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Walmart always says it takes 2 hours but add another hour to that that's always what ends up happening trust me I know by experience after traveling back, and gas your lucky if you get $8 per hour
I finally got on spark after almost 10 months on the waitlist. there's 3 Walmarts and a sam's club very close to me so Walmart spark has been absolutely amazing for me. Ive almost completely stopped doing door dash and Uber eats and just do spark now. I can't believe some of the orders Im sent. they can be ridiculously good and it's not rare. I cant really multi app because im sent too many spark orders lol BTW yes I know i need to factor in miles to the Walmart as well and I do. A lot of times the last drop off simply sends me close to another Walmart in my area and I simply take a spark offer over there if I can if im ever far from a Walmart i try to take an uber or doordash order that repositions me back so I have as few empty miles as possible.
I just watched her video the other day and wanted to tell her that wasn’t really a good order. I know every area is different but I live in a rural area and can get a few good offers that would add up to the amount she was offered for that 2 hour drive 😊
It’s worth it in my area there’s five Walmarts and plenty of supermarkets within 10 minutes of our house in Tampa. It’s that or Publix on every damn corner.
In my area never take as long as they are quoted. I would take those all day long. Too many times I would take a call and not make it back for the next hourly drop. This is guaranteed money for at least a couple hours
I love those offers as well. Yes the mileage is "high" bit its not really especially now since they updated and have made the routes more efficient. Ive never gone more than maybe 10miles tops from the walmart and i doubt that far most of that mileage is from stop to stop which are usually only a couple miles. Now in my direct area we also have 4 super walmarts and 2 walmart market places within maybe a 5 mile radius no more than 10min apart each. So they are definitely worth it and great orders especially if the walmart is on top of their game and you dont have to wait long to pu the order.
My main W-2 if FedEx Ground, I hat shopping, so 'Shop-N-Pay' not going to do that, pickup & reliver till dark, then I go home. At 63, I don't see or anything else as well as a 50- year old, so I will let the younger ones have the late orders :-) Godspeed.
Yeah also don't like shop & deliver it just feels like a rat race of 'what ifs' that could go wrong and typically something goes wrong even if a small issue.
@@YourDriverMikeSt. Louis. You definitely have to choose a Walmart and sit their for the day. You have down time most days, but being selective and making sure you take orders that are at least $2 a mile or more
Hey Mike, I'm in Pgh too, near the airport. Really enjoy your videos. Thinking about signing up for Door Dash and/or Spark...do you have affiliate links so I can get you a kickback? Or don't they have those?
I've only performed part of one GMD order in 2024 One of my co-workers backed into a deep driveway culvert after dark during a $48 22 drop 43 mile GMD order, so we used my vehicle to complete the order while her sister waited for the tow truck We had some delivery, address, and support call issues, so the rest of the order took much longer than expected, and the actual mileage was close to 56 miles This GMD run ended 41 miles from Walmart, and over 60 miles from her home
Spark App does not calculate miles to the Walmart store from your current location when you accept the offer. And yes, remember the commuting mileage back to the store. I typically Spark first thing in the morning (6am). I usually take offers that are 3-4 stops of small to medium size orders and take about 45 minutes to an hour. It's less anxiety than juggling multi-app offers. I save that madness for the dinner rush!
I love Batch orders in my Zone, there is 4 Walmarts in my Zone. So, I pick up my next order from another Walmart to bring me back to my perferred Walmart
For a 2 hour 20 minutes 35 miles they wanted to give $42 but that did not include the 18 miles to the store or the 25 miles back to the pickup store from a different county. Wisconsin
I’m on the waitlist for my current small city since feb this year still waiting but I’ll be movn to Colorado Springs next June/July more Walmarts will I get accepted faster in tgst city?
Maybe I'm just lucky. I'll drive the 25-30 minutes to one. But I do live in a small town where other apps don't thrive at all. But a lot do go back to town. And I have taken other pens along the way. Even with perishables I just make sure it's a fast one.
I just did one today for $82 for 18 stops for 3.15 hours. $26 an hour add on the drive back at 30 minutes back… this still paid me $24 an hour with no downtime in between deliveries! I love the new routes in north Pittsburgh PA!
Its pretty good here too in Austin tx. People don't understand that some days People just need cash and not breaking umit down to the tiniest thing.' Um actually theres taxes,gas blah blah.' Like the other comment, No duh
Routed deliveries on Spark usually have a good dollars to mile ratio, but the app’s estimate of the total time is always WAY underestimated. You can safely add 30-45 minutes to the apps time estimate
I had noticed that before, too, about their time estimates, but since the latest update, their estimates have been either right on or actually longer than it takes me!
I saw a routed delivery that took me back to my house basically after about 3 hours of drop offs estimating. i was going to take it but unfortunately someone beat me to it. it was fine though i found something way better afterwards
Yep, more and more stops/parking/drops. 20 here. We're talking routed delivery here not 'standard' 1 and done drops. How much would a 20 drop 2.5 hour route need to pay in your opinion?
