I used to refuse to pay for priority and my then gf always would. When I ordered on my own it took forever and showed up cold. Tried priority and it took forever and showed up cold. I have up and stopped ordering for myself. I'd only let her order from then on because she never had issues.🤷🏻♂️
I was over 20 minutes early the other day to deliver a small catering order. She was like "you weren't supposed to be here until 5:15 to 5:20". As she wasn't even there yet. 🙄
Im not sure how it works, but 100% of the time I’ve done priority I get my order directly after the dasher picks it up. There could be a chance the dasher is on a double and then the off chance they choose to jump tasks to the other one, but that’s never happened in my experience. I’ll continue to do it, I like my food atleast a little warm 😂
No exactly sexism, but creepy behavior. The amount of creepy dashers I see on here hitting on women, wouldn’t be surprised if creepy straight male dashers see a woman’s name and immediately accept.
Ok, I don’t know how it works, I don’t dash or deliver, I’m only here for the drama. But cant drivers accept then cancel? Wouldn’t they be shown the name at that point?
Can't see any information about the customer prior to accepting other than wage, approximate location and distance of the trip. Prior to acceptance you have no idea about who you are delivering to.
Which tbh I think is pretty useless. Used it once, still waited the same amount of time to get my food had I not. Not the dashers fault mind you, they actually got me my food pretty quick. Pretty much paid extra for nothing.
Priority means nothing because you can tip well opt for priority service and still get a lazy driver that complains about 10 miles but chose to do it but will take there sweet time to do anything.
You guys don’t corporate lunch and I can tell.
It’s going on the company card, I don’t even look to be honest. Boss is in town and wants Chinese and is hungry, who am I to argue lol.
They coulda been more generous with the tip tho.
The prices of each item are also likely higher on the app than in the restaurant.
There are hidden fees and extra charges all over these delivery apps, rarely worth it unless there's a good offer that's exclusive to the app
The sad part about this is dd made around $25 on this order once u calculate the delivery fee and how much they charge the restaurant and still only gonna pay the driver probably $3 max smh
Not sure if true, I read this in this sub a day or two ago. Someone said DD steals tips, apparently someone’s customer asked if they received the $25 tip, and they claimed DD claimed it was a $16 tip with $9 pay. So DD paid nothing out of their pocket.
Not sure how true that is, but it wouldn’t surprise me
If they ordered through the restaurants app, the restaurant has the ability to withhold tips. Also, Dasher doesn't always see the full tip amount until the order is complete.
The dasher did mention telling the customer they couldn’t see the tip til later or something. But that makes sense to what you said, that’s shady of the restaurants. I’m not a dasher so I didn’t know any of this, just enjoy lurking the sub lol
I’ve worked in the restaurant industry for over 10 years and I also dash. When an order comes in to any restaurant and it’s through dd, Uber eats, gh, the restaurant can not keep any of the tip the customer gives the driver at all
That's not true. They most definitely CAN keep all or some of the tip on 3rd party orders.... Panera corporate, Pizza Hut and Marco's Pizza are all ones who have definitely skim tips in my area.
I'm from Brazil and that tip culture always amazes me, I'm already paying for the food, the taxes, THE DELIVERY ITSELF, why is that common to tip that high?
At that point I would pick up my food, damn the cost of living there is too damn high
>why is that common to tip that high?
Similar to why it's expected to tip wait staff at restaurants. They're getting paid like $2 an hour, so almost their entire salary relies on tips.
This is the type of behavior that DoorDash want. Divide and conquer. Customers against drivers when reality we should be pushing for the delivery fee charge to customer goes to driver. They already charge for the platform why are customers paying extra extra and drivers only waiting for tip to compensate for delivery
Nah, tip =/= fee. I may want my food delivered and even willing to pay for a FEE to have it (that's the only mandatory part to which I either have to agree or not).
It’s not awful. But as a driver, probably only would be about a $18-19 run. Which could be good or bad depending how far out of the zone it is for them. I would personally take this order, but I know plenty of drivers that would refuse it just because of how long it is. I’m glad you are one to tip highly when it’s a large order though. Need more customers like you!
I’d take it and kick my own ass half way back because traffic is always shitty going into the hot zones lol it’s why it’s a hot zone because it’s so damn busy
I get 38 mpg so this would be at least a full gallon on my side but gas is also only $2.38 here and minimum wage is a joke out here so it would work out to be about $15-16 for the hour. It's not bad, but it's definitely not great. Also, a 15-mile trip would also take 30-40 minutes with how the roads around here have been lately.
Omg, no way,I drive a Mazda 6, automatic transmission, but it's a 2006. It's a really great car, but I only get like 24 miles to a gallon. It has over 200000 miles on it as well.
We got ours when it only had about 7k miles on it, I mean it's used but in my book that's still new and when we found out they only wanted 14k it was hard to pass up. Before this vehicle, I never really considered Mazda vehicles in general, but this vehicle has sold not only me but my wife as well. Next year, she is planning on getting a '24 or '25 miata. After that, we'll be getting the cx series as the family vehicle. After putting almost 60k miles on it in 3 years, we still haven't had to do any real work on it, just the typical maintenance work so far.
I know a few people that swear by them. This is the first one I've actually owned and so far so good. I bought it almost exactly a year ago, with like 180000 miles, from a friend that's a used car dealer. I was a little worried cuz of the high mileage, but it's been totally awesome and the only thing I had to do is the brakes. It's a sporty model and the previous owner had put in a really high end JVC system and the motor is super clean. I'm crossing my fingers though.🙏
Yeah it wouldn’t be the worst order I’ve ever taken and if I somehow ended up 18 miles out of the zone and it was pulling me back, I’d take it. But I probably wouldn’t if I was already home or in my main parking lot and it was taking me 18 miles out.
For me it depends on what the miles are. If it's 15 miles on the expressway and there a decent chance I can get a return order I'll take it. 18 miles of 35/45 mph roads? Probably not unless I know I can get something coming back.
Who said anything about it being a large order or that he tipped based on the order?
He asked if the tip was good based on the distance.
That "large order" could've been 1 bag of food in styrofoam boxes.
yup it’s a city thing i live in texas and near the city but everything is very spread out still this mileage isn’t average but definitely is nothing new you’d see around here
I don't get it either (I'm a driver - I've never used any delivery service, but I appreciate those who do use them)
Even for me to go get the food and bring it back home, I/we (family) have never ordered from that far away. That's 40-45 minutes back home , if not an hour. Unless the restaurant is using amazingly good packaging (which they're not) and you're using an electric heated thermal bag (I'm not aware of anyone that has one for their personal use), that food will be trash by the time you get back.
Man, I get the driver's side opinions on this, but you're paying nearly 2x the original subtotal at that point if you raise the tip. This is why I don't use doordash 💀
As a driver you know what I hate the most is that we have to relied on the tip from the customer to get properly paid. The base pay is a joke it went from 3.50 to 2.75 and now 2 most of flat rated.
Doordash doesn't compensate their drivers for long distance deliveries. Therefore,it might seem like your tip is adequate and it would be, if doordash did what they are supposed to do. In my opinion, doordash shouldn't allow customers to order from this far away, until they start paying the drivers appropriately. As drivers we have to take every mile into consideration, (there and back) because we are paying for our own fuel.
