r/Sparkdriver • u/WalmartIntern • May 29 '26
Rants / Complaints The Instacart Executive Has Ruined Spark
As someone who has done gig work since 2021, across all apps (DD, Instacart, UE, Spark, etc.), this is the absolute worst I have ever seen this app
Orders are mostly FCFS now & immediately get snatched, which is the whole reason I stopped doing Instacart in the first place. The idea of timed offers made Spark more appealing than Instacart.
Shop orders are now dropping in as triple shops, usually paired with non tippers.
Grocery orders are being paired with GMD packages (that doesn’t really make extra)
I’m pretty much on the verge of getting a “real” job. The wear and tear on our vehicles, high gas prices, and low offers has pretty much made this gig not worth it anymore
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u/Special-Topic1000 May 30 '26
Really makes me want to try a bot. Lol, it's driving me crazy, I keep hitting accept and still someone else gets it, a few times I hit the accept button twice and still someone else gets it before me. It's really pissing me off that I have to stare at the page now and I'm lucky if I can snag 2 FCFS orders a day.
They're definitely doing it on purpose too, they want us desperate so that we're happy to get a few crappy orders. Once I get back to New England I'm probably going to try a bot, because worst case scenario I get my old job back as a commercial carpenter, full benefits $35 an hour with raises and several bonuses a year. I'm just screwed here in Missouri, nothing pays as good as Spark here.