• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    What I do:

    $0 tip

    In the special instructions: “Ring doorbell for cash tip. Do not just leave at door”.

    Traffic in my area is awful so I always tip $20 no matter the order. Sometimes that comes to almost an 80% tip but a) I know it goes to the driver, b) I don’t have to drive in that shitshow, and c) I reward a driver for actually reading the special instructions.

    • Mango@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Yeah and all 100 of the orders I’ve delivered who made the same promise ended with no tip. That’s bait. I don’t bite hooks.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        Don’t you have to accept the order before you can read the special instructions?

    • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      Dashers can see what you tip on the app on average and nobody will pick up your order unless it’s extremely convenient for them. They don’t see the instructions until they pick up the order.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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        11 months ago

        Yep. It is another reason I overtip in cash. If this person is desperate enough to grab a “no tip” order, they probably need the $20 tip on a $36 order more than most.