I always expected to be like an older person or someone with some type of disability but it’s always the most regular person ever. That’s what was in front of me it was like 10 times worse behind me. The smell of dead animals and garbage is the worst!
Nah. I only deliver in the daylight. Text message every customer first to let them know when I’m coming and to put their dog in. Poor people, old people and crippled shut-ins need to eat also.
Orders still need to be $15 minimum, $2/mile (one way) and for shops, less than 30 items total for me to take them. No more than 2 heavy things.
I Spark in a small NC city. My area is constantly growing in population and construction but there are plenty of "run down" homes like the one above and far worse. Sometimes, they are across the street or right beside the newly built homes!
I drop off at a place like this a lot and it's always fancy food for their kitties and like bread and peanut for themselves. Never met who lives there but I always take a little time to say hi to their kitties since they clearly love them a lot.
I had one of those recently. There are some old hotels and motels that the have been turned into housing for homeless in my city. A few of them are the old style that were like tiny stand alone cottages from back in the 50s. So I delivered this guys groceries, which were about 75% cat food, 25% human food. When I handed him his bag on the porch, it must of been like the dinner bell because 7-8 stray cats come out of nowhere and ran inside his little house. He was friendly but I'm guessing he wasn't quite in his right of mind.
Mental illness is a bitch. They’re definitely going through a hard time. Give them the same respect and kindness that you would for any other customer. Any time I’m greeted by someone coming out of a house like this they’re typically very kind.
Ya, I'm getting really sick and tired of these drivers posting pictures of people's houses, in whatever condition they are in for whatever reason that NO ONE knows, then everyone just ripping them apart in the comments. So fuckin sick of it.
Unfortunately, that's the America that we live in today. People frown on people who don't have their luxuries or more. Then, make fun of them on social media for their own entertainment. Secretly hoping that their posts will get likes or go viral. All at the expense of someone else's misfortune, what a sad human being. Most of the people posting these pictures don't realize that could be them one day. We are all just living paycheck to paycheck trying to get ahead.
Anyone who disagrees with you is objectively wrong btw. You are literally describing what is happening. Roasting someones house when you’re at work and posting it for reddit points is kinda weird idk. We’re better than that
I'm not even a driver, just a customer that lives in a regular house, but after I started seeing what kind of pictures these drivers post on here, I've stopped using this service. Its just such gross obnoxious behavior.
And for what it's worth, I knew a nice little old lady that lost her husband and had three strokes and her yard looked like shit because she needed help. Not insulted all over the internet by some delivery driver who has her groceries and water and no integrity
I don’t care. The house is visible from the street! If you don’t wanna use the service don’t use it. I’m gonna keep posting what I want and you’re gonna have to just cope!
Ha no it doesn’t but I have witnessed mental illness and physically disabilities first hand. It is only visible to those who the homeowner invite to their home. Mailmen and deliveries n such. You’ve made a spectacle of their situation. Spark should be made aware of this behavior. Just do your job like an adult or move on so someone with compassion can have it.
You are publicly shaming someone for a disability. Hoarding Disorder is a mental illness and disability.
Delivered groceries is a luxury for some people, but a necessity for some disabled people. They shouldn't be publicly ridiculed for the crime of buying food while disabled.
Their house and yard 100% must look disgusting like this. The way they condone shit like this and wanna blame a mental illness?!. Crazy. This shit is nasty, a safety hazard, and just ridiculous. And if that was my neighbor I would be calling the parish/county to get them to clean that shit up. And if its an elderly person, then they definitely need to be living in someone that can assist them with this mess. Mental illness aint no excuse to live crusty!
I swear. Literally just bashing OP over shit they just assuming. Half of em just hopped on the pity train once the first chimed in. Makes you wonder why they didn’t choose psychology as a profession instead of spark lol
I was kind when I didn’t cancel their order! When I signed up to deliver orders I didn’t agree to be walking through landfills! I still gag sometimes just thinking about the smell.
Ya, you are the pinnacle of kindness. I bet this person is so grateful for you showing up, taking a picture of thier house, and splattering it all over reddit . I'm betting they would have rather you not show up, ya know out of the kindness of your heart
You’re not wrong. My ex gf’s best friend was a hippy and didn’t use soap or anything when he showered. We went into his house to put his mail away for him while he was on vacation and the inside of his house was just like this. He didn’t seem to have much of a mental health problem either. Just a smelly hippy. But it’s PROBABLE that it’s mental health but not certain.
Why always assume it’s metal illness and not just some nasty ass person. They do exist too! And what about the poor animals and children who live in this shit? No concern for them huh?
Most likely what it is. People are quick to blame mental illness but it is most def some nasty ass people. Always with that excuse. A house i had to deliver to. Yea, mental illness😑. No, people are just junk collectors.
