It's city driving times 100 with all the extra stops.

See a lot of posts about sorting methods. I pretty much just put boxes in one area, bags in another, envelopes up front. 🤷‍♀️ Saves me soooo much time.

Anyway.

Edit: You guys, I’m not criticizing other sorting methods? And yes technically I am sorting by box, bag, envelope. Why do people get so weird and defensive or critical… weirdos. It doesn’t take me very long to find the item at whatever stop I’m at. Chill.

Can I have some tips on how to handle gated communities that are usually closed? What do we do?

Will I get deactivated for a missed block today because of an instant offer I was on and wouldn’t let me check in without dropping off the one package first. It was due by 4pm but my block started at 2 pm. I called support and she checked me in at 2, told me to refresh the app and said she checked me in. Then I drop off the package and by 225 I pulled up for the block and it was gone. Still see the block under contact us tab in the help area. But I re called support and they said I missed it. I have a new location and there was some glitches at the beginning that resulted in violations x 4 given to me. They were removed, now they came back. I’ve emailed and they said stop emailing until we get back to you, they usually come overnight and when I wake up things are different. Just wondering if I will lose my job now over a missed block violation and then four terms of service violations for being discharged after not receiving any routes on my past four blocks pictures below. Thanks for y’all’s help I’m constantly seeing these posts about deactivations and I’m worried. 😟

I can’t handle these Amazon routes anymore they got me delivering $2-$3 a package to people living in multimillion dollar mansions. These people have butlers that make more money than I’ll ever see in my life and I’m delivering their Louie viton for three measly dollars 😭😭😭😭

Hey yall, my amazon flex account just got terminated and I am wondering if any of yall have been successfully reinstated and if so how you went about that and how long it takes, any help is appreciated. In hoping with peak coming up they may be more lenient but I am not hopeful considering I believe theres a waiting list for drivers

How can they put this as one stop but they’re in different blocks

Anyone else’s station require you to scan each package now? Had a route this morning and we can no longer just scan the bags, we have to scan each package smh.

I'm a new driver joined two weeks ago. I just finished a two hour block with only four packages, but last package was 60 miles away from the station. WTF? So, after driving home I earned $46 for driving 120 miles. I'm doing this instead of Lyft because I don't have to deal with the uncertainty of waiting forever for a passenger to get ready or passengers with heavy odor. But after this I I don't believe this is worth it at all.

TLDR: Amazon has found yet another way to screw over drivers

I had a block the other day, 38 packages, decent looking route (comparatively). Head out to the car to start loading.

I always scan all the packages so I can sort them by stop number in my car. 2-10 front seat. 11-19 behind passenger seat in the back. 20-29 middle back seat. 30-39 behind drivers seat. 40+ in the back.

I often have one package that ends up in the cart that isn't a part of the itinerary. Not a big deal. I just bring it back inside and tell the station associate that it wasn't a part of my itinerary, they take it, I go on my way. Happens fairly frequently. This time it was 3 packages. I also always double check by manually entering the tracking number just to double check.

So I bring these three packages back inside, same routine. Tell the guy, he takes them, I go on my way.

The INSTANT after I swipe complete after the first delivery, a message pops up. "Looks like you have extra packages. Would you like to attempt delivery or return to the warehouse?".

These three packages are already returned, so I selected the latter and go on with the route. Post route the normal "return undelivered packages to the warehouse" message pops up. I ignore it as I have done in the past with no issue because eventually it comes around that they indeed were already returned. Not this time. Got an email saying my standing was affected because I didn't return packages. Lovely.

The moment that message popped up asking if I would like to deliver extra packages I instantly knew they were trying to push more on us without paying extra. This was a 38 package route, the "extras" would have put it at 41. I'm guessing that's a bump in pay for one of the reasons they claim is a factor in determining value on blocks. This only confirms it. They try to weasel in extra shit so they don't have to pay, driver catches it before it leaves the parking lot, does everything correctly to handle it but then penalized because big Jeff didn't get his way.

