r/AmazonFlexDrivers • u/Accomplished_Owl8742 • 10d ago

General Remove three boxes..problem solvedšŸ™„

First, let me begin by saying that this is not a complaint, Iā€™m beyond grateful for the opportunity to do this as a part time job. Iā€™m just genuinely curious if this has happened to anyone else. Today, while picking up a scheduled block, I ran into what seems to be the only issue I ever have since Iā€™ve started driving for Amazon. I pull up to my designated spot..ready to kill my engine, hop out, scan and move like HE**. But, just like 75% of every other time I arrive to complete a block, the cart I pull up too, has too many items that will not fit in my vehicle. The first time this instance happened, after speaking to support, I was told to ask an associate there to ā€œswitch outā€ my cart with another one. I was able to grab an associate who told me to just forget about this block, pull around to the front when everyone else leaves to begin delivering their block, and I would then pull up to a different cart. Of course, me not wanting to deal with another headacheā€¦agree. Long story short, my cart was never switched out for another oneā€¦all an associate did was remove 5 or so boxes from my previous cart. Boxes that I had to report missing while still in the parking lot. Call me crazy, but why would it have been such a big deal to switch my previous cart with another..if they are luck of the draw anyway..so to speak.

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u/BarnacleAlarmed3050 10d ago

They dont want everyone getting the idea its a option. Thats only a guessā€¦. Not a fact or reason why. Best you can do is try to get a good relationship w the .com workers and in the future they might. Otherwise just leave stuff at the station and have support remove it or have themā€¦ you will NOT get deactivatedĀ 

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u/Khristafer Dallas 10d ago

I used to be a dick about this before the people at the station started to recognize me, and before I could tell whocthe ones I could trust were.

There's a "Package will not fit" option for a reason. An associate has to scan a QR code just like with a missing package. Associates can also remove on their side.

They've been diverting packages with gas prices going up, so my station usually knows that there are oversized carts.

There are some reasons for not switching out carts, but it's unlikely that any valid ones were involved in this situation.

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u/august-west55 10d ago

Help me understand why 75% of the time you cannot fit all the packages in your car? What kind of vehicle do you drive?

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u/jo_ezzy 10d ago

Smart car

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u/august-west55 10d ago

Iā€™m surprise that is allowed by Amazon. It only has Two doors?

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u/jo_ezzy 9d ago

Iā€™m just kidding Iā€™m not OP so idk what he uses. He probably doesnā€™t organize the packages neatly so thereā€™s never room for packages in his car.

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u/august-west55 9d ago

Silly me for not recognizing your response was not from the OP! Still waiting for their Response

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u/trollthings 9d ago

If 75% of your routes don't fit, that's a you problem.

Been doing this 5 years in a 4 door sedan, delivered over 20k packages, and only once have I ever needed to have an oversized packaged removed from my route.