Dashing My Way Out Of Debt | Ep.5

Another day of problems with the app resulted in me getting a contract violation. This was the worst day of dashing I've ever had.
#doordash
#ridealong
#debtfreejourney

[@themeatymama]

As of making this comment at 11 a.m. on Monday, the contract violation has not been removed.

[@uncrunch398]

A contract violation disappears after your 100th proceeding order. It only counts those within your latest 100 total orders. Not saying not to get things as straight as you can with support. I got mine because I couldn't prove that I dropped off an order a customer said wasn't dropped off. I was told in chat that it would disappear as I stated here. It dropped off a few days later.

[@georgiagirl8059]

They drop off after 100 deliveries. I got one for being late with an order but it's gone now. 1st time.

[@KentRS-th1cu]

Two cheap bastards. I just burst out laughing cause I am currently dashing to the same two cheap bastards. 😂😂😂

[@normamccafferty3053]

“Yes, I’m here to pick up for two cheap b*stards.” 😂 You tried SO HARD to find resolution to a crazy, bizarre situation. You sacrificed so much time. You are fierce- trying every day to improve the lives of your kids. I’m rooting hard for you! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@sherrycrutchfield2890]

That's messed up that support would tell you to deliver the cold food

[@crispyrobot77]

I really appreciate the fact YOU requested to have the food REMADE. It is a Food Safety issue. If food is waiting around too long, then bacteria will form and create a health issue for anyone who consumes it. Also, a customer is less likely to RE-order from that restaurant/delivery service if their food is not delivered Hot/Fresh. A reasonable restaurant will want their food delivered as FRESH as possible because any food-borne illness related issues will be the restaurant's fault. Customers have paid a PREMIUM to have food delivered to their Front Door. As such, It is the OBLIGATION of the delivery driver to deliver food to the Customer as quickly and as Hot/Fresh as possible. This is why it is ALWAYS important for Drivers to use Thermal Delivery Bags to store the food from pick up to delivery. Unfortunately some drivers cannot be bothered to do so..and they SUCK and should NOT be delivering food :( YOU did the right thing by questioning the Restaurant and requesting a remake. I would do the same. In the case you have described (although time consuming) I would be tempted to contact the Customer and let them know their food has not been properly temperature regulated by the Restaurant, before you arrived there, so they may CANCEL the order (via DoorDash, UE, etc) and order from a different restaurant who DOES care about Food Safety. The obligation of any Delivery Service is to deliver Great Food..and not Great Food-Borne Illnesses. :)

[@victorvillareal6189]

Maybe I should just go home and rethink my life!Gotta love it!😂

[@KOLAkola]

I’ve did an experiment on myself when I accepted all the cheap orders thats all I got, when I declined them and accepted all the good orders, they sent more good orders. It’s an algorithm that stores all the orders ur likely to accept.

[@whortrash3664]

this is true. accepting good orders = getting good orders. You train the algorithm as to what you’ll take.

[@laurahill1451]

LOL... "Yes, Hello.... I am picking up for two cheap bastards." 🤣I just cannot believe that was a stacked order! How dare DoorDash!!

[@user-of6ln4wp6d]

😅

[@jbeats1930]

"Hello, I'm picking up a order for 2 cheap bastards"… lol.. priceless! 🤣

[@Listening4n0w]

You got to know when to let those orders go! You're causing yourself unnecessary stress! I've seen people with amazing acceptance rates get deactivated!

[@macelliusa4451]

Dang! I can’t believe they had your take food knowing it was cold. I would have unassigned it.

[@gloriabebop5313]

So sad they made you deliver that cold food! Some days are just not good days, call it a day & just go home, it will be better tomorrow

[@stephaniecolbert3444]

Hi! I am so sorry for the day you had here. It was so disheartening 😔. I have gone through similar issues. Please hug your children and yourself for making it through without throwing that phone through the windshield! I laughed 🤣, I got sad 😥, I got angry 😠, and I felt every emotion you felt while I watched this video. God bless you for being the beautiful person you are. Ps. Next time that happens, call support immediately. Don't wait. They can help you right away and you won't be in violation because you called right away 😊. Happy Dashing 🙏🏾!

[@randielynrhodes9001]

I put the support phone number in my phone contacts so i can call them when i cannot access the app.

