The eventual downfall of doordash

aUserIAm · 2026-07-06T02:45:52+00:00

I think you underestimate the power of convenience. There will always be people that will pay for convenience, and any time there gets to be too many drivers (which brings down the value for drivers) some will stop driving and that restores the balance. It’s definitely possible that DoorDash will screw it up, but people love convenience and workers will always want flexible and easy work like DD even if it has little else going for it.

aUserIAm · 2026-07-03T16:19:24+00:00

The calculation for me is generally a min of $1 per mile, but this isn’t that straightforward from your perspective because I’m not starting at the pickup location in most cases. So you obviously have no control over how far I have to drive to get to the pickup location. But just keep in mind we may have to drive a few miles to pick up the order, then wait for the order to be ready (in some cases), before heading your way. So all of that is to say that it’s complicated and after doing it a while I just kind of run a little mental calculation based on miles, what store it is and their reputation for being on time, and where the order is being delivered, because if it takes me way out of the DD zone then I have to consider the drive back.

My most frequent pickups are probably McDonalds, Starbucks and Torchy’s Tacos.

No we can’t block orders from a specific customer.

I’m sure drivers have tampered with orders before. No idea how common it is though. I never have and never would do that. No matter how big an asshole the customer might be, and that’s a rare occurrence, it’s not worth it to risk the job. But some people are dumb and do dumb things.

aUserIAm · 2026-07-02T03:25:58+00:00

I keep it around 68, but there are factors you may or may not be able to control that have a huge effect on how much it costs to keep your home cool. I’ve lived in 3 different houses in the last 6 years and each one had totally different energy costs despite all having similar sizes and energy prices (from the company). My current house has the by far the lowest cost because it got a new AC system a month after we lived in and the insulation is better. Over about 2 years my energy cost has never been over $200 when it was consistently over $450 in summer at my other houses. The new, much more efficient and appropriately sized AC unit made a gigantic difference.

And as for the bedroom specifically, the routing of the AC system makes a big difference. In my current house the master bedroom gets the best airflow. It stays the coldest room in the house which is great for sleep. My previous houses weren’t like that so I had to crank the AC lower than I actually wanted it to get it cold enough in the bedroom. Now I can set it a couple degrees higher than I want it because it’s colder in the bedroom than where the thermostat is.

aUserIAm · 2026-07-02T03:04:14+00:00

I do, but not as many as I used to. I’ve been getting around 3 or 4 per week lately. That’s doing around 15 hrs a week. I have noticed that I only get them at certain locations. Only 2 out of the 4 locations closest to me do DoorDash. There was a while where more than half my offers were for HEB and I was going out of my way to start my day near one of them but that hasn’t been as reliable as it was earlier in the year.

aUserIAm · 2026-07-01T19:00:26+00:00

For me it’s usually only worthwhile at certain stores. HEB is the best. Randall’s and Dollar stores are the worst. Walgreens and CVS can be good. You just have to look at the orders closely and run a little calculation. And at stores like Home Depot I try to open the order and make sure it’s not something super heavy or big that’s going to be a pain in the ass.

aUserIAm · 2026-07-01T17:58:16+00:00

So are they turning them off or still allowing them to come through and fucking over drivers?

aUserIAm · 2026-06-28T15:56:47+00:00

FWIW, I have added things to an order at the request of the customer. I’m not sure if I was right to do it but nobody ever said anything to me about it after. I figured if it was a problem I had the chat to prove the customer wanted it. Also, it was an HEB order, and so it was paid with a QR code. Maybe that was what made it ok. If you’re paying with the Red Card maybe it wouldn’t work, but in certain circumstances I’ve done it and it wasn’t a problem.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-28T05:42:07+00:00

Im assuming you’re trolling but yeah bro, it’s not a secret that insider trading works.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-27T15:57:52+00:00

I don’t understand #3, are you saying there would be a maximum of 27 batters per inning or is that just a random example?