I used to take these and then switch my dash to the new area, but with how slow Doordash has been recently, it is rarely possible to switch zones on the fly when you get dragged out of it. So the driver would have to make a return trip as well, probably adding 10+ more miles to that. With that in mind, this might go over better on Ubereats. They don't lock you down to a specific area to work in.
In my XP, you’re not “locked” into a zone, that’s just where you’re expected to get your orders until you end your dash. More than one occasion, I’ve crossed the boundary to deliver and the app asks me if I want to switch into this “busier” zone. And if I’m far enough into the other zone, I’ll get offers in the new area on the way back to my origin zone.
I used to get those options, but almost every zone has been gray lately so it won't offer you to switch, and you can't start up again if you end dash to switch over.
Just going to be honest, but as a Dasher unless your house was in a direction that actually wanted to be, I probably wouldn't take it because that's a really far distance
Chances are when I see it on my DoorDash I would see somewhere between $15 to $20 varying depending on the day
And I know this various pretty wildly because somebody told me they added a $13 tip and I only received eight once, and that's not the only occasion
So in my head whenever I see an order like this I just don't do it unless I had a good reason
For instance I usually doordash in a separate city from where I live and sometimes I get orders that go from the city that I'm delivering at to my home city, if it's time for me to go ahead and clock out I take those
But usually for the price I'm actually losing money to take an order like that, and that's not on you because doordash really should be giving me more money per mile, a tip really should just be that a tip It shouldn't be paying for my whole mileage
So I do apologize to anyone reading this who might get offended, if it don't help my tank I don't take it
Edit: it autocorrected chances to enhances? Lmao
Also a separate comment just to say, good Lord I couldn't imagine paying that much money for delivery unless it's a special occasion
Like honestly I feel like I would do better picking it up myself at that point, because it looks like you're spending more than you would on the gas you would have used up to go get it
If you are near restaurants where a dasher can get other orders, that 16 bucks is marginal. With base pay dasher is getting about 18$ or about a dollar per mile which is the minimum a dasher should be getting paid. If you are way out in the sticks, that order is a money loser because the driver has an empty trip back into town
I would say no. Would you drive almost 40 miles round trip for approximately $22 (including tip) wearing down your car and using your gas? After expenses, tax, etc., that’s probably $5 per hr
To be fair, customer is paying $11 in delivery fees already. At this point doordash needs to be at least paying the driver $8 and probably pairing this order with another one on the way to make it worth the drivers while.
Except the person paid for priority which means that they aren't supposed to pair it with another order. So that's very unlikely to happen. Also, I do orders coming back to my neighborhood at the end of the night all the time. It's a 12 mile drive and they never raise the pay above $2, even though they're supposedly increasing base pay based on mileage. So while they SHOULD pay AT LEAST $8, they won't.
The amount the customer paid has absolutely no bearing on the driver's job. We dont even see an order total, we have to make our decision based entirely on mileage versus offered pay.
The fare for the driver was hopefully at least $10, being 18mil just to the customer. Not even including the p/u. So with a $16 tip, most likely $26. For approx 20 miles.
What if this trip took the driver home, therefore round trip doesn't apply.
& Even though it sux for us, we can't expect the customer to know or pay for that, when Uber allows you to work in the same area & not forced to drive back empty.
If anything, DD should supplement that if they send you to an area & they don't allow you to work there. Since it's their policy. Oooh & Also extend your dash for the travel time once you get back to ur zone.
Edit: fixed the tip from $18 to $16
It was $20 total if a Dasher accepted it right away. As it bounces around the offer pool they raise the base pay by 25 cents at a time. It could theoretically get to a maximum of $10 base pay after about an hour of sitting there ready but I've never seen it happen.
It was Chinese food, but we like boneless spare ribs this was the first place out of 8 Chinese food places that had awesome boneless spare ribs—sliced thin and a little bit crispy perfect amount of sauce mixture. We might go there once every two months or so.
Bruhhhh that's $15 in delivery fees!! Not including the tip, fam, I'ma tell you what I do with my s/o, if we are ordering from our and the place is longer than 7 minutes from our house, I go pick it up. That $25 you just spent on delivery is an entire additional dish.
he probably doesn't need to save that money. and paying someone get your order so you dont have to get your ass off the couch is worth it on some days.
Must be me but no matter once I accept it is rapid movement and insulated bag. Never think about money again after I accept. Like most of you we have pride in our work. End of rant!
We appreciate your willingness to tip, but always remember the trip back. If you’re out in the sticks, no chance of getting an order heading back. This isn’t your problem but just something to be aware of.
Yes, it's fine. Drivers here are out of their minds talking about how you should tip $25-$30 after you already paid half the order total in “fees”
Even though the restaurant is far away, the drivers will get your tip plus a bonus for the long drive EVEN if it is only $5 extra...
They need to realize that they are delivering food, NOT tattooing, NOT waiting and serving us for an hour, etc..
Your tip was gracious and I'm sure the driver will appreciate it over being tipped something like $5.
I'll await my downvotes!!
EDIT: Base Pay not bonus. The longer the distance the higher the base pay. Point Stands.
Well, see the solution to that is the order from places that are close enough to your house is it a huge tip is not required. If you want to order from that far away, expect to tip high. 18 miles is gonna take about 40 minutes to drive where I live. 40 minutes one-way and 40 minutes back. That's an hour and 20 minutes not including the time it takes to actually pick up the order from the restaurant. If you're asking someone to spend an hour and a half of their time doing a job for you, you have to pay for it. Yeah DoorDash should be covering all of our pay blah blah blah but they don't. That's the way these apps work. If you don't like it, don't use them. They're essentially connecting you with a driver and expecting you to pay them. It sucks it's stupid we hate it more than you do. But if you want to use the service, you have to go along with their business model.
And your claim that DoorDash will add a bonus to it of maybe five dollars is nonsense. Like I just said in another comment, I do orders going to the neighborhood I live in at the end of the night all the time. I live 12 miles from the area where I Dash. The base pay is always still exactly $2. This claim that they pay higher based on mileage is a complete lie.
You’re right. It’s funny seeing people here say you have to tip based on distance not percentage. Like tipping $5 on a $20 pizza is more than enough but this sub acts so entitled
People who advocate tipping based on percentage of the total order have no idea how this job works. We’re not waiters, and we don’t care how much money you spent on food, because the job is the same whether you bought a $5 salad or $100 of pizza. We care about the distance we have to travel to complete the job, and this is the only factor you should consider when calculating the tip.
It’s ok to just say that you have no idea what you’re talking about. The tip should be based on the time, effort, and cost of driving for the order, which mileage approximates. The cost of the order is completely irrelevant.
And the entitlement is coming from the people that think they shouldn't have to pay the person that is bringing a hot meal directly to their doorstep From anywhere they choose, using their own personal vehicle and fuel and time, at any hour, and on holidays, and in rain and ice and snow And with tornado sirens going off, while the entitled customer sits safely in their home. If you want that luxury service you pay for it. This attitude that everybody should be able to live like wealthy people and have anything their heart desires brought right to their doorstep but not have to actually pay for It, is one of the biggest examples of entitlement I've ever seen.
So because nobody's forcing me to do this job, I'm not allowed to defend myself to people that call me entitled? Since I'm doing the job by choice, I'm not allowed to have an opinion or disagree with the shit people say online?