[@cookinginthecabin]

We dash in Nebraska and our app is constantly getting stuck! It is so annoying. When you call door dash support they just tell you to restart your phone. It’s not our phones it’s your app DoorDash! I feel your pain. I love your channel by the way!

[@themeatymama]

Thank you :)

[@kristin.shepherd]

That same thing happened to me and I received a contract violation. There was seriously nothing I could do but restart my phone and idk why the order wasn’t picked up by another dasher in the process. So frustrating and definitely a disservice to the customer AND to me as a dasher!

[@georgiagirl8059]

Maybe I should just go home and rethink my whole entire life.😆 I totally get it. Gig work. No day is the same. Keep your head up.

[@cherryT55555]

If your cellular is not working well you can recalibrate it by turning on airport mode (for an iPhone) and turning it back on real quick so the sim can recalibrate to the nearest tower. Sometimes the cellular needs help. And I’ve noticed that everyone I talk to is having spotty service lately. I’ve had success doing that with my iPhone. I’m not sure how to turn off the cellular on an android arc but I imagine there is something in the settings to turn on and off airport mode.

[@smallsmall5062]

Do you know they throw away food every day at restaurants? So why wouldn't they give a customer a fresh plate of food? They don't care about the customer 's experience...

[@tdadiva]

You really had a day, I could see the frustration DD had an outage the other day that is probally why you had so many issues with the chick fil a order.

[@hospitalfood6621]

I’m sorry all this happened to you! I hope it all gets straightened out. You should not be penalized for this.

[@zane0622]

I would have unassigned that problem order.

[@georgiagirl8059]

Dont worry about the acceptance rate. Just take orders that are at least $1 per mile and make sure to see if its 2 orders before you accept if it is worth it. Also between 2-5 pm you may get the no tip orders combined with a tip order so be mindful of that.

[@danielmontoya8237]

It’s YOU who’s freaking AWESOME Meaty Mama!!! Hang in there and God Bless!!!!!

[@melindacuret5745]

I know I had the worst weekend ever I'm working 7 days at 62 years old when I should be relaxing but I have bills to pay

[@amberford5658]

Its amazing the dedication for the customer. Great job💗

[@torrelltrent7299]

Your video was so good to watch and sad at the same time. At times you made me crack up laughing, but I felt your pain when the DD app wasn't working. I applaud 👏🏽👏🏽you for being a Mom and sacrificing to get out there to do what it takes to make ends meet. It will get easier, hang in there. You got this!

[@themeatymama]

Thank you so much for your kind words. I appreciate it.

[@roxanes43]

I just found your channel and appreciate your insights bc I'm new at DD. One thing you may have heard at this point is that if you turn off the wifi it won't continuously be searching and slowing down your phone.

[@tanyaloghry5940]

I'm in Wyoming and I have the same problem with my app, it makes my dashing frustrating.

[@Autumn103103]

Acceptance rates are only worth keeping high if you need the Dash now

[@melindacuret5745]

I did that a couple of times yesterday wasn't getting any orders.

[@gigworkmama]

Yes, your AR goes down when you miss a delivery opportunity.

[@rachmunshine9474]

Otherwise, we would just miss them and never have to decline 😂

[@mariporras9708]

One of the reasons I stopped doing DoorDash is how often their app does not work, it make you waste time, and then on top of that, you get penalized. I now do only Uber Eats and I love it! Uber Eats has great orders, it is easy to work the app, and there is a great support when needed.

[@Calihustla]

I got a violation once for being late cause the app crashed on me on way to deliver the order.i couldnt fix the app at time i clueless what to do but turned out i needed to update the app on play store.i recommend you update the app 1-2 times a week also clear your storage apps cache delete call history & optimize your phone.

[@themeatymama]

Thanks for the advice.

[@mrsbeckyboop]

Hi I am a dasher too. I too got a contract violation for being late for the exact same reason on wait for it...... the exact same day! I had the order and the ap went down i had no address nothing and the screen stayed red and wouldn't load. I still have the violation today even tho i disputed it. it will prob ruin my top dasher.

[@themeatymama]

I’m so sorry. If they don’t give me top dasher because of it, I am going to be pretty pissed off about it.

