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‘On what planet is a 50% plus tip a standard tip?’: UberEats customer leaves $4 tip on $17 order, and a driver still won’t pick it up
Daily Dot ^ | Oct 11, 2022 | Rebekah Harding

Posted on 10/12/2022 2:54:48 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?

A customer says that she tipped $4 on a $17 UberEats order and couldn't get a driver to pick it up in a now-viral TikTok, sparking debate about tipping expectations on delivery apps.

In the video posted by TikToker Syd (@stillpoorandhungry) on Oct. 10, she references the viral "table of shame" of UberEats orders that never get picked up due to a low or missing tip.

"I ordered my food a really long time ago, and it still doesn't have a driver, so I'm worried that it will end up on that shelf of bad tippers," she says in the clip.

She continues that her order total "with fees and taxes" was $17, saying that she even "rounded up" the tip to $4.

"I'm gathering on this app that that is a bad tip. The app was even suggesting that I tip $8 to $10," she says. "I was a server for like ten years. On what planet is a 50% plus tip like a standard tip? Why would I tip almost the equal cost of the entire meal?"

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food; Society
KEYWORDS: delivery; food; fooddelivery; notipforyou; ubereats
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I ordered delivery from Domino's in June as I had just checked into a hotel and was worn out from the drive. I noticed the final cost was almost double from when I pick up. Doubt I will do it again as I'm too frugal, to save $15+ I can get off my fat ass and go pick it up.

On the other hand most of the time I prefer what I cook at home. My favorite food is a hamburger, which I grind round steak, cook on the grill, and smother with my homemade dill pickles.

1 posted on 10/12/2022 2:54:48 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

That driver usually covers their own gas costs. Don’t be a lazy person. Make your own meals


2 posted on 10/12/2022 3:00:25 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?
Why would I tip almost the equal cost of the entire meal?"

Why would anyone order anything through Uber eats? It's a terrible business model that won't last. It's way too expensive for what you're buying.

3 posted on 10/12/2022 3:07:04 AM PDT by Bullish (Rot'sa Ruck America. )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

This is why tipping is to occur AFTER the service was provided.


4 posted on 10/12/2022 3:12:29 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

The delivery services like these the drivers decide whether or not to take thr order. For $4 to deliver your order frozen restaurant XYZ was determined by the working drives not to be worth it.

Why? Perhaps restaurant XYZ is notorious for taking forever to get the food ready and $4 isn’t worth the drivers time to sit and wait 20 minutes to get the food. Perhaps the distance between XYZ and your house is to far and would require 20 minutes or more of driving to deliver. In either scenario your $4 tip would equate to less than $12 an hour before expenses…. So not worth their time.

I used to make $10+ an hour in tips delivering pizzas back in the 90s and I got fuel reimbursement.. it’s 30 years later and you expect folks to fall all over themselves for a $4?

If no one will take the job for your price then you need to up your pay, period. Drivers don’t care what your order value is, whether the ti is 10% or 100% of the order value means noting.. simply is the pay worth the effort and your $4 tip ain’t worth the effort…. Stop whining abs either go get it yourself or pay what is needed to get someone to do it.


5 posted on 10/12/2022 3:13:03 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

She’s a moron. She says “like” over and over. Get up off your fat ass and cook something


6 posted on 10/12/2022 3:13:24 AM PDT by albie
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To: Bullish

How else will millennials get their morning avocado toast for at least what they’d pay at a 5-star hotel?


7 posted on 10/12/2022 3:14:41 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

Everywhere I go there’s a tip jar nowadays. I saw one that said “please give back”!! Give back for what? I had just spent $10 in a fast food restaurant and I’m certainly not going to tip!


8 posted on 10/12/2022 3:17:32 AM PDT by albie
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To: Bullish

Twenty percent tip is just guidance. These days because of inflation, high cost of gasoline, etc, expect tips to be higher. Example; it cost the driver the same to deliver a Mickey D burger and fries as it does four pizzas. Keep in mind that a gallon of gasoline is $4.00 +/- and that’s just part of an Uber drivers expenses.


9 posted on 10/12/2022 3:18:25 AM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

During the pandemic people were tipping crazy high amounts. Grateful to just get a restaurant meal and have it left on their front porch!

Drivers need to understand, those days are gone, gone, gone! Inflation or not. People won’t give a 50% tip anymore. Taxes, fees, delivery charges...and tip.

A few weeks ago I was doing some yardwork and needed a break, plus I needed to run out to Lowes for a few things. Like mulch and mums. As I scanned the Instacart site to place my grocery order...I saw they now deliver from Lowes. So I ordered my 5 bags of mulch and mums. THIS delivery person got a tip on the app and then a cash tip from me on delivery. I figure she deserved it for loading heavy bags and unloading them manually too.

Food delivery people? You get 20% of the order.


10 posted on 10/12/2022 3:21:53 AM PDT by EBH ( 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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These apps are also notorious for cancelled orders after a driver has picked up the food.


11 posted on 10/12/2022 3:25:07 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want to see the world burn.at It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

2 orders of 9 wings, and a pizza and 2 liter was over 40.00. Plus tip. cost of meal included a 6.00 delivery.
Half goes to driver. Other half to dominoes.
It’s nuts. I rarely order anymore.


12 posted on 10/12/2022 3:27:10 AM PDT by Donnafrflorida (Thru Him all things are possible.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

I never use these delivery services; in fact, I will only order pizzas wher I can pick it up myself to purposely avoid having to deal with a tip.


13 posted on 10/12/2022 3:27:38 AM PDT by MachIV
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

On what planet is a 50% plus tip like a standard tip?

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On what planet is $4, 50% of $17?


14 posted on 10/12/2022 3:31:45 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (I thank my God that I won't get what I deserve.)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

That would be the last time I ordered from Uber eats...


15 posted on 10/12/2022 3:33:05 AM PDT by sit-rep ( )
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To: MachIV

I was using Door Dash for awhile. Never tried Uber Eats but assume it is the same thing. Between service charge, other fees and then the tip it just isn’t worth it.


16 posted on 10/12/2022 3:35:00 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (DJT24)
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To: HamiltonJay

> simply is the pay worth the effort and your $4 tip ain’t worth the effort <

Well said.


17 posted on 10/12/2022 3:35:38 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Graybeard58

On what planet is $4, 50% of $17?

She was talking about the app recommended tip: “ The app was even suggesting that I tip $8 to $10,” she says. “I was a server for like ten years. On what planet is a 50% plus tip like a standard tip? “


18 posted on 10/12/2022 3:37:40 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: Nifster

Amen!


19 posted on 10/12/2022 3:42:03 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Graybeard58

Immediately prior to that statement the lady was talking about higher than 4 on 17 expectations, not the approximate 25% she offered.


20 posted on 10/12/2022 3:47:14 AM PDT by Gaffer
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