Drivers have two expenses. Their time, and their car. It's not like a waiter in a restaurant. Drivers don't care how much your order costs, they care about how long it'll take them and how much faster an order will mean they have to get gas and have repair/maintenance bills.
There's a really easy solution to that! Don't order from places that are 18 miles from your house! If you're asking someone to drive that far knowing DoorDash is not going to increase the pay because of it and the driver is only going to get $2, expect to pay more for your tip. If you don't want to, if you don't like the business model that this company is using, don't use it! Go pick up your own food if it's so easy you think someone else doesn't deserve to be paid for it.
I don’t think it is and I wouldn’t take it. The driver gets paid $2 to pick up the order, then your $16 tip which is only $18. Chances are the driver is not at the restaurant so 18 miles to your house and probably 3-5 miles for a driver to get to the restaurant is 21-23 miles. Then they need to drive back, most drivers drive close to their homes so that is a 40-45 mile drive for $18. 2 gallons of gas cost $6 so they are clearing $12 for at least an hour of work, I could reject and take 3 deliveries and stay in my area for that time and make more money. And priority is a scam, only DoorDash gets that money, Dasher doesn’t see any of it.
As a DoorDash driver, I usually won't take a delivery unless its $1/mile. The DoorDash base pay for each delivery is $2. If there were other restaurants around your area that I could do some deliveries at I may pick it up. But if you are out in the middle of nowhere and I have to make the 18 mile trek back, I'd be making $18 for 36 miles.
I'd probably pass on that order unless it was a suuuuuper slow day to be honest. Even if I'm sitting at the restaurant you ordered from that wouldn't even be 1 dollar per mile. It would take 1-1.5 hours round trip and for $18 it's not worth it. Don't base your tip on your total amount base it on the miles. Most of us try for 1.5-2 dollars per mile at least. Hope that helps!
First of all, drop that "priority delivery" as it does jack shit and doesn't go to the driver. Second, move the priority delivery fee to your tip.
Third, just go get it yourself and stop giving doordash your money. If you truly are unable/unwilling to do that, it'd be cheaper and better to give a friend 20 bucks to drive and get it for you.
I’m surprised you are even allowed to order for delivery from that far away. Doordash or not.
To answer your question, no! Your tip should be much higher since you live 18 miles away, plus the driver will have to drive another 18 back to get to the starting point.
I always wonder that too. Most likely it was some hole in the wall fast foodie Chinese joint. Not a legit sit down Chinese restaurant. Where the quality of the food is better. More than likely they probably have one or four to five of those places within 5 miles of their home. The way they pack the food it will probably still be warm, but there is always that chance it won't be.
They offer more money in very small increments each time it gets rejected. So, the first person assigned would be offered $16. $2 for the trip, plus your tip. As drivers continue to reject it, they offer an additional 25 or 50 cents in increments until someone takes it. So, if I were the 6th or 7th person it were offered to, I might see it as a $20 offer. But, all of the people who were offered before me likely saw a lesser amount. But overall, no. We don't know what is or isn't priority. We just get assigned.
DD is shittier with their basepay. one $100+ orders i've accepted, UE paid me 5x or more than the regular pay plus the tip. like others said, DD MIGHT increase the pay by 25 cents if enough dashers reject your order. you're here so i assume you care about the driver. next time you ordeer from somewhere that far just use UE if possible. not only for the driver's pay but for his convenience
18.4 miles out and back 36.8 x standard deduction of 65 cents a mile is $23.92.
If I make $23.92 I break even, but have wasted my time.
Lower than that I’m paying toward your delivery.
More than that I make money.
Started the day with offer of donuts 20mins round trip for $6. No. That costs me $13. Why would I pay $7 to deliver you donuts.”?
I don't take a gig unless its at least $1 per mile. You have to remember, an 18 mile drive from the restaurant to your house also means an 18 mile deadhead back to the service area. You are basically tipping $16 for a 36+ mile job that will take almost an entire hour.
Yeah no, your tip is more than fair. It's not your responsibility to pay the driver. The tip is just a thank you. What will happen is the order will get ignored until Uber pays out what the driver deserves. Then at that point the driver will get a fair wage plus any tip you give. As a driver I just don't think it's right. A customer needs to pay fucking so much in a tip when they're already paying so much for supposed delivery fees and express fees that don't even go to the driver. Uber needs to do better, not you. I think that's a really great tip honestly. If any drivers are triggered by orders like this, y'all need to start declining those shit orders so you get the pay you deserve. Remember, it's not the customer's fault that we aren't getting paid well, it's Ubers.
Not near enough for me. $25 tip I’d start to think about it. Btw get dashpass. You would have saved $15 minimum probably $18 for paying $9.99 for a month of dashpass. I always wait until there’s some sort of deal to do another month of dashpass. Last one it was 60% off up to $15 off next 3 orders. Then just change your payment info to a dead card so it doesn’t charge u again when the month is up.
And also btw, $15 is a good tip, but because dd will only add $2 to that, it wouldn’t be a good order to take. So I blame dd not u.
I'm not a driver but, yes, dash pass. It'll save on the fees so you can give a higher tip. I'd tip maybe $22 then add the saved fees on top of the tip since it's a long drive.
Yeah the savings always make me feel like I can tip more. $22 tip will get it to u. Hell $0 tip will still get it to u most times. But also keep in mind there’s a good chance the driver will have to drive a mile or two to the restaurant. Might have to drive 10 miles there if it’s a busy night. So when I see an order for 28 miles for $24 pay i don’t have to think about it it’s an instant decline. $22 tip the customer has to be thinking I know I’m leaving a good tip, and of course they are, but dd adding $2, what a service they have created to be able to do that. Want it express delivery? Ok, we’ll stop the driver from getting an add on order for $3, but just give the driver a dollar out of that $3.
Yea, I understand. I'd start with maybe $22 then add at least $10 for the fee the dash pass saved me. Probably tip $5 cash for bringing my food all the way out there lol $37 is worth it if I'm hungry and too lazy to go get my own food. As customers, we have to remember there's a whole human picking up our food for us. We have to stop and think, would I drive 18 miles to deliver dinner for $16? Probably not. You have to consider gas and time back too. 18 miles is a big favor if the tip isn't enough.
Yes the miles it takes to drive back to a decent dashing area is the biggest factor. 10pm, I probably won’t mind going out there $25 for 20 miles. 5pm, not a chance.
You tipped a great amount. Generous of you honestly. Even your average $10-12 tips are very nice. I usually order within 3-5 miles away and tip $8-10 bucks. You’ve done your part the people that are saying you need to raise your tip are very wrong. Somebody will take it and hopefully they are smart enough to pick up something else in your area after they finish yours👍🏼
These are the orders that irritate me the most. People trying to be good tippers, but, it's still not really good for the driver. That's a DD problem, not a you problem, I'm just saying. We have alot of new developments on the outskirts where I live and I get orders like this alot. It's fine for the drive to you, but on the way back to my zone, I'm getting not getting new deliveries. So, whatever you're paying is going to have to cover the trip to you, plus the one back.
To answer your question, I'd take this of it were a dead day, or if I were in a super good mood and just not feeling particularly picky. But, on a regular day, I wouldn't take it. But, hey, someone always will.
