This is What Christmas Eve Looks Like as a Spark Driver

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Christmas Eve Walmart Spark deliveries went wild. 🎄😳
In this episode, I spend the day running Walmart Spark shopping orders only (no pickups) in rural Alabama, dealing with sold-out holiday items, packed stores, substitutions, and unexpected country road moments — including chickens and a duck in the road.

This video gives a real look at holiday gig work for retirees, showing what Walmart Spark shopping is really like on Christmas Eve. From last-minute gift substitutions and crowded aisles to navigating rural deliveries and app quirks, this is the unfiltered reality of holiday delivery driving.

Along the way, I cover:
• Walmart Spark shopping orders only strategy
• Christmas Eve substitutions and sold-out items
• Why curbside pickups can be a mess on holidays
• Alcohol delivery verification quirks
• A surprise $20 cash tip
• Why I choose gig work flexibility over going back to retail
• Final earnings, tips, and Spark incentives breakdown

If you’re a retired gig worker, a new Walmart Spark driver, a DoorDash driver, or just curious how Spark shopping works during the holidays, this video is for you.

👉 Do you work gig apps on holidays — or stay home?
Let me know in the comments.
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS
00:00 Chickens & a duck in the road (country driving)
00:24 Christmas Eve begins — first double shopping order
01:49 Candy sold out everywhere + more orders pop up
03:23 Packed stores — why pickups are a mess
05:35 One-item order… massive kids playhouse
06:37 Old gas-station house delivery + heading home thoughts
10:53 Skipping pickups — back for more shopping
11:21 Scenic rural property delivery
15:06 Surprise $20 cash tip + professionalism talk
17:02 Double order + alcohol verification + map issues
21:05 Why I won’t go back to retail
30:40 Last-minute gift substitutions
33:17 Repeat customer + liquor delivery + bulky item
36:03 Lake neighborhood deliveries
37:24 Final recap — cancellations & sold-out espresso machine
38:20 Earnings, tips & incentive breakdown
41:00 Christmas plans + thank you to subscribers
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Join me, The Silver Dasher, an over-60 retired DoorDasher still out here making deliveries and enjoying the freedom of gig work. 🚗💨

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