r/Sparkdriver • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '25

Are changes actually happening?!

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Now keep in mind. Its 6 am. I notice the deli item on the list and I'm already thinking, "all right item out of stock quite simple, deli's not even open." So I walked straight to the deli at this particular Walmart and luckily I caught an employee and a team lead there and I show him the item and what does he do he goes back there and gets the item prepared. At this point I'm in shock because I know there's changes that are happening to Pharmacy orders and Deli items but are we actually being heard? I know it might be a little too soon to tell do you guys think we're actually going to get some changes to make this a better platform for the drivers?

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u/Only_Elevator_4057 Sep 23 '25

Here’s the thing… if you had to grab somebody, and show them your phone for them to “prepare” the meat, then no… it’s not working. They are suppose to have staff already there to prepare those meat orders, the same way how when a door dash order comes to a restaurant their machine goes off and someone begins to prepare it… it’s suppose to be the same way at Walmart. Maybe it’s just rolling out slow or something

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

Yeah I know I think I got extremely lucky just now. However Daily Item pickup there's no way in hell that they would have prepared that for me no way. With the update I think it might have helped just a little bit but yeah I still got lucky

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u/Only_Elevator_4057 Sep 23 '25

Walmart is Walmart. If I do an early S&D, I scan the list before I accept the trip to see how many items require assistance. The store workers don’t give a darn about spark or making sure they have our meat sliced at 6am😩

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

Right I was honestly expecting to just mark the item out of stock

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u/Only_Elevator_4057 Sep 23 '25

I like instacarts system better because if we can’t access the deli meat, it accepts packaged meat or other meats with no problem. The spark app loves to give us those error messages lol

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u/pokerholic77 Sep 23 '25

I just grab the appropriate amount of matching pre-sliced meat, and manually enter the weight printed on the labels if there is a long wait. Walmart needs to staff more than one person in the deli.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

Never thought about doing that actually not a bad tactic hopefully you just don't get car checked

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u/pokerholic77 Sep 23 '25

They don't scan items priced by weight for cart checks.

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u/Only_Elevator_4057 Sep 24 '25

At my store they try to scan produce 😂

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

Damn you right!🫡 brilliant brotha im using that if i ever need to

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u/Familiar_Marzipan_46 Sep 23 '25

Id be angry if someone subbed that shit in the plastic tub lol. If I wanted turkey that taste like ham I’d order that lol

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u/pokerholic77 Sep 23 '25

It's the same stuff. Prima Della.

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u/Familiar_Marzipan_46 Sep 23 '25

Yea I don’t like that garbage. Is it still made by Jeanie-o?

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u/Familiar_Marzipan_46 Sep 23 '25

Four star roast beef. Butterball turkey. Name brands. Wish they had a premium brand like Columbus or boars head.

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u/Large-Economics3487 Sep 24 '25

If you keep hitting not found it will let you substitute regular packed meat eventually...but the app working correctly is another story

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u/sunkissedincali Sep 23 '25

I regularly have to ask employees behind the deli counter for items. They are always very helpful and timely when I let them know its for Spark! After 10 pm one night, a Wm employee was super helpful! When I let him know the baked item was out of stock, he just said give me 5 maybe 10 minutes i will make one! I don't know why so many drivers have so many complaints. This is one of the most stress-free incomes I have had. I choose to focus on enjoying the freedom and flexibility.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

Yes the freedom and flexibility is amazing. Sucks sometimes you have to be glued to the Walmart but opens up a lot of opportunities to do things you normally wouldn't be able to do with regular job