3-hour block I get done in 1hr and half or less and I wait for the pay to go up on the blocks if they don't go up, I don't take it usually I get orders for $29+ up but today I took a base pay which is $21.49 hr. which isn't bad, but lots wear tear on the car
Thank you so much!
thanks going to try this :)
They have a 3 letter grouping system now, but I have started grouping by route stop. 10s, 20s, 30, and 40s,
What does that mean
In my area we have amazon whole foods and they pay pretty good plus people can leave tips.
They don't expect you to shop and pay for the amazon whole foods deliveries, correct?
Correct, everything is already bagged in nice paper bags and on a cart.
Thankyou so much 👍👍
Very good advice! I’m going out to purchase my bins today 😊 Be mindful of your video shots. It appears that when you were making your delivery to the apartment door, you displayed the customer’s full name and address. Just FYI.
We all (sometimes 20+ cars) load up at same time. I’m trying to find the easiest way to sort and not hold everyone up. They won’t let anyone leave until everyone is ready to go.
Thank you 🎉
Thank you
Yeah that system works if you have two people and if you have a bigger car. I drive a ford focus and this system wouldn't work for my car. I don't have enough room for 40 plus weird shape packages to organize it like this. I have 3 bins in my car that I put the packages in and I use my trunk for the big boxes. What I like to do is find the first package i'm going to delivery and just have a mental note where all my packages are. After a while you start to get faster and more efficient at delivering. I guess just find a system that works for you.
Ok I’m kinda slow haha
Does this system ensure you don’t go all over town back and forth but rather just go kinda in a row?
I order all my groceries from Fresh.
Autotip is $5 FYI
Oh that's good to know, thank you!
@@SaraElizabethYT so they have to zero it out or lower it. $35 is the free delivery threshold and I'm a single guy so I keep it right about there so it isn't a huge order.
I never organize packages and I always finish very early. People making a big issue with organizing packages. Just put them trunk back seat and some front seat and you all set to go.
So you search through 40 packages at each drop-off?
@@SaraElizabethYT nope you don't need to do that. As you know facility stuff sorted them and place them into the big boxes. So let's say there are 40 packages and 2 areas 20 packages each area so two boxes. 20 you put trunk and 20 backseat. When you drop your first package you prepare your next package before moving.
My warehouse has them thrown in the cart randomly. Every warehouse is different and if people are making it a big issue like you said, it's because their warehouse does this too.
@@SaraElizabethYT sorry I thought it is the same everywhere. But you are right it is different in different warehouses. Some are more organized some not and this definitely affects flex drivers performance.
THANK You
She is so gorgeous 😍
What type of phone holder do you have?
Long Neck Magnet Phone Mount (in his truck) www.amazon.com/dp/B075N47DVJ?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_0PW8454WF5W1TFWF2NB4
Short Neck Magnet Phone Holder (in my car) www.amazon.com/dp/B0989XSZBB?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_49QAQC20HXTFWHA6WCCS
They come with Magnet strips but I prefer this Ring Magnet www.amazon.com/dp/B07V6X4HXP?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_CT5RAXY8Z5K1BQQQDVF3
So with this number system? Is it suggested that orders on the same street are bunched in with this method?
I tried to do Flex yesterday. It was a nightmare because I didn’t know where I was going to go. I gambled and hoped for the best but I live close to a big city and most of my deliveries were in the city… at rush hour…. on a Friday. It was awful. I delivered one package and returned the rest to the station. It was madness. 😖
Lmao this will probably be me on my first run😭♥️
@@songbirdtrucka7193 I’m not even exaggerating…. It was shear insanity. There’s no way delivering 50 packages in 3.5 hours in that madness was possible. No way. That one package I did deliver?…. I almost got a ticket because there was nowhere to park.
Same happened to me...
Thank you soo much for the tips … my app doesn’t let me scan individual tho
Thanks for the video!! Where’d you get your phone car mount from?
Long Neck Magnet Phone Mount (in his truck) www.amazon.com/dp/B075N47DVJ?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_0PW8454WF5W1TFWF2NB4
Short Neck Magnet Phone Holder (in my car) www.amazon.com/dp/B0989XSZBB?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_49QAQC20HXTFWHA6WCCS
They come with Magnet strips but I prefer this Ring Magnet www.amazon.com/dp/B07V6X4HXP?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_CT5RAXY8Z5K1BQQQDVF3
I went in yesterday and I scanned the Bags 😂n just put all the packages in the car 🤭 not scan even 1 package they just give us 15mins n kick us out