Current Events > DoorDash drivers not taking orders unless they get a good tip prior

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Pic is funny but did M do anything about the situation? I would suggest correlating delivery addresses after 15 minutes sit time. Because tips will become worth it if the drop offs are close together,

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pogo_rabid posted...

The trick is to pretip a huge amount, then when it asks you to confirm the tip after the order is done, you change it to a normal one.

I feel like they'll just spit in your food next time lol

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So I get a discount on car rentals, I wonder how much money I could make working weekends

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There are a lot of Americans who feel absolutely entitled to cheap labor isn't there?

RedWhiteBlue posted...

My brother's friend works for uber eats. He claims that even if you don't get tipped, you can make insane amounts of money from doing lots of deliveries, the company pays you on top of everything. Not sure if they're full of shit, or if it's just the local area, but they just break into the 6 figure range. So when I see stories like the one in the OP, I have to wonder what the hell is going on, cuz I don't know shit about the industry.

Shoot, if thats the case then sign me up!

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KneeOnBest posted...

I feel like they'll just spit in your food next time lol

All the places I order from seal the bags with stickers or staples. if that is broken like it has once or twice, I just refuse the food, call up customer service, make a complaint on the driver and get a full refund. No big deal.

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I wish grubhub had an option to change tip after. The uneducated dumbass delivered it to the wrong apartment before, you know, cause reading the GIANT NUMBERS next to the doors is so hard for anyone that graduated elementary school.
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pogo_rabid posted...

The trick is to pretip a huge amount, then when it asks you to confirm the tip after the order is done, you change it to a normal one.

Fuck off

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If you read this thread entirely you get a good understanding of why these folks actually deserve more money.

The problem is people tip bait on these apps. They tip a generous amount and then switch it after the food is delivered so they can get better service. They also lie about the condition of the food so they get it for free. Guess what? If you are going to be so lazy you do not want to drive to mcdonalds or whatever restaurant's food you are craving then you should have to pay way more for your food than normal. That means paying $20 on a $5 order. If the job is so easy that the price is not worth it then get off your butt and go pick it up yourself. No, you do not want to do that. You want the drivers, the delivery service or the restaurant to charge you less instead. Sounds like you should shut up and pay whatever they ask you to pay if you are too lazy to drive to pick up your fast food which is killing you.

This is what happens when you want the food more than you care about your money. Maybe try eating healthy and not being so pathetic you want your food delivered to you from your favorite restaurant which makes addictive food.

Every time you go pick up your own food it's like you work for Door Dash, accepted an order, and tipped yourself $20 bucks.

That's money in my pocket.

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1NfamousACE_2 posted...

So I get a discount on car rentals, I wonder how much money I could make working weekends

If you dont own a car you're gonna be making negative money even if you have a really nice discount tbh.

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I understand the concept of being more motivated by tips. But when you walk into a restaurant, you don't tip the waiter and then get served by them. I feel like that's kind of backwards. I understand it's not the same thing though.

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RedWhiteBlue posted...

My brother's friend works for uber eats. He claims that even if you don't get tipped, you can make insane amounts of money from doing lots of deliveries, the company pays you on top of everything. Not sure if they're full of shit, or if it's just the local area, but they just break into the 6 figure range. So when I see stories like the one in the OP, I have to wonder what the hell is going on, cuz I don't know shit about the industry.

Some markets are better than others for sure. If you dual apped DD & UE and really hustled it, you could feasibly hit 6 figs in the right area. Would be a ton of work and wear on your car, but possible.

In my current area, aint no way that is happening, especially with UE only. Ill get 3 pings in a 4 hr late night run from UE, of which maybe 1 or 2 are worth taking, vs 10+ pings from DD. The service fees on UE are nuts now by me, so most folks have wisened up and are primarily ordering through DD.

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Conflict posted...

If you're going to do all that shit why not just get your lazy ass up and go to the restaurant yourself

Because Uber Eats lets me do it. I still tip the normal 15% on top of all the delivery fees, but I just say i'm tipping 25% beforehand. Once Uber Eats doesn't let me do that anymore, i'll stop.

