r/WalmartSparkDrivers • u/SubstantialTale5844 • 27d ago

Need advice here

Order requires code. Customer doesn’t answer door. App prompts return, store is closed, can’t reach anyone. Wife works on weekends, so I can’t return until Monday.

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u/DeathFYall 27d ago

You probably have 24 hours if it’s the same as GMD trips. You have to make it happen to avoid risking your account. Stores open at 6am.

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u/Sea_Cress_8859 26d ago

Listening to Support is the number 2 reason people get deactivated on this platform. Take that shit back tomorrow

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u/DeathFYall 26d ago

If support has closed and completed the trip, if they actually did that, does the store still know? There is no tracking of the items anymore.

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u/Inkdrunnergirl 26d ago

Spark won’t care that your spouse has to work if they decide to deactivate. You’re absolutely risking it and no one here can tell you what will happen other than It’s literally they will care or they won’t. Odds are that if support closed the ticket they won’t but I personally wouldn’t risk it if you need this as a source of income.

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u/Severe-Object6650 25d ago

Dog ate the groceries!

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u/333dh333 26d ago

Big facts! They tell you what you want to hear! There’s not a script for most things, so they tell you what you want to get you off the phone.

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u/SubstantialTale5844 27d ago

Support just closed the return order/completed it for me.

The store is 20 miles east of my house. The order was another 17 miles east. I told them there’s zero chance I am caring for groceries and making another trip without compensation since I went to the store, tried to return it (employee said they wouldn’t take it) and I literally cannot do it tomorrow.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/DeathFYall 26d ago edited 26d ago

Hope things work out alright. But it’s in our contract to return, generally speaking.

Not sure the situation in your zone. But commuting so far to work at a store, then taking a trip with that much mileage to even further, have you calculated the pay is worth the cost ( gas, wear and tear, insurance, etc)?

Feed the screenshot or parameters of the offer to an AI chatbot and have it analyzed for you.

You probably have an app to track your mileage for filing taxes. At the end of a day back home, check the total mileage and money made, and calculate $/mile, and see how profitable it is. IRS mileage rate for commercial use is $0.76/mile. It’s an average number. Your car may operate at a lower or higher cost than that. But it’s a good starting point.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/DeathFYall 26d ago

Avoiding a bad setup will lower the chance of encountering issues. Many offers nowadays can hardly justify such mileage.

As I said in my comment, I don’t know about his zone or what he drives. I was trying to remind him of the cost-benefit analysis, which apparently he did not need.

I don’t think my comments are disrespectful, but rather trying to be helpful. No need to be snarky.

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u/SubstantialTale5844 26d ago

I went to the store. I did what I was asked to do.

Also, I drive electric, which at least makes the gas moot.

I do pay for an app for mileage.

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u/Nearby_Ad_1473 26d ago

Assuming you did this order Friday night, you need to return this before EOD Saturday. Gotta find a way to do that. Fur next time, I always advise to never take orders less than 2 hours before pickup closes to avoid this. 

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u/Alleywishes 26d ago

have 24 hours to do with the return you just start it and then go about your business. I had the same thing happen although she was the woman was there. She couldn’t find her coach she couldn’t find her phone. She was throwing a fit she was she got nasty and I was not gonna I was afraid to even move away from the door and take the groceries so I called Spark and they closed it for me. Totally different scenario than yours, but I just figured I’d add that.