Tons of people don’t tip Dashers or Shoppers

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Anonymous wrote:I used the safeway equivalent of instacart once when I was sick. I tried to google tipping rates and their website explicitly said not to tip. So sometimes the BS comes from your employer.

Instacart and doordash, ubereats are not employers. No hourly wages. Doordash I believe pays flat rate around $3 per order. The tip is the rest. If no tip, then the dasher drove around for 30 minutes using gas for $3. Not 100% sure but doordashers can see the tip beforehand, that is why no tip orders are not picked up sometimes.

Safeway, giant, walmart, etc delivery or pickup are hourly employees. Many of the websites (safeway, giant) ask you not to tip those employees.

Sucker.

A**hole

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Anonymous wrote:Why work in this industry then complain? Tipping is so subjective to expect us is ridiculous these days. Between the delivery and service fees, it's crazy to pay more just for a food delivery. That's the job. People who choose this have to note that from a business perspective, assume no tips at all- be grateful anyone gives you anything. Cause no other line of work professionally white collar wise is based on tipping. When you work a job that is dependent on how others deem worthy of a tip or not - you have zero control of your earnings. That's the worst possible job to get. I mean seriously nobody owes you anything.

I certainly hope you are not employed “professionally white collar wise” in any job that requires clear communication or eloquence.

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Anonymous wrote:Been earning some extra gelt as a shopper and food Dasher.

You wouldn’t believe the number of people who don’t tip ever for this SERVICE.

I could go on and on about not leaving lights on in the dark and not having a properly marked address either on the house, curb or mailbox. Not only does it make your food late, it also could be life threatening!

Whenever I order, I input $0 for tip. If you choose to pick up my order, that’s on you. I told you in advance there was no tip.

So you’re either poor or cheap. Which is it?

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Anonymous wrote:I always tip at least 20%. These people are working hard and if I can afford DoorDash, I can afford to tip them.

I’ve never understood this argument. If you can afford an $80 steak you can afford a $100 steak. If you can afford a $90 pair of jeans you can afford a $150 pair of jeans. If you can afford a $800,000 home you can afford a $900,000 home. Where does this end? Keep it up and you won’t be able to afford Doordash anymore!

Yes, exactly. You should probably use this service less if the cost makes you fretful.

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Anonymous wrote:Why should you get a tip? Instacart pays $20/h. You earn an hourly wage.

They do not pay $20 an hour!

https://therideshareguy.com/instacart-shopper-pay/#pay-structure

And even if it isn't totally accurate, so what? If you're getting minimum wage, why do you need a tip? You are paid to do the job. End of story. Don't like it, then don't do it. It's not up to customers to ensure you make a decent salary.

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Unemployment is low - plenty of jobs out there.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid works for a major chain restaurant and delivers food on a bike. My kid says lots of people don't tip.

I tip, but I hate the system and wish we would do away with it. Just pay the people a living wage instead of confusing and guilting the customer. And recently, tip jars and software have been showing up in new and random places.

I get that restaurant servers are paid less than minimum wage; is that true for Dashers too?

How hard do you think they would try to deliver your order? Probably they would slack off

Are you tipped at work?

+1 Why is the default assumption that people don't want to do their job? Do you tip your doctor or your lawyer too? How do you know they're not slacking off?

Because you value a good job and don’t care for a crappy one

Exactly, so get Doordash to pay the delivery person a decent wage so it's not a "crappy" job. And yes, I understand that means the base cost of the service goes up for all. But that's a fairer system.

Would MUCH prefer this system.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid works for a major chain restaurant and delivers food on a bike. My kid says lots of people don't tip.

I tip, but I hate the system and wish we would do away with it. Just pay the people a living wage instead of confusing and guilting the customer. And recently, tip jars and software have been showing up in new and random places.

I get that restaurant servers are paid less than minimum wage; is that true for Dashers too?

How hard do you think they would try to deliver your order? Probably they would slack off

Are you tipped at work?

+1 Why is the default assumption that people don't want to do their job? Do you tip your doctor or your lawyer too? How do you know they're not slacking off?

Because you value a good job and don’t care for a crappy one

Exactly, so get Doordash to pay the delivery person a decent wage so it's not a "crappy" job. And yes, I understand that means the base cost of the service goes up for all. But that's a fairer system.

OP gets paid $15 an hour. Their complaining that they're not getting tipped enough on top of that. They don't want to waste their time on orders, if they're not getting a premium on top of the service they were already paid fairly to do.

