4 Orders Doordash Drivers Should Never Take!!!!
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Fun fact. Alot of the time when you get 20 items in an order. It'll be 15 ketchup packets and 2 sets of utensils and then the actual food.
Yep I've had that. I had an 11 item order from McDonald's and it was just a breakfast burrito and 10 sauce packets.
Taco bell is notorious for that, 16 items 3 tacos and 13 packets of hot sauce.
Yup can confirm
@@professionalnobody651 facts 😅😅
Except groceries!!!
Avoid the nice part of town. They always tip horrible best tips come from poor people. Got a 50 dollar tip from a broken down trailer and got a 2 dollar tip on a 8 mile trip to a half million dollar house. This is pretty common.
My experience driving for Domino's is similar. Sure there's rich people who'll give 15 or 20 dollar tips , but a lot of times it's 2 or 3 dollars. Trailers often surprise me. Best tips were at a military base , at least for consistent tips and getting higher ones. I even managed to sell the lady guarding the gate some pizzas and then got to deliver them to her on the next run :D
almost 4years ago when i started dashing…bentley was one of the first youtubers i watched on learning tips and tricks. good to see he’s still at it til this day ✊🏾
Number one order to avoid: no tip orders
Stop taking no tip orders. Our motto needs to be: No tip, no trip
if company doesnt pay enough without tips you should think again and choose another one
@@viktore1375 If you can't afford to tip then you should go get groceries instead of choosing food delivery service.
@@marshallmaia8130 i have broken legs and spend all to medications
Ain’t gimme tip, ain’t getcho shit.
@@viktore1375 no, I’ll keep doing what I’m doing and only accept good orders. Non tippers can just get old and cold food
You forgot about the orders that even gradually move you miles outside your zone. I am in Kentucky and feel I am 17 Dashes away from winding up in New Jersey! One dash moved me further away then the next until I drove an hour back home once.
We welcome you whenever you'd like to come visit! =D. #jerseypride
My area is a huge X! It makes going from the upper right top to the bottom left about 40 miles. I feel sorry for the customers down there but they order from far away then don’t tip well (mostly) and complain it takes too long! 😮
know the area you want to work, even within your zone. I know the area within my zone I am the most comfortable with, and I try to stay there. If I got a good offer to send food beyond that, I will deliver and have it pause my dash until I get back to my preferred area. I am in California and I see the same thing sometimes. If you don't want to waist your time just decline
You are absolutely correct, when I noticed that I'm a good distance away from my zone, I pause it until I get back to my zone..
one tried to take me a half hour out the way into PA from NY... for 12 dollars
I’m not a food delivery driver, but I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your service!
I do give good tips to the drivers!
As a driver, I greatly appreciate you. Thanks for seeing our value.
I want to say bro 2 years ago I watched your channel scared to do my first dash. 2 years later im a master and still find myself coming here just for different perspectives. Keep going my guy glad to see you alive and well.
Doordash actually had a Walmart order here locally today going for $6.40 going to a Daycare with 219 items!!! Yes, 219 items!!! Only 1.5 miles away but the ONLY reason I took it when they resent it twice was because Spark was slow and I know the daycare owner and they look after over 100+ children daily and she always tips between $15 and $20, plus I view it as a helping the community/giving back to the community exception to the rule. Took over 1/2 hour to deliver inside to their kitchen but it helps the owner, the employees and the kids.
That daycare owner would be a millionaire if she has 100+ kids daily. How do you see that as a community service?
@@common_c3nts In small town USA here in Marshfield, Wisconsin, a town of less than 20,000 it doesn’t work that way.
I have started to refuse Walmart orders across all apps unless it's a min of 25 and low miles. 25 for 17 miles sounds good but waiting, loading, and then unloading is worth more than 8.00. It's too much time
#SALUTE!💯
@@natures1joy425 I thought DD canned Walmart?!?! You're still getting orders for Walmart on DD???
My motto for dashing: If it looks like a customer didn’t tip then I ain’t taking the trip.
Shoutout to all the drivers out there, my family and I have done very well for ourselves so when I order some small bullshit I make sure to hook up with a $50-100 tip. Hate leaving the house, so yall help out tons. Thank you all.
Name checks out
Ur a blessing, stay amazing
Your a good one! Yesterday I delivered a cookie from Wendy’s to someone and I don’t believe she even tipped like I get it you don’t have to tip but come one be logic
shit i would be soooo happy
Bless you.
I’m a brand new dasher. Never taken an order. This helps me a lot.
🔸0:33 High item volume w/low pay
🔸1:12 Last order of the schedule
🔸3:23 Slow restaurants (blacklist them)
🔸4:22 Transition orders (lunch ordered at bf hrs will make you wait)
🔶5:40 Bonus tip: NO upsidedown orders. Don't accept orders that pay less than $1/mile
What are upside down orders? I think I need to start watching from the beginnings of the channel.
@@dpwilson802 Orders you want have a higher pay and lower mileage. Upside down orders are if you flip it, high miles and lower pay. Example being 1.2 miles $4.25 is a good order, and upside down order is 5.3 miles $3.50
@@kyyyuwu thank you
I personally don't go for anything that's less than $2 a mile.
Steer clear of Zaxby’s n Bojangles….you need to make the drink LOL
I just started dashing 3 days ago and got sucked into a $4.00 tip that was 28 minutes away and out of zone. I WAS PISSED and wanted to say something to the guy but thought to myself “it’s not his fault. (other than being a cheap ass) YOU need to understand the rules of the game. That customer’s goal is to save THEIR time and money at the expense of YOUR time and money”. Now I make sure it’s 2:1 money to mile ratio. As far as I’m concerned As long as DD is allowing this type of behavior poor tippers should drive themselves to the restaurant.
