Amazon Flex offers consistent work and allows you to choose when you want to hit the road. Most delivery services are hit or miss and are entirely dependent on whether the store is busy. There’s never any doubt that Amazon Flex will keep you busy. There are always plenty of blocks available. Sometimes delivery blocks are overdue and just waiting to be snatched up.
- Can I Deliver For Amazon Flex In A Different Area?
- Can I Have A Passenger While Delivering?
- Does Amazon Flex Offer Instant Pay?
- How Do I Sign Up To Become An Amazon Flex Driver?
- How Far Will I Have To Deliver?
- How Many Packages Will I Be Delivering?
- How Much Will I Earn Doing Amazon Flex?
- What Are Rewards Reserved Offers?
- What Are Sub Same-Day Blocks?
- What Are The Best Times To Do Amazon Flex?
- What Are The Requirements To Deliver For Amazon Flex?
- What Is A Block?
- What Is An Instant Offer?
- What Type of Smartphone Do I Need For Amazon Flex?
- What Type Of Vehicle Do I Need To Do Amazon Flex?
- When Will I Get Paid For Delivering?
- Where Do I Pick Up The Packages For My Block?
Can I Deliver For Amazon Flex In A Different Area?
Yes, you can deliver for Amazon Flex in a different area. If you live near another state, you might want to check out blocks in the other state to compare earnings. If you’re traveling or visiting family, you can also deliver in that area but only if Amazon Flex operates there.
To change your delivery area you must contact Amazon Flex Support. It cannot be changed in the app. When you call Support to change your delivery area, the support agent should be able to tell you which other areas are available near you.
Can I Have A Passenger While Delivering?
Technically yes. Amazon Flex does not prohibit you from having passengers in the vehicle. However, you must be the one driving and passengers cannot help you with deliveries. Passengers must remain in the vehicle while you’re loading the packages. On the other hand, the rules appear to be unclear at some of the Amazon pickup locations. We’ve heard of Flex drivers having their blocks cancelled because they had a passenger. Amazon reserves the right to cancel a block if you have passengers and there isn’t enough room for the packages to fit in your vehicle.
Does Amazon Flex Offer Instant Pay?
Yes. Instant Pay is available via the Amazon Flex Debit Card. Earnings are normally available immediately after you complete a block. If any of the deliveries included tips, they will be available 27 hours after you completed the block.
How Do I Sign Up To Become An Amazon Flex Driver?
You can sign up to become an Amazon Flex driver directly in the app. You cannot sign up online. You can download the app from their Download the Amazon Flex App page. You can also download the app directly from Google Play or the App Store.
How Far Will I Have To Deliver?
There’s no way of knowing how far the deliveries will take you. You might get a local route and only drive 20 or 30 miles. Some of the Sub Same-Day blocks may end 70+ miles from the pickup location. Every morning in my neighborhood I see Amazon Flex drivers dropping off packages between 5 and 6 am that they picked up nearly 70 miles away in another state.
How Many Packages Will I Be Delivering?
Amazon Flex offers no transparency when it comes to the number of packages you’ll be picking up, the area to which the packages will be going, or the estimated mileage to complete the block. You might be picking up 20 packages or it could be 80. If one of your stops is an apartment complex, you might have 10 or more packages going to the same complex.
How Much Will I Earn Doing Amazon Flex?
Amazon Flex is right on the money when it states that the average driver earns $18-$25 per hour. Actual earnings will depend on your location, customer tips, how long it takes to complete your deliveries, and other factors. Tips are primarily from Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh deliveries, which are not available in all areas.
Amazon Flex blocks offer a flat rate to complete the block. In our area most are around $70 for a 3 1/2 hour block. That averages $20 per hour. If you finish the block in less than the estimated time then your hourly earnings will increase but the pay for the block will not go up or down.
What Are Rewards Reserved Offers?
Once your Amazon Flex Rewards level is 2 or higher, you’ll have access to preferred scheduling. After you set your preferences in the app, any blocks that meet your criteria will be displayed as Rewards Reserved Offers.
What Are Sub Same-Day Blocks?
If you grab a Sub Same-Day block you’ll be delivering items that customers ordered to be delivered the same-day or next-day. These blocks are usually super early with pickup times around 3 – 4 a.m. The pay is usually decent but the miles are often insanely high. While you might catch a block going locally, some can run 70+ miles from the pickup location. The blocks end early enough that you usually have enough time to also grab a late-morning Amazon.com block. As an example of what blocks pay in the Boston area, a Sub Same-Day block might be worth $110 and a late-morning Amazon.com block might add another $70-$80. If both blocks earn $180 you’d be done in 9 hours or less and earn a minimum of $20 an hour.
What Are The Best Times To Do Amazon Flex?
Amazon Flex isn’t like other gigs where there are busy times and dead times. Amazon always has deliveries waiting to go out. If there is a dead time it would probably be 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. The best times to do Amazon Flex are pretty much 3 a.m. to 10 p.m. It all depends on your area and how often the blocks are scheduled.
What Are The Requirements To Deliver For Amazon Flex?
The requirements to deliver for Amazon Flex are fairly straightforward. You must live in an area where Amazon Flex operates, you must be 21 years of age or older, you must have a valid U.S. driver’s license, you must have a mid-size or larger vehicle with insurance, you must have a smartphone capable of running the Amazon Flex app, and you must have a bank account1. Amazon doesn’t specifically mention a background check but one will be necessary during the onboarding process.
What Is A Block?
Amazon Flex deliveries are batched together and scheduled during a specific timeframe called a block. For example, the block might be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. You’ll arrive to pick up the packages at 10 a.m. and will be done by 2 p.m. If you’re not done delivering all of the packages, you’ll have to return them to the location where you picked them up.
What Is An Instant Offer?
An Amazon Flex Instant Offer is a delivery offer sent only to you. Instant Offers are batches or deliveries that usually have to be picked up ASAP. You won’t see an Instant Offer unless you’re close enough to the pickup location to arrive on time. To receive instant offers you must toggle the app to “online”. This option is located at the very top of the Offers screen as shown below. Clicking the right arrow circled in red will open the instant offers map. From the map you can change your status from offline to online.
What Type of Smartphone Do I Need For Amazon Flex?
To deliver for Amazon Flex you need an Android or iPhone. The Amazon Flex website displays a list of the exact models that you can use2. Android phones should be running Android12 or higher. iPhones must be compatible with iOS 17.0 or higher and must be running iOS 7.0 or higher. Visit the Amazon Flex Phone Requirements web page for more details.
What Type Of Vehicle Do I Need To Do Amazon Flex?
You should have a mid-size or larger vehicle. The Amazon Flex requirements are that you must have a 4-door, mid-sized sedan or larger vehicle, such as a truck with a covered bed, SUV, or a van that can safely and reliably transport packages. Smaller cars and trucks with open beds do not qualify. Bicycles, motorcycles, e-bikes, mopeds, and motorized scooters are not acceptable.
When Will I Get Paid For Delivering?
You will be paid for delivering instantly once you’ve received and activated the Amazon Flex Debit Card. If you choose the traditional method of having your earnings go directly into your bank account, you can choose your own deposit day. You can receive your earnings every day or once a week. It’s your call. Earnings for blocks delivered Sunday – Thursday are normally available the next business day. Earnings for blocks delivered Friday or Saturday are normally available on Monday.
Where Do I Pick Up The Packages For My Block?
The pickup address will be shown in the app at least one hour before the pickup time. The block will also show the name of the city where you’re picking up. You can use the in-app navigation if you’re not sure where the pickup location is.
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