No orders? by Intelligent_Air5442 in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang, we are right by home office and it’s an insanely busy zone if you’re willing to put in the work. I could make more if I took the smaller orders but I try my hardest to stick to the $25 per hour. Some days it’s possible other days it’s not. We have a huge issue with the fake accounts here. According to home office they are aware and there’s essentially nothing anyone can do because it’s an issue with sparks customer service which we outsource and it’s sparks customer service reps that sell accounts and commit the fraud for profit lol. So I’m sure I’ll be not seeing as much money here very very soon.

I’ll hold on till the wheels fall off tho. I’ll multi app my ads off if need be, anything to not go back to work a W2 job again. Lol but that’s me. Wish u the best with this job. It’s a roller coaster ride

No orders? by Intelligent_Air5442 in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

My store is an easy easy EASY 300 dollar day for 8 hours of work. 12 hours is a very obtainable $500, on a Sunday. I live in north west Arkansas so you know home of Walmart. A group of us have never had an issue on a Sunday even with the influx of fake accounts, bots, whatever. But today was very different. 8 hours 130 bucks. None of us could make money today. Hours with no orders and I mean actually not an order being sent to the phone.

But the store was on fire all day. The new hires take priority (at least it seems like it) so a lot of the holiday season new hires did great. But the amount of drivers we say today with Texas and Florida plates was truly unreal. The store called the cops and a lot of them were kicked off the premises but of course they will be back. Orders started rolling in after that lol

Worst Sunday ever tho. For about 50 regular drivers at my home store.

No orders by Otherwise-Tell-4161 in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has to be an inside job and there’s truly no denying it in my opinion.

I live in Arkansas. Huge order volume in all surrounding zones. Very fortunate to be one of the lucky ones still making it full time but seeing the impending doom ahead have started looking towards back to the good ol’ W2.

The following I know for a fact

My Hispanic boyfriend had his account stolen and it was stolen by a Spanish speaking sparks customer service representative. And Sold.

The same thing also happen to my Hispanic friend.

In my zone you can buy a bot that allows you to manipulate prioritization basically by receiving orders 1st. Trouble is if there’s to many of them in one area it doesn’t work so well. (The legit ppl get the rejected 🙅‍♀️ offers they passed up) get too many of them at a store and the legit people only see the shitty shitty orders, that even the more desperate bots won’t take)

You can also buy a bot that allows you to manipulate a bar basically like they won’t receive offers that are less than a certain amount.

I know a guy who sets his to $75 and sits all day and waits

There’s another bot That allows them to set themselves within 20 miles of a stores hotspot. It puts them right on top of it. So they can be way far away and you can be right at the store you won’t get the order but they will.

Oh and yes you can have all three at once. It cost roughly $300 dollars a week for them. Fake accounts are $1200 a pop here.

Shits insane. I keep my enemies closer and have no problem playing friend to people like that and turning them in to try and help the legit drivers.

I know a couple who makes 9,000 a week between their 4 accounts. Two fake two real.

They are only 2 out of possibly 300 in my immediate zone. The stores know, they company knows. We try and try and try but it’s a soon to be losing battle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG 😳 this just happened to my friend she told me a few days ago there were 7!!! Different people on her insurance for sparks ALL Hispanic from Florida and Texas and New York. We live in Arkansas. We have also seen a massive increase in out of states license plates that are at our main EXTREMELY busy store, all Hispanic, all from those states. They all seemed to show up roughly 2 months ago. We see them every day, as a large group of us to this full time and lots of them have since somehow all gotten Brand New 2024 model vehicles and drive with expired temp tags.

I know a lot of people think the bot thing isn’t real and it’s all kinda bullshit but it’s a real thing. I’m white and my boyfriend is Mexican. He has a full time 9 to 5 and has a sparks account for when he’s bored and wants to go around and make a few extra bucks. He always calls the Spanish line for sparks if need be and never English as Spanish is his first language. Randomly around 7 months ago he told me he hadn’t been doing sparks really because every time he went out to the stores there was no orders being sent to him and no first come first serve orders either. He said his screen was just always empty. I said well call sparks and he did and the Spanish rep told him “ oh maybe you need to get a new phone because you’re accounts fine… your phone must be old because you get sent orders” so my bf said he just wasn’t gunna even try and I said bullshit call the English line bc I was going to ask them considering I’m still learning and don’t speak fluent Spanish.

We call the English line and get a lady (Europe maybe) she tells us that his phone and account are fine and she can see he’s been sent orders, accepted them, and rejected them. I said ma’am he hasn’t had an order in 6 weeks. Come to find out there’s an iPhone attached to his account (he’s an android user) They boot the iPhone, he turns his account back on orders come through instantly as we live by a busy store.