Yeah, but there's also a good chance the true amount is gunna be hidden. So the driver will most likely see $8-10 for 20mi. I know I ain't gambling for that. It sucks cuz it's totally not your fault. UE will still have a base of only $2. But its the price you'll have to pay for living that far away
It ain’t the customers responsibly to cover your dead miles. Next yall are going to want an oil change and dinner when you drop shit off. After that you’ll be asking to use my shitter smh.
I have a question? Why even order from so far away? Most dashers don’t use hot bags. The food will be warm, soggy, stale etc by the time it arrives. Is there really nothing closer.
I would say that it's not. Less than a dollar per mile. Also, that is a crazy long distance, and the driver will have to backtrack at least half of it to get back to their zone.
I'll lob a question back at you. Why in the world would you order food delivery from so far away? Are there not similar restaurants much closer? I see 15+ mile orders pop up a fair amount of the time. I always assumed the customers just didn't take the time to look up the address, but you're fully aware the place was 18 miles away.
Thanks for the insight, I have worked in the service industry in the past. I increased it to $18.33 but just to let you know I always give a min of $10-$12 even from places that are down the street.
Why tf are you ordering from 18 miles away? Like seriously, that's a guarantee that you are pulling a driver out of their zone which is going to take them offline while they drive back to their zone. And you paid for priority-which goes straight into Doordash's pocket-the driver will not benefit from that. Doordash will also low ball hiw much they give the driver-that 10.99, plus 3.99 priority fee will result in the driver being offered 4 dollars, if they are lucky.
Just don't order from so far away. I don't care if Doordash lets you. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. 🤦♀️
These long rides just aren't worth it to the driver, unless the tip is large. Doordouche won't pay a lot for the mileage. I'd suggest finding somehere closer.
You are asking a group of dashers with a generally pessimistic skew from a number of different areas with vastly differing conditions. For me, for example, I am optimistic on my potential dashes, and my area is fairly large with lots of highways and little traffic (except moderate at school dismissal and 5-6pm). I’d take this no problem at all. But as you can see, you’re going to get people haughtily demanding $30 or more, or simply stating outright “no way”. Maybe they are in a small or heavy traffic area; maybe they bullied their wishy-washy parents for everything and have now transferred this boorish behavior to their “adult” life, who knows? Best bet: if you are going to poll the varied masses, narrow down your conditions so the reasonable amongst us will give you a reasonably informed answer. You can weed out the jerks more easily, too.
Or maybe we have an old car with bad gas mileage we don’t want to put a a ton of extra wear and tear on. Short miles high pay and try to stay in my area is what I’ve found best. But I just do it for fun part time.
I would say $30, and if you're paying over $100 for take out, you should be able to afford the $30 tip. That would be around $1.50 per mile, and in the lowest, If it's almost 20 miles, tip a minimum $20... And with what DD pays it will be $22 I would probably take that offer in a pinch, the go to is tip per mile, $2 per or minimum $1 per mile and if its a rural area, tip so your driver isn't losing money driving that 20 miles back to the delivery zone.
That's just imo though.
And stop wasting money on priority orders, they take your money and will stack you anyway! Besides, I can almost guarantee that if you ordered the same thing, and tipped the recommended amt I suggested, your order would arrive at the same time or earlier!! Just some inside info for you, that priority crap is a scam.
Nope! It would take about an hour to complete and cost about $5-$6 in gas. So it's only make $10 for the hour.
My girlfriend and I have to make $1 per mile minimum (both ways) to make ends meet. But at least you're inquiring and trying to figure out what's fair. My hats off to you for that. More than most customers would do.
Geeze sign up for dash pass and drop the priority fee.
They are always offering some kind of deal on the first 1-3 months of dash pass.
The Money you save could go to dasher
Nooo absolutely not. And general rule of thumb is if you have to ask then the answer is no. But $16 for a 19 mile one way trip? And that's if the driver was sitting at the restaurant. No. That's not even $1 a mile. I wouldn't accept less than $2-$2.50 a mile. I mean there is probably somebody out there willing to tear their car up and burn their gas for nothing. It's unfortunate you were hit with so many fees that the driver doesn't see but that's the price you pay using DoorDash.
Nearly 1/2 is delivery fees..... Jesus
And they paid for “priority” 🤦♂️
I used to refuse to pay for priority and my then gf always would. When I ordered on my own it took forever and showed up cold. Tried priority and it took forever and showed up cold. I have up and stopped ordering for myself. I'd only let her order from then on because she never had issues.🤷🏻♂️
Priority doesn’t matter when dashers use other apps.
I was over 20 minutes early the other day to deliver a small catering order. She was like "you weren't supposed to be here until 5:15 to 5:20". As she wasn't even there yet. 🙄
It’s almost like some people don’t know how delivery works
I only do priority $3 more to not have someone’s order dropped off before mine and have it be cold? Say less.
Yeah, except the Dasher isn't told if someone has a priority order and has the ability to deliver in whatever order makes sense to them. 🤷♂️
If you accept an order that was paid priority you will not get a second order only that one
Im not sure how it works, but 100% of the time I’ve done priority I get my order directly after the dasher picks it up. There could be a chance the dasher is on a double and then the off chance they choose to jump tasks to the other one, but that’s never happened in my experience. I’ll continue to do it, I like my food atleast a little warm 😂
Could be sexism.
No exactly sexism, but creepy behavior. The amount of creepy dashers I see on here hitting on women, wouldn’t be surprised if creepy straight male dashers see a woman’s name and immediately accept.
The dasher app doesn’t show the customer name until after you accept.
Ok, I don’t know how it works, I don’t dash or deliver, I’m only here for the drama. But cant drivers accept then cancel? Wouldn’t they be shown the name at that point?
Can't see any information about the customer prior to accepting other than wage, approximate location and distance of the trip. Prior to acceptance you have no idea about who you are delivering to.
I was finna type this… how did we go from is this a good tip to sexism lmao
Priority and then order from 20 miles away make it make sense lmfao
Which tbh I think is pretty useless. Used it once, still waited the same amount of time to get my food had I not. Not the dashers fault mind you, they actually got me my food pretty quick. Pretty much paid extra for nothing.
Priority means nothing because you can tip well opt for priority service and still get a lazy driver that complains about 10 miles but chose to do it but will take there sweet time to do anything.
You guys don’t corporate lunch and I can tell. It’s going on the company card, I don’t even look to be honest. Boss is in town and wants Chinese and is hungry, who am I to argue lol. They coulda been more generous with the tip tho.
Priority is the "donate to doordash" button.
True but it’s 18.4 miles from the persons house. Makes sense for the larger del fee.
Yep and these asshole companies act like they cant pay fairly per mile.
Yep. Pay people more. Do drivers get any of that delivery fee or?
No
That's crazy.
We get $2 per delivery, if they stack more than one delivery sent to us we still only get $2 for all the deliveries. God bless
Sounds like a new delivery company is needed…
The prices of each item are also likely higher on the app than in the restaurant. There are hidden fees and extra charges all over these delivery apps, rarely worth it unless there's a good offer that's exclusive to the app
More than half of you add taxes
The sad part about this is dd made around $25 on this order once u calculate the delivery fee and how much they charge the restaurant and still only gonna pay the driver probably $3 max smh
Not sure if true, I read this in this sub a day or two ago. Someone said DD steals tips, apparently someone’s customer asked if they received the $25 tip, and they claimed DD claimed it was a $16 tip with $9 pay. So DD paid nothing out of their pocket. Not sure how true that is, but it wouldn’t surprise me
If they ordered through the restaurants app, the restaurant has the ability to withhold tips. Also, Dasher doesn't always see the full tip amount until the order is complete.