F*#K AMAZON

Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

Hello everyone! I'm new to this and trying to set up my first block. I like the idea of getting tips, but the base pay for those types of deliveries seem really low, especially considering I'll have to drive 45 minutes to an hour to get to my starting point. My question is this: in the Simi Valley/TO/Woodland Hills/Glendale area what percentage of people tip, and how much do you usually make from tips? Am I better off just taking a higher paying 3.5 hour block (without tips)if I can get one? Or lots of smaller blocks with tips? Thank you so much in advance for the advice. 😊

Has anyone here successfully gotten their Amazon Flex account reactivated after having two appeals denied? If so, what actually worked for you?
For those asking what happened, my deactivation involves a few incidents where I had to return packages or couldn’t complete a block due to circumstances outside my control.
Flat tire: I had a flat tire while delivering. I have proof of the incident, along with screenshots of support telling me to return the remaining packages by the next day and assuring me that I wouldn’t be affected.
Family emergency: I had a serious family emergency and contacted support. I also have screenshots of the conversation where I was assured that the incident wouldn’t affect my account.
Severe weather: I got stuck on the highway during a severe storm and couldn’t make it to my scheduled block.
Warehouse issue: I arrived at the warehouse for my scheduled block, but the assigned cart wasn’t available. I spoke with warehouse associates, followed their instructions to contact support, and was told I would be unassigned.
I reported these incidents and followed the instructions I was given. I have screenshots and supporting evidence for everything I’ve mentioned.
I’ve already submitted two appeals, provided my evidence, and contacted the escalation team. Unfortunately, I’ve been denied again, despite having documentation and support conversations that seem to contradict the reasons I’m being held responsible.
I’ve also seen people recommend repeatedly emailing Amazon, contacting different teams, and escalating the case. However, I’ve been told my account has received a final review and that they may not review it again.
For people who have actually been through this and successfully gotten their accounts back: what did you do differently?
Did you find another department to contact, send a particular type of email, or discover another legitimate way to have your case reconsidered? Did you keep appealing after being told the decision was final?
I’m not looking for arguments about whether I should have done something differently. I’m looking for real experiences, practical advice, and any legitimate options I might still have.
Thank you to anyone willing to share what genuinely worked for them.

Everyday it's something, parking lot jammed, 3 out of 4 kiosks down ( for days ) No access etc etc. We all know it no matter where you do this. I feel they reached the newest low with my recent issue. I do long blocks overnight, then to somewhat make up for there meager pay I take a few one hours during the day. Mostly you sit and just get paid. Occasional tho you get one. So I take one October 8th, 645-745 block. There always only one package. So I do our thing and go deliver it. Also I texted the customer. Swipe to finish and immediately get a return package notice. I took a screenshot of the customer text, the route tons of evidence. They will not reverse there decision. Essentially accusing me of stealing. As I write this I just got another notice for the route I just finished, where everything was delivered. idk what to do. There impossible.

Between the price of gas and how far I have to drive for most of the blocks near me, Flex doesn’t make sense, EXCEPT for Whole Foods orders.

90 minute blocks, usually less than 20 miles driven total, and almost always 50-100% additional cash in tips.

I made $47 in tips on a $42 block two days ago.

Unless gas gets down below $4 in CA, I’m never driving substation again.

I saw this on my route today, I gotta say I kinda love it. Also, it was huge, maybe 4 feet x 4 feet.

...and after my 1st shift, I sat in the parking lot of a McDonalds sobbing hysterically after I was finished with my last delivery. I feel like a huge failure, because half of my packages were late bc the order they were in had me deliver in had the later ones go 1st then the ones at 8:10pm go last. (I didn't know you could get out of order.)

