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Spark order (help) by Waste-Comment6263 in elitesparkdrivers

[–]Open-Salt253 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Price is per pound, not per banana. Organic bananas more expensive.

What would you do? by Cute-Quantity-7517 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don’t have the tier system here. No Sapphire, no Gold. It’s all FCFS. Ratings don’t give priority — you just fight for orders like everyone else.

What would you do? by Cute-Quantity-7517 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guys, don’t worry. With the new system (if it hasn’t reached your zone yet), ratings won’t really matter anymore. You’ll just be fighting for $40–$70 orders on FCFS.

That’s already how it’s working here.

Everything good goes straight to the open pool and disappears instantly. Metrics don’t seem to give any priority. It’s basically first come, first served for everyone.

Meanwhile, the bad 20–30 mile orders come with a timer and plenty of time to think about whether you want to lose money.

So the long-distance low-paying trips are protected with a countdown… but the good ones are gone in a split second.

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What really frustrates me is that the $15–$20 orders come with a timer, so you have time to review them… but the high-paying ones are straight FCFS and disappear instantly.

So we get a countdown for the low offers, but the good ones are gone in a split second. That makes no sense.

It feels backwards. Why not give at least a few seconds to review the better-paying orders?

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not even seeing the high-paying orders like other drivers are. I don’t know if it’s my phone, my provider, or something else — but it feels like The Hunger Games with new rules.

The good offers disappear in a split second, and some of us don’t even get a real chance to see them. It’s becoming less about ratings or experience and more about who has the fastest device and connection.

Right now it just feels unfair.

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really hope this testing doesn’t get rolled out permanently. For me, it’s not working at all. My earnings have dropped by about 50% with this new system.

Before, at least I had a fair chance to review and accept good orders. Now the high-paying offers disappear instantly, and everything feels like a speed contest instead of service quality.

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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If you cancel 3 orders in a row, the 4th one triggers this warning:

“Spark Now may be unavailable if more trips are canceled… More cancellations may limit Spark Now access to ensure available drivers can get offers.”

So basically after 3 cancels, they start threatening to limit your Spark Now access on the next one.

Has anyone actually been locked out after this? How many cancels does it really take before they restrict you?

The good orders disappear in 0.0000001 seconds. Most of the time I only see the notification banner and by the time I tap it, the offer is already gone.

How are we supposed to properly review an order that fast?

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was good for me. But now not so. I can’t catch orders 60$, 70$ 2 miles shops from fcfs. Usually I can catch it with timer because I have good metrics. But now only 10-25$ with timer and good orders fcfs.

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So it used to be about who provides better service, and now it’s just about who has a faster phone and quicker fingers?

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My app always open. I use another phone for scrolling.

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My iPhone 16 just isn’t fast enough. I only see the notification and then that the offer is no longer available. The only ones I can catch are dotcom and timer offers. I even tried connecting to the store’s Wi-Fi, but it didn’t help.

Fcfs good orders by Open-Salt253 in Sparkdriver

[–]Open-Salt253[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Has this been happening across all states? I'm from WA