Posted on 05/29/2025 9:18:46 AM PDT by Morgana
A DoorDash driver has ignited a fierce tipping debate after demanding extra from a customer due to stormy weather.
The disgruntled patron took to Reddit to share her shock at being asked to tip for her food delivery - on top of the $5 she already had.
The driver, only known as Rob, contacted the customer through the DoorDash app, starting off by telling her that he was waiting on the order.
He then sent two photos showing the stormy weather - including one of extremely heavy rain.
The DoorDash driver then wrote: 'It's heavily raining out here if you can add compensation that would be greatly appreciated and helpful.'
Rob added: 'Driving more than 10 miles to get your food delivered.'
The confused customer shared the interaction to Reddit, asking fellow users if it was normal to tip even more in bad weather.
'I looked it up and it was not 10 miles away and I had definitely tipped well,' she wrote in a comment. 'That's the weird part for me he wanted me to increase my already $5 tip.'
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I think this is out of control and I just go get my own food
I have a difficult time understanding the whole concept.
My neighbors have DoorDash type delivery twice a day, every day!
I occasionally enjoy dinner out.
But, I generally prefer my own cooking.
It’s usually better and always less expensive than dining out.
The fees for food delivery are absurd.
Unless I’m asking my assistant order a meal for a business meeting to be delivered (like for 12 people), I don’t use it.
I think this is out of control and I just go get my own food
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No good, there’s a tip jar on the counter, too. And you get the tip screen to come up when you check out. I guess you can skip those and nobody will spit in your food.
This time.
Once a week I like take out but I go get it myself. I don’t trust delivery people and I was out anyway.
Learn how to cook ... it’s an enjoyable endeavor and you save a bunch of dough (pun intended).
“The DoorDash driver then wrote: ‘It’s heavily raining out here if you can add compensation that would be greatly appreciated and helpful.’
Rob added: ‘Driving more than 10 miles to get your food delivered.”
Sounds like lightly veiled extortion to me.
It is very easy to open a can of chili. One can even put a pot pie in an oven. I have heard rumors that one can heat up a saucepan and scramble eggs in it.
Good rule of thumb is to tip at least $1 per mile the driver will have to travel to deliver your food to you.
Do you know how much of that $1 is deductible (current federal per-mile mileage deduction)?
Pro tip: Make an effort to tip enough so that the total amount of revenue your driver takes in is greater than what is deductible in terms of the driver-owned vehicle being used to deliver your food order.
When did tipping before the activity start? I tip for a good job.
Tipping, and feeling of entitlement to a tip for even the most mundane service is out of control.
Also, I try to keep the number of people handling my food to minimum, so for me paying God knows how much extra for some random do drive to my house with a burger and fries is out of the question.
If you are dumb enough to order Door Dash, you are dumb enough to be extorted. Learn to cook.
With the money they are wasting they probably could pay off their student loans.
If a person starts thinking of how uneven the concept of tipping is they will see how irrational it is.
If a plumber comes to your house and pulls some hair out of your bathroom sink his boss pays him his normal pay, if your water main is broke on a 30 degree winter day he digs through the mud and works wet and cold in knee deep water until he can get you back in service so that the family can prepare for school and work the next day with meals and showers, and the boss pays him his normal pay, if you look at all the people around you there is a lot of that kind of special services given to you, yet a waitress or valet and other jobs are expected to get special treats for showing up at work, and many even think they will be mean and not do their job if their palm isn’t greased.
Never used DoorDash and never will.
“”””When did tipping before the activity start? I tip for a good job.””””
This new openness about tipping is helping some to understand that the owner has you working for him and paying his labor costs.
Good post.
When there is no fixed price things can get chaotic in a hurry.
We live so far out in the boonies we could not get food delivery anyway—so for us this discussion is kinda academic.
What I object to most is at some places where I go to make my own take out order I have to wait an extraordinary length of time while multiple “pick up” orders are being prepared and picked up, while I wait and wait.
I could add to that all the extra reserved for pick up parking slots (often unused) at places like Home Depot or Best Buy, while I have to hunt for a parking space.
What is good for the technologists and their technologies is often penalizing the rest of us.
The technologists even win on billing. Multiple outfits now charge extra if you get a paper monthly bill, which means you are a less-than-upright customer if you don’t use the latest technology.
Tipping should be eliminated. The quoted price should be the price you pay, including taxes and tip. The current way of doing things is dishonest.
We got a very generous gift card from someone at Christmas. It took a minute to figure it out, but ordering online or in the app was super easy. With just a few clicks, the food is delivered right to your doorstep.
However, the downside is that it’s too expensive compared to making your own food or picking food up yourself. So we won’t use it again (unless we get a gift card) :)
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