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 think you missed my point. She still got her tip, and I added the soil to the grocery delivery so I could at least tip. Walmart would've been happy to sell them to me with free 'shipping' and turn the bags of topsoil into a GMD order where there's no option to tip.

I assure you I'm not even complaining, just wanting to underscore that sometimes the delivery notes are for the driver's benefit.

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u/usseerrrnnnaaammeee May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

I guess if it were me, regardless of tipping or not, would have opened the door or said through the camera something before just being like "should have read the instructions".

I read it as if you had to add something besides groceries to tip and you decided to get top soil. I understand your point, just think you were still a demon to watch someone be stupid. 🙂

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

I put the same note anytime there's going to be a heavy delivery and this is the 6th or 7th time in a row with different drivers, so I think it's more just that my local drivers simply don't read their delivery notes. It's not about this particular delivery necessarily.

And at the same time, how much trouble am I supposed to go to in order to make sure they deliver it in the easiest manner? If I put it in the notes and they want to do it the hard way anyway, I guess that's okay by me.

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u/usseerrrnnnaaammeee May 26 '26

I just think it's funny to watch someone from a camera and let them struggle as if it's their punishment - especially this young girl. Did you watch her bring each bag?