No you idiot. This is the OP. That $15 an hour includes the base pay plus the tips. Just know, the first time I deliver to you and there is no tip, I log it and share it with others. Also if the restaurant makes me wait too long, I never pick up from there and others know it too.

DP. Literally shaking in my boots. What ever will I do if I get logged!?!

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Listen, I tip. But if you think the problem is the people not tipping, you’re missing the point. The problem is your employer. They could raise prices and pay you more. They know exactly how much people tip and don’t tip and they’re going to pay you just enough so that enough people try it for a while to make ends meet until they eventually figure out that when you consider the cost of your car, you’re not making close to minimum wage. People way underestimate because they feel like, well, I have a car already.

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I have UberOne through a credit card, so the few times my meals do take forever to get delivered, I get a $5 credit. Just warm it up and life is good.

So the app is paying me not to tip! What a deterrent!

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OP is mad at the wrong people. I don’t ever use Uber Eats or Instacart or whatever. I don’t know what you’re making on jobs or how many times you filled your tank or if you’re struggling to feed your kids or what. All I see is the insane marked up price on the page (and it’s enough to send me to the store myself). People are assuming you are making enough money at this job because your employer is taking a huge markup. If they are not passing that on to you then that’s a problem between them and you, not a stranger for not knowing and not tipping enough.

Tip culture has gotten so out of hand people are asking for 20% at a 100% self service market. What started as a nice thing to do to support food places during COVID has turned into expected for every single service transaction involving food. Yeah, maybe I’m cheap for not adding on an extra $5 for nothing, but that adds up over every single transaction and I’m not a billionaire. The person who is cheap is your employer- take it up with them. Make them charge a price that fairly covers the cost of labor instead of making everyone else guess and do it for them. Or go work somewhere else where you can be more fairly paid.

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Anonymous wrote:You chose to do that OP. Go work at a clothing store if you would prefer to be paid an hourly wage.

I’ll set my own hours and know never to deliver to cheapskates like you!

I hear this argument all the time, but I live in LA, have never tipped, and always get mg orders on time. I get monthly credits from Amex and Chase, so I order weekly from doordash, instacart, Uber eats, and Walmart+. Never tip, never an issue with my order! If you don’t like it, get a job working in a store. If tip was required, it would be part of the bill, it’s optional, so my option is no tip.

this is sociopathic really. You make people go to your home and refuse to pay for the service. Amazing you aren't banned, especially from Uber Eats and Instacart

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Anonymous wrote:You chose to do that OP. Go work at a clothing store if you would prefer to be paid an hourly wage.

I’ll set my own hours and know never to deliver to cheapskates like you!

I hear this argument all the time, but I live in LA, have never tipped, and always get mg orders on time. I get monthly credits from Amex and Chase, so I order weekly from doordash, instacart, Uber eats, and Walmart+. Never tip, never an issue with my order! If you don’t like it, get a job working in a store. If tip was required, it would be part of the bill, it’s optional, so my option is no tip.

this is sociopathic really. You make people go to your home and refuse to pay for the service. Amazing you aren't banned, especially from Uber Eats and Instacart

PP isn’t making anyone go anywhere. They’re voluntarily choosing to deliver what she requested.

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Boo hoo OP. Show me the law that says I have to tip. Oh right, there isn’t one.

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Anonymous wrote:You chose to do that OP. Go work at a clothing store if you would prefer to be paid an hourly wage.

I’ll set my own hours and know never to deliver to cheapskates like you!

I hear this argument all the time, but I live in LA, have never tipped, and always get mg orders on time. I get monthly credits from Amex and Chase, so I order weekly from doordash, instacart, Uber eats, and Walmart+. Never tip, never an issue with my order! If you don’t like it, get a job working in a store. If tip was required, it would be part of the bill, it’s optional, so my option is no tip.

this is sociopathic really. You make people go to your home and refuse to pay for the service. Amazing you aren't banned, especially from Uber Eats and Instacart

No one is making you do anything. You are paying for a delivery service, that marks up the food and some charge extra delivery fees as well to pay for the service. A tip is nice, but the services should be paying at least minimum wage. The drivers choose that job over other jobs. Personally, I only use Walmart. I tip afterward. Half the time even if I offer a good tip it doesn't come so I tip after.

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Anonymous wrote:I have UberOne through a credit card, so the few times my meals do take forever to get delivered, I get a $5 credit. Just warm it up and life is good.

So the app is paying me not to tip! What a deterrent!

Are they not being delivered because you offered no tip?