At Walgreens guy claims that he delivered one candy bar to a customer once. Said he got 4 dollar tip on top of cost or the candy bar. I think that’s crazy and got to be exaggerated. I mean who so lazy they order a single candy bar through Doordash?
I’ve done that, you can sometimes add stuff for no additional fee from a nearby conveneince store
Gotten an individual soda that way when places don’t sell them and I’m out
I mean who so lazy they order a single candy bar through Doordash?
Tell me you’ve never been baked out of your gourd without telling me you’ve never been baked out of your gourd
I have done extrensive theoretical testing and concluded -without a shadow of doubt- that delivering a candy bar is possible
I mean, if I worked for doordash and someone was willing to pay me to deliver a small snack like that, why wouldn’t I
I’ll tell you why. Car wear and tear. Gas prices. Minimum to no tip. Or worse a tip that was changed to no tip after the fact. Traffic congestion and mileage of the trip.
There is a calculation every DD driver has to make to decide if an order is worth picking up or not. Tips are not guaranteed and they can be changed to 0 for up to an hour after the order. When a driver gets an order you see the projected payout, the pickup location, and the distance of the trip. You don’t get the details until you accept the trip.
The driver can pass an order but that is a hit that goes against your profile. Meaning at a certain point if your rejection rate is too high you’ll get worse orders and less orders. Smart DD drivers can calculate if a trip is worth it or not. The base rule of thumb is $2/mile before tip. So if a trip is offering $1 to go a mile it means no tip. At that point is the cost of gas worth it? No. Smart drivers don’t accept anything that.
In all orders the cost of the actual food isn’t factored into how much a driver gets paid. We’re not getting paid the restaurant’s cut. We’re getting paid to deliver. So if I see this order and the projected payout is like a dollar or worse 0.50 cents, I’m not taking it. It doesn’t matter what the mileage is at that point. It’s a negative transaction for the driver. You’re losing money.
So for most drivers if someone is that desperate for a candy bar they’re gonna have to tip minimum the cost of a gallon of gas for me to take it. Meaning they’re getting a super expensive candy bar. At that point you ask yourself if the candybar is worth it. To most people probably not. To DD drivers probably not. To a single someone desperate enough, even still probably not. If both parties involved are desperate enough then some lucky person is getting a candybar. Otherwise the only other way that’s getting accepted is if the order is grouped together with multiple orders at once.
Source was a DD/UE driver last summer. Broke even until my car was totaled. Then it became a wasted summer. I still don’t have a vehicle.
I only order from Doordash if I’m sick and don’t feel comfortable being out in public. (Especially if I’m not sure if it’s Covid) I usually order the same things because if I’m sick, I want food I don’t have to make for myself that wouldn’t disappoint me if I couldn’t taste it well enough.
I could be confusing doordash for a different service, but when you order takeout from a food place they will prompt you at checkout to add various random stuff that the driver could pick you up, like chips, candy bar, various convenience store stuff.
Uber Eats does this too. Just add on these extras for only a tiny price because they’re on the way…
I’ve dealt with mental health issues my entire life. Crippling depression and anxiety means somedays I physically cannot even get out of bed, let alone leave the house and walk to the shops where there are a bunch of people.
I’ve used uber eats like this before. I wouldn’t consider myself lazy, just somedays I’m not ok and physically cannot face the supermarket. It’s not a good feeling to do this, it’s not laziness, it’s a last resort.
Be thankful you’re not in a position like this, and maybe try to see it from another perspective
That’s what I was thinking… Plus any physical ailments and you might just want to have the help or even the treat.
I don’t know what Formula is but I immediately thought of baby formula and I could easily see someone with a newborn doing that.
Thank you for your reply, didn’t even consider that could this. I will now on in the future.
Thanks, hope I didn’t come off as rude. Just that there are reasons some people might appear to be lazy when in reality they’re battling demons
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There is so much toxicity in this it’s hard to know where to start
First of all, all disabilities are a spectrum, they effect people with different severities. One person might be ‘functional’ with depression, another literally not.
Some people with chronic pain, physical vulnerabilities and weaknesses etc can still work, other are bedbound.
Do you think that bedbound disabled people just ‘laze around’ all day?
Are you really so goddamn privileged and dense that you think disabilities are 'all in [people’s] head? Or is it just mental disabilities?
Or are you like, doing the 1950s thing of ‘depression isn’t real just cheer up’?
And this excess wealth bullshit? Are you advocating for a system that leaves people to starve if they can’t work? Is disability welfare a bad thing to you?
Never mind that there’s a huge issue with disabled people having higher expenses because of relying on deliveries etc. Fuck them, right?
You’ve basically replied to a bedbound disabled person to tell them that theyre just a lazy privileged rich slob who’s making it all up, and I think that’s fucked
Idk what you’re on about. Why do you think I have excess wealth? I grew up homeless and have worked hard for everything I have. I hold down a job, the times Im suffering so badly I can’t get out of bed are few and far between but they do happen. And in those low desperate moment sometimes I’ll order uber eats, fuck me right?
You’re right the vast majority of people with depression still have to go to work, and that includes me.