I would have took the food back to the store. I've done that twice already I'm not playing with doordash an just started there lol I'm leaving next week anyway got a New job. Doordash isn't worth it you're burning money as you're trying to chase money an running up your mileage
It's not the customers fault. Doordash should charge the customer a higher delivery fee.
@@Amaymay1000 no because that wouldn’t benefit drivers
The fact that anyone tries to save money buying on DD says it all
@@kendrak219 Good that you got another job. I do Door Dash with my brother and he has been doing it part time for 3 years and full time for 1 year. Pay per delivery is less now than it was in 2019! Wow that's not good at all!
Number 4 is a big one for me. DoorDash knows what they’re doing. Take Chick fil a. They start serving lunch at 10:30am. But if you go in the Chick fil a app and try and order lunch items before 10:30, you can’t. They’re locked. So they go through the DoorDash app, which lets them order lunch before 10:30am. I’ve gotten lunch orders at 9:50am before. DoorDash knows when chick fil a starts lunch service, so they do this nonsense on purpose. And also, I’ve been on with support. They WILL NOT cancel the order for you. They will make you cancel it yourself and take the hit on your completion rate, or you can choose to wait until lunch is served for no additional pay. Which is bullshit. Again, they know what they’re doing and they do it on purpose. As does Uber Eats. Should be illegal.
UE is as trash as possible. Vastly worse than DD and Gh. I use the latter 2 and they're nowhere near as unprofessional and sloppy as ue. UE passed a background check on me and an ID check FOR THE WRONG STATE. They looked at a MD license and approved me for Pennsylvania. So after switching my location my 2nd background check just been stuck In limbo for legit 6 months
Just today I got an order that was going nine miles for 22.50. The end pay wound up actually being 82.84. They tipped 77.84 and there was peak pay too.
My rule I’ve come up with. Example: Pickup by 8:00 time… I arrive at 7:58, if order isn’t ready at 8:05 I’m out. So usually it’s 5min, but I still take things in consideration waiting that long. Example if it’s been 5 min past pickup by time, and I seen employees of the restaurant talking I’m out. If the restaurant employees are moving hustling I’ll give them a few extra min. Wait no longer then 5 min. Time is money for us, and I’ve canceled orders only to receive a better payout and less mileage, immediately after hitting cancel.
What you don’t realize is that a Dashers pickup time is 10 minutes before that shown on the app to the restaurant. Doordash wants to get us there. It’s not the restaurant’s fault. Sometimes we’re 30 minutes early.
@@laureens4357 what you don’t understand is a lot of merchants think 8:00 is 8:00. They won’t be ready till that time.
I had a really good week last week. Then I realized I didn't go into chick filet one time the entire week and it all.made sense.
I get the same thing with one Mcdonalds here. It is like DD starts me there for the morning then nothing for the afternoon after 330 I refuse everything from there. Afternoon shift is horrible there.
@@maricollis9484 I have one McDonald's in my market thats actually really reliable. The other is the worst lol. But I hate chick filet most. Despise it. Miserable place. Miserable customers. I only take $8 per mile for chick filet and I do about 2 per month. Still hate it.
@@timothyslaughter476 I am so glad I don't have chicfila here. I had them when I dashed in Cheyenne. They would do 15 drive thru 10 in store orders before starting mine. And refuse to let you have a stack order pick up. They were on my permaban list.
@@maricollis9484 they have no problem making drivers wait 30 minutes and doorass doesn't either. You're correct they don't stack orders which is ludacris. Dozens of orders going within blocks of each other. Terrible tips if at all. Its everything that's wrong with the gig economy in one shitty restaurant. Pardon my language but I freaking hate it. I decline about 60 orders every 8 hours. Thats not an exaggeration....I count them. Good luck be safe.
@@timothyslaughter476 same thing with Mcdonalds a stack there is a unicorn. I deliver on an Army post. I have gone back and forth to barracks next door to each other. The good thing is I only go 2 to 3 miles per delivery. and my language is much worse.
Easiest rule to ever follow is 5 minute rule. I wait 5 minutes if my order isn't ready I leave. No need to ask people anything none of that mess. Just leave. You aren't getting your order in a timely manner for you to make money. Doordash's agreement is to have the food ready before we arrive. If I do end up finishing the delivery I report the restaurant. I then go to google and leave a 1 star review. I know this sounds like a lot but it does work. Delivery makes up 25% of most restaurants business. When corporate or the owner finds out their employees are messing up their google rating they will take action. I also speak to the manager about pick up times. Most do not even know they control the pick up times or how to change it. I have turned around many restaurants in my area by doing this.
good idea! I get Panda Express orders all the time and they take about 15 MINUTES!!! Their food as almost all precooked and sitting there. I am going to take your advice and do something about it. It really ruins my day because my area is big and lots of orders are 10 to 20 minutes away. So one order for an HOUR is $9 not to mention gas is $5 a gallon. So 9 - $4.00 to $5 is NOT cutting it. DD is really getting on my last nerve with the pay. They need to make people tip a certain amount if they are FAR away. I use them all the time to get delivery because they are cheap but I always tip good because tip based jobs need tips.
That's awesome, so when you leave you just cancel the order and move on to the next one? Does that affect your rating? I waited at McDonald's the other day for 30 minutes because we didn't know how to cancel or unassign the order
@@bripierce ? at the top right of your screen. There is an option to unassign delivery. Your completion rating will drop 1%. Keep your completion rating above 80% or you may get deactivated.
What's funny is ,u have to accept 4 deliveries just to get 1 acceptance point, but u lose 1 whole point for every order u unassigned or canceled.
