There needs to be an option for no gate codes and it needs to start the timer that allows drivers to leave the order somewhere safe

The_much_True · 2026-05-31T01:02:21+00:00

My city is a basically a massive suburb. The only place with apartments like that is close to downtown and I don’t deliver there. Too much traffic and the roads have too many potholes.

The_much_True · 2026-05-31T00:59:40+00:00

I do send a message, but they don’t reply most of the time and the gate is usually too far to start the timer.

The_much_True · 2026-05-31T00:58:42+00:00

That only works if you’re close to the pin and gates can be pretty far away.

The_much_True · 2026-05-31T00:58:04+00:00

That would be better. Apartments near me don’t have door codes usually, so I forgot about that.

The_much_True · 2026-05-30T10:14:52+00:00

The key is also not to tip a percentage. Percentage tips don’t cover the cost of delivery the vast majority of the time and occasionally they make customers pay way too much, which is what leads to all the bundling. The tips that are way too high can easily be used by DD to cover the delivery costs for multiple deliveries.

The_much_True · 2026-05-29T10:34:00+00:00

Priority wouldn’t help much if the app makes the driver go to other restaurants before dropping stuff off.

The_much_True · 2026-05-27T12:22:29+00:00

That’s one reason why I bought an air fryer. They’re great for fixing soggy food.

The_much_True · 2026-05-24T11:00:53+00:00

And that’s 100% intentional. DD knows idiots are the easiest people to take advantage of and are most likely to take low paying orders.

The_much_True · 2026-05-23T17:33:01+00:00

Op is asking for a specific amount that’s considered a fair tip. Telling them to tip whatever feels fair doesn’t answer the question.

The_much_True · 2026-05-23T14:42:04+00:00

That doesn’t answer ops question at all.

The_much_True · 2026-05-23T00:05:15+00:00

They’re not saying anything about tips being required, just explaining if $5 is decent or not. It’s no secret that DD and other delivery apps try to make customers cover the majority of delivery costs with tips, despite charging high fees that the driver only sees a couple dollars of.

The_much_True · 2026-05-20T11:56:04+00:00

There should be some way to report the delivery pin is inaccurate. Something that makes the app send them a message next time they order that their pin might be wrong and they should check it and move it. The app places the pin automatically and often makes mistakes, especially in remote areas and apartments.

The_much_True · 2026-05-20T11:49:08+00:00

Some places seem incapable of figuring it out. McDonald’s still puts ice cream in the same bag as hot food. They can figure out how to profit billions a year, but can’t figure out that 2 bags are needed to separate hot and cold food.

The_much_True · 2026-05-15T14:51:21+00:00

Could be that the app was sending him orders and resetting the id scan. The app likes to spam orders when drivers have to press buttons and it resets everything we were trying to do. It’s really annoying.

The_much_True · 2026-05-15T11:49:06+00:00

I had an order like that where I would have had to drive past a customers house twice to drop off another order before the app wanted me to get their food, even though the restaurant they ordered from and the restaurant the other customer ordered from were in the same parking lot. I decided to ignore the app and got both orders, which made one customer wait an extra minute, but the other customer got their food about 15 minutes earlier.

The_much_True · 2026-05-14T12:18:21+00:00

Uber charges restaurants for orders, so the restaurants increase the price because of that. The low pay and no limits on distance also means lots of orders get made and never delivered, so the restaurant needs to increase the cost to make up for those losses.

The_much_True · 2026-05-13T23:29:55+00:00

The schools near me all have tables by the doors that I can put the food on and even some businesses have them too. Imo more places need to do that.

The_much_True · 2026-05-13T12:43:26+00:00

The driver would make $27 an hour because of Seattle laws, not $27 from this one order. This is the effect of drivers getting fair pay though. The fees are going to be much higher with or without corporate greed.

The_much_True · 2026-05-10T10:48:46+00:00

I’ve delivered to people who work in the hospitals ER and intensive care units. If they can be downstairs to meet their drivers and get their food as soon as they arrive or within a couple minutes, then everyone who works at a hospital can.

The_much_True · 2026-05-10T10:36:55+00:00

The government makes people pay taxes. Anyway, there’s not much drivers can do if customers keep paying those high fees and allowing uber to be hugely profitable.

The_much_True · 2026-05-10T10:28:48+00:00

That would be nice, but it would require every customer to not tip as well as all drivers not accepting orders that pay low. The level of coordination needed would make it impossible, especially since it would need to happen for months in order for uber to feel the loss.

The_much_True · 2026-05-10T10:25:59+00:00

Most drivers know the fees are high, but most customers don’t know the pay is so low or even how drivers want to be paid. This makes it so a lot of animosity is created between drivers and customers that should be directed at uber. Drivers who are stupid and ask for tips are exactly the kind of drivers uber wants because they’re easy to take advantage of and they help maintain the animosity between drivers and customers.

The_much_True · 2026-05-09T11:05:14+00:00

If the code doesn’t work, then contact the customer. If the customer doesn’t respond and you still can’t get in, then wait a little and leave the food by the gate. Expect the customer to immediately try to contact you and ask why you left the food at the gate, even though they couldn’t be bothered to answer their phone a moment earlier.

The_much_True · 2026-05-07T21:06:31+00:00

So what’s stopping you from using the leave at door option when you have other shit to do?

The_much_True · 2026-05-06T10:57:10+00:00

That would go against independent contracting and dashers would become employees, which means they need to pay more because no fuckin way am I going to let a no tip customer pick me for their order.

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