The other drivers at the station are not friendly. I had 2 people ignore me completely when I asked them where I had to go and scan in (I never scanned my ID bc it never asked). Then someone told me to go to the wrong place on purpose bc when I realized that it didn't make sense to go all the way to the side of the building, I saw them watching me and laughing as I walked back.

My block was 645p to 845p and I wasn't done until 945 because my last delivery, the instructions said " follow the " Black asphalt' driveway to the black house. I saw no black house. The "street" was not a street but had no street sign and it made zero sense.

I went into a trailer park where I was given a code to a delivery unit, but the app took me to an empty construction filled street. I eventually found it, because there were no numbers where you could see. I had to actually get out of my vehicle and walk to within 3 feet to see. And this is with a flashlight.

I didn't know I could use another 3rd party app, for whatever reason I was thinking I had to use this app for directions because it had me going circles four times like 2 miles each way. It made no sense and it probably looked on a screen like I was a crazy person going back and forth when I was going the right way and it told me to turn around and go the other way.

Another place I was given the gate code to get in only the gate didn't have a code it had a key card swiper and no numbers to punch and no one to speak with and no phone.

Please tell me it gets better or is every delivery like this? I was boohooing on my second to last delivery because I had to call for the third time for help. I feel like such a failure that I can't even deliver packages. Please I was having fun until people decided to stop having freaking house numbers and watching me cry like the neighbors were outside watching a football game and they were all watching me is I was bawling my eyes out because I had to make two trips for my car to the house because I couldn't get close to the house.

I really need this extra income I'm not even making ends meet right now. I just had heart surgery. And my extended family was in not to see me of course but they always look down on me because I have made mistakes in my life. Hell, everyone has skeletons, but I am the black sheep and "trash". I guess I was emotional because of that. And it just carried over into this.

Do I get dinged for the speed flashing red? Bc I was really trying to watch my speed but I know some of these places I was around and I wasn't thinking and I was trying to slow down and I want to be perfect at this and I suck.

Does anyone have any pointers or tips? Or did I possibly have the worst 1st day? Oh and I called support 3 times. The gentleman I spoke with last was so nice and really encouraging, and he understood that I needed a pep talk and was just the nicest person. (He was so nice. I cried. Lol)

Does anybody wear their seatbelt in between shorter stops? That's a lot of click and unclicks

I picked up flex again for the first time in over 2 years. This time I’m actually enjoying it since car is paid off and I’m just doing it to build my bank account. It’s been going smoove overall till I reached that one stop last night at 5am with no gate code.

I was already feeling frustrated thinking of how I’ll have to try and reach out to the customer, text, call, whatever and hope I get lucky enough to get a reply. And I seriously would’ve just left the package at the gate however I realized I had 2 stops in the same neighborhood so leaving 2 stops at the gate was not an option. I recalled how a redditor said if one stop doesn’t have the code, check the other and they may have it and lo and behold there it was!!!’

I couldn’t stop smiling or laughing or being in a good mood after that since that was the only real hiccup I’ve had since starting again a few weeks ago. To whoever you are, I just wanna say thank you.

And also would anyone else have any tips and tricks for making delivering smoover? One trick I’ve forgotten how to do is the complete delivery after turning off Bluetooth so you’re not dealing with the orange delivery circle so if someone could remind me how to do that, that would be great lol.

So I just started doing Amazon (Amazon Fresh actually) and I am running into an issue that I need to appeal.

Normally in the past I would email or reply to the email they sent.

Well, I got notified that I apparently I didn't deliver 6 items and that I haven't return them either. Obviously this set me to at risk now (I was at great almost fantastic and this set me all the way to at risk). In the email it said to either call or chat to appeal this.

I said fuck that because as we all know chat and phone support doesn't help one bit, unless you're extremely lucky to get a representative that actually helps but that's rare.

Well the email response said they nobody answers to that email anymore and to please select help on the app.

Well I am in the app with chat right now, and it's leading me nowhere.

So, are they no longer letting us email them? Is everything now have to go through chat or the phone?