@@davidtaylor6830 This is not true. It is a rolling 100 of completing deliveries. You don't need to do 400 deliveries to wipe out 1 unassigned. You need to do 100.
I have been watching your videos on door dashing. And I can say thank you. Because I am doing way better than what I did when I first started. With my ratings and the pay. So thank you.
Just has the BEST!!! and my 1st hidden TIP EVER! $14 order so obvs figured no hidden bc it wasn't a $6⁵⁰...I wound up with $34⁶⁵!! Only went 6miles too
🥳🥳 Yeahhhhhh! 🥳🥳
Thats awesome! 😎
how many items?
Sweet!!!!
@@obxguy1 it was a single "meal" (crab pasta, Brussels sprouts & salad for $24ish) from a local Italian joint that's open 24/7 yet has the whole white shirt/black tie 👔 black pants with long black apron around waist that most "fine dining" would have....kinda weird place but crap-ton of orders all the time & even though it can get quite pricey it's usually only good for a decent tip 2/5 times....I honestly was about to decline but was only 1 red-light away & only 5.6 miles total so figured why the heck not nothing else coming in...Sooooo glad I did 😉 Rosario's is the name in case it's a chain that I just thought was local lol
these are good tips to know as someone who has used doordash, because as someone who orders, I know exactly what places /times to NOT order and not be a jerk to my dasher because of it.
Just a note, I always tip and my area isn't high income-- but I know one specific time I had to triple the tip because I had to have my dasher take the order back (I instantly knew it was wrong the moment I had it) and have the restaurant remake the order and then fix it. they were kind enough to drive back a couple miles and get it and then return the correct order, but that shouldn't happen to me, and it shouldn't happen to a delivery service. it was very frustrating. I still love said chain and will get it when not in my town, but I haven't ever eaten at said chain again here because of this instance. I cannot believe the things Dashers have to put up with.
Such a great point..a slow restaurant is "a culture and environment that restaurant allows." Chances are they're not having a bad day or just a little busy right now. It's a standard of service they're comfortable with and they aren't interested in doing better. Something to keep in mind when accepting those orders.
Sometimes it is not a culture but just a bad day. The store may have had 2 people not show up for work and it shows. There may be equipment failing and it is slowing down times. Be aware and like he said, if dashers are waiting, you know yours will be after theirs. Unassign and run.
Exactly. I have two McDonald's within a mile of each other. One is managed extremely well I go in all the time get quick orders, nice people. , The other is a disaster. I never go in there period. So to say McDonald's is horrible dont go in can cut a driver off of good money. Just gotta really know the market including who's working there and when. Basically every damn thing matters out here.
@@timothyslaughter476 I got the same exact thing here too!
When someone mentions "slow restaurant" I automatically think WINGSTOP.
Ugh.... slowest on the planet besides Wendy's.
That is 100% Bolay, a pseudo fast food not fast. They are always slow for delivery. They don't even start delivery orders until we show up. If they are working on my order & 20 people walk thru the door, they stop it & my order just became 21st in line. Happens all the time at every franchise I go to, so it must be store policy to be as slow as possible on delivery orders.
Slow restaurants show a lack of respect not only for drivers, but for their customers! I agree with you about black listing them!
First dashing day and kept it real based on what I learned from you. 33% acceptance rate bc as a newbie got offers for long miles with low pay, plus taking me out of the peak pay zone. Kept with the good plan instead. Results: $33 in 1.5 hrs of active time. Not too bad first time out so tysvm!!
hows it going now
That makes me sad… I make $37/hour and my job is relatively easy.
@@Prosecute-fauci tell them again
We tried to add biger tips to DD, that didn't make any difference. Still takes forever and most of the times items missing. What pisses me the most, the restaurant is pretty close and I can see on the map the dasher coming close to our house, passes by and apparently does other orders first.
thats because if the dasher has two or more delivieries which some do come in that way once you finish picking up the orders the app pulls up navigation not the dasher its how they map it
Lately I’ve gotten several pizza orders 5 -10 minutes before the restaurant even opens- automatic 25-30 minute wait. I always decline them, but a new trend I’ve noticed 🙄
Now, when delivery services have lowered the base pay to $2/trip avoid no tip trips. Second, ALWAYS check for double order pickups. Nothing worse than clicking on a $4 trip and then finding out it is two deliveries and no tips. Do not take any minimum orders during the dinner rush, that is prime time and you want to work for people who appreciate your effort. Treat those people well.
And you on point about the culture of the restaurant. If I come and say the customer name and I see any little uncertainty on their face, I'm out. I see you understand restaurant speech real well too lol. If they give you the "it should be about 5-10 minutes" after already waiting, I'm out as well.
Good advice
I live in charlotte. You have probably delivered to me before if you do Uber eats. I know some drivers do multiple services. Thank you for being in the industry. Y’all make my life alot easier
Pro tip, I know this as a fact, there will be no hidden tip unless the person tipped more than $4. Meaning the total would have to be at least $6.25 for there to be a hidden tip, anything lower will not have a hidden tip.
Exactly… and when I see those orders, I decline unless the miles is 0.8.. for $4.25
I tried the other side today (ordering from uber eats) there a sonic .5 a mile from me and it wouldn't let me order from there
I do pizza delivery at a shop that's partnered with Door Dash. Customers can order through DD but we can also outsource our own deliveries to DD. It's meant to help with a rush when understaffed but we mostly use DD as a human shield. I've got a list of all the customers that don't tip or are just opportunity costs, and I send these to DD. Be wary of accepting orders from any place that already has a dedicated delivery service.
Just did my first order today. Came straight to your channel to get the info and how to being a newbie! Thanks for all you do!!