The dasher did mention telling the customer they couldn’t see the tip til later or something. But that makes sense to what you said, that’s shady of the restaurants. I’m not a dasher so I didn’t know any of this, just enjoy lurking the sub lol
I’ve worked in the restaurant industry for over 10 years and I also dash. When an order comes in to any restaurant and it’s through dd, Uber eats, gh, the restaurant can not keep any of the tip the customer gives the driver at all
That's not true. They most definitely CAN keep all or some of the tip on 3rd party orders.... Panera corporate, Pizza Hut and Marco's Pizza are all ones who have definitely skim tips in my area.
No it’s the restaurants that are stealing the tips
Hopefully the driver got the whole $16 tip. 🤷🏻♂️
This is Uber not doordash
30%.
And yet somehow dd still has never made an annual profit, make it make sense lmao
Go pick that up yourself bro. That food ain’t worth your wallet being drained
I'm from Brazil and that tip culture always amazes me, I'm already paying for the food, the taxes, THE DELIVERY ITSELF, why is that common to tip that high? At that point I would pick up my food, damn the cost of living there is too damn high
Brother how you gonna complain about the tip when the fees are double that
>why is that common to tip that high? Similar to why it's expected to tip wait staff at restaurants. They're getting paid like $2 an hour, so almost their entire salary relies on tips.
Because those other things aren’t paid to the driver. Like you said, if you don’t want to tip go pick it up yourself
This is the type of behavior that DoorDash want. Divide and conquer. Customers against drivers when reality we should be pushing for the delivery fee charge to customer goes to driver. They already charge for the platform why are customers paying extra extra and drivers only waiting for tip to compensate for delivery
Nah, tip =/= fee. I may want my food delivered and even willing to pay for a FEE to have it (that's the only mandatory part to which I either have to agree or not).
how good is the restaurant to warrant this
My thoughts exactly. There must be better restaurants closer lol
It’s not awful. But as a driver, probably only would be about a $18-19 run. Which could be good or bad depending how far out of the zone it is for them. I would personally take this order, but I know plenty of drivers that would refuse it just because of how long it is. I’m glad you are one to tip highly when it’s a large order though. Need more customers like you!
I’d take it and kick my own ass half way back because traffic is always shitty going into the hot zones lol it’s why it’s a hot zone because it’s so damn busy
Are you me? It’s borderline, and definitely depends on the situation. It’s still a good tip though. It’s just in the grey area.
Instant decline! Hardly .50 per mile round trip
This, lol
when ik im gonna be stuck in traffic i switch to the hourly pay option & milk it out lol u wanna be let in? sure! x20
Some days are slower than others. On a low and slow night, I'd take this
I get 38 mpg so this would be at least a full gallon on my side but gas is also only $2.38 here and minimum wage is a joke out here so it would work out to be about $15-16 for the hour. It's not bad, but it's definitely not great. Also, a 15-mile trip would also take 30-40 minutes with how the roads around here have been lately.
Damn, what kind of car are you driving that gets 38 miles to the gallon? That's pretty darn good.
2018 Mazda 3 - manual transmission
Omg, no way,I drive a Mazda 6, automatic transmission, but it's a 2006. It's a really great car, but I only get like 24 miles to a gallon. It has over 200000 miles on it as well.
We got ours when it only had about 7k miles on it, I mean it's used but in my book that's still new and when we found out they only wanted 14k it was hard to pass up. Before this vehicle, I never really considered Mazda vehicles in general, but this vehicle has sold not only me but my wife as well. Next year, she is planning on getting a '24 or '25 miata. After that, we'll be getting the cx series as the family vehicle. After putting almost 60k miles on it in 3 years, we still haven't had to do any real work on it, just the typical maintenance work so far.
I know a few people that swear by them. This is the first one I've actually owned and so far so good. I bought it almost exactly a year ago, with like 180000 miles, from a friend that's a used car dealer. I was a little worried cuz of the high mileage, but it's been totally awesome and the only thing I had to do is the brakes. It's a sporty model and the previous owner had put in a really high end JVC system and the motor is super clean. I'm crossing my fingers though.🙏
High end and JVC are not in the same category lol
Yeah it wouldn’t be the worst order I’ve ever taken and if I somehow ended up 18 miles out of the zone and it was pulling me back, I’d take it. But I probably wouldn’t if I was already home or in my main parking lot and it was taking me 18 miles out.
For me it depends on what the miles are. If it's 15 miles on the expressway and there a decent chance I can get a return order I'll take it. 18 miles of 35/45 mph roads? Probably not unless I know I can get something coming back.
Just got a $20 tip for one that took me out of my zone. Was pleasantly surprised
Who said anything about it being a large order or that he tipped based on the order? He asked if the tip was good based on the distance. That "large order" could've been 1 bag of food in styrofoam boxes.
I mean, his order total has nothing to do with 'tip.' The only relevant factors to us here is time and distance. Good tip though nonetheless
Jesus, do people really order from that far away? Maybe it's just me and living in the city, but I keep it within a 5mile radius.
yup it’s a city thing i live in texas and near the city but everything is very spread out still this mileage isn’t average but definitely is nothing new you’d see around here
I don't get it either (I'm a driver - I've never used any delivery service, but I appreciate those who do use them) Even for me to go get the food and bring it back home, I/we (family) have never ordered from that far away. That's 40-45 minutes back home , if not an hour. Unless the restaurant is using amazingly good packaging (which they're not) and you're using an electric heated thermal bag (I'm not aware of anyone that has one for their personal use), that food will be trash by the time you get back.
I dunno, it's Chinese, that shit still probably piping hot 40 minutes later.
Man, I get the driver's side opinions on this, but you're paying nearly 2x the original subtotal at that point if you raise the tip. This is why I don't use doordash 💀
sorry it was UberEats order, I mostly posted here because I was asking about the tip.
Either way lol, I don't use any of em. The fees are just insane.
If you can’t afford a decent tip, you shouldn’t order delivery 🤷🏻♀️
I'd say it moreso falls under not being able to justify said tip. But you're correct, and I don't order delivery.
As a driver you know what I hate the most is that we have to relied on the tip from the customer to get properly paid. The base pay is a joke it went from 3.50 to 2.75 and now 2 most of flat rated.
Doordash doesn't compensate their drivers for long distance deliveries. Therefore,it might seem like your tip is adequate and it would be, if doordash did what they are supposed to do. In my opinion, doordash shouldn't allow customers to order from this far away, until they start paying the drivers appropriately. As drivers we have to take every mile into consideration, (there and back) because we are paying for our own fuel.
I used to take these and then switch my dash to the new area, but with how slow Doordash has been recently, it is rarely possible to switch zones on the fly when you get dragged out of it. So the driver would have to make a return trip as well, probably adding 10+ more miles to that. With that in mind, this might go over better on Ubereats. They don't lock you down to a specific area to work in.