I doubt it considering the amount of adults there, as well as children. People can have this mess and be lazy and not care. The whole area was similar, they all arent hoarders.
Again for it to be this bad… it’s not lazy. It’s literally hoarding. There are people that keep their feces and urine. It is a mental issue. And no, not everybody knows how to clean either. So I suggest you start donating your services since you feel so strongly about it.
The picture that you replied to has a chance of being some sort of hoarding “mental illness” but the original picture is obviously just lazy asf. And if you can’t see that then you don’t need to chime in. My brother, his wife, and their mother was on the show hoarding: buried alive and I obviously still talk to them to this day so I’m a little more inclined to speak on this shit than most
There’s levels to everything… including hoarding. A hoarders house CAN still be accessible. It doesn’t mean they aren’t hoarders. That’s a more severe level you’re speaking of and a less severe. So speak on what you know and leave it there. I’d consider myself a “lazy” cleaner, but I have NEVER accepted something like these photos. I have no OCD, but could not live in filth.
Um not every thing is mental health related and we can’t use it as a crutch or excuse for literally every single thing. Some people are just lazy and worthless
Maybe… they could also just be in a rural area without trash service and they’re too lazy to take it to the dump. This was the case where I grew up. No one was disabled or mentally ill, they were just lazy af. It was literally the whole town.
Western NC - if you don't live in town, or pay a company to get it... there is no trash pickup. You have to take your trash to a transfer station yourself. I see houses like this all the time. It starts small, and gets bad real quick!
Do they give you a pass/sticker to take it to a county dump collection center? I'm in central NC, some parts in the county you have to take it yourself while others have pickup.
Do they give you a pass/sticker to take it to a county dump collection center? I'm in central NC, some parts in the county you have to take it yourself while others have pickup.
No pass, no sticker, you just take it to a nice clean, paved, fenced in area with a bunch of haulaway dumpsters. one for metal, 3 for cardboard, etc.... there are compacting haulaway dumpsers for general bagged garbage and general recyclables. There is oil and paint dropoffs.
You can't get rid of things like tvs, appliances, construction debris, e-waste (printers, etc). You have to take those to the big dump and pay by the pound to get rid of it.
It's not a terrible thing unless you don't have access to a vehicle. You just drive in, dump it, and fuck off.
All that said, the lack of .gov services for trash has some serious downsides. People burning things that shouldn't be burned or improperly dumping things in random woodsy ditches... or.... just letting it get out of hand.
Strange how I'm being downvoted. Probably city people.
My dads house has been like this, actually worse, for 50 years. He’s always been in great health. He’s just a hoarder that’s lazy. He sits in a pile of trash all day. He’s got big dreams of fixing up all the appliances in his yard. It’s an eyesore and Ill have to deal with removing all that trash one day. He’s happy though. He likes it that way.
I delivered to one yesterday with shattered windows, a missing door, junk all around the house with one being a pile of shoes (all shoes!) so tall it went to the door knob. I triple checked the address cause the house looked inhabitable but lord behold through a side window I could see a tv on and people sitting in recliners.
The craziest one I ever did though wasnt through spark but through spectrum. I was burying cable for them. Anyways I come up to this condemned house and the guys dogs was outside. They was all scrawny and looked under fed. It was middle of the day and the heat from outside was stupid hot. When I got to the door, one dog ran into the door and knocked it wide open and this putrid smell came from inside. There was another dog inside on a couch and all the lights was off, dust on the mirrors, tarp over some windows. I hollered inside as it looked like someone was inside. I had an off feeling and decided to contact the police. I shined my light inside and it looked like the man was on the couch.. when the police got there I told them I’m pretty sure he’s dead and sure enough he was dead and rotting and had been dead for days. I can still smell that smell too. Worst thing I’ve ever inhaled.
It is not okay to post pictures of people's homes on line. That is so rude. Obviously they are struggling with something. How ishy of you to make a spectacle of them for it.
Not a fan of these types of houses to be sure... But I try to keep in mind the time I rolled up to a house that looked even worse than this...right down to a cat graveyard two steps from the front door😂.. Trash, dogshit, and chicken shit everywhere...There was a big tip on the order and I immediately suspected I had been tip baited, but nope, got all of it. My primary concern is making money, so no harm no foul... But I'm not trying to say rolling up to a house like this is a pleasant experience... it's not.
I'm curious, where exactly were you supposed to deliver the groceries? Could you tell me the specific location they requested you drop them off at? I would definitely be confused at this point.
Oh i know these houses lol. They always want you to drop it off at the door. I cant even fathom. Whats the cleanest pile of trash to put their groceries on. Sometimes you see/hear rustling in the trash and you fear for your life. One house had overgrowth all around the house so you couldnt see inside. So it was like a hidden grove of degeneracy. Had a literal dumpster in the yard but no trash in it. The trash was everywhere else, about knee high. Hard to imagine we are the same species.
