• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    What I do:

    $0 tip

    In the special instructions: “Ring doorbell for cash tip. Do not just leave at door”.

    Traffic in my area is awful so I always tip $20 no matter the order. Sometimes that comes to almost an 80% tip but a) I know it goes to the driver, b) I don’t have to drive in that shitshow, and c) I reward a driver for actually reading the special instructions.

    • SeabassDan@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Is it even convenient at that point? I don’t know if I’d have an extra twenty I can keep tossing out there every time I’m trying to grab a bite.

      • Ech@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        Then don’t? They’re not saying everyone needs to shell out $20 for every order…

    • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      Dashers can see what you tip on the app on average and nobody will pick up your order unless it’s extremely convenient for them. They don’t see the instructions until they pick up the order.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        Yep. It is another reason I overtip in cash. If this person is desperate enough to grab a “no tip” order, they probably need the $20 tip on a $36 order more than most.

    • june@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      It’s worth noting that drivers don’t see the note until after they accept the order. There’s a good chance your food takes longer to be picked up because of your $0 tip.

      Better to put the tip in the app, give cash, and then adjust the tip back to $0 after the delivery is made. Just communicate that with the driver to avoid confusion.

    • Mango@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Yeah and all 100 of the orders I’ve delivered who made the same promise ended with no tip. That’s bait. I don’t bite hooks.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        Don’t you have to accept the order before you can read the special instructions?

    • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      Oh, that’s a good way to get them to ring the bell. I tried making them ring the bell other ways, but they never do. Uber Eats has a feature where they need to get a code from you to prove they handed you the food. I had several drivers leave the food at the door and then text me, asking me for the code. Fuck off