As far as calling up and complaining- If they fuck with my food, i'm gonna fuck with their jobs.

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K181 posted...

Seems like a no duh thing to me. Free market and dashers are choosing what orders to take based on financial incentive.

Don't like it? Either tip or just go to McDonald's yourself, lazy.

Woah woah woah. Hold your horses there pal. We only like the free market when it keeps people crushed under poverty. When it starts inconveniencing bougie middle class types, that's where we draw the line sir.

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pojr posted...

I understand the concept of being more motivated by tips. But when you walk into a restaurant, you don't tip the waiter and then get served by them. I feel like that's kind of backwards. I understand it's not the same thing though.

Yep. The big difference is the employment nature of waiting tables vs independent contractor nature of the delivery apps. Anyone can say what they will, but the fact is that when youve taken a job waiting tables you are under the control of the employer. You cant pick and choose which tables or customers you wait on. Same thing if youre on the payroll as a pizza delivery guy or whatever.

With the apps though, you can accept or decline at will. Dont like the offer? Dont accept it and move to the next.

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I pre-tip very well everytime I order, but for the last 3 orders I had the driver messed up my food and/or showed up very late.

I cant imagine the service I'd get if I tipped like a flea.

Very happy to report i dont use those apps anymore.

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I don't understand why anyone would want fast food delivery that food is trash and already too expensive now you have to pay additional fees plus a tip to get this over priced sub par food that by the time you get it will be cold. I would rather just make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich than order McDonald's delivery.

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Quicksilver posted...

I don't understand why anyone would want fast food delivery that food is trash and already too expensive now you have to pay additional fees plus a tip to get this over priced sub par food that by the time you get it will be cold. I would rather just make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich than order McDonald's delivery.

1. Not everyone has access to cars or transportation in general. That taco bell on 1st Avenue might not be within walking distance

2. I only order fast food at night, and I'm usually stuck working night shifts. We don't get lunch breaks at my job, so I have no choice but to use GrubHub. I can't wait until after I get home from work because all the restaurants are closed by then.
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CanuckCowboy posted...

If you dont own a car you're gonna be making negative money even if you have a really nice discount tbh.

i get a full size car for $23 a day

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I don't understand why anyone would ever use food delivery service for McDonald's. It takes a lot of time for the driver to get to the restaurant and then drive to your house. Needless to say, the McDick's fries are going to be cold and gross by that time. uuggghhh

Conflict posted...

That sounds like a very shitty thing to do. Actually worse than just never tipping at all.

People like him are why uber eats has the worst drivers. Everyone else switched to apps that don't allow that

instead of blaming customers , blame the service for not paying the workers enough.
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I have never used a delivery service like this, and never will. Hell, I don't even get pizzas delivered any more, I place the order to be picked up by me.

If I'm so fucking lazy that I can't haul my ass down there to get it my damn self, I shouldn't be eating it.

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Conflict posted...

If you're going to do all that shit why not just get your lazy ass up and go to the restaurant yourself

All that shit aka see that the bag is broken and submit a ticket for a refund lmao

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Wow thats entitled .


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Pay
Your
Employees

GameFan462 posted...

Wow thats entitled .

The drivers can sell their labor for whatever they wish. Pay or go pick up your own fucking food.

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Chunkey Simmons posted...

1. Not everyone has access to cars or transportation in general. That taco bell on 1st Avenue might not be within walking distance

2. I only order fast food at night, and I'm usually stuck working night shifts. We don't get lunch breaks at my job, so I have no choice but to use GrubHub. I can't wait until after I get home from work because all the restaurants are closed by then.

Not trying to be rude but what is stopping you from packing your own lunch and not ordering from a restaurant?

1NfamousACE_2 posted...

i get a full size car for $23 a day

Damn. Thats a sweet deal indeed.

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i'm assuming shit like this is part of the reason Dominos is going to war with them?

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So what ended up happening to all those orders? I can't see this regularly occurring unless either Door Dash or Mc Donalds just wants to keep throwing away money.