I'm glad I found you. I had an experience today where I was waiting and I did through about sitting down. Smh lol. I met a few dasher on the road and he said. When you run into another dasher. Encourage each other lol.
another great video! I am about 6 months in with Door Dash. Always helpful tips and they have help me out big time! Thanks
I'm not a Dasher, but I used to use the service (along with Postmates) a lot back in 2020 and 2021. Now I understand why nobody ever picked up my Steak 'n' Shake order. That restaurant is slow as hell. It can take up to half an hour to get your food, even in the drive-thru. Dashers must know that, which is why they avoid it.
Doordash diaries, thanks for the tips. I wish I had watched this video before I took a last minute order before my dash ended. I learned my lesson: don’t take an order that is less than $5 with no tip
I'm in Charlotte too. Subbed. Great advice!
Absolutely love this man's energy! Thanks for all you do bro 👍🏿
The issue is that restaurants added all these services with out staffing. As a cook, it's like cooking for 2 restaurants instead of just one. I have been doing the work of two cooks off and on since the pandemic. With out a raise in pay. I finally went back to fine dining just so I don't get over worked.
Owners only see money with out understanding the extra work load. Restaurants are " slow" because in house is first priority. And to go is a pain in the ass if your kitchen was never designed for it.
Yep and employees give drivers attitude and walk around mumbling “I hate doordash” when the real problem is their greedy employer who is now taking in more money and not sharing the wealth.
Hell, Doordash in general leaves me pissed the F*** off! Lately it's been more and more garbage orders none stop!
The slow restaurants info is most relevant to me. So accurate!
Love your videos and loved realizing you’re also in Charlotte!
My take: Don't ever expect a hidden tip on anything less than $6.00
(your market may vary.) If you think there may be a cash tip, keep in mind these are extremely rare.
Think twice about a good order going to the boonies (where there are no restaurants). If you're in the middle of your shift, keep in mind you will have dead miles (when you're not getting orders) most of the way back to civilization.
I usually do cash tips. On some occasions I will tip later through the app. I've had my food delivered cold or items were missing. Tips are based on quality of service, not because you are performing the service. If you're in it for the tips, you're in the wrong industry. Before you balk, I am in an industry where tips are appreciated, but not necessary. I don't do it for the pay.
@@deebroussard6072 1. When food is cold, unless the driver stopped somewhere other than another delivery on the same platform, its not their fault. Know how many restaurants I've seen place the finished order on a shelf with no heat? Lots of times.
2. Missing items are always the restaurants fault unless the driver forgot a bag, which is rare because they are supposed to be all together.
3. Tips are a bid for service. You are making an offer to a independent contractor (not an employee) to deliver your food using their gas and wear on their car, and their time. If you are having issues with your experience, I strongly suggest you stop using the platform. The drivers are performing a service for you. No worries, I'll wait for the inevitable "if you don't like your pay, get a different job" argument. No tip orders sit. And sit. And sit longer. Your choice.
generally avoid leaving your zone or going too far out of it. unless its late night, in which case sure ill drive 17 miles for a $25 order
@@gearsofwar3xXx If you don't like your pay, get a different job.
I've had DoorDash deliver my items, only to open my front door and see nothing there. The driver already took off. My food was on my neighbors front doorstep. In the snow. The drink was missing. "Missing items are on the restaurant", nah, it's also on you to double check the order receipt and make sure you have all the items before leaving for delivery. If you show up, and don't have my shit, and say "Not my fault" I say, "It's okay, I get no drink, you get no tip." If tips are a "bid for service", then y'all need to come back to reality and realize your service isn't worth the $10 tip you're demanding on a $15 order, especially when you give $2 worth of effort.
Instead of demanding the customer subsidize your paycheck, how about you demand that your EMPLOYER pays you fairly for your time and fuel expenses? No way that I'm ordering a $10 meal from Wendy's, only to end up paying $30 with DoorDashes fees, and then you show up and expect a $10 tip.
Delivering to the wrong address is definitely the Dashers mistake as is not double checking for drinks, however, the majority of restaurants I pick up from seal the orders, so I can't check every item.
3:43 YO I felt this in my soul. That lil glance with a stank face tells me the don't give a *!@#! I'll step forward and ask and if the order is ready and if it's not being bagged I'll bounce. Don't have time for miserable fast food workers. I still feel for them because they're severely underpaid and understaffed though. Which is why if I get one who's extra friendly and is going above and beyond for me, I'll bless them with a Fiver to show my appreciation 👏🙇
I started dashing in March and in my small area I will regularly get orders to go 10+ miles for like $3.65, if that. Those come through all the time and in those moments it feels so good to hit that decline button 😂
What’s your acceptance rate ? I try not to decline so much
@@reddymaid7936 Decline low pay high miles. I shoot for $3 a mile. Might do $2 a mile if crappy hour. Never do $1 a mile, ever!
84% acceptance rate. The more orders you take, the better orders you’re offered. I decline 0-10 orders a day. Rarely more. Get good orders. Cherry pickers decline 100. Do not become one. Keep them ratings up!!
@@laureens4357 I normally just let the time run out, I don’t even hit decline I just let the time run out, but I see dd caught on to that also so they look at it like your declining it by letting the time run out. I very seldomly take 2ish 3 ish orders I’ll take the 4.75s and 4.25s
That's exactly what happens in Royal Palm Beach, FL. My lowest offer ever was 33 cents a mile for 14 miles in RPB. Customers have been taught what it costs to deliver their food, & in RPB it is far less than $1 for paid miles. On a shift in that market, I will be offered 3-5 50 cents a paid mile trips. They make those offers because a lot of someone's are accepting them. I rarely work that market, but sometimes thats where i happen to be to start my day. The RPB market also includes Wellington, which is 7 & 8 figure homes. So occasionally, a $2 mile offer comes in. But it's just unbelievable that DD can employ workers who are not employees for $5 hour. This is why labor exploitation laws are a necessity, because without them, every American would be an independent contractor earning $5 a day.
i had never seen those kinds of orders until i dashed outside the city. went to visit family, dashed down there. one order was $3.75 for 12 miles, instant decline.
