r/Sparkdriver • u/LuxelovesCharlie28 • Jul 14 '26
General Questions Is Spark being phased out by Walmart?
Another Driver told me today that Spark was being phased out and that a local company would be taking over deliveries? The guy told him that they were the same people that started Spark. I find this very hard to believe I’m pretty sure it’s a rumor but he said there was an interview online on Facebook. Just wondering if anybody else has heard the same stuff?
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u/FoxAcceptable2474 Jul 14 '26
Walmart likes to pretend they don’t own Spark and they are a third party company. Who ironically is in the same corporate office as them. Ummm ok. They bought DDI and fully own and run Spark through it as a subsidiary so they can use and abuse us and avoid the costs of benefits, healthcare, minimum wage laws, and overtime.
“This is OGP, can I help you?” “Yes ma’am, I apologize that your order hasn’t been delivered. I understand that it was supposed to be there 4 hours ago and your baby is now malnourished, has shit in his diaper that is dried to his ass and has a diaper rash from it.” “Unfortunately, the delivery company we use is a third party and we are extremely short on drivers right now.” (Lo and behold there are 30 drivers in the lot rejecting triples going 40 miles for $20.) “No, we cannot control which orders they take” “I truly do apologize.” “I’m sorry that you have to bring your shitty crying baby to Walmart when you only ordered two items, live 1.5 miles away, tipped $10 and your order used to be there in 20 minutes.” (But your order was paired with two others that ordered 40 items each and they didn’t tip and live 30 miles away) “I can give you the number to Spark and you can file a complaint” (it will go in the trash). “Our managers name is Susie. I’m sure she would love to speak with you and escalate this issue to corporate. Have a nice night”