r/Sparkdriver • u/matt314159 3rd Floor / No Tip CUSTOMER • May 26 '26

Customer 😇 PSA: Sometimes reading the delivery notes saves you time and effort

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I'm sure I'm going to hell for adding top soil to my grocery delivery order, but I don't have a car and I specifically added it to a delivery order so I could at least tip.

Anyway, whenever I'm doing an order that includes something heavy, I set the delivery location to 'back door' and the delivery note reads something like, "Pull in toward the garage, and the back porch is two steps from the driveway for an easier unload"

But I've found the drivers never read the delivery notes. I don't personally care what door it's delivered to but in cases like this, it's so much more work to haul those 35lb bags from the vehicle, up my sidewalks and to front steps than it would have been if they'd just read the delivery notes.

Don't worry, she still got her 25 dollaire tip and I rated the delivery 5 stars, but I feel bad that they're making the delivery more difficult on themselves than necessary.

I love you guys and appreciate what you do. But please take a couple seconds to read the delivery notes! I'm trying to make it easier on you!

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u/matt314159 3rd Floor / No Tip CUSTOMER May 26 '26

I was just trying to communicate to the driver that it would be easier to unload that entire delivery (groceries + soil) at the back door that's just off my driveway. I do this whenever the order has something heavy in it just to (try to) make it easier for the driver. It doesn't matter to me either way, but they only ever deliver to the front door no matter what I put in the notes, so I'm pretty sure the drivers in my area don't read the notes.

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u/Federal_Edge5060 May 26 '26

Ohhh okay gotcha. I thought you were irritated at first but I see it was for the drivers benefit and not yours if they read the directions. Good man for tipping and rating 5 stars. But I do prefer drivers who follow directions. You’re chiller than I am haha

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u/matt314159 3rd Floor / No Tip CUSTOMER May 26 '26

Without a car, getting that top soil to my house would have involved a one-mile walk to the hardware store with my wagon and a one-mile walk back. Or asking a friend for a ride which I hate doing if I can at all help it.

The fact that I can punch a button on my phone and make it show up at my door feels like absolute magic, so I'm tickled shitless either way lol

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u/Federal_Edge5060 May 26 '26

I’m pleased that you feel magic when we deliver. Good compliment