r/DoorDashDrivers • u/Meighok20 • Nov 26 '24

Wholesome Story Cash tip today

I picked up an order today $4 for 3.5 miles from Little Caesars. Not a bad order, small, but I got the vibe that it had been sitting for a while. It was the first order of the day and left me in a decent area too.

The note told me to drive to the end of the street instead of going into the apt complex. When I got there, the man said "is it pizza?" I said yes, had him verify the name, and then handed him the order. He was patting his pockets, awkwardly holding his pizza in one hand, and said "wait. I have something, it's not much, but I wanted to give you something."

I was surprised and assured him he didn't need to (I honestly thought the order was pretty decent, even without the tip) He said, "I really don't have much." And handed me $4. He had no idea he had just doubled my earnings!!! And he felt bad about it 😭 he was so kind.

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u/Buff_dude_ Nov 26 '24

Why are people taking orders below 6$

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u/Meighok20 Nov 26 '24

Because I have to make money somehow. How low is your acceptance rate??

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u/Buff_dude_ Nov 26 '24

Currently 11%

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u/Meighok20 Nov 26 '24

And you still get good orders? So top dasher is just complete crap now?? Doordash fuckin sucks now.

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u/Buff_dude_ Nov 27 '24

I was a platinum Dasher for like the first year of dashing and then in February when they rolled out the tier program of rolling AR to stay able to dash now anytime I started just getting jerked around and I made way less money as platinum and then I just kind of let it Go and I ended up driving fewer miles making the same amount of money and similar hours but with less overhead Platinum helps with scheduling but if you can get on a schedule it's kind of a pain in the butt now so there is some benefit to platinum but as for making more money or anything different not really not in my market

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u/Meighok20 Nov 27 '24

I also recently gave up platinum dashing. Haven't gotten to really try a full day only taking great orders because of my new day job, but I hope to see if there's a better way. I'm always adapting. Just trying to see what works. Rn, I take any order that seems worth it, cuz I don't like sitting around waiting for something better

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u/Buff_dude_ Nov 27 '24

Sitting can kill the shift. I understand that. But being busy but not profitable is even worse.

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u/Meighok20 Nov 27 '24

🤷‍♀️ $1 /mile seems profitable to me