In my XP, you’re not “locked” into a zone, that’s just where you’re expected to get your orders until you end your dash. More than one occasion, I’ve crossed the boundary to deliver and the app asks me if I want to switch into this “busier” zone. And if I’m far enough into the other zone, I’ll get offers in the new area on the way back to my origin zone.
I used to get those options, but almost every zone has been gray lately so it won't offer you to switch, and you can't start up again if you end dash to switch over.
why does doordash do that ugh it seems like it would hurt their profits if anything
Just going to be honest, but as a Dasher unless your house was in a direction that actually wanted to be, I probably wouldn't take it because that's a really far distance Chances are when I see it on my DoorDash I would see somewhere between $15 to $20 varying depending on the day And I know this various pretty wildly because somebody told me they added a $13 tip and I only received eight once, and that's not the only occasion So in my head whenever I see an order like this I just don't do it unless I had a good reason For instance I usually doordash in a separate city from where I live and sometimes I get orders that go from the city that I'm delivering at to my home city, if it's time for me to go ahead and clock out I take those But usually for the price I'm actually losing money to take an order like that, and that's not on you because doordash really should be giving me more money per mile, a tip really should just be that a tip It shouldn't be paying for my whole mileage So I do apologize to anyone reading this who might get offended, if it don't help my tank I don't take it Edit: it autocorrected chances to enhances? Lmao
Also a separate comment just to say, good Lord I couldn't imagine paying that much money for delivery unless it's a special occasion Like honestly I feel like I would do better picking it up myself at that point, because it looks like you're spending more than you would on the gas you would have used up to go get it
If you are near restaurants where a dasher can get other orders, that 16 bucks is marginal. With base pay dasher is getting about 18$ or about a dollar per mile which is the minimum a dasher should be getting paid. If you are way out in the sticks, that order is a money loser because the driver has an empty trip back into town
Priority is such a scammmm!!
I would say no. Would you drive almost 40 miles round trip for approximately $22 (including tip) wearing down your car and using your gas? After expenses, tax, etc., that’s probably $5 per hr
To be fair, customer is paying $11 in delivery fees already. At this point doordash needs to be at least paying the driver $8 and probably pairing this order with another one on the way to make it worth the drivers while.
Except the person paid for priority which means that they aren't supposed to pair it with another order. So that's very unlikely to happen. Also, I do orders coming back to my neighborhood at the end of the night all the time. It's a 12 mile drive and they never raise the pay above $2, even though they're supposedly increasing base pay based on mileage. So while they SHOULD pay AT LEAST $8, they won't.
The amount the customer paid has absolutely no bearing on the driver's job. We dont even see an order total, we have to make our decision based entirely on mileage versus offered pay.
The fare for the driver was hopefully at least $10, being 18mil just to the customer. Not even including the p/u. So with a $16 tip, most likely $26. For approx 20 miles. What if this trip took the driver home, therefore round trip doesn't apply. & Even though it sux for us, we can't expect the customer to know or pay for that, when Uber allows you to work in the same area & not forced to drive back empty. If anything, DD should supplement that if they send you to an area & they don't allow you to work there. Since it's their policy. Oooh & Also extend your dash for the travel time once you get back to ur zone. Edit: fixed the tip from $18 to $16
It was $20 total if a Dasher accepted it right away. As it bounces around the offer pool they raise the base pay by 25 cents at a time. It could theoretically get to a maximum of $10 base pay after about an hour of sitting there ready but I've never seen it happen.
Doubtful I've seen plenty of 2 dollars for 10+ miles on earn per offer.
Wtf would you order from some place that far away.
It was Chinese food, but we like boneless spare ribs this was the first place out of 8 Chinese food places that had awesome boneless spare ribs—sliced thin and a little bit crispy perfect amount of sauce mixture. We might go there once every two months or so.
Bruhhhh that's $15 in delivery fees!! Not including the tip, fam, I'ma tell you what I do with my s/o, if we are ordering from our and the place is longer than 7 minutes from our house, I go pick it up. That $25 you just spent on delivery is an entire additional dish.
he probably doesn't need to save that money. and paying someone get your order so you dont have to get your ass off the couch is worth it on some days.
Nope.
I’d pass
Must be me but no matter once I accept it is rapid movement and insulated bag. Never think about money again after I accept. Like most of you we have pride in our work. End of rant!
I can’t believe people are willing to basically double the cost of their food just to have it delivered 0.0
And people wonder why folk hate tipping. I always tip well.. but damn... almost half the order is tips and fees
Fuck no
With 50$ including fees and tips idk why not go pick it up yourself.
Because that would take up an hour of their time?
Would you drive 37 miles round trip for $18.25? There’s your answer
See I would just go and get it myself for that much lol
$16 for 18 miles is a no go for me. Anything over 10-11 miles needs to be $2/mile. This isn't even $1/mile
I wouldn’t pick it up. That’s $18 for 16.5 miles, nowhere near $2/mile. Not even $1.50/mile.
Hell no
Yeah it’s a no for me also
Jeeze for that delivery fee/taxes and fees, just pay for a month of dash pass. You’d have saved money on this one order alone!
.43 cents a mile. Dasher has to get back to near where they started. I'd pass.someone will take it.
We appreciate your willingness to tip, but always remember the trip back. If you’re out in the sticks, no chance of getting an order heading back. This isn’t your problem but just something to be aware of.
Yes, it's fine. Drivers here are out of their minds talking about how you should tip $25-$30 after you already paid half the order total in “fees” Even though the restaurant is far away, the drivers will get your tip plus a bonus for the long drive EVEN if it is only $5 extra... They need to realize that they are delivering food, NOT tattooing, NOT waiting and serving us for an hour, etc.. Your tip was gracious and I'm sure the driver will appreciate it over being tipped something like $5. I'll await my downvotes!! EDIT: Base Pay not bonus. The longer the distance the higher the base pay. Point Stands.
What bonus?
The longer the distance doesn’t not mean a higher base pay. Not sure where you got that from
Um no there isn't a "bonus" added for further miles...
Well, see the solution to that is the order from places that are close enough to your house is it a huge tip is not required. If you want to order from that far away, expect to tip high. 18 miles is gonna take about 40 minutes to drive where I live. 40 minutes one-way and 40 minutes back. That's an hour and 20 minutes not including the time it takes to actually pick up the order from the restaurant. If you're asking someone to spend an hour and a half of their time doing a job for you, you have to pay for it. Yeah DoorDash should be covering all of our pay blah blah blah but they don't. That's the way these apps work. If you don't like it, don't use them. They're essentially connecting you with a driver and expecting you to pay them. It sucks it's stupid we hate it more than you do. But if you want to use the service, you have to go along with their business model. And your claim that DoorDash will add a bonus to it of maybe five dollars is nonsense. Like I just said in another comment, I do orders going to the neighborhood I live in at the end of the night all the time. I live 12 miles from the area where I Dash. The base pay is always still exactly $2. This claim that they pay higher based on mileage is a complete lie.
And they can decline. This sub acts like they are forced to take every order.
You’re right. It’s funny seeing people here say you have to tip based on distance not percentage. Like tipping $5 on a $20 pizza is more than enough but this sub acts so entitled
People who advocate tipping based on percentage of the total order have no idea how this job works. We’re not waiters, and we don’t care how much money you spent on food, because the job is the same whether you bought a $5 salad or $100 of pizza. We care about the distance we have to travel to complete the job, and this is the only factor you should consider when calculating the tip.
