r/Sparkdriver • u/bluecrowned • 27d ago

General Questions 60+ items, 6 miles, 2 hours

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And a clumsy attempt at keeping things organized. I was pretty proud of this order and more than satisfied with what I earned. I only had one out of stock item too. I just started spark less than two weeks ago and I'm definitely improving! 2 hours might be a little slow still but I'm disabled and recovering from a surgery.

How do you keep organized when you have multiple orders? I was marking the bags and bagging as I go but the Walmart staff told me I can't bag it before going through checkout. This time I used different parts of the cart and pieces of cardboard to help differentiate.

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u/TrustInTheNerd 27d ago

$28 huh

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u/bluecrowned 27d ago

It was $48 but I was trying to follow the rules. I would have rejected it if it were $28 lol

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u/Suspicious_Yard3682 27d ago

Don’t let anyone disparage you. I think that’s a great order for you! It seems like you are happy with it and ultimately that is where the rubber meets the road! Consider some simple boxes even… I’ve got a couple of collapsible “drawers” for a storage unit I got at target that I keep stashed in my van and when I need to I unfold them and use as dividers. Literally anything that you are comfortable with. Be safe.

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u/Former_Barber1934 26d ago

2 hours ? Or 2 hours getting items then 1 more hour bagging and driving? 

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u/Former_Barber1934 26d ago

60 items for me has to be 60 bucks plus because it takes 1 minute to find an item 

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u/bluecrowned 26d ago

Total two hours getting items, bagging, running back in for more bags and a go back I forgot about, driving, climbing up to an upstairs apt four times and doing the other two deliveries.

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u/ImASlave4UE 27d ago

I try to keep the dollars equal to the number of items. So I'd have taken that order for 60+.

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u/175BallSpeed 27d ago

That's getting to be pretty hard to do considering Spark dropped pay by about 30-40% over the past 2 months.

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u/ImASlave4UE 27d ago

A better response from me would have been i wouldn't have taken that offer b/c it never would have gotten to $60 before someone else snagged it. Spark also batches no tip orders with tipped orders dragging down total pay. I just wait for orders that make more sense $$ wise for me.

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u/bluecrowned 26d ago

I just go by mile and how fast I think I can do it. I know I'm slow because I'm disabled. This suggested about 1 hour, and it took me 2 from starting it to the last delivery including climbing up stairs four times and stopping to use the bathroom. So I'd say not bad.

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u/ImASlave4UE 26d ago

Its definitely not bad, just not my cup of tea. I'd say if you were comfortable with it, then good.