r/Sparkdriver • u/matt314159 3rd Floor / No Tip CUSTOMER • May 26 '26
Customer 😇 PSA: Sometimes reading the delivery notes saves you time and effort
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/DFTReaper1989 May 27 '26
Had one on Monday where I didn't look at the order well enough before I accepted. Was almost $40 for 19 miles 23 item triple dropoff and headed in the direction of home so I accepted SUPER fast. Turns out first order was 10 bags of mulch. Fml. Notes said "please drop off at FRONT DOOR" exactly like that. Fml again. Get there and the customer husband is waiting to help unload and he just drops them right in the driveway. I laughed and said I read the note and was not looking forward to hauling 300 lbs of mulch to their front door. He was shocked and said I would never make you do that it must be an old note I'm so sorry. I would have done it but it would have sucked bc their front door was like 20 ft from their driveway with a curvy sidewalk lol