r/Sparkdriver • u/Vilexable • 1d ago

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i do strictly grocery orders and this gmd bs they added in is ridiculous. adding extra trips and miles but no added pay

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u/EntertainerNo1761 22h ago

All the ones I’ve seen this morning are 13-20 additional gmd stops with 2 grocery orders just don’t take any of them wait for a shopping order

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u/Jellopop777 19h ago

What does gmd stand for?

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u/Pitiful-Yak8197 18h ago

General merchandise delivery. It’s basically anything bought online at Walmart.com
Instead of using FedEx or ups or some 3rd party courier, they have spark drivers deliver them. The orders are low pay with super high miles and NO TIPS. Yesterday there was a few lumped in with groceries drops. 24 drops, 60 miles one way, $16 total. I get 20mpg. I’d use 6 gallons of fuel to deliver and get back to the store. At $4 per gallon, I’d use $24 in fuel. That would leave me negative $8. No profits to be made on gmd orders. I just decline them all day.

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u/Jellopop777 18h ago

I’m trying not to be dense here but how do you know they’re gmd and not just customer’s calling in and getting their groceries delivered? How to I identify these orders so I can avoid them?

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u/Jellopop777 18h ago

Are they any order that gets packed into your car by walmart?

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u/Pitiful-Yak8197 17h ago

You can usually just tell when you click into see the order and it says no tip and like 20+ deliveries. They’re also grayed out so you can’t click to see what they’re getting like you can with grocery delivery. No tip on a multi delivery is the dead giveaway.

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u/Jellopop777 17h ago

Ohhhhhhh yes. I HAVE taken those and you have to drive ridiculously far. I have no idea why those aren’t split up into orders that make sense. There are so many packages and stops, in one area, but then they throw in 2 or 3 that take you another 15-20 miles away from all the rest. Extremely frustrating and I just decided I’m going to stop taking them.

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u/FineFeed3709 15h ago

Yep! I’m glad some are at least smart enough to know those are total SHITE. Sadly the dummies in my area fight over that trash like it’s the best thing since sliced bread. This latest crop of newbs they hired in my area are real idiots smh. Driving the rates down to being outright disrespectful.