Depression is a mental disorder, of course it’s in my head. Do you think depression occurs in the lungs??
I ordered a DQ blizzard once. Store is literally walking distance.
But I wanted it and didn’t want to go anywhere. And someone might need the money and it’d take em like two minutes so…
I hope you never complain that you need more money if that’s how you waste it.
Would rather spend it paying a guy to deliver it for me than spending it on mega companies
The can of formula may be a mom with a crying baby at home and she can’t leave. Ordered only one because maybe she normally doesn’t give it or didn’t think of ordering more than one because of stress and panic.
The single candy bar could be a person with social anxiety or agoraphobia that was craving one. And it won’t order more because this person didn’t want to make more hassle than needed. Or a stoner…
I’m so baked right now I read the title and thought “Formula” was a brand of energy drink. Then I read your comment. Right, baby formula is a thing.
I should to go to sleep, lol.
Moms of newborns deserve all the help they can get.
Typical scenario is that baby is sleeping and would wake up if she would go buy formula. Then it’s time for baby to eat. Mom prepares bottle, puts in the mouth of baby while they’re half asleep, and everyone is happy without crying.
As opposed to negotiating with a sleepy hungry baby that you only need a quick run to the grocery, they don’t need to cry it only takes a few minutes.
It might not be about laziness. Maybe it was for a pregnant woman with a craving. Or a stoner with the munchies. Or someone lost a bet.
I dashed for a bit during the pandemic and I had this one older lady a couple times just order a big gulp from the 7-Eleven a couple minutes away with a $5 tip. She explained to me she ran a business from home and this was essentially a charitable act because she felt blessed in a situation that sucked for most people. Super nice lady.
Also once had an old man in a rich neighbourhood give me a $20 for a pizza that was about 5 minutes away, he said he has more money than he knows what to do with lol.
Also also, delivered some McDonald’s late at night probably 1 am or something. This girl in her 20s was sitting out front hitting a bong and asked if I’d take a toke as a tip lol
It was honestly kinda fun to do on the side when I was bored and wanted to feel like I was being productive
Sounds like a very diverse clientele.
And partly fun.
Or someone lost a bet.
I had a surprise Doordash delivery one night. Turns out my kid beat his friend on Siege so the friend had to ship him a Monster.
I choose to believe it was a disabled diabetic person who ordered one candy bar. They needed to quickly regulate blood sugar and couldn’t get themselves out of the house alone and in time.
Paying a few extra dollars would be a small price to pay.
DoorDash is of course known for their speed and reliability
Quicker and cheaper than a visit to the hospital.
Regardless of healthcareAnd more responsible not to drive regardless of your concern for your own well-being. I’ve heard stories from coworkers who have worked ED of people who didn’t want to call an ambulance for their heart attack or stroke symptoms and lost control of the vehicle and plowed their car through the ED waiting area. Also one of the reasons we don’t have drunk tanks anymore is cops misdiagnosing things like hypoglycemia. So if you’ve got the low glucose sweats & jitters it might be worth doordashing a snack.
My advice to people with recurrent chest pain that’s confirmed to be anxiety is to call a friend and chat while you do some light housework or go for a walk or whatever. If it gets better with light activity it’s anxiety. If it turns out you finally are actually having a heart attack, your friend can call the ambulance.
They’ve been reliable for me. Of course, I usually pay the extra three dollars for express service.
Be right back, I think my Pringle has arrived…
A single Pringle?
In this economy?!No kidding look at Mr Money Bags over here.
All the people in here eager to defend how someone wastes their money just reinforces my opinion of the average person these days; most of them are useful idiots.
And you’re wasting your time grumbling about others. How’s that better?
My sister is a manager at a Dollar General and they get orders all day, everyday for single cheap items like this (soda, candy, chips, etc). While some of it is probably add-ons to other orders, many are not.
Its the same with Walgreens. Its always one to two items. Did a curbside for 2 small items and a dasher picked it up not the customer. I don’t whete they getting the money? Doordash is expensive as hell. And this a small town.
You are surrounded in life by people with very little financial sense.
Also a small number of people with so much money that the convenience is worth it.
Well think only reason Walgreens stays open is the amount people who come to load money to their cashapp or chime card. These people all look the same, and I guess don’t have bank accounts. Add the amount of mouth breathers wearing Trump hats and for some reason do their grocery shopping exclusively at Walgreens is nuts. I mean we have grocery store that much cheaper across the street.
Also you be surprised how many people still print out 4x6 pictures. We keep running out of the printer paper for them. Got people doing 300 pics at a time. I am like who fuck still does physical pictures like this. And its not all old people.
Food desert, no public or personal transportation.
Nope we haves Reasors grocery store across the street. Several gas stations. I mean we have 3 Quick Trips. Also Walmart is probably a mile down the road.
Edit: forgot to mention we have 5 Dollars General in town then add in the Dollar Tree we have plenty of food places.
Ok so you have $6-7 in your wallet. You have to pay door dash. Although I don’t know why they wouldn’t use DG.
The people using doordash are the same ones complaining they need more money.
Just another reason for me to think the average person is a complete idiot.
I’ve never lived in suburbia but if I did and was too high to drive…