[@brandysax]

This video broke my heart I hope it gets better😢

[@martinab3017]

So sorry for what you have been through. Don't worry about the contract violation. Appeal it, regardless it will be removed after 100 additional deliveries (more or less) the problem with the app has been going on for awhile. Sometimes it can't track the GPS or it just goes idle.I don't know if you work Ubereats but, if you don't, I strongly suggest you apply. When you only rely on one app, when something goes wrong you lose the income for the day. If you do DD and UE just make sure to pause the app when you accept an order from the other one. When everything goes wrong is better to turn everything off, go home for one hour and, then try again. No need to be waisting time and gas and being frustrated. Hope this helps. Good luck 👍

[@themeatymama]

That is great advice. Thank you

[@MsElegance23]

I appealed mine and it was removed after I inquired about it several times.

[@questcore636]

ah ha, you have the order sound bug too, thought it was my phone, it's the app, good fix for that, hit your volume button and it goes away, just discovered that after 1 year of doing this

[@melindacuret5745]

That's why I didn't make any money cause I was getting trash orders.

[@Kiamoko]

Omgosh!! I'd had lost my mind! I don't do food delivery anymore because of these reasons. I'm watching videos to see if things have changed and...nope. Good luck and hope this way helps you get out of debt.

[@themeatymama]

Thank you :)

[@melindacuret5745]

I'm noticing lately doordash has been combining orders different addresses

[@danadbrown91]

So I kept watching because I was praying you’d have a better experience each time. Kudos to you for sticking it out though. Many would have given up after the second twist. You have determination and a goal!!! Keep pushing toward it. God bless.

[@themeatymama]

Thank you!

[@ilishanyc06]

I just found your channel and I love your videos😆😆😆 the cash on delivery and speed bump part was me all day

[@themeatymama]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@freespiritedtruth]

These gig apps are horrible. It worked for me during the pandemic, but the ppl who own these apps are worthless. I had to stop bc not only is it slow here in Fl, I would get the most shit, no profit orders. So many non tippers, higher mileage than pay… all while using my wheels… the only way in this time of life is to plant your own seeds. Started my business during COVID while driving for Uber and Doordash… I have to say, I am so glad I did that. The seeds been planted … we all deserve abundance… please dash with a higher purpose everyone. These apps don’t give a damn and most corporate jobs are just as bad.

[@candacegaskin-webb2651]

I have an acceptance rate of 8 percent today. I don't accept any order less than 2 bucks a mile. PERIOD. I use much less gas and make more money this way. I get around the "Dash Now" incentive by scheduling my dash times 5 days at a time. :) I also drive for Uber Eats, which in my market pays MUCH better than DD

[@evelyn7881]

My son lives in Washington DC. He does Uber Eats exclusively. It pays more he said, and he has little overhead because he uses an electric bike

[@Lilyellowbus]

What a lovely video mate!

[@JAnneLevesque]

Sorry this dash was a pain, but I love riding along with you.

[@chuckwhite3033]

When the app freezes or gets really slow like that, reset the app. For me on an iPhone 13, you don't just fully swipe up and reopen. You slowly pull up about 1/3rd of the way up the screen. You'll see everything open and then swipe each window up to truly close the app. Then, reopen dasher. You won't lose any information. It will come up at the right step. Also, yes, if you time out then it counts against acceptance rate.

[@lifeofknk77]

Wow what a day…I enjoyed riding along with you tho. I know your pain. New subbie here. 😊

[@themeatymama]

Thank you :)

[@frogmanprospecting4490]

One thing I do when the app is acting weird is go into the app info and clear its storage cache then reopen the app and it fixes the issue. Happens pretty often but it does refresh the app. Hope this helps

[@themeatymama]

Thank you, I will try that.

[@toddhamrick6170]

Didn't know you could do that, but I restart my phone every day or so to fix it

[@troyshore3357]

Watching ur videos makes never think about driving apps. I really had thought about it too. 😅

[@fitguy6288]

What a nightmare. I feel for you.

[@ssmassey2210]

Acceptance rate does NOT matter. You make more money by being selective with your orders. The crap orders/ long distance are not worth your time, money, or gas.

[@MyLifeAdventures-LOL]

Any time you have a glitch like that with the app. With android, go into settings, scroll to apps. Find the dasher app. Click on it. Scroll down to storage. Click on clear cache. Then close and reopen your app. The other thing you can do is turn off phone. Then wait a bit, then hit the power key and up volume key at same time and hold it until you see a special screen pop up. Use the down key to scroll to clear cache and hit yes. Then it will restart your phone.

