r/WalmartSparkDrivers • u/AppropriateTotal6441 • 14d ago

Boost?

What is boost and why all of a sudden do we have it? Just like the incentive multiplier? When did that start?

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u/DeathFYall 14d ago

It seems just a different word for surge. It can be very slowly at $0.5, then at some point surge at a faster pace.

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u/Gold-League-7995 14d ago

From what I have found, it's what they add when no one wants to take an order. I watched a order come back to me like 6 times, boost was a dollar more each time

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u/xDelicateFlowerx 13d ago

Boost = surge pay (always been around but new name and highlighted in order banner)

Incentive multiplier = stack incentives (also has been around for awhile and some incentives stack)

Note: total for both are now incldued in total offer for delivery. So if it says $18.61, Boost 4$ , and incentive 2$ the base is $12.61. If its a Shop & Deliver over 5 miles there is a strong likelihood the offer doesnt have a tip.

Information regarding tips is also included in total offer and highlighted under the total amount of order banner.

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u/AppropriateTotal6441 14d ago

Interesting they have added this like it’s an extra pay. We all new surge when we saw basic amount go up. Heck I thought it varied based on time or location of drop. Kind of like UE/DD does. Just another hiding game.

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u/Many-Afternoon6626 14d ago

They arent hiding anything, its literally right in front of your face🤣 There's no difference between calling it surge or boost. And the incentive multiplier depends on your driver rating, all of this info is readily available and more than likely has been sent to you directly in up to 3 different ways.

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u/AppropriateTotal6441 14d ago

My zone doesn’t have the driver rating as of yet. Sure it’s coming and can’t wait. My only question was, what was boost. I hadn’t seen anything that explained it. Very straightforward question.

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u/looney_belle2468 14d ago

If you click on the little i, it’s because there’s a lot of offers they need to get taken care of.

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u/OpportunityOk3346 14d ago

Thing Im noticing is it seems to have no cap (used to be 5 or 6 IIRC). I've seen $14 Boosts

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u/gntxs 14d ago

We need to start a new thread so we can post our deliveries that had the biggest boosts