DECLINE These Orders When Driving For Food Delivery Apps! (ALWAYS)

[@YourDriverMike]

⚡️Should you actually stop driving for DoorDash? I give five possible reasons why here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2HUiqJrZbt6Y68&t

[@JeffNeubauerJesus24365]

Did 5 orders with DoorDash and they either cancelled or were late by 45 - 90 minutes on delivery. They must pay their drivers very poorly. Stopped giving me credits after giving me $65 for cold food and late deliveries. Said they can't give any more credits, but were sorry! LOL Used the last of my credits for pickup. DOORDASH SUCKS!

[@suzanneaubin7599]

@@JeffNeubauerJesus24365 aww that's too bad. I love Door Dash and have had no complaints for my area.

[@brendachavez3451]

@@JeffNeubauerJesus24365 he said driving. Not ordering.

[@JeffNeubauerJesus24365]

@@brendachavez3451 They pay poorly otherwise they'd have enough drivers to get my orders. Make sense now Brenda?

[@Jman926]

@@JeffNeubauerJesus24365 They were "sorry".... Well, apologies are easy I guess! All that tells me is that they had no intent on making the situation right...

[@MrSolvaring]

I remember I got an order for McDonalds. it was a high payout, and the miles were good, so I accepted it. I received a text saying that she'd leave a bigger tip if all items are in there. I happily obliged with making sure all items were in there. Once it was delivered via the instructions, I waited an hour for the result. I ended up getting a 45$ tip.

[@LunaDelTuna]

Same, I got a guy who ordered McDonalds and asked me to buy him some White Owls from the gas station and tipped me $40 for it.

[@chrystallee5528]

I took a double restaurant order going to the same address once. Not knowing it was going to a hoody part of town. When I arrived to the very large & confusing apartment complex the customer came out to get his orders, thanked me and tipped me $20 cash for delivering his orders. I guess not many driver's we willing to deliver his orders previously. I probably wouldn't have either if I had known the area better.

[@kanglander1285]

Shut up

[@MrSolvaring]

@@kanglander1285 Who you talkin' to, boay!?

[@HaiTharImDavid]

@@sharleneoakes7243 Respects to people like you but I feel like it's usually not worth the risk. Last night I accidentally took an order for some onions rings to the buttfuck middle of nowhere at night where there were no streetlights, not even a porch light or anything to help me find their front door so I walked around with a flashlight for a good 5-10 mins looking for their house and entrance. Got a $1 tip.

[@sadkfjasdkl4543]

Isn’t it ironic that the fast food restaurants are the slowest!

[@lifeisabadjoke5750]

lol

[@natehailu86]

😂

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Because they have the most ignorant workers usually.

[@asdfoio]

some McDs are the best actually.

[@DatVideoDoe]

I called a McDonalds that took FOREVER to make my order and they told me that they don’t start putting the order together until the driver gets there, which pissed me off because I placed the order while their dinner menu was still available but the driver didn’t get there until after they switched, so they “weren’t able” to make my order. So my order just sat in limbo for 45 minutes. I couldn’t cancel because it had been accepted and I would be charged for it. I had to reach out to support to get it canceled.

[@xycan8734]

The biggest mistake I think people making is not account for the drive back from an order. If an order is 5 miles but it's 5 miles out of a place where you can take a deliver that delivery is 10 miles not 5. The payout must go up accordingly.

[@kallythms]

Yes, I agreed 👍 💯 uber gave a questionnaire an I've mentioned that myself.

[@kar-gonet2187]

That’s the one of the “checklist items “ he fails to mention. Especially in smaller markets

[@parvezshahid8906]

Yep. I try to stay within or as close to my market as possible.

[@JoJo-fm4tk]

@Xycan you're absolutely right and I found that a lot of times they send you outside your delivery zone so you can't take orders on the way back to the original start point so that's a waste of time and money too.

[@benderpwns5745]

I call it “true miles” When I record my work. I take the miles uber eats tells me I drive and I multiply it by 2. So if I drove 50 miles and made $125. Then my true mile ratio is $1.25 per true mile. As long as the ratio is > $1/mile, I believe its worth it.

[@joeldriver5356]

I do doordash, ubereats and postmates (I almost do no postmates deliveries anymore however) and I am amazed at how many deliveries that come up paying less than $6. I deny anything under that amount and frankly it's frustrating that drivers are taking those because you're making it worse for the rest of us out here. If you drive for a food delivery app please don't ever take a delivery that pays less than that because they'll continue to lower the payouts to drivers.

