Walmart Spark Delivery Took Me Back in Time | Army Brat Memories

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🛒🚗 A Walmart Spark delivery brought back memories I never expected.

In this video, I take you along on a real-world Walmart Spark delivery day in Alabama (Anniston, Oxford, Pell City) that turns into a powerful trip down memory lane. What starts as a normal Spark shopping order leads me through Fort McClellan, the military base area I grew up around as an Army brat — and the memories hit hard.

If you’re a retiree doing gig work, a Walmart Spark driver, or a DoorDash driver trying to stay profitable, this one will hit close to home. I break down real strategy (declining bad offers, miles vs pay, shopping vs pickup) while sharing a deeply personal story about how gig work can unexpectedly reconnect you with your past.
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✅ In This Video You’ll See:
• Real Walmart Spark shopping & pickup orders (pay, miles, time)
• Why I decline low-paying offers (example: $18 for 18 miles)
• Working multiple zones (Pell City ➜ Anniston)
• Deliveries through Fort McClellan / Mountain Longleaf Wildlife Refuge
• An emotional “memory lane” moment for military families
• End-of-day earnings breakdown (confirmed & unconfirmed tips)
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Have you ever had a delivery take you somewhere that brought back powerful memories?

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⏱️ Timestamps (Chapters)
0:00 Intro — “It’s surreal…” first Spark run of the new year
0:15 First offers & strategy (declining $18 / 18 miles)
0:51 $17 / 1-mile shopping order (big quantity, familiar area)
1:59 Drop-off recap — bulk groceries & breakfast haul
3:03 Express shop offer + Samsung/Bixby screenshots
4:31 No offers — leaving incentives & heading to Anniston
5:13 Rejecting bad long-mile offers (Oxford run)
5:29 Double-shop order with better pay per mile
5:54 Repeat customer & assisted-living delivery
6:25 Memory lane begins — Fort McClellan landmarks
8:10 Army brat memories — PX, commissary, base life
10:15 Quick Walmart shop (13 items)
10:49 Old neighborhood delivery & helping inside
14:24 Canceling low-pay multi-drop toward Georgia
15:17 Pickup run (3 customers) + time breakdown
17:16 Bethel Gate & guard post memories
18:33 Barracks, housing, library, fire station
20:23 PX & Commissary — still standing
23:14 “If you’re an Army brat, you get it…”
25:06 Realizing how Anniston expanded around the fort
28:39 Mountain route surprise through Fort McClellan
29:04 Cheaha mention & Bains Gap climb
30:58 Mountain Longleaf Wildlife Refuge views
34:38 Reflecting on nearing 62
36:13 Why I stop deliveries by 4pm
37:13 Earnings recap + Membership Club plug
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