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I used a lot of the delivery services a fair bit in the heart of the pandemic when everything was closed to dine in, but have mostly stopped and rarely got fast food. Some of them really upcharge you like crazy, but at least around here Door Dash seems to be the best at keeping the prices reasonable. If I want to eat a sit down restaurant meal at home, I don't so much mind tipping the driver instead of tipping the waitress, but using it for fast food seems to not usually be a good idea. I've done it a couple times just because I have a toddler and going somewhere is sometimes a pain, and they offer random promos some times that make it worthwhile.

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im not gonna tip $5 for a fast food meal

Thats dumb. I tip well when I order pizza (from the pizza place itself), it the service is good. Im glad I dont use any of those apps lol doordash, Uber, or Ubereats, etc I wouldnt give a good tip beforehand because I dont know if they deserve a good one. Sucks that they cant be fired I wouldnt mind if all those places just disappeared

Also, those bags seem huge. How much food are people ordering there? I usually get a small bag that can hold all my food

SuperShake666 posted...

You can edit tips on Uber and DD up to like 12 hours after you make them. So you can easily put a higher tip and then adjust it.

They could do that. But I believe the drivers can give you a bad rating

CountDog posted...

I could see the possibility of places like McDonalds. Eventually hiring their own drivers.

Chick-fil-a did this, too
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xGhostchantx posted...

Pay
Your
Employees

This.

Not to mention you're also driving your car into the ground when you do these type of "jobs". It's more like free slave labor for corporations and massive profit for them. Walmart has the money to support their drivers with company cars but you sure as fuck won't see it happen because "muh profits"

CobraGT posted...

Pic is funny but did <u>M</u> do anything about the situation? I would suggest correlating delivery addresses after 15 minutes sit time. Because tips will become worth it if the drop offs are close together,

I was wondering if they did that. The problem is that the drivers will want you to do that every time. Meaning you end up having to do a ton of extra work just because the drivers are greedy

KneeOnBest posted...

I feel like they'll just spit in your food next time lol

If they get you again They may not, though

TrollTrace posted...

If the job is so easy that the price is not worth it then get off your butt and go pick it up yourself. No, you do not want to do that. You want the drivers, the delivery service or the restaurant to charge you less instead. Sounds like you should shut up and pay whatever they ask you to pay if you are too lazy to drive to pick up your fast food which is killing you.

Thats not the only reason people use delivery, though. Sometimes, people are stuck someplace, like for work or something, where they cant leave. Or are in charge of a bunch of babies and children, and couldnt take all of them, or injured, or possibly have no vehicles and its too far to walk thee and back.

Id agree if it were just lazy people, but its no always the case

TrollTrace posted...

Maybe try eating healthy

Also, I dont see how this is relevant at all

Conflict posted...

If you're going to do all that shit why not just get your lazy ass up and go to the restaurant yourself

Its possible they cant for whatever reason. And even if they could, that can all b done from wherever you are rather than leaving to go there Plus, depending on what happen, they could end up better off
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I saw that on the DoorDash Reddit, hey if you dont got money for a tip then you better go pick it up yourself

Eramir posted...

I saw that on the DoorDash Reddit, hey if you dont got money for a tip then you better go pick it up yourself

I got money to tip but not before the service is completed
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Conflict posted...

What is even the point? It's not like they're actually delivering to your house faster because of the higher tip. You're putting in extra effort to be a dick and that's weird as fuck.

People jump on the delivery faster if I do it this way. I've been left high and dry a few times using the 15% tip that gets autoselected.

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imagine paying a delivery fee that costs almost as much as the meal itself

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pogo_rabid posted...

People jump on the delivery faster if I do it this way. I've been left high and dry a few times using the 15% tip that gets autoselected.

I seriously hope that Uber eventually catches onto you and bans you as a customer. The fact they havent yet if this is something youve done frequently speaks volumes to issues that Uber needs to remedy ASAP but, of course, wont.

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Good. Fuck doordash.

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I don't use them unless they have those $15-$20 off promo codes.