[@uhave2luvme]

You are freaking awesome . You do the best You can with what you are given . Then they penalize you for something out of your control . So with the customer getting cold food doordash probably lost money on that one to , the customer had to have called into and requested a refund. This comment is being written in June of 2024 . Hope you had happy holidays

[@SherryB66]

I'm a brand new sub. I love your videos so far binging on them. Bless your heart. I always tip my Dasher, No matter the price and I always thank them. I understand trying to work multiple jobs for debt relief. I have a Yorkie and chihauhau mix and they bark like big dogs lol. I admire what you are doing, I could NEVER, not with my redhead temper, lol. I was thinking about doing this type of work but my husband was like "no way" , I hope you get better tips because you go out of your way to get them delivered. 💜💙

[@themeatymama]

Thanks for subbing!

[@alwaysbetruetoyou]

It was an honest, real life 's*** happens' video. Nothing you did caused any of the issues.

[@TheRookieChefYoungReno]

I would never had taken an order for $7.75 for 10 miles.. you are losing money.. you just made doordash a profit and not yourself.. You should be investing in $2.00 per mile on orders or no lower that $1.50 per mile.. Don't let miserable customers who don't value you take advantage of you to deliver there orders.. NO tip no trip.. My god I felt very bad for you taking that order.. But keep up the good work and stay consistence ok? The Rookie Chef here... 💯💯💯

[@juanrodriguez6508]

That’s why I don’t do doordash it glitches too much

[@user-karenrose1966]

I'm watching these old videos and your rules that you have now are so different . I'm glad in your new videos that you don't except orders that don't pay at least $2:00 a mile. I've done Instacart but rather just pick up orders and deliver. It's a lot of work to shop & deliver and carry lots of bags for little money.

[@judiklaus5291]

The miles...need to equal...the pay. Missing a delivery, does count against, your acceptance rate.

[@whortrash3664]

at least equal the miles. should be accepting only $2 per mi

[@biggiesmalls657]

If you force stop the app, sometimes that helps and if you aren't on a dash you can also clear cache or sign out

[@Calihustla]

Hey i have that same ringtone for texts & notifications i thought that was my phone lol 😂 wow i cant dothat drive 10-16 miles for low pay no thank you doordash ill work multiple apps and take best offer and keep pushing down the yellow brick road 💯

[@Babsonthego4]

This has happened to me several times. J just got out if the app, then went home

[@tdadiva]

I always check the order if its 4.00 if its a stack I unassigned order before picking up order. DD will try you. Got to dash to make cash and not cents....

[@souldreamer8571]

It is very disheartening when the app fails and there is nothing u can do. I had one that the app kept taking me to a completely different address in a different part of town. I had to finally call the customer and ask for landmarks and met him at the school up from his house. It took over an hour and it was pizza. So I am sure it was cold

[@klaw6420]

I've had issues with the app and the map giving me stupid issues. Sometimes force closing the app works, but sometimes it really doesn't.

[@elmocake2849]

The maps issues. Here’s what I do to try to prevent that issue. I’ve downloaded a few different map apps. That way, if the dasher app messes up like that. I take the address and put it in a different app to get there. The other issues I have no advice on. I’m sorry. Except to make sure your Wi-Fi is turned off. When the app messes up like this. I hate to say it, but I give up and go home at the first sight of issues. I’ll try again later in a few hours.

[@imjody]

Oh my goodness!! I am so glad I do not deliver for DoorDash, but rather UberEats. SO much better. Hope future days go way, way better for you!

[@themeatymama]

Thank you :)

[@cali_love5977]

Look how far you’ve come from this video to today. I would have taken the food home and bounced 🤣 meaty mama one year later would have checked out after 10 Mins of this crap lol

[@user-of3ip6gf2h]

Meaty Mama have a suggestion for you. Don't get back into the car until you have accepted the next offer. You'll get a better signal on your phone if your outside of the car. I really think a lot of the problems arise from bad signal. We just get so caught up we forget to see the bars and that we have none. 🙂👍🎉

[@adrianakessler384]

I use to mess w orders & customer service. If you have trouble w phone 📱, CANCEL the order. Also, if you are running late, and you can not make it by the pick up time (within nine minutes)-traffic or delay, CANCEL. It will save you from these violations. Check the time. It isn’t worth the aggravation. I use to not want to cancel, but after waiting an hour at Primanti Brothers in my area-she kept telling me it would only be five minutes, instead of being honest because another dasher had taken the pizza 🍕. I won’t wait past 5-10 minutes (depending on pay). Not worth the time nor aggravation.

