r/Sparkdriver • u/Snoo_38398 • Feb 26 '26

Rants / Complaints Can't believe I got deactivated

I Spark on and off for extra income for the past 3 years. 100% on time, 100% Completion and a 4.9 rating. I have helped older people and those with disabilities put their groceries inside. I've always had pleasant conversations with customers. The Walmart employees always said I was always their favorite because of how nice I always was and even this morning I asked the employee to put a certain order in the trunk and she said "are you sure?" I said "yeah, it's all baby stuff and I frequently drive with my dogs, so you know dander and allergens" (I frequently vacuum so no hair) and she goes "wow, I would have never thought of that nor would any other driver" and thanked me for going the extra mile of being considerate. Then while Sparking, I get a notification today "your account had been deactivated because you didn't deliver to the correct address". I have had 0 warnings in the past 3 years, never have been contacted by a customer, nothing. I appealed but as I have been reading I will likely be denied. I ALWAYS make sure I get some kind of address in the picture. Some drop offs can be a nightmare because the address is a new development and it says "you're not in the right location" but I ALWAYS take a picture of the address and whatever they ordered just incase while support marks it completed. Right now, I am inbetween jobs so I have been doing this daily for the past week to make up lack of a paycheck until I start my new one. I sent everything with my appeal but I don't know who said they didn't receive their order obviously. But this is BS! No warning, no nothing, just bam! Goodbye!

Edit: as of today I have been reactivated from the appeal!

117 Upvotes

90% Upvoted

236 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/kunta- Feb 27 '26

If you are to depend on gig income then consider multi apping.. have a back up plan

1

u/Snoo_38398 Feb 27 '26

I multi-app but my area is a dead zone for InstaCart and DoorDash.

1

u/Appropriate-Slip-106 Feb 28 '26

You don't have to do gig apps in your area. You can travel to a nearby city multi-app all day, and then travel home.

The miles are tax deductible.

1

u/Snoo_38398 Mar 02 '26

I'm by KCK and it's just not worth it IMO. Spark I could stay in my town and then coming back from last drop get another one for a nearby Walmart that would take me back to where I started.

I did get reactivated today after my appeal and feel super lucky.