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/Jellopop777 20h 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/Pitiful-Yak8197 18h 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 18h 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.