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
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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 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 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.
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?
How have you found them useful? I have not yet been able to find a practical use.
They're useful for funneling as much money as possible to as few people as possible.
For example, the suckers in this thread are useful to the executives and investors of Doordash.
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 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…
You're remembering correctly, they call it "double dashing" and they don't add additional service fees for the second order.
Your main food order gets a few minutes colder tho... 🤔
They sometimes send out a completely different person to do it at no extra cost. Made zero sense.
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
Doordash has a market cap of ~106 billion, so . . .
How much goes to the dude
Nerdwallet has a recent article on this. One makes less than a minimum wage job once all expenses and time are accounted for. The only benefit to the driver is flexibility. It’s the same story for ridesharing too.
Yeah there's plenty of drivers that know they're getting screwed but also quite a few that don't seem to understand what operating costs are.
There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, so jot that down.
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
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....
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.
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.
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 can absolutely imagine sitting around with mates and deciding to order a delivered candy bar just to see if they would do it.
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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
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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
They've been reliable for me. Of course, I usually pay the extra three dollars for express service.
Quicker and cheaper than a visit to the hospital.
Regardless of healthcare
And 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.
A friend worked at amazon for a short time, they sent small stuff like 1 chips package.
I guess some people are very lazy.
Or don't want to take the car after drinking/smoking, which is a good thing.
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When I was delivering for Gopuff I had someone tip me $10 for delivering a pack of floss to them at midnight. I think time of day figures into this a lot too, since there aren’t many 24 hour stores anymore.
When I rode for Postmates, I once picked up someone's drycleaning. Another time, it was a sweatshirt left at a friend's place (though for all I know that one was a drug delivery wrapped in a sweatshirt).
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.
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