r/doordash_drivers

Faaaaaa...

Wow. The first offer just feels unreal. Then followed up with the second. I rejected both, but damn door dash.

I'm Alex Bitter, a reporter with Business Insider.

Recently, I wrote an article about how Tony Xu, the CEO of DoorDash, said he was surprised that people spend as much as they do on food delivery. Tony has some say in how much DoorDash charges, to put it mildly, but I still found the comments interesting.

Often, ordering something through DoorDash, Uber Eats, etc. costs a lot more than if you bought the same thing in person at a restaurant or store, thanks to tips, service fees, and markups. I keep hearing about people trying to save money in other areas of life, but it seems like spending on these delivery services keeps increasing.

So, I'd like to know: Why do you find ordering from DoorDash worth the extra cost? Have you tried to cut back at all? How do you view spending on delivery as opposed to other costs?

If you're up for a chat, email me at abitter@businessinsider.com or reach out via text or Signal at 808-854-4501.

They might as well put plants in there, brighten the place up at least.

Like come on, no one truly believes you are a "food critic"

They keep bugging me with this notification. I’m not interested. I will never turn on cash orders, they seem like a nightmare to deal with.

I knew that the kid was waiting for me to cancel so he could keep the food and get no penalties so I played the waiting game. Didn’t think someone would be stupid enough so I messaged him and was exactly right.

I’ve waited 20 minutes for the order… while being treated like garbage by staff and watched the order ready for 5 minutes and they just ignored me so of course I’m going to unassign the order 🤡 over 3k deliveres done never stolen or messed with anyone’s food and we get nonsense warnings like this and just spit in our face

And what are you?

I didn’t feel like driving just to go sit in a parking lot next to the mall on such a hot day, and decided to just log in from my apartment and ask me why I’ve sat there for nearly an hour without a single order coming in between one and two pm. Do they really prioritize you going out and sitting next to a place because it’s just a waste of gas

Would you have taken this? It's all suburban driving.

The initial tip was fine, but no, there was no other half😒

Edit and Update:

Checked my ratings and found my first 2 star review. Would bet my first born it was this clown. Called and had the scarily realistic AI bot remove it for me.

The last 2 weeks have been awful. AR went from mid 70s and down into the 30s now.

It was the famous Dave’s she also tipped $10 in cash 😛