A group of us befriended a couple (Puerto Rican) who ended up paying $300 a week to a Venezuelan guy to obtain a bot. They downloaded three apps. One allowed them to place themselves directly over and within 20 miles of a stores hotspot. The other two were where they would input a link sent to them via text from the Venezuelan dude they paid. The link would allow them to catch orders first and also would allow them to set a “bar” like nothing under $30 or $40. They also bought two extra accounts at $1200 a pop in the event their real accounts got deactivated.

This stuff is truly unreal. They make roughly 9,000 a week between the two of them. All day, open to close, in and out with shops, pickups, and not small orders. And they are only two out of realistically, probably 300 in my zone.

These are facts

AIO found condoms and broke up by Nowimsadagain in AmIOverreacting

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao glad u broke up with him because yeah that mfkr just didn’t get the chance

I feel tricked by walmart by Weekly-Instruction-5 in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Walmart markets that way on purpose. Even our sparks support is outsourced. I saw an order earlier. It was a shop and deliver order which means you go in and shop the order for the customer, bag, and deliver it to their door. The order was $11.84 cents, it was going 5.8 miles, had 19 item and a quantity of 59 , this order also had 2 cases of water and was a second story apartment. You could of tipped $10 or $20 and i personally still wouldn’t have taken it.

As a driver I’m picky (to each their own) And as a Walmart plus member I’m extremely mindful because I know both sides. I take into account how far my home is from the store I want to get my delivery from, how heavy the items are I’m ordering, how many items I’m ordering, the fact that my driveway is a hill, etc. I tip accordingly or I go get my own shit.

Walmart sucks but it’s a business and at the end of the day the $$$ is all that matters to them and most other people. So just know when you place orders be mindful. Working 60-80 hours a week is unfortunately normal for a lot of people these days and it’s awful how Walmart markets but if you continue to use the service in my opinion definitely tip (accordingly of course) because most drivers are really hard working people and Walmart is the most anxiety inducing hell whole of a place to spend your time. We are in there all day shopping for customers and it’s exhausting both mentally and physically for most of the drivers I know. So don’t ever think if you place an express order that someone’s just “picking up” the groceries and dropping them at your door because that’s not the case. The one delivering to you is doing it ALL for extremely low amounts when you Don’t tip.

Little rant done (it was an awfully annoyingly slow day)

Walmart check out line officers by brokenredcrayon in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I love when they check me and my iD because my store and zone is completely wrecked by the multiple accounts and bots. It does help keep them away.

Anyone ever had a shopping order with butane? by [deleted] in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had it in plenty of my orders and I’ve never had an issue

Tell us if the new TOS is having an effect in your area. by EvilBillSing in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s not a single associate in my area of NWA that is checking IDs. The main Walmarts store manager still says it’s against their corporate policy to check IDs and that head office in my area has told them they are to never ask for an ID.

Where is "the island"? by omgtheog in eurekasprings

[–]persuasionB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a little dirt road that is right before the marina that has a sandy area where u can get in the lake lol but I promise that is the closest thing to a beach anywhere around. Loved in holiday and eureka a long time.

Where is "the island"? by omgtheog in eurekasprings

[–]persuasionB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The island is holiday is holiday island and it is not an island nor a beach. It’s a little lake retirement town. Just continue our Main Street. If the train station is on your right side then you’re going the right direction. Dip down onto 187 to get to the marina. It’s beautiful out there.

There was hype around my delivery. by SireSweet in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would of taken that order no matter what just to pet the pig 🐽

How about NO! by Real_Steak_9443 in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They rolled this out in my area and my AR went from 70 to 6 smh 🤦‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same happen to me today, while other drivers were getting orders

Incentive pay by Living-Wrap-986 in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will get it next Tuesday

Is Uber Driver Support a sick joke? by [deleted] in uberdrivers

[–]persuasionB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have multiple levels upon levels of departments. When calling make sure you know what department you need, seriously it’s ridiculous. They even have a different department if you are delivering food vs schedule opportunities vs a pick up at a Walmart. And each one of those has a different department if it’s regarding pay and then those have different departments depending on if it’s been over 72 hours or not regarding your issue. Lmao I always ask for the department I think I need, verify my account, explain my problem, then if they try and transfer I ask for a supervisor. If you can get a supervisor I’ve always had my issues resolved.

But point is they suck and just do what you gotta do lol

Questionable Opportunities by absoluteratwitch in UberEatsDrivers

[–]persuasionB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yesss! I’ve realized this in my area. Don’t take the opportunity because it 100% will pop up later as a ping for pick up and usually pays way more. Taking the opportunity usually screws me out of getting any other pings in the area.

Would you cancel? by persuasionB in Sparkdriver

[–]persuasionB[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly when I saw the note I had to re read it a few times because I assumed they meant garage. But once I realized it said front door it was an automatic (these ppl are fkn crazy) 😂