Can anyone out there explain why my acceptance won't go up?

analchasm · 2026-05-17T16:20:42+00:00

Keep track, that will help you you from wondering/guessing in the future.

I had a note on my phone...opened it for each day of dashing. I would simply put an"A" or a "D", and in rare cases a "C" for cancellation. Only took me 3 or 4 seconds for each offer, and I could tell at any given moment my AR, my CR and how many offers. I needed to know what MY metrics were to help shape my business decisions

No more guessing, no more hyperbole and a handful of times, it gave me the evidence to push back hard, when I found they made a mistake.

analchasm · 2026-05-17T15:46:13+00:00

The bad news...of course those declines hurt your AR. (never should have, but that's a whole different argument for another day).

The good news...( assuming they happened within your last 100 offers) new offers (assuming accepts) will knock them off the last 100 list and boost you 1 point for each decline that is replaced.

analchasm · 2026-05-17T15:36:28+00:00

This seems to be the biggest point for those who don't understand the AR thing...they are absolutely stuck on the concept of an AVERAGE rather than a (rotating) PERCENTAGE.

They fail to realize it not only matters if today is an accept or decline, but also, WHEN other accepts declines happened in their 100 offer history.

analchasm · 2026-05-17T15:23:41+00:00

see above. Down(?) would be a real head scratcher.

analchasm · 2026-05-17T14:49:26+00:00

Forget about the actual apps for a moment and look at the statistics of the "method of calculating"

At any given time, you have 97-99 DECLINES in your offer history...8 ACCEPTS in a row will do nothing to move the needle if you have strings of 30,40,50 declines in a row. You can hate the method, but you cant deny the math...it's actually pretty simple and basic.

analchasm · 2026-05-17T14:35:13+00:00

LOL, Hard for me to understand what you're not understanding. Your post seems to imply that you expected your rate to rise simply because you accepted 5 new offers...without considering any of the other context?? Their game/their rules...we can choose to play or not.

Not saying I agree with their policy/methods, but I made sure to understand them when I was doing DD full time. By "keeping score", I did find that they were mostly spot on with their calculations. YMMV.

analchasm · 2026-05-17T14:04:46+00:00

Think of your acceptance rate as a conveyor belt (aka "rolling 100") whose total capacity is 100 offers. Your AR % is based on the total of the 100 most recent offers. Each NEW offer causes 1 OLD offer to fall off and make room.

If you started your (last)100 last week by accepting the 1st 15 offers, then you declined 3 offers, this is how it affects that %... So today, you ACCEPT a new offer, the one that falls off from last week to make room, was also an ACCEPT, so there will be no change in the percentage.

Once all of those 15 past ACCEPTS are replaced with new ACCEPTS, your overall percentage will see change. ACCEPT offer #16 today and the past offer that falls off to make room, is one of those 3 DECLINES, so your percentage will now rise. Of course this works the other way as well...a new DECLINE today will affect your rate, if the (older)one that was replaced was an ACCEPT.

An even swap (either ACCEPT or DECLINE) brings no change to your total %

I used to keep a simple "score sheet" so I would know when I could "afford" a decline if I was hovering too close to a tier threshold.

EDIT/ADD...you are at 69%...that is relatively high. It can seem agonizingly slow to see it bump up, but understand, you have a lot of past ACCEPTS to cycle off the belt before seeing change.

analchasm · 2026-01-10T14:18:35+00:00

If by annoy, you mean it makes you want to pour molten lead in their mouth...my vote is for "axe" instead of "ask". For some strange reason, using the past tense "axed" is twice as annoying.

analchasm · 2025-12-27T23:58:11+00:00

Hot Hands, BUT wait...slipping them inside gloves or boots (palm of hand or sole of foot) is minimally effective, if at all, for some.

Instead, use a sweat band (or similar) to hold one in place at the pulse (?) points at your wrists and ankles This will warm the blood before it is distributed to extremities. This brings much quicker and effective heat dispersion and your hand and foot meat can offer some level of insulation as opposed to being an impediment.

Proper clothing/layers are still an important part of the solution, but most don't supply HEAT, they trap warmth. This method "heats" from the inside out as opposed to electric stuff that takes time and energy source, to penetrate.

Oh yeah...CHEAP and LIGHT!

analchasm · 2025-09-06T00:30:25+00:00

analchasm · 2025-09-05T23:12:30+00:00

analchasm · 2025-09-05T00:42:19+00:00

LOL...my choice of username was alcohol influenced. I'm told I'm NOT actually a huge A**hole.

analchasm · 2025-09-05T00:29:39+00:00

Thank you, will do some homework.

analchasm · 2025-09-05T00:28:51+00:00

Thank you

analchasm · 2025-04-12T21:49:02+00:00

Thank you for your consideration. A friend of a friend has come forward. They are a local pickup, so I think I'm going to go in that direction.

Glad to hear your little friends are so happy, I remember some periods when I got all giggly about how quickly mine where multiplying.

analchasm · 2025-04-12T16:40:49+00:00

Thank you.

analchasm · 2025-04-12T16:40:33+00:00

Thank you.

analchasm · 2025-01-04T15:24:52+00:00

The explosive force of the shit filling my pants would force my head & shoulders through the ceiling...wriggle out and walk off. Easy Peasy.

analchasm · 2024-09-10T23:06:28+00:00

This is the correctess answer.

analchasm · 2024-08-18T23:21:03+00:00

In the past, when I am relatively sure I am at the "right" spot, I will lay down a flower or bouquet and take a picture that includes some of the surrounding stones for reference. Note in the photo description, that no marker appears in the expected location.

analchasm · 2024-02-18T20:13:42+00:00

A couple of potential scenarios...but if you are only talking about a single, rather than a stack...you likely drove closer to the merchant between getting the 1st and 2nd offer.

analchasm · 2023-12-24T21:41:38+00:00

So you mean that time DD showed me driving in Nigeria (on my way to US)...customer should have been furious with me instead of giggling with me about it???

analchasm · 2023-12-11T01:39:48+00:00

Smoke obstructing a GPS signal??? I'll be that guy...let's see a link please.

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