[@garyday6681]

It is your starting point the reason it takes you to where you want to be. Change your starting point slightly and it will not send you where you dont want to be. Also never use Door Dash hotspots. Instead make your own.

[@gigworkmama]

I'm so sorry you had a bad day.

[@firestarterx]

Hello I’m picking up for 2 cheap bastards 😂

[@Ella_And_MommaTera]

I have never had any of the issues your having with the app. The most it's ever done to me was not upload the delivery photos.

[@fitnessence]

*_Great Video_*

[@goodinatorowo7624]

What a nightmare, also I don't know if anyone answered your question but letting the timer run out aka not accepting or denying an order does still count against your acceptance rate ):

[@kayannramos2218]

❤your expressing your heart and it's fine with us here, l never understood even if you don't have much tip even like that lady did of 2- ) l set up thank you bags with good coffee in it and with cash depending on what l have to give as a thank you, you shouldn't drive so much for 2- pay and no tips it seems that mc Donald' orders are the selfish people orders and anywhere else. Praying you receive good paying ones💕

[@michellesicble1440]

I’ve had two mama. It sucks. But neither were my fault and after so many deliveries it dropped off.

[@Suzad75]

I did my first dash it was really good but progressively got worse. It was like let’s test her and see how low she will go. I went from a $23 order to a $2 order. I took like the first one of those just to keep my average up then they kept sending me those so after declining a few started to go back up to around $7.

[@americanidol434]

I love the taco bus bus

[@Erik303MileHigh]

Reset or restart the phone. It will pick up where you left off. Make sure you also have an updated phone and nice g5 phone. I have a nice phone just for deliveries.

[@Kemi-so8nv]

When you’re having these type of phone issues I just try to take a screenshot of the address use your other navigation system and go to the address . Use your regular camera take a picture just in case you have any issued .

[@connierich7230]

Hi! You are a warrior, girl. I am new to your channel and I was wondering if you are including your gas costs into your hourly wage calculation. From what I have heard, it sounds like you are not. I was just curious. You are a trooper!!

[@thunderstormvideos6460]

Best way to raise your AR is by using EBT (earn by time). Even to 2 dollar orders should pay a little better at least.

[@quickfiring]

You shoulve of cancelled the order honestly when something gives me so much trouble its probably not worth it

[@adrianakessler384]

Yes, it counts, unfortunately, or I would just let all bad orders run out. Are you in Florida? Looks nice 😊!

[@cashmoney4736]

It's nothing wrong with your phone. When I'm in my door dash app and it sends me a order, it constantly makes a notification noise. I have to reboot it to stop the noise. You would have to turn off all notifications from Doordash in your settings. But then you would have to stare at your screen to see your order.

[@nmhtv3427]

Same girl I ended the month with 200 deliveries and a 67%, boo

[@themeatymama]

😟

[@Erik303MileHigh]

I think the phone had an update that you haven't downloaded yet and normally phones start acting up. That or the app which you did but after downloading or updating the app I usually restart my phone also. I even restart my phone right before I start dashing. Good luck and just know phones are like computers and there will be bad technology days.

[@Autumn103103]

My app started doing that after an update for Android. If I pull the screen down to look at notifications it will get it to stop

[@letitiaroark6878]

Could be internet weak area. Better to stay at mcD and use free wifi if they have it. Pull up address in a different app. WaZe/google maps etc.

[@nicoleagel5630]

Here too 😅

[@user-sm5nu5fb1i]

When the app starts messing up restart your phone and it fixes the issues you're having with the DD app..

[@gordoncharles3738]

We all gotta take our medicine.

[@lw1913]

#catchingup 🎉

[@fitguy6288]

Thanks!

[@themeatymama]

Thank you so much!

[@fitguy6288]

@@themeatymama Totally deserved. Keep up with the nice work!

[@johntran7021]

Food don't get cold if you put inside the hot bag ....almost all food just put in hot bag any hot bag even food don't need hot bag just still put on hot bag ...you never know what happen the wait

[@cristobal0303]

Lol this has happend to my Samsung galaxy note 20 ultra.. I guess dosent happen with iphones?( the phone glitching )