Hi all,
On the waiting list, was previously employed by Amazon Fresh for 6 months then COVID hit and I didn’t go back, was in good standing when I resigned. Will that help me get through the wait list sooner? Thanks for any information.

For the past 4 weeks I have been getting sent out to the same exact place every block. Specifically every block thats 4 hours and $100+. I have sent complaints to amazon and they continue to say they are investigating it. Has anyone else experienced this with high paying blocks lately? Mind you the blocks to san tan valley are 100+ mile round trips Before this it would be random, now its not.

This is what the rates are for Amazon Now in Houston. Is this what it is in the rest of the country???

Did anyone else got an email stating that Amazon is now offering overnight blocks in their area. I got an email stating it's starting tomorrow. They're gonna be offering overnight blocks along with the early morning blocks?

I’m going to try my first block, just to understand how Flex works.

But I got some questions:

1. When we get to the Amazon pickup place, do they give us the packages organized by their drop of order? Or are they just a disorganized pile of packages?

2. Do we have to return to the pickup place when we are done?

3. If we have back-to-back blocks, can we pick them both up at once or do we have to go back to the pickup place?

4. Anything else I should know before starting?

Was the drive a combined total of 30 miles including my home trip, maybe. But just having one envelope package and finishing in an hour you bet I had my hands on the wheel on 10 and 2.

If any of y'all on those country roads (or gated yards) I start whistling old Mc Donald or attempted bird sounds to get any dogs attention and let people know im around. Comes in handy once in a while. Hope this helps someone

So, I had a 4:45 PM block scheduled at the new YYZ3 station today. I got to the station early, around 4:30–4:40 PM. Sitting in my car, I completed the facial verification on the Amazon Flex app with no issues. The app confirmed my check-in, updated, and moved to the step telling me to scan the arrival code and finish remaining deliveries.
I walked up to the station door to scan the code. The problem? The arrival code isn't posted outside; it’s kept inside by the staff. There was already a line of drivers waiting ahead of me, so I lined up like everyone else. Since they only process drivers one by one to hand out license-scans and carts, I waited my turn.
By the time I reached the front of the line, it was 4:50 PM.
The staff member at the door immediately snapped at me, saying, "You're late, we can't give you a block."
I tried explaining that I’d been standing in line after checking in on the app well before 4:45 PM, and that I couldn't scan the arrival code until it was my turn at the door. I literally couldn't jump ahead of the drivers in front of me (turns out some were 5:00 PM blocks, but how was I supposed to know that?).
Instead of listening, the staff member was incredibly rude, started shouting, and refused to hand over a cart, claiming I missed the call.
I immediately called Driver Support while still at the station. They confirmed my app check-in time, agreed I followed procedure, and escalated a ticket to Support for payment and standing protection. I’ve also sent a detailed follow-up email outlining the exact timeline.
Has anyone else dealt with station staff withholding blocks because of their bottleneck at the door? Since the app officially checked me in on time, what are the chances Support actually clears my standings and pays out the block?

Didnt even know that I can be compensated for doind nothing🤣🤣

So this morning I had an 3:15 am route scheduled. I left my house about 40 minutes before route start time like I normally do. Unexpectedly the exact exit I needed to take to get to the Amazon warehouse was closed so I had to take a detour which added about 10 additional minutes to my drive. This put me at arriving at the station at 3:19 am which is within the 5 minute grace period. I pull in at 3:19 exactly and check in. Block then says “you have missed your block”. So I reached out to support and requested that this be fixed because I checked in within my 5 minute grace period. Support then tells me that there is no longer a 5 minute grace period for check ins due to change of processes. Not sure what exactly that means but that’s cool they can change and make up their own rules without at least notifying drivers via email of such changes. So frustrating!

Anyone know what these 30 minute blocks are like?

For those of you that hate using the flex app for navigating your routes and hate manually selecting the next stop each time (it's buggy for me when I try to open the address in google maps), I made an app that essentially creates the google maps routes for you.

It works by taking a screen recording of the itinerary, processing it to extract addresses, and creates the google maps "legs" (routes in the itinerary) from those. Google maps has a limit of 10 stops per route, so the itinerary is broken into multiple legs.

Make sure the screen recording is relatively slow. Scroll about half a screen or a full screen each time, pause for a second, and continue until you reach the end.

It uses local processing (OCR) or AI via OpenRouter, which requires a bit more setup/know-how. I recommend just using OCR unless you want potentially better results, though OCR should work pretty well. NEITHER PROCESS IS PERFECT. I HIGHLY recommend using the flex app alongside to ensure you're going to the right addresses, I just needed this functionality so I could actually use my car's navigation screen without having to fiddle with it at every stop.

No data is uploaded or saved. The source is fully available for you to peruse in case you're skeptical of data retention or whatever.

You should add the app to your home screen to make it more accessible. Analyzed itineraries are stored locally on your device only for 24 hours.

Lmk any bugs you encounter (if anyone ends up using this) and I'll do my best to fix!

Amazon says it was delivered on Thursday, but I didn't go in to collect it until Saturday, and they don't know where the package is. How long should I wait to see if it shows up, and should I call Amazon because the package wasn't delivered?

The new warehouse popped up on Google maps in Portland and now it looks like they are ready to start the offers on the app. Is this more like fresh or packages?

I haven't started doing any blocks yet, but I have been watching alot of YouTube videos and now I have mixed feelings if Amazon flex might be a little bit more stressful than Ubereats.

We are a low income family with kids, I try to do some gig work to help my hubby out with at least groceries, I get stressed super fast I've always been this way, and after doing uber eats for a year dealing with restaurants and demanding customers, I'm kinda burnt out.

I applied for amazon flex around the same time last year that I started ubereats and was barely accepted yesterday.

I got used to the ubereats app and how to use it, Amazon flex after watching videos seem like they give far routes with Alot of drop offs for probably around the same amount that I would make with maybe 7 to 10 drop offs with Uber.

Anyone that has done these gig apps, was Amazon a lil less stress for you?

What's the pro and cons? Thank you.. 😊

The way the stops are displaying is visually annoying as hell and slowing down my route. How do I change it back?

Did anyone have an issue with seeing blocks after the forfeited them.
It say check back later?

still not seeing orders from there.

I just got this email and it’s not showing anything on my standing history and of course can’t email because they don’t use that email anymore and all support does anymore is say I’ve passed this information along to the correct team

Just checked into my 3:30 AM - 7:00 AM shift at DHX1 in Houston. Upon arriving they are scanning people in and then letting them go home while still being paid. Does this have something to do with the tropical storm later today?

And FYI, I’m not complaining, I’ll gladly take free money and the opportunity to jump bs k in bed.. just wondering

Its tuesday at 3:30am ur tellin me this is all you have to offer for the whole week??? Wat is going on