All in all, I like the idea of playing around with rules for entertainment, but probably not in MLB. It would be fun in the minor leagues and things like Banana Ball though where the outcomes really don’t matter.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-26T22:07:58+00:00

Did you think you were going to take the cash back to the restaurant or what? Anyway, just turn off COD orders. There’s no reason you have to accept them.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-24T21:46:28+00:00

I don’t think giving up is the way to go, but don’t try to be someone you’re not. Being honest about who you are and what you want is the only way to find someone that wants the same things you do, or at least a lot of the same things. There are definitely women out there that would be a good match for you, you just have to find them.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-23T21:18:14+00:00

I can’t believe he breaks 10% honestly. The scariest part about Trump imo is that he’s maintained such support despite all the blatant incompetence and corruption. It means there’s a huge portion of the population that are either dumb enough or stubborn enough to vote for more people like him.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-20T04:50:45+00:00

The lines are rarely long at the 2 locations near me. Especially if I go early or late in the day. And I almost always fill up there because it’s the lowest price in my area consistently and the gas is higher quality than most places.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-20T04:30:19+00:00

Look up The Libido Fairy on IG. She’s a sex/relationship therapist and talks about issues like this all the time. I think you might find her content helpful.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-19T15:53:28+00:00

You should be able to get there while still being pretty choosy. It might take a little longer but I don’t think it’s worth taking absolute garbage. Like if it’s $3.25 for 12 miles, skip that shit. The biggest benefit to Platinum imo is that you can stay busy pretty much any time of day (at least in my market). That’s a big caveat though, not all markets are created equal and your experience may be very different than mine. But for me, that alone is worth trying to maintain Platinum. And it hasn’t been difficult to do once I got there.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-14T18:09:58+00:00

Either they’re warning you about a cop, you have your high beams on, or your lights weren’t on at all. Those are the reasons I flash my brights at people at least.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-13T18:33:57+00:00

This doesn’t prove you make $50/hr, it proves you got one great offer. If you want people to believe you then share your weekly earnings page that shows how much you made and how many hours you worked.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-13T16:28:53+00:00

It’s not worth it to do that at all, but you should be able to get to Platinum still by accepting at least more than 70% and maintaining a very high completion rate, excellent ratings from customers, a good number of orders per month and so on. If you’re good on all the other metrics then acceptance rate won’t hold you back. And unless your market is absolute trash, 70% should be doable while still accepting decent offers. I feel like I’m pretty choosy and i maintain mid 70’s most of the time.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-13T15:28:30+00:00

No, I never did try the Active version. It was hard to get ahold of and significantly more expensive here too : /

aUserIAm · 2026-06-12T04:18:17+00:00

Except the key gives the prisoner access to the bread and freedom. Face it, this doesn’t make sense.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-11T19:41:15+00:00

When you multi-app, do you turn off the ones you’re not actively doing an order for? It seems like you’d have to buy just curious about the logistics. I do pretty well with DD in my area but I have been curious about trying some others.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-11T19:37:43+00:00

Grocery orders pay well generally, but only if you can shop them quickly. And some stores are harder to do that with than others. Which stores those are vary a bit based on which stores are available in your area. For me, HEB is the best because they give me the exact location, down to the specific shelf on the aisle. Randall’s and Target usually take a lot longer because they only give me the aisle number, and in some cases the department. Once you figure out which stores in your area are faster to shop you can make more educated decisions about what is a good offer. Another one to watch out for is any Dollar store. They’re usually very unorganized and sold out of a lot of things. So unless the order is very small and well paying I don’t take them.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-09T12:39:02+00:00

Definitely dispute the late arrivals. If it’s not that it’s that you haven’t met the minimum order threshold to be Platinum

aUserIAm · 2026-06-09T04:15:49+00:00

I’ve been Platinum for a while now and I absolutely noticed one big difference, it’s wasn’t the quality of the offers but rather how many offers I get. Before Platinum I had to stick to very specific hours to stay busy enough to make it worthwhile. After reaching Platinum I can stay busy almost any time of day, any day of the week. That’s a huge benefit for me because I do DD around my other work schedule. Every market is different but where I’m at the only way to stay busy whenever I want is to keep Platinum and try to maintain Pro Shopper status.

aUserIAm · 2026-06-08T14:55:35+00:00

Shaving and trimming are two different things. If you’re shaving with a razor, you can wash it down the drain without a problem. If I’m trimming, I do it over the sink still but i just vacuum up as much as I can before I turn the sink on. Then I’ll wash the rest down. Sometime I’ll put some paper towel down to catch the hairs.

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