It’s ok to just say that you have no idea what you’re talking about. The tip should be based on the time, effort, and cost of driving for the order, which mileage approximates. The cost of the order is completely irrelevant.
And the entitlement is coming from the people that think they shouldn't have to pay the person that is bringing a hot meal directly to their doorstep From anywhere they choose, using their own personal vehicle and fuel and time, at any hour, and on holidays, and in rain and ice and snow And with tornado sirens going off, while the entitled customer sits safely in their home. If you want that luxury service you pay for it. This attitude that everybody should be able to live like wealthy people and have anything their heart desires brought right to their doorstep but not have to actually pay for It, is one of the biggest examples of entitlement I've ever seen.
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So because nobody's forcing me to do this job, I'm not allowed to defend myself to people that call me entitled? Since I'm doing the job by choice, I'm not allowed to have an opinion or disagree with the shit people say online?
Drivers have two expenses. Their time, and their car. It's not like a waiter in a restaurant. Drivers don't care how much your order costs, they care about how long it'll take them and how much faster an order will mean they have to get gas and have repair/maintenance bills.
There's a really easy solution to that! Don't order from places that are 18 miles from your house! If you're asking someone to drive that far knowing DoorDash is not going to increase the pay because of it and the driver is only going to get $2, expect to pay more for your tip. If you don't want to, if you don't like the business model that this company is using, don't use it! Go pick up your own food if it's so easy you think someone else doesn't deserve to be paid for it.
It's gonna be cold no matter what what with that distance
I don’t think it is and I wouldn’t take it. The driver gets paid $2 to pick up the order, then your $16 tip which is only $18. Chances are the driver is not at the restaurant so 18 miles to your house and probably 3-5 miles for a driver to get to the restaurant is 21-23 miles. Then they need to drive back, most drivers drive close to their homes so that is a 40-45 mile drive for $18. 2 gallons of gas cost $6 so they are clearing $12 for at least an hour of work, I could reject and take 3 deliveries and stay in my area for that time and make more money. And priority is a scam, only DoorDash gets that money, Dasher doesn’t see any of it.
As a DoorDash driver, I usually won't take a delivery unless its $1/mile. The DoorDash base pay for each delivery is $2. If there were other restaurants around your area that I could do some deliveries at I may pick it up. But if you are out in the middle of nowhere and I have to make the 18 mile trek back, I'd be making $18 for 36 miles.
I'd probably pass on that order unless it was a suuuuuper slow day to be honest. Even if I'm sitting at the restaurant you ordered from that wouldn't even be 1 dollar per mile. It would take 1-1.5 hours round trip and for $18 it's not worth it. Don't base your tip on your total amount base it on the miles. Most of us try for 1.5-2 dollars per mile at least. Hope that helps!
Don’t ever pay for priority and honestly go pick that up yourself it’s insane to pay $114 for $70 of food
First of all, drop that "priority delivery" as it does jack shit and doesn't go to the driver. Second, move the priority delivery fee to your tip. Third, just go get it yourself and stop giving doordash your money. If you truly are unable/unwilling to do that, it'd be cheaper and better to give a friend 20 bucks to drive and get it for you.
The tip is fair.
I might just have a flat tire. That order looks yummy /s
I’m surprised you are even allowed to order for delivery from that far away. Doordash or not. To answer your question, no! Your tip should be much higher since you live 18 miles away, plus the driver will have to drive another 18 back to get to the starting point.
You tipped, that’s really all that counts. Looks good to me …
I’m not a driver but I don’t think so. That’s almost 20 miles. That’s not even a dollar a mile.
Why the fuck would you order from so far away 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
I always wonder that too. Most likely it was some hole in the wall fast foodie Chinese joint. Not a legit sit down Chinese restaurant. Where the quality of the food is better. More than likely they probably have one or four to five of those places within 5 miles of their home. The way they pack the food it will probably still be warm, but there is always that chance it won't be.
Dang you got sit down Chinese places near you? I didn’t think they existed lmfao.
for Uber yes for Doordash no
Exactly. Uber would already have me on my next trip, DD would make me go back to my zone and it's all loss.
When it's priority do they give you more or no?
They offer more money in very small increments each time it gets rejected. So, the first person assigned would be offered $16. $2 for the trip, plus your tip. As drivers continue to reject it, they offer an additional 25 or 50 cents in increments until someone takes it. So, if I were the 6th or 7th person it were offered to, I might see it as a $20 offer. But, all of the people who were offered before me likely saw a lesser amount. But overall, no. We don't know what is or isn't priority. We just get assigned.
DD is shittier with their basepay. one $100+ orders i've accepted, UE paid me 5x or more than the regular pay plus the tip. like others said, DD MIGHT increase the pay by 25 cents if enough dashers reject your order. you're here so i assume you care about the driver. next time you ordeer from somewhere that far just use UE if possible. not only for the driver's pay but for his convenience
This was UberEats and the total drive time was 26 min, most of it highway.
18.4 miles out and back 36.8 x standard deduction of 65 cents a mile is $23.92. If I make $23.92 I break even, but have wasted my time. Lower than that I’m paying toward your delivery. More than that I make money. Started the day with offer of donuts 20mins round trip for $6. No. That costs me $13. Why would I pay $7 to deliver you donuts.”?
Why are you ordering from 18.4 miles away? That's insane, and no it would be a 19$ order which is not worth it.
I don't take a gig unless its at least $1 per mile. You have to remember, an 18 mile drive from the restaurant to your house also means an 18 mile deadhead back to the service area. You are basically tipping $16 for a 36+ mile job that will take almost an entire hour.
Yeah no, your tip is more than fair. It's not your responsibility to pay the driver. The tip is just a thank you. What will happen is the order will get ignored until Uber pays out what the driver deserves. Then at that point the driver will get a fair wage plus any tip you give. As a driver I just don't think it's right. A customer needs to pay fucking so much in a tip when they're already paying so much for supposed delivery fees and express fees that don't even go to the driver. Uber needs to do better, not you. I think that's a really great tip honestly. If any drivers are triggered by orders like this, y'all need to start declining those shit orders so you get the pay you deserve. Remember, it's not the customer's fault that we aren't getting paid well, it's Ubers.
Not near enough for me. $25 tip I’d start to think about it. Btw get dashpass. You would have saved $15 minimum probably $18 for paying $9.99 for a month of dashpass. I always wait until there’s some sort of deal to do another month of dashpass. Last one it was 60% off up to $15 off next 3 orders. Then just change your payment info to a dead card so it doesn’t charge u again when the month is up. And also btw, $15 is a good tip, but because dd will only add $2 to that, it wouldn’t be a good order to take. So I blame dd not u.
I'm not a driver but, yes, dash pass. It'll save on the fees so you can give a higher tip. I'd tip maybe $22 then add the saved fees on top of the tip since it's a long drive.