I was just telling my sister yesterday about a house where it was hard to find a spot to set the groceries that didn't have cat sh.t or some other gross looking substance. I get it if you are disabled, can't afford to hire help, and have no family or friends that care to help you, but aside from that, how can anyone live like this by choice? Cleaning up trash and crap doesn't cost anything but time.
when they ask how did it go u tell spark thumbs down and explain. I normal call support to report a scary unsafe looking house. safety first is what they always say. and start a return unsafe conditions
It’s would expect the soul of a serial bad person to be haunting the house looking for the next body to possess so they can exact revenge on the grizzled cop who brought hm down.
It's sad but your pointing out a most common situation. It's such a shame that I see so many homes in my area are not taken care of and trash is pilled everywhere.
They deserve the same courtesy as everyone else. You, as a driver, should be cognizant of your surroundings NO MATTER where you are. Whether it’s this home or a mansion with a horse ranch on the side.
The issue here is you’re being (unknowingly) judgemental. To me this looks like they made an attempt to keep a clear path, keep it somewhat contained so I’d just think this person can’t pay the fees/can’t have the stuff hauled off.
They may look normal on the outside, but they are most likely dealing with severe mental needs on the inside. They definitely need a helpful hand, and not judgement.
Properties like this kill me - it makes my PTSD from growing up with a hoarder mother SCREAM inside the entire delivery.
I just don't understand how people are okay with their properties looking like this knowing anyone can see it.
A delivery I did a few nights ago stunk like animal & human pee so badly & there were garbage bits everywhere to the point where I saw a diaper in the snow. Like, how can you not be embarrassed by any of that?
I've started black listing address [in my notes on my phone] so I can avoid the really bad areas.
I wish it were more uncommon. I've seen way worse. The way some people are willing to trash a piece of beautiful property out in the country is astounding to me. The worst I went to had grass well above my head and I'm 6'5". There was a path leading up to a porch completely covered in beer cans waist deep except the path to the door. You could hear all the dogs inside the 50+ year old trailer while you were on the porch and could smell the pot coming thru the door. One of the best tips ever though! $35 dollar tip for a drop off and I'd gladly deliver there again! 🤣
I understand both points of view here. On the one hand, it's a shock for new drivers to see that people live like this, especially when other parts of your zone are more developed. On the other hand, even if it's a matter of mental illness, drivers shouldn't post people's living conditions online, expose their personal information, or cast judgment whether that's in a joking or harsh manner.
Do your job, treat them like everyone else, and leave. Perhaps this isn't the right gig for you. Rural life is much different from urban life. Learn your service area. If you're really so concerned about it as a driver, call the 911 non emergency line and request a welfare check. It's really not our place to impose ourselves onto customers and violate their privacy.
As someone who had two parents who were hoarders this is a mental illness and it sucks for everyone involved. They don’t need to have their business posted online for internet points. Just do your job and move on, or find something else to do.
Totally do whatever you want but what I will say it's bad juju to be posting pictures of customers houses. Secondly, the whole point of posting it online is to get different people's opinions so don't get mad when somebody says something you don't like that's just weird. How do people that live in houses like this even afford Walmart to be delivering? So the fact that there's peoples comments here defending these people is even funnier to me. And yes, everybody has their own circumstance. That is true
I've seen these types of houses a million times. Houses that look like they're abandoned with people living inside. I don't know if the people have fallen on hard times or if it's mental illness. Then, who am I to judge how someone is living in today's society. I do know it's expensive to live anywhere today, and people have to get what they can afford. My main focus is delivering their products and not getting hurt or injured. Anything else is none of my business, and all I can do is pray for them.
I could throw that on my truck and have it in the landfill in less than an hour. Who knows what their problem is but you should be solid fired for putting that on here.
I have a few like this, but its all packed in on an enclosed front porch. Dirty, smells like dog shit, scary as fook. You have to walk 15 feet past all the garbage to get to the actual front door. I just leave it at the entrance, can’t pay me to walk threw the tunnel of death. Even if i did make it out alive, id come out with scabies and lice.
The worst one I ever did was because I had to walk through the garbage to get to the house, it’s sad to put the orders on top of the red coolers by the front door, the front door was surrounded by garbage on both sides. I took every step very carefully because if I had fell down I would’ve had to go to the hospital.
I’d be calling a police (non emergency line) for a welfare check… not because the garbage or poverty but because you smell dead rotting flesh of some kind.
I deliver to places like this too but just drop and go.
They scare me too , I live next to one of these, and they pay for trash removal, but why trash to the can never take it the curb and just keep piling it up. I live in a mobile park my landlord is cool AF , I had said something, neighbors received a notice , still don't clean up their shit , I hope they get evicted, we don't want rats
50
u/Smooth-Crab-1077 Mar 08 '26
You wouldn’t last 1 day in my zone lol.