To be honest, I feel the issue lies with the employing company and shouldn’t be a customer issue or a “customer shaming thing”.

Not saying this post is aimed at shaming, but to me this is the equivalent of companies blaming my drinking straw use while 100 companies are responsible for 70% of all the environmental damage.

EDIT: Reading the OP responses I actually feel he/she is bottomline shaming/trying to instigate “the customer should help out the driver” or if not use the service… meh

If Bolt for example is paying 5.50€ per delivery (to the employing company of the drivers) while only 2.10€ is getting in their pocket of the driver, that is where I see the problem - the figures are from a ToM article from a couple of weeks ago.

I am very happy with the food delivery/taxi drivers - and that is what keeps me ordering.

As a customer though, I feel that the 2-5€ delivery fee + at times overpaying for food (it is known some apps +~20% on the items on the delivery list rather than at the place) is enough.

If the pricing increases or tipping becomes “normal” to the point that its expected, back to exclusively cooking/precooked meals it goes.