My Blacklist so far. (Come to my area and you'll see why) McDonald's, burger King, whataburger, wing stop, dollar general, Aldi, anything on Pines Road, Anything on Queensboro). 😂😂😂
Took a 14 mile order for a good amount of money but base pay was $2.75. Same thing with 4 mile order. Base pay $2.75. How is that fair lmao
6. Dont take orders from inside of a mall like a food court.
Your videos ALWAYS add value to my dash days Bentley 😉 Tyvm for teaching Me how to dash Like a veteran as a newbie! Well done😊
Thanks fam!!
Bro finally a video that has usable ACTIONABLE information and doesn’t spam you to like subscribe bell etc etc
Refreshing, I like the low key vibe, lol.
Shop and Deliver orders that are 1.high items and 2. Large grocery stores.........ill take a 3 items at Walgreens (super easy)....but 15 items at Target, even at $10 dollars is a gigantic waste of time
I get 15-25 items alot on grocery orders or target I do them if they pay $1 per item
Watch out when the grocery store is about to close. Had one where I was running around like that grocery game show.
Was like halfway through shopping for about 40 items when the announcement came on "Attention shoppers we will be closing in 10 minutes!"
Barely made it lol
Always appreciate you Bentley!! I watched a couple of your videos when I first started and they continue to aid and inspire. Thanks for helping us keep our standards high 🙏🏻💖♥️
Me too saved me and now with gas prices he has great advice
I was so mad that the first time I got a catering order I was so mad to know they were just using me as cheap labor
Excellent video, really good tips, and also many comments here offer good insight.
Thank you!
I have a threshold where I take orders with low miles and high pay. A short distance order that only takes 15 mins to do but pays 4-8 dollars can be really good. Long distance tend to tire me out more and I only take them when I feel like taking a 'road trip' somewhere.
I agree I made $87 in 4 hours and didn’t realize I did that many trips on a e bike
hell yeah and shoppng orders....I notice im super tired after a few of them
Exactly sometimes small short trip orders get the ball rolling. Had a 3 peat last week that each pick up was all in the same intersection while each delivery was 5min away. Made 23$ in 30min just hitting the 4-6$ >2mile quick runs
I just did a couple the other day $8 for not even 1/2 a mile.
I tend to focus more on the drop off location as to whether I accept an order… keeping in line with your video topic I try to avoid deliveries that would put me at a destination, such as a high-rise building with very little to no parking, that involve difficult to get to areas that you know already in advance, are riddled with stop signs, potholes, and or other undesirable obstacles
As you probably already know that the best drop offs are ground level private homes duplexes and small apartments. It amazes me how much more effort and risk there is between the different drop off scenarios verses anything you’d be forced to endure at the restaurant.
You are the 1st one to say anything related to obstacles / drop off scenarios! HUGE decision makers!
When I order, I give at least 20%. I always order close to home. I give 20% because they're working and I appreciate the delivery guy.
Great pointers! Some stores are truly slow. New dasher and still learning tricks to the trade⭐
the first one could be sauces which isn’t hard to deal with, there was one time i had a order that was 25 items at tacobell but it was literally 23 sauces a burrito and a drink
Great Tips. I've had orders from McDonalds where the customer wanted eggs in the night time. I unnasigned that bad boy because they told me about 15-20 mins
My general rule is I’ll wait 30 seconds per dollar unless I think there’s a hidden tip then I wait 1 minute per dollar
The “last order” far away has happened to me. I noticed it.
Chic fil a definitely got me with the breakfast to lunch transition this past Monday and I had to inquire on the wait time before they told me it would be a few minutes because it was lunch. I waited 10 minutes but luckily it was slow and my first order of the day. First time this happened to me so glad to see you mention it.
Never accept "a few" when you ask how long. It's a bs answer. Ask how many minutes and if they can't tell you or tell you it's more than 10, leave.
I appreciate your insights. after over 1900 completed deliveries in 6 months, I find your recommendations useful and very interesting.
I agree with limiting your delivery distance to at least $1/mile not to mention the time it might take.
I just got an order yesterday that was 7miles (8mins) to pick up, then after pick up 17miles (18mins) to deliver, not to mention at least 17 miles back (20mins), and only getting $9.50.
($5.5 base pay and a $4 tip)here in Texas.
I realize the mistake I made by taking this order because from the time I accepted the offer to the order delivered was over 45 mins, took 20mins to get back to the area during lunch time and got no orders for additional 20mins. All of that for $5.5 base pay. In short 1hr 20mins for $5.50!
I'm rambling. I do thank you for your advice.
I went to Panera and after a few minutes of waiting, I asked them about my order and gave them the name. The girl getting them together asked the people preparing the food about the name, and I didn't get a response. I waited there for 20 minutes, then asked the girl in the kitchen window myself. She said my order just popped on her screen and she was just now going to get started on it 😒. And I had quite a few items on it so I know it would take awhile. I just left. Man I hate when they do that. Or the guy at Five Guys told me hold on a second when I asked about my order. Waited 8 minutes and watched him give orders to ppl who came in after me, and then he asked me Ok so who did u have again? I told him the name and he said Ok we'll get started on it now it will be 10 minutes.
I hate when they're not honest with u about the wait. And cheesecake factory is horrible and treat dashers like crap.
Can you cancel an order once accepted?
