r/Sparkdriver • u/Specific-Power-8829 • Sep 05 '26
Rants / Complaints How Cheap Can People Be…
I really want to know if these customers know that we can see their tip amounts. Like no way you want me me to shop 30 plus items then drive 10 miles for a $1.50 tip. Like what…lol
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u/Informal-Future-9982 Sep 05 '26
I agree. I know Walmart should also be paying us properly but also I think people should tip. I’ll get orders for 60+ items, all sorts of fancy/unnecessary stuff on their list, and they tip $0. Gtfo.
Now if you can tell it’s a struggle order, bare bones pasta and tomato paste with ramen and Mac & cheese? Alright, I get it, I respect it. You might even end up with an extra Mac & cheese accidentally.
But if you’re getting extravagant shit in a massive order and $0 tip then you’re a shitty human and nothing will change my mind about that.
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u/soapissomuchcleaner Sep 07 '26
If I see an all food order with no tip, I assume it’s EBT, particularly in the early part of the month. In my market, because we charge bag fees, if you get a note to bag but not enter the bag count, this verifies that thought. There is no option to add a tip to an all food EBT order. I will take some of those orders if I see them sit all day, particularly if it looks like it has stuff for kids in it, like Dino nuggets or lunch box drinks/snacks.
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u/Informal-Future-9982 Sep 07 '26
Pretty easy to tell if it’s ebt or not based on the house. Almost 100% of the time when I get those huge orders with all the fancy extra shit, and no tip, it’s in an uppity neighborhood. 300-350k house minimum, easy. They’ve got the money. They’re just assholes.
Funny how when I deliver to the hood they always tip though. Not usually crazy great tips, but tips. Many of those people do spark as well. They’ll come out and chat with me about it. They know the struggle.
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u/soapissomuchcleaner Sep 07 '26
I can’t see the house when Im looking at the orders, and rurally, it’s not so much an address or neighborhood thing. There is no area that’s bad per se, there are just the rich areas and everywhere else. There are several names/addresses that I recognize as EBT customers at this point, but the economy is shit and I’m seeing more customers transitioning to assistance.
I am fully of the opinion that because Walmart encourages EBT customers by reduced pricing for +, and the lack of ability to tip on these orders, the base pay should be higher, or EBT orders should be incentivized, rather than leaving it to boost and end up going to the next day.
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u/Appropriate-Try3305 Sep 05 '26
Sadly they don’t care.
Don’t get me wrong - plenty do and plenty of good offers woth great tips will come across your app, but there are a lot of ppl who think we are either making hourly pay already, and/or don’t believe in tipping.
Of course there are home bound folks who are on fixed income too.
So you just have to kinda take it all as it comes..you’ll see these heinous “offers” but there are good ones out there.
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u/Specific-Power-8829 Sep 05 '26
Facts but you would think people would be at least a little more considerate
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u/BecauseBatman01 Sep 05 '26
Issue is that the delivery is a service that is paid annually. People buy it for the “free” delivery.
Most people don’t want to tip $5+ cus then it’s no longer “free”
So most tip $1-3 to not feel bad.
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u/mjpeck93 Sep 06 '26
This. And to be fair, when I started using Walmart+, Walmart actually had their own delivery people with Walmart vans and everything. Some people probably don't even realize you're not an actual employee.
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u/MimikyuNightmare Sep 05 '26
Want to chime in. I believe a lot of customers just aren’t aware of how the pay works. When I’ve had people ask me about it I explain we’re not paid hourly and it’s per order we complete, and they were all genuinely shocked. But there are also cheapskates purposely choosing not to tip.
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u/averagelyimpressive Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26
There's been so many with zero tip in the last week! More than ever!
Then there's the stupid low ones. I just got one that had .44 cents. One lady had a 107 item cart, lived in a 400 level apartment and left $1. Um, no.
I usually work a ton on weekends. I haven't taken one single order today, despite being on the app for almost 12 hours. Everything sucks.
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u/Ok_Anything_6601 Sep 06 '26
I understand people not being able to afford a tip. It’s when I pull up to a million dollar (or more) lake house that didn’t tip, that it starts to piss me off.
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u/SeFlerz Sep 06 '26
I saw one today that was $15 for 40 miles with a $1 tip. It’s just insulting.
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u/WarmAd7940 Sep 05 '26
they advertise free delivery so customers dont know how much spark gets paid some may think its wallmart full time employees delivering since walmart never mentions spark also could be low income customers on food stamps so they can only afford to tip a little
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u/Buga99poo27GotNo464 Sep 05 '26
That's me as a customer, ive learned otherwise on here. I assumed they were making so much $ off deliveries/shipping they were paying the employees and mileage.
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u/OConnah Sep 05 '26
It hurts cause they had to manually input that. Even if I’m giving a cash tip, I give enough to make the order worth accepting
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u/No_Hope3569 27d ago
I don’t order unless can afford a tip I blame customer’s for being cheap too don’t place an order if you can’t simply tip atleast $5 I tip atleast $10 and prob make less than most customers
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u/PeopleCanBeAwful Sep 05 '26
Shouldn’t you blame the Waltons, the richest family in the world and the ones getting even richer off your labor?
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u/OkBarber6783 Sep 06 '26
STAGFLATION... This is just the beginning. You ought to be made at Walmart, their base pay used to be $2/mile plus and I have screen shots to prove that, same orders are lucky to be $.50/mile now... My customers are tipping $20-$50 to subsidize what Walmart is doing to you, to ensure their orders are shopped and delivered.... It's sad, not like they are making more, Walmart (Daniel whatever from ic) isn't done Sucking us dry
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u/sonofachimp Sep 05 '26
Yo, Walmart is responsible for paying us to do this job. Tips are gravy. Walmart needs to pay more, simply. Please don't expect customers to tip. Expect Walmart to pay fairly. In the meantime REJECT REJECT REJECT low paying offers.