They are never worth it. Spark gives you an estimate time based on miles driven but doesn't take into consideration the time it takes to find exact address, find package from trunk backseat or front seat, park, get put of your vehicle, hit arrive, take a picture, set navigation for next drop off, get back into your car, start your engine. Each time you do that takes an average of 3 mins so an additional 63 mins onto that trip which brings the delivery time closer to 3.5 hrs for $55 dollars plus no Tips
The estimated timing was accurate (I actually completed it 10 minutes sooner) but I’m a seasoned driver for other apps too so I’m able to find houses and packages quickly.
$50 Instacart offers are unicorns in my market, and then there’s no guarantee you’ll get the full $50. At least with a Spark GMD, you know you’re getting that full amount as soon as you’re done with it. I’m picky about those big batch orders, but they’re worth accepting about 20% of the time for me.
I shop instacart too and unfortunately they are “unicorns” also for me at least during the weekday. We get more 20-30 orders but I did a $55 instacart order yesterday 😁
A smarter method is take an instacart order say a 35 and when finished shopping look for a quick and easy spark shopping order going in the same direction. Turn your 35 into a 50+
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Wow I know her. You are show casing her that is awesome. Congrats Brittney. She is a friend of mine.
I don't filter by channel size or anything. I do prefer shifts with screenshots so we can visually see what's going on. This wasn't even a form submission I just saw the video and wanted to check it out!
Walmart always says it takes 2 hours but add another hour to that that's always what ends up happening trust me I know by experience after traveling back, and gas your lucky if you get $8 per hour
I finally got on spark after almost 10 months on the waitlist. there's 3 Walmarts and a sam's club very close to me so Walmart spark has been absolutely amazing for me. Ive almost completely stopped doing door dash and Uber eats and just do spark now. I can't believe some of the orders Im sent. they can be ridiculously good and it's not rare. I cant really multi app because im sent too many spark orders lol
BTW yes I know i need to factor in miles to the Walmart as well and I do. A lot of times the last drop off simply sends me close to another Walmart in my area and I simply take a spark offer over there if I can
if im ever far from a Walmart i try to take an uber or doordash order that repositions me back so I have as few empty miles as possible.
That’s similar to Amazon Flex. I prefer doing 10-20 drop offs with Spark than Flex since you can already see where you’re going.
I just watched her video the other day and wanted to tell her that wasn’t really a good order. I know every area is different but I live in a rural area and can get a few good offers that would add up to the amount she was offered for that 2 hour drive 😊
Yes on the batch orders you as a driver must be there to scan every package.
i live in spokane washington and they had a order one time going to atlanta listed on spark
On these orders you have to scan the barcode for every drop as you're picking up so you can't stay in the car
It’s worth it in my area there’s five Walmarts and plenty of supermarkets within 10 minutes of our house in Tampa. It’s that or Publix on every damn corner.
In my area never take as long as they are quoted. I would take those all day long. Too many times I would take a call and not make it back for the next hourly drop. This is guaranteed money for at least a couple hours
I love those offers as well. Yes the mileage is "high" bit its not really especially now since they updated and have made the routes more efficient. Ive never gone more than maybe 10miles tops from the walmart and i doubt that far most of that mileage is from stop to stop which are usually only a couple miles. Now in my direct area we also have 4 super walmarts and 2 walmart market places within maybe a 5 mile radius no more than 10min apart each. So they are definitely worth it and great orders especially if the walmart is on top of their game and you dont have to wait long to pu the order.
My main W-2 if FedEx Ground, I hat shopping, so 'Shop-N-Pay' not going to do that, pickup & reliver till dark, then I go home. At 63, I don't see or anything else as well as a 50- year old, so I will let the younger ones have the late orders :-) Godspeed.
Yeah also don't like shop & deliver it just feels like a rat race of 'what ifs' that could go wrong and typically something goes wrong even if a small issue.
Those are GM orders and are NOT worth taking them in my area! I do Spark full time and hit $220+ a day in 8-10hrs
Full time wow, which market? What in your opinion is the best tip to earn $20/hr+ doing Spark?
@@YourDriverMikeSt. Louis. You definitely have to choose a Walmart and sit their for the day. You have down time most days, but being selective and making sure you take orders that are at least $2 a mile or more
@@trudefensethat sucks I make that in 8 hours and I don’t have to drive
Hey Mike, I'm in Pgh too, near the airport. Really enjoy your videos. Thinking about signing up for Door Dash and/or Spark...do you have affiliate links so I can get you a kickback? Or don't they have those?