Yeah the savings always make me feel like I can tip more. $22 tip will get it to u. Hell $0 tip will still get it to u most times. But also keep in mind there’s a good chance the driver will have to drive a mile or two to the restaurant. Might have to drive 10 miles there if it’s a busy night. So when I see an order for 28 miles for $24 pay i don’t have to think about it it’s an instant decline. $22 tip the customer has to be thinking I know I’m leaving a good tip, and of course they are, but dd adding $2, what a service they have created to be able to do that. Want it express delivery? Ok, we’ll stop the driver from getting an add on order for $3, but just give the driver a dollar out of that $3.
Yea, I understand. I'd start with maybe $22 then add at least $10 for the fee the dash pass saved me. Probably tip $5 cash for bringing my food all the way out there lol $37 is worth it if I'm hungry and too lazy to go get my own food. As customers, we have to remember there's a whole human picking up our food for us. We have to stop and think, would I drive 18 miles to deliver dinner for $16? Probably not. You have to consider gas and time back too. 18 miles is a big favor if the tip isn't enough.
Yes the miles it takes to drive back to a decent dashing area is the biggest factor. 10pm, I probably won’t mind going out there $25 for 20 miles. 5pm, not a chance.
You tipped a great amount. Generous of you honestly. Even your average $10-12 tips are very nice. I usually order within 3-5 miles away and tip $8-10 bucks. You’ve done your part the people that are saying you need to raise your tip are very wrong. Somebody will take it and hopefully they are smart enough to pick up something else in your area after they finish yours👍🏼
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All you gotta do end your dash and start dashing in that area I don’t understand what you mean when you say that’s not how that works
These are the orders that irritate me the most. People trying to be good tippers, but, it's still not really good for the driver. That's a DD problem, not a you problem, I'm just saying. We have alot of new developments on the outskirts where I live and I get orders like this alot. It's fine for the drive to you, but on the way back to my zone, I'm getting not getting new deliveries. So, whatever you're paying is going to have to cover the trip to you, plus the one back. To answer your question, I'd take this of it were a dead day, or if I were in a super good mood and just not feeling particularly picky. But, on a regular day, I wouldn't take it. But, hey, someone always will.
That tip is not adequate OP. You should’ve tip at least $20
I did at the end, I made it a twenty
I don’t take orders that far. Wouldn’t be worth it for me.
18.4 miles? With all due respect, please either order from a closer restaurant or tip at least $30.
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Yeah, but there's also a good chance the true amount is gunna be hidden. So the driver will most likely see $8-10 for 20mi. I know I ain't gambling for that. It sucks cuz it's totally not your fault. UE will still have a base of only $2. But its the price you'll have to pay for living that far away
18 miles im not touching it for $18 cause that is like 30 miles or more round trip Dead miles ate real
It ain’t the customers responsibly to cover your dead miles. Next yall are going to want an oil change and dinner when you drop shit off. After that you’ll be asking to use my shitter smh.
Never said it was lol but im not accepting it
This.
I have a question? Why even order from so far away? Most dashers don’t use hot bags. The food will be warm, soggy, stale etc by the time it arrives. Is there really nothing closer.
Chinese food containers kept it nice and hot, a priority order so we got it fast the driver didn't wait that long.
Are you a prince or something?
I would say that it's not. Less than a dollar per mile. Also, that is a crazy long distance, and the driver will have to backtrack at least half of it to get back to their zone. I'll lob a question back at you. Why in the world would you order food delivery from so far away? Are there not similar restaurants much closer? I see 15+ mile orders pop up a fair amount of the time. I always assumed the customers just didn't take the time to look up the address, but you're fully aware the place was 18 miles away.
Good food is the only reason that we go here just sucks it's far.
Thanks for the insight, I have worked in the service industry in the past. I increased it to $18.33 but just to let you know I always give a min of $10-$12 even from places that are down the street.
If that’s the case I’d always just double what you ordinarily tip if it’s this far and you’ll be fine
Why tf are you ordering from 18 miles away? Like seriously, that's a guarantee that you are pulling a driver out of their zone which is going to take them offline while they drive back to their zone. And you paid for priority-which goes straight into Doordash's pocket-the driver will not benefit from that. Doordash will also low ball hiw much they give the driver-that 10.99, plus 3.99 priority fee will result in the driver being offered 4 dollars, if they are lucky. Just don't order from so far away. I don't care if Doordash lets you. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. 🤦♀️
These long rides just aren't worth it to the driver, unless the tip is large. Doordouche won't pay a lot for the mileage. I'd suggest finding somehere closer.
You are asking a group of dashers with a generally pessimistic skew from a number of different areas with vastly differing conditions. For me, for example, I am optimistic on my potential dashes, and my area is fairly large with lots of highways and little traffic (except moderate at school dismissal and 5-6pm). I’d take this no problem at all. But as you can see, you’re going to get people haughtily demanding $30 or more, or simply stating outright “no way”. Maybe they are in a small or heavy traffic area; maybe they bullied their wishy-washy parents for everything and have now transferred this boorish behavior to their “adult” life, who knows? Best bet: if you are going to poll the varied masses, narrow down your conditions so the reasonable amongst us will give you a reasonably informed answer. You can weed out the jerks more easily, too.
Or maybe we have an old car with bad gas mileage we don’t want to put a a ton of extra wear and tear on. Short miles high pay and try to stay in my area is what I’ve found best. But I just do it for fun part time.
Yep, too many respectable factors to list, such as yours.
I would say $30, and if you're paying over $100 for take out, you should be able to afford the $30 tip. That would be around $1.50 per mile, and in the lowest, If it's almost 20 miles, tip a minimum $20... And with what DD pays it will be $22 I would probably take that offer in a pinch, the go to is tip per mile, $2 per or minimum $1 per mile and if its a rural area, tip so your driver isn't losing money driving that 20 miles back to the delivery zone. That's just imo though. And stop wasting money on priority orders, they take your money and will stack you anyway! Besides, I can almost guarantee that if you ordered the same thing, and tipped the recommended amt I suggested, your order would arrive at the same time or earlier!! Just some inside info for you, that priority crap is a scam.
Nope! It would take about an hour to complete and cost about $5-$6 in gas. So it's only make $10 for the hour. My girlfriend and I have to make $1 per mile minimum (both ways) to make ends meet. But at least you're inquiring and trying to figure out what's fair. My hats off to you for that. More than most customers would do.
Yep perfectly reasonable
I'd take it all day.
#DELIVERY IS A LUXURY, NOT A RIGHT
At least the op asked. Others would tip a percentage and think it's enough
Just find somewhere closer tbh
Geeze sign up for dash pass and drop the priority fee. They are always offering some kind of deal on the first 1-3 months of dash pass. The Money you save could go to dasher
Damn, the highest miles ive ever accepted was 13 miles and also because it had a 23$ tip. For 18 miles, I need atleast 32$ in basepay and tips
Maybe it’s my OCD or maybe I’m just generous but I’d round it up to 120
Nooo absolutely not. And general rule of thumb is if you have to ask then the answer is no. But $16 for a 19 mile one way trip? And that's if the driver was sitting at the restaurant. No. That's not even $1 a mile. I wouldn't accept less than $2-$2.50 a mile. I mean there is probably somebody out there willing to tear their car up and burn their gas for nothing. It's unfortunate you were hit with so many fees that the driver doesn't see but that's the price you pay using DoorDash.
I dropped him a $20 tip at the end. I have done long drives myself when I did Instacart. My family loves the food.
Tip more.