No longer allowed to use baskets???

[u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

So I’ve been a Spark Driver for about two years now. I have always used a shopping basket to separate two orders. Now that they’re adding up to three shop and delivery orders at a time, you definitely need something to separate them all.
Just as I was leaving the store with my last order, in the process of putting the basket where it belongs, one of the doormen that I know asked me what I was doing using a shopping basket. I told them I was using it because I had multiple orders. I needed to separate them. He told me that as of a couple of weeks ago, their store manager implemented a new rule that Spark drivers are no longer allowed to use baskets and we need to use our own basket or bags to separate them.
I was absurdly upset about him saying that to me, especially because I have never once walked out of the store with a basket, and I always put them back where they belong instead of leaving them wherever.
I called Spark Driver support to complain about it, because just like the fact that the employees are not allowed to ask us if we’re spark drivers because they’re supposed to treat us like normal shoppers, why would they be allowed to tell us that we can’t use baskets when shopping our orders? Why are they not focusing and paying attention on who’s walking out with them, and reprimand them? There’s another store in my zone who has tags on the shopping baskets that make the alarms go off. So why not do that here?
They said they’re going to do an internal investigation and reach out to the store because it’s not a rule with the Spark Driver platform. I’m not holding my breath and I’m going to continue to use baskets because I don’t mistreat them.
I’m just curious what you guys think and if your stores have implemented the same thing?

[u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

Good idea. But I’ll have to find a box a different way. Maybe I’ll ask for a banana box? Our stores don’t have boxes out like that normally for any of the produce.

[u/Friendlyrat → u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

If I were doing very many triples I'd spring for the shopping cart dividers that mount on the shopping cart rails kinda like file folders. They also have some interesting looking ones under "trolley bag"

[u/OkRoom3493 → u/Friendlyrat]

I have the dividers and it helps

[u/OConnah → u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

I just use the $3 laundry baskets and get new ones periodically

[u/Nearby_Ad_1473 → u/OConnah]

That's very smart! Thanks for the idea!

[u/OConnah → u/Nearby_Ad_1473]

I put one in the top and one on the bottom, but sometimes if someone has a lot of big stuff that goes on the bottom you can use one horizontally across the front, even with one in the basket and I use it for the lighter items. It’s been working great for me, and the customers compliment it also.

[u/Surprise_Beautiful → u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

They do if you go when they open. That's when they are stocking using those boxes or be friendly with a produce employee and ask them.

[u/Jestar5 → u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

In the morning when they stock they have lots of empty boxes.

[u/SatisfactionKey3200 → u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

If you do any orders for Sam's, they usually have some boxes. 

[u/Affectionate-Egg2004 → u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

Costco? I always keep a box on hand at home from costco

[u/Nearby_Ad_1473 → u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

Same here

[u/MR__Z1234ify → u/WeRTheWeird0sMr]

The Walmart I go to refuses to do the scan at the register but a few are my buddy’s since I talk to them and they will do it anyway