Spark Guides
Spark Curbside Orders Guide
A practical guide to Spark curbside orders, wait time, route quality, pickup issues, and driver profit.
Curbside orders are a major part of Spark driving. They can be efficient when pickup is fast and the route is reasonable, but they can become weak if wait time is long or the delivery sends you far out of zone.
Quick answer
Spark curbside orders usually involve picking up prepared orders and delivering them to customers. Drivers should compare pay, miles, pickup wait time, route quality, and return distance before judging the order.
Important note
This guide is educational only. Spark pickup processes, offer types, and store performance can vary by market.
What curbside orders are
Curbside delivery orders usually involve picking up an order that the store has prepared and delivering it to one or more customers.
The driver does not usually shop the items, but pickup wait time and loading accuracy still matter.
A fast store can make curbside orders efficient. A slow store can turn a good-looking order into a weak one.
What makes curbside profitable
Good curbside orders usually have fair pay, reasonable miles, short wait time, and a route that keeps you near useful stores.
Batch orders can be good when stops are close together and the route makes sense.
Long-distance orders need extra review because return miles can quietly cut into profit.
Common curbside problems
Common problems include long pickup waits, missing labels, order mix-ups, poor route order, apartment-heavy routes, and delivery locations far from your zone.
Drivers should check labels and follow app instructions to reduce preventable mistakes.
If the store is consistently slow, track that pattern before deciding whether to keep accepting offers there.
How to compare curbside with shopping
Curbside may be better when stores are fast and routes are compact.
Shopping may be better when item count is low, pay is strong, and delivery miles are short.
Your own market data matters more than general advice because store speed changes everything.
Driver recordkeeping tip
Track your own Spark data
The best way to improve your Spark decisions is to review your own mileage, earnings, expenses, shifts, and notes over time. GigMiles helps keep those records organized without turning every delivery day into complicated bookkeeping.
Sources
These sources were used to keep this guide grounded in official or primary information where possible.
- Spark Driver: Types of offers
Official Spark Driver page describing delivery and shopping offers.
- Spark Driver official website
Official Spark Driver website.