I've only performed part of one GMD order in 2024
One of my co-workers backed into a deep driveway culvert after dark during a $48 22 drop 43 mile GMD order, so we used my vehicle to complete the order while her sister waited for the tow truck
We had some delivery, address, and support call issues, so the rest of the order took much longer than expected, and the actual mileage was close to 56 miles
This GMD run ended 41 miles from Walmart, and over 60 miles from her home
Spark App does not calculate miles to the Walmart store from your current location when you accept the offer. And yes, remember the commuting mileage back to the store. I typically Spark first thing in the morning (6am). I usually take offers that are 3-4 stops of small to medium size orders and take about 45 minutes to an hour. It's less anxiety than juggling multi-app offers. I save that madness for the dinner rush!
I love Batch orders in my Zone, there is 4 Walmarts in my Zone. So, I pick up my next order from another Walmart to bring me back to my perferred Walmart
Did a 4 customer Instacart batch today. Hadn’t seen that before!
How was it? Too much? Just enough?
@ went well! Would happily do it again
no don't do the routed delivery!! lol
Only do them if you're experienced and there's nothing shorter that's good
For a 2 hour 20 minutes 35 miles they wanted to give $42 but that did not include the 18 miles to the store or the 25 miles back to the pickup store from a different county. Wisconsin
I’m on the waitlist for my current small city since feb this year still waiting but I’ll be movn to Colorado Springs next June/July more Walmarts will I get accepted faster in tgst city?
The bundled trips normally take at least an hour longer than the trip time stated and there are no tips for these bundled deliveries.
Maybe I'm just lucky. I'll drive the 25-30 minutes to one. But I do live in a small town where other apps don't thrive at all. But a lot do go back to town. And I have taken other pens along the way. Even with perishables I just make sure it's a fast one.
I just did one today for $82 for 18 stops for 3.15 hours. $26 an hour add on the drive back at 30 minutes back… this still paid me $24 an hour with no downtime in between deliveries! I love the new routes in north Pittsburgh PA!
And you sir cant do math. That is $22.47 an hour with your 30 min back before wear/tear/gas/taxes. Prob under 20 an hour.
Its pretty good here too in Austin tx. People don't understand that some days People just need cash and not breaking umit down to the tiniest thing.' Um actually theres taxes,gas blah blah.' Like the other comment, No duh
I just got approved for spark. What is a good mileage amount to look for when accepting? Is there a formula you use for hourly pay/mileage?
Those are my favorite orders to take from Walmart. Mileage might not always be the best if you’re fast and get it done it’s worth it.
Plus the customers that do take the time and tip after.
Sometimes, it takes accepting a “bad” order to dial in what you should be doing .
Routed deliveries on Spark usually have a good dollars to mile ratio, but the app’s estimate of the total time is always WAY underestimated. You can safely add 30-45 minutes to the apps time estimate
I had noticed that before, too, about their time estimates, but since the latest update, their estimates have been either right on or actually longer than it takes me!
One of my days I drove a total of 25 miles on spark and made $115. That's with no incentives
I saw a routed delivery that took me back to my house basically after about 3 hours of drop offs estimating. i was going to take it but unfortunately someone beat me to it. it was fine though i found something way better afterwards
their time estimates tend to be a bit high. ive done something they estimated at almost 1 hour in 20 minutes before
Taken the 54 all depends but every ten miles for me ends up being an hour
$54 4 20 Something SEPARATE DELIVERIES, UR SMOKING F'ING CRACK. OMFG. ROFLMAO!!!
Yep, more and more stops/parking/drops. 20 here. We're talking routed delivery here not 'standard' 1 and done drops. How much would a 20 drop 2.5 hour route need to pay in your opinion?
@YourDriverMike The Absolute Minimum per drop goal is Minumum $7. So $140
Also the ET is Obviously Wrong for 20 Drops.
They are never worth it. Spark gives you an estimate time based on miles driven but doesn't take into consideration the time it takes to find exact address, find package from trunk backseat or front seat, park, get put of your vehicle, hit arrive, take a picture, set navigation for next drop off, get back into your car, start your engine. Each time you do that takes an average of 3 mins so an additional 63 mins onto that trip which brings the delivery time closer to 3.5 hrs for $55 dollars plus no Tips
The estimated timing was accurate (I actually completed it 10 minutes sooner) but I’m a seasoned driver for other apps too so I’m able to find houses and packages quickly.
The route takes longer than the estimated time shes much better off taking a $50 instacart shopping order that takes lil over 1hr to complete.
$50 Instacart offers are unicorns in my market, and then there’s no guarantee you’ll get the full $50. At least with a Spark GMD, you know you’re getting that full amount as soon as you’re done with it. I’m picky about those big batch orders, but they’re worth accepting about 20% of the time for me.
@generalbummers strange I see them daily in my market
I shop instacart too and unfortunately they are “unicorns” also for me at least during the weekday. We get more 20-30 orders but I did a $55 instacart order yesterday 😁
A smarter method is take an instacart order say a 35 and when finished shopping look for a quick and easy spark shopping order going in the same direction. Turn your 35 into a 50+
I wouldn't take it
My stops tend to me about 3 miles apart.
my area is always full of
I do not like at all "Wood Working"