@@susanmaguire9009 yep. U can unassign it by clicking the question mark in the right corner
I had that happen to me at 5 guys! Only they legit told me it wasn’t ready three different times only for it to have been sitting on the counter for 20 mins. Such a wonderful company doordash is for allowing me to serve customers with the honor of allowing them to pay 35 dollars for 10 dollars worth of cold food an hour later. What saints.
@@Alex-tm4th yea 5 guys is on my do not accept list now. It's always a wait with them here. But yea that does suck
oh i thought u said freedies not five guys. was gonna say freddies was fast with me.
I so appreciate all of your videos and words of wisdom and insight! I keep my grandbabies on M,W,F so I Dash/Favor/Uber Eats for 2 - 3 hours on those evenings after I take them home. Since I'm in the city area then anyway, I'm not making a special 25 mile drive just to DD. I also try to work all day Tuesdays, some on Thurdays (Thursdays seem to be very slow and almost not worth that 50 mile round to town and back home), and some on Saturdays OR even Sundays after church. I've only been doing this since the beginning of October so I'm still trying to figure out what works best for me. I always make sure to set aside my tithe, about 30% for self employment taxes and an additional amount to replace the gas that I've used for that particular day's work. My husband is a long time mechanic so he changes my oild and keeps and eye on the general mechanical upkeep on the vehicle. Which is a blessing and NO, I don't pay him! 😂 All of that to say you've blessed this Nan and I sure appreciate you!
Fellow dasher. Don't fool yourself any longer. I just came to the conclusion tonight that DoorDash = a sucker's game. As a business model, it is MINIMALLY profitable. Go take your talent and recourses somewhere where you will be adequately compensated. Don't sell yourself short! You deserve better. Best of luck!!! ✨
I've only done 10 deliveries and figured that out lol. I signed up one day to dash for 3 hours. I got one order for 5.25 in 2 hours!!! It was a +3.00 peak time too so the order would of been 2.25!?!? Also I live in an area that is such a large delivery area and one order can take an HOUR, For only $9 and then you have to subtract gas which would be around $4??? I just got hired by GH but its only in the town 30minutes away. I'll be trying that even though I have to drive. They at least pay you for your time if you don't get orders. They had me grocery shop at Grocery Outlet for $3.25 also. Grocery outlet hardy had anything the people ordered and I spent time trying to see if the customer wanted replacements. That ate up so much time and so not worth it. I'm trying to pick up tips for DD to see if I cen get better in my area but probably not.
@@MadameBraynDamaj
Think of it this way. The Federal mileage reimbursement rate is something like $ 0.55 per mile. If you work for any corporation and use your car for their business, they are supposed to reimburse you for about that. The Federal gov seems to think that is a fair rate that should cover gas, insurance, and maintenance on your car. So if you are averaging about $16/hour dashing. If you subtract out that $.055/ mile, you're only making about $10/hour. This is pathetic. Who can survive on $10/hour in this economy? What about health insurance? What about saving money for retirement? What about just paying the freakin' electric bill? What about the risks you take by being on the road all day? It just doesn't pencil out! So, as a self-employed independent contractor, you have to ask yourself, is this good (profitable) for my business??
Actually the people in the back sometimes do care. When I was in the kitchen I always cared because I want people to get their food as fast as possible
Doordash needs to get that. We're not a customer but a client so if we have to wait then doordash should sign agreement with the customer that we should get reimbursed. I've gotten orders that said the order is ready and have to wait 15 minutes. So somebody should pay me for the 15 minutes. I'm not a customer. I'm a worker. Once DoorDash does this, it will be a much better business.
Unless ur in ca it ain’t happening
I signed up to work during a peak $3.00 an hour, sat in my car for over an hour, had ONE delivery that paid $5.25. Thought it might be picking up so I waited again for another 30 minutes and NOTHING! I wasted time and gas (because I drove to a town 20 minutes away hoping to get better work. If you don't get orders when you are signed up to work then they should pay a person for waiting around! Hoping this guys tips will help me out!
Where you waiting in the area you picked?
@@MadameBraynDamaj did you leave the area for a delivery and stay in that area?
“Throw it back in da pool babyyyy” 😂😂😂 love it
I always add 2 extra hours in the schedule and turn it off two ours before it ends .. never had a problem..
Brilliant
Hey man great advice.... ima newbie in the QueenCity. Appreciate all your info brug
Today was my first full day delivering door dash. Did $220. $25 was my highest tip. Thanks for sharing this info!
How TF did you make $200? I can barely scratch $100 most days 😭. I must live in a bad zone.
Did you work over 10 hours?
@@Hollyhock7 I usually work 8-10 hrs a day
@@bassistbehavior I just worked my ass off and hustled. Those 200 dollar days are possible for anyone. And yeah it depends on your market of course
@@jdwhite6449 nice
My biggest annoyance is when I get a low pay, high mileage delivery. With gas prices skyrocketing I try to make my deliveries worth the trip.
Just don't take them
@@DEIFAN I don't anymore. Too far for too little.
I ran from Buffalo Wild Wings . As you described,
She assured me a few times it was being bagged, then she asked for the name twice. After 10 mins I left - mind you, I arrived 9 mins to the restaurant.
McDonald’s when the lobby is closed is on my do not accept list.
The problem is that my area is a Food Dessert, so I do pay by time
NEVER deliver LIQUOR for long rides. There is a liquor store on every corner. So the 16 year old orders a bottle from 20 miles away and tries to scam you to leave the booze for the $25 delivery charge or take it back for $3.00. I get these a lot and NEVER accept
Can you explain "leave it for 25$" to me and what happens if I do what the 16 year old tells me?
