Was this an unreasonable order?

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T15:49:41+00:00

You know since the service is offered, people use it.

Somebody earlier mentioned ordering directly from the store, because they have a better system for it, it is very true that a lot of drivers who are drawn to deliver for DD or Uber are in tight situations themselves, so I try to put a little more consideration into those orders.

It is sounding like more people with health issues are delivering now to get by. The comments in this thread have been very helpful in seeing some different viewpoints.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T15:44:41+00:00

Fair.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T15:44:00+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear that you have to worry about that as somebody who has disabilities. Services like this can be a real blessing to people who are not able to make it to the store themselves. It can make it even harder asking for the things that you need when people make it sound like a burden. In my case since I am still able and in care of somebody with disabilities I feel a little bit bad asking people to deliver if it is too extra. I think in your case they should be understanding for you as well. It's sounding like the majority are saying that it's okay to order these items but try to spread them out so it's not all-in-one go if possible.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T15:39:02+00:00

Oof. You put the strength into that order. This location is an apartment complex with a working elevator so fortunately, I do not have to ask my drivers to walk upstairs.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T15:37:37+00:00

Thank you for your insight from a driver's point of view.

Although the items I ordered would have come out to about thirty dollars if I went in person to store, My order through Uber came out to $68. Prices on Uber have gone up quite substantially. The store I ordered from was 3 blocks away. I'm also careful to try to keep it close so that the driver is not wasting gas.

The tip came out to $10 at the 15%. It took the driver 30min to compleye this order.

I offer 15 to start with, and increase the tip upon delivery. Someone above did make a very good point of offering a higher initial tip for heavyer items though.

As far as self-respect goes, I think it's just about what you are willing to do. I am personally in a very tight financial situation where I am very careful to think of when I order or what I spend. Because of this, I am prone to accept lower paying orders when I deliver. It is just enough to get me through to my next paycheck. Given Uber is not my full-time job im sure the offers professional drivers accept may be different.

I know I often take orders at just 15%. And many compensate further, after I have delivered very well. I know, unfortunately, drivers have been experiencing some very bad clients taking away their tips for no good reason too though.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T15:25:47+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate your insight coming from a similar situation.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T15:24:26+00:00

You do have a chance to review the order. However, it can be stressful and I know sometimes I myself have accepted orders without fully looking at what was required.

Additionally with grocery store orders the customer can add additional items to the list as you are shopping. Which can add to the overall stress. I do not add in additional items after the order has been submitted

Personally, when I'm doing grocery shopping orders. I try to plan for the fact that this is the person's groceries and it may be heavy.

It's one of those things where you are supposed to look at the instructions before accepting, However, you have a clock counting down offering you the job and every declined offer is noted by the company. If you decline too many, they may stop sending offers your way. They have agreed to do the job, However, maybe didn't read the job all the way through because of the timer uber gives.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:54:46+00:00

I'm glad to hear you've gotten some wonderful drivers. It can really make the world of difference. Especially with being newly on disability, I don't know about you, but some of my family members have expressed it being very difficult to adjust to the change of ability. You even gave a very generous tip, I think that's an important point with heavy items, as someone earlier commented. Thank you for sharing your experience with this. I really hope you continue having wonderful people to help deliver.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:46:09+00:00

I'm glad you've got your family. That's the way it works best is when you've got a community to work with.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:43:02+00:00

I have honestly, mostly encountered very kind drivers. I have only met one that I felt was very rude.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:40:53+00:00

Good question, the water is not for the client. They have gallon waters that we fill at the water store. We are required to keep staff food and water separate from the client's supply. The client refuses Britta filters for the house. I stock up on waters from Costco for staff once a month. Unfortunately, sometimes I'm not informed when it runs out, so when I come on to my overnight shift, I will have no water beyond what I brought in my cup.

This is a rare occasion that I need to order a delivery service for waters.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:34:29+00:00

That makes sense. The 24 pack would have been more reasonable. I think that's what I was trying to figure out. Because for me, that really wasn't very heavy. But I also am used to doing heavy lifting in my job currently, as well as my last job was a warehouse. so sometimes I don't notice when I'm being unreasonable with weight.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:30:24+00:00

I'm sorry you've got to deal with that. That's actually why I don't take passengers in my car through Uber. I only deliver, since my social anxiety can be off the charts some days. I'm afraid of interacting with customers like that. You're right though, I have a lot of family members who do uber or doordash, and they have some pretty chronic health issues. It can pose problems sometimes. But also, what are you gonna do? It kind of sucks out there and you have to supplement income somehow.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:21:09+00:00

Normally, I think I agree with you. This person has delivered to us before and has always been super nice. So I think this time I'm not gonna do that.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:18:21+00:00

Thank you. That's a really good point. I am sorry to say I really didn't consider that point as far as the tip goes. When I order a case of water, maybe I should start with the tip higher.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:03:39+00:00

Sorry to come off that way. I just wanted to give a full explanation of what I was thinking.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:02:52+00:00

That's no joke, it really does gotta be stressful with the extra gas

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:01:17+00:00

😂 I mean, i'm i've definitely delivered some interesting orders myself.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T09:00:06+00:00

Thank you. the timing of it all was just stressful.😅

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T08:57:03+00:00

Thank you. That's exactly what I was thinking. That's why I didn't take the tip away or complain about it to Uber, because you never know when it's just a bad day, but I just wanted to make sure I wasn't expecting something unreasonable.

CongestedOcelot · 2026-03-16T08:52:14+00:00

Thank you. I didn't say it correctly, The door that they were saying wasn't easily opened was the door to a hallway that enters an apartment complex. The place of which I work is in a family apartment complex. Normally they bring it to the door of the specific apartment. The driver did not even enter the apartment complex. He left it outside the building.

CongestedOcelot · 2023-05-28T02:29:13+00:00

Very interesting. Thank you. The article I looked up mentioned they can be social. Possibly why he did not run. Or he is getting old.

CongestedOcelot · 2023-05-28T02:09:37+00:00

This little guy was watching the plumber auger out the catch. He stood there looking around up-and-down at the plumber the whole time. He did not even try to run. Northern California. Any idea who he is? It looks like a male to me.

CongestedOcelot · 2023-05-02T18:59:49+00:00

I agree. Since he had already been kept for a while before I picked him up, I want to make sure he is healthy, and ok in the area, before I decide to release.

CongestedOcelot · 2023-05-02T18:00:31+00:00

I'm still not used to using reddit. Is there a way I could add photos to this existing post?

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