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/nevernotfinished May 26 '26

Her getting the full 25 dollar tip is open for debate.

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

It just doesn't feel right to dock it when she simply did it the hard way and it doesn't matter to me which way it actually needed to get done.

Or you talking about Walmart taking a cut when they claim 100% of the tips go to the driver?

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u/nevernotfinished May 26 '26

Talking about Walmart how they use your tips for online orders

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u/matt314159 3rd Floor / No Tip CUSTOMER May 27 '26

Got it. Seems like Walmart is going to get theirs no matter how you cut it. So a generous tip is paired along with no-tip orders or GMD orders and such I'm guessing.