@@arphaxadarphaxad1592 SO you get to the delivery for the ;liquer and the kid say something like, my dad ordered it but hes not here Ill sign for it. You know he cant sign but if you take it back to the store you only get paid for the return trip to the store right? So the kid says, here is a $25 tip if you leave it because the kid REALLY ordered it and is betting that you will break the rules for $25. And you prob wont get caught if you give the kid the booze but its not worth it. OR if ANYTHING happens like you cant fid the location or ANYTHING you dont get paid cause you have to take it back to the store. You cant leave the booze. So bottom line NEVER deliver booze more than a few miles and you might ALSO want to call the cust to make sure they have a drivers license BEFORE you leave the liquor store cause you wont get paid if they dont have id
eh, free liquor. hopefully it’s rumple minze
@@fladave99 When I clicked on this thread, I immediately thought,"Don't Dashers have to have proof of ID when it comes to delivering alcohol? 🤔
I wouldn't take that alcohol order either. Let's say you DO take the bribe of,"Leave it to me," for $25. Kid pretends to be his Father and says something like,"My 16 year old Son ordered alcohol as me and the Dasher didn't even ask for my ID, just let my 16 year old Son give him a bribe of $25. I can't believe Door dash doesn't ask for proof of ID for alcohol sales and allows 16 year olds to have alcohol delivered to them for a $25 bribe! This is unacceptable!"
Or, it could be Dad himself when he sees that his 16 year old son was allowed to order alcohol and have it delivered.
You, the Dasher ends up in trouble and 16 year old boy is happily chugging his bottle of Whiskey that he bribed you $25 for. Not worth it.
@@riverjordan2725 I have been keeping my orders above50% and motive a difference. ALSO I bought an E Bike for 500 and cut my car usage and gas in half, Saves more than the bike costs. HAve a HEY BIKE. 500 watts prerfect enjoy
A couple good tips and a lot of BS here.
1. If you're getting $7 to drive 2.5 miles, it doesn't matter if there's 2 items other 12. It's the same amount of work (with the exception of grocery orders) and the same amount of gas. Who cares if the bag has a burger and fries or 8 burgers and fries. It's still on order for x miles.
2. While not taking upside down orders is a good idea in general. They definitely have their place. Let's says I take a high paying order that takes you way out of my area. Take an upside down order if it gets you back where you want to be. You can either drive 8 miles to get back to where you want to be for free. Or you can drive 8 miles to get back to where you want to be and make $5. Don't let your pride get in the way of common sense. If you're gonna bend over, you might as well pick something up.
All Dashers please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. STOP 🛑🚫⛔ACCEPT ORDERS 2.50 3.50 OR 4.50 PLEASE. WILL BE SEE WHAT HAPPENED AFTER ONE WEEK OR TWO WEEKS. PROMISE
Y'all realize people can adjust the tips after they get food right?
@@Black_Aces that's why I prefer Grubhub.
I fucking hate tip baiters.
@@MACQ98 I think Grubhub let's people do it too, however they have to submit a claim as to why they're doing it. I hate tip baiters too tbh
@@Black_Aces I did 25 deliveries in my first day. One person tipped me an additional $5 cash.
I delivered to a guy in a downtown loft and it was during peak pay, but when I finished the delivery I see he tipped $0 lol
@@Black_Aces it's not as easy to do on Doordash, because you actually have to call support to change the tip. Been delivering for 2 years without a tip baiter on UberEats, though ,, then got 3 in a little over a month :(. Absolutely no reason for it on my side of things. I took note of their names and addresses (I screenshot and video everything to cover my butt), so they are on my "do not deliver" list. Sadly, that doesn't help any other drivers that run into them. Only being able to rate customers right at delivery also bites, since you can't see that you've been tip baited until at least an hour after the delivery is complete.
This is the second video that I've watched from this person and honestly he is speaking the absolute truth about everything he is telling you how to actually make money on this system. I've been actually doing a lot of this stuff aside from dumping orders when I have to wait. But he speaks the truth and he is actually trying to help you. This person is very intelligent
my rule is 1 dollar per mile is the lowest pay I'll accept unless the dropoff for the order is in an area I already have to go back to
Love the content Bentley I've learned a lot listening to you. You're the man
You helped me in the beginning of my dash career. Thanks.im constantly making 100 a day now.sometimes 200 a day.
How early and until how late of the day???
On EVERY order I deliver I send the customer a "Thanks for the tip" even though maybe they didn't tip.
Brilliant 👏
I see people saying stop taking orders for 2.50 that's crazy I don't take any order under 6 bucks on GH & 20 bucks for 'last order' is a 99% accept unless I'm just ready to go home 🤷♂️
Hows GH?? Better pay?
Thought same thing, lunch ,won't look at an order under 5 bucks, dinner it's 6 bucks. Won't look at miles or item number, till it reaches that. Especially when they want to add a order from same restaurant, or one close by, for anywhere from 2 to 4 dollars. It's a big nope,
Hard to stay a top dasher when half the orders you are sent are wait at the store for more than 5 minutes.
In our area, dashers have 2 options:
1 Take the order
2 Find another job
Thanks a million. Bent you've made my Door Dasher experience so much easier for me. I been watching and learning from u and making money from your tips and your personal life experience with Door Dash thank you B.
I used slow restaurants when I switch to hourly
I am seeing too many no tip orders on catering. So know what the base pay is. If you see $8 + bonus for setup or on time. run. The last order of the night tends to be the worst order. I can be getting close to home and they want to send me to the other side of town. Stacking orders on your last order can be the worst. Make sure you schedule a shift to end 30 minutes before you need to end shift or be somewhere because they will give you that slow restaurant with the long drive as your last order. Had one again tonight. Thank God for that stacked order. Even though it said $6 and .8 miles added to the route, it paid well over $10 after waiting for it. The one in hand was only $6.25 and was one meal. So the stacked order paid for the shift. They received as I did while waiting on that first one.
Yeah i seen my last order last night was to another town and then had to deliver to a horrible part of town where you DONT want to be at during midnight
How do you know what the base pay is? I am new and just learning all this.
@@MadameBraynDamaj base pay can be anything from $2.00 to $12.00. You get a feel for it after a while. On a stacked order, it is $2.00 if you are in the hot zone going 3 miles it will be $2.50. If it is a catering order it is $8.00 and if it is going 15 miles it could be a $12 base pay. If the order is late the base pay can be up to $5. I am still surprised some days when I see what the base pay/tip difference is. This is where you have to watch Bently's videos are important. He has some really crazy orders that you think he is getting one thing then gets a hidden tip and the total is mind blowing.
@@MadameBraynDamaj I think it’s $2.50, but after you deliver an order it shows you base pay + customer tip
Pet smart sent me to four locations nobody tips and addresses were wrong. Then the distances where crazy. Had a breakfast order for a town 26 miles away. The route was on a tollway so it would cost me more to do the delivery then I would be paid.
McDonalds on Friday and Saturday nights between 11 and 2 am us definitely a blacklist
There is only one McD's I will take orders from. They are all the worst. Literally waited 20 minutes once and still no "fast" food. It was nuggets & fries, and the workers were all snailing like they were on a Jamaican beach. Never again.
I deliver everything and I’m dominating on doordash
Dominating in door dash eyes. Not dominating in real life on profit
@@MrKongatthegates yeah Ight you’ll see
Little secret. Running DD from a motorcycle in the big city is like magic
I think Doordash should not be hiding tips to begin with, they need some major changes and this has to be one going forward. They also should have a buffer time system based on the restaurant, fast food 5 mins before an order is sent out or 10-15 for a regular restaurant. The company has never made any profit the whole time they have been a company. Its time to change things up.
If you think they haven’t made any profit you’re sadly mistaken!! But other than that I agree with you 100 percent
@@tomkoa521 they haven't made a profit. They are negative almost $300 million. I suggest actually looking it up.
they're profiting, just not on paper. All of their profits go into marketing, research, and inventing new games to get bad orders fulfilled. And don't forget, CEO pay. Same thing happened with Amazon. For a while, they were not showing profit and people were banking on them to go under. But Jeff was reinvesting profits under marketing and concentration and using those investments as tax write offs. These guys want to claim they aren't profitable as an excuse to get out of paying the drivers better and to continue to reduce our pay
I've noticed Door Dash giving me last orders that have me heading toward my house. I really like that.
I had two orders last week with hidden tips. That was great, but what about DD lowering the base pay for both of them. They paid out $2.75 base for the catering orders with a 10 mile trips! Later I had a small order, only 2 miles, the same $2.75 base pay. That really sucks.
Update: Two months later, the base pay in my area is down to $2.00. It’s getting worse. If I have to drive over 20 miles it’s sometimes $2.75. If it goes below $2.00 I’m done!
They keep trying to get me to do my first dash, saying its so they cam send me the bag and red card, but the truth is they mite be trying to scam me like they did you!
@@thingsyoushouldntknow9794 how are they scamming you?
@@NotSure876 how can you ask that after reading their account name?
Base pay is $2.50 with no tip in my area.
@@RickRijuanaPro whattt…
WingStop was named appropriately if you are a Dasher. Stop Dashing and wait 40 mins on some wings. 😂
Restaurant to stay away from also is the ones that still keeping their indoor dining area closed even though 98 % of the other businesses in your states has already open up their dining area for dine-in customers to sit down and eat .
If you see the cars in drive through line make one full circle around the restaurant building or 1 and 1/2 circle around building, run don't look back because you will be their 30 minutes to 1 hour waiting for your food.
I had one restaurant told me , "your 2nd customer's order will be ready in another 5 minutes. 30 minutes later, your order is almost ready just 5 more minutes. 40 minutes later, just 5 more mintues, 50 minutes later.
I told them, the customer's and I are ready to cancel the order if its not ready.
I didn't get the order until 50 minutes later. I had 2 customers order, custmer #1 finished and handed me the order right away at the window. 2nd customer's order handed me 50 minutes later.
Everytime I see their order appear on the screen, I cringe.
5 months later I don't see any of their restaurant's order appear on my screen anymore, I guess non of the customers wanted to order from them.
I didn't know there were still "No indoor eating," restaurants as late as August or September 2022. 🤔🧐😳🤨 Like you said, basically EVERY restaurant in America at least has had dine in service for a long time now. This would have made sense if you said this was August or September 2020, but 2022, I'm surprised there were still "No dine in service," in Restaurants. 🤨😳🧐🤔
I dislike doing orders from Taco Bell, McDonald's and on the south end of town because typically don't tip
I got stuck doing a 15 mile $7 delivery a few days ago it was part of a double petsmart delivery i couldn't see how many miles were on the second delivery until after the first drop off for $9
That’s how they get you.
@@jaxv94 yup I deliver on the west bank in louisiana because it's available to deliver in the. Last few weeks and alot of louisiana zones are pretty dead but the west bank is decent the deliveries are supposed to stay on the west bank new orleans is two zones away
They do that to me as well. Just with no tip orders. The total looks great. But they tack on a 2 for 3 mile or something.
Great info. We think alike on this, I taught a few dashers here in Maui something similar. Nothing below 7.50, 7.50 to 10.00 if your close to the restaurant, and anything over 10 try to get 2$ per mile. my average is 30-45 per hour pending time and day.