[@WonkaBiz]

Sorry I accept everything...sometimes I do 6 $5 deliveries in an hour...they’re always short distances...Since I changed to auto accept I’m making more money and it’s just a smoother work day

[@joeldriver5356]

@@WonkaBiz Absolute horseshit. That means each delivery would take only 10 minutes which is completely impossible. I'll bet you $1000 and I'll come to wherever you live and there's no way you can do 6 deliveries in an hour. 4 is about the absolute maximum and that's only if you can run deliveries together from different apps. If you're doing any deliveries under $6 you're only hurting yourself and you're actually hurting other drivers because if we all refuse them they'll have to pay out more.

[@juliandinkins2478]

@@WonkaBiz You gotta be a bot. Your comment is pure bologna.

[@atgn70]

@@joeldriver5356 Truth! I decided one day to do nothing but take every order that showed up on my screen...The pay ended up being about 14 dollars an hour over several hours and that's before my expenses,gas...And anyone who doesn't tip minimum 3 to 5 dollars to have someone get in their car,drive to a restaurant,wait,drive to their house and then drive back to their area ,needs to stay home and make a bologna sandwich...

[@orionsopulence9883]

Absolutely love your comment.. Know your worth!

[@DeahCurryPhD]

I'm not a driver, but I order in a lot. It's quite enlightening to see this side of the service, and gives me another reason to tip well for everyone's time, and effort in ensuring the correct order is healthfully delivered. My place is hard to find -- condo door not visible from street or parking lot -- so I especially appreciate it when drivers follow my directions instead of relying on GPS, which usually gets them lost. For us seniors who rely on you all, gig drivers are the best thing since cordless landlines. ;)

[@synickanash2158]

We really appreciate tips especially the surprising ones. Stay blessed! 🙌 😇

[@Sushihunter250]

I ordered from Skip the Dishes and they get lost next door about 90% of the time. I have written directions that are very specific, but most don't seem to read it until they end up in the dead end parking lot next door to me. Funny thing, I ordered last night and watched the tracker as he drove into the lot next door. Before he even stopped, my intercom rang and it was him! He said he didn't go next door, but I don't know. He got here fast and the food was hot, so good for him!

[@republican4u2nv78]

@@Sushihunter250 I learned my very first night of delivering to read the instructions before I leave the restaurant parking lot lol! It has saved me so much time and hassle and I always thank people for their detailed instructions! I just wish more people added instructions that live in more difficult places (apartments that can be difficult or aren't labeled well, if your door is located somewhere not on the front of the house, if your house is behind the main house, if all entrances to your housing development are blocked with a gate except one entrance, etc) One major thing I never noticed until delivering is how many houses aren't properly labeled with a house number! Some just do not have numbers on the house or mailbox, they are so small they cannot be seen unless you are a foot away, or they are so faded they cannot be read. I really hate when the house number is painted on the curb. When you live in places that get snow all winter, it is almost always hidden under snow/ice and grass in warmer weather. I remember at first being so naive like "it's probably gonna be this house coming up with the porch light on!" Nope, it most likely the darkest house on the street that hasn't shoveled their stairs all winter and they are solid ice lol!

[@Sushihunter250]

@@republican4u2nv78 I also order groceries from Instacart. Great service. But, like Skip the Dishes, they often get lost in the church parking lot next door to my apartment building. One of the things I do now, is use the app on my phone to send the driver a note to read the specific directions, and then I send them two photos, 1 is a map with arrows on it showing my place, the 2nd is a photo showing the front of my building from the street, and has my address, buzzer code, and phone number on it. This usually gets the delivery to come directly to my building without getting lost. Unfortunately, we have a large number of Asians driving who's English skills are very low and they don't communicate well. The ability to send photos to the driver really helps make things clear, I wish the restaurant delivery apps had this feature the way Instacart does. It would also help if Instacart made this available on the computer app so I didn't have to use my phone.

[@denisesachs7620]

Unfortunately, most of the time you cannot see the customers comments, nor personal directions until we arrive.

[@firecracker2009]

I always decline the stacked orders unless both come from the same restaurant. With two restaurants, one is always going to have a ridiculously long delay in my experience.

[@UberHummus]

Yeah, sometimes the “later” order even takes a while when that happens. Bit of a bummer, but I’d rather wait like 8 more minutes at the same restaurant than have to drive somewhere else and still wait

[@Random_Nerd42]

Thisss

[@BeegirlsHoneyHouse]

I took an Uber 2 stack from a pizza restaurant but didn’t realize they were 2 different locations… I literally walked the street with a flashlight in a sketchy place and could never locate the unmarked home. Instructions said leave at door, don’t ring-don’t call. I texted 3 time and did call- NO RESPONSE. Finally cut bait undeliverable for breadsticks with ranch🤦‍♀️‼️ The 2nd was quite a distance and his order was super late and in a crazy maze apartment complex with an incorrect name given by uber. He was very kind and understanding but his food was cold and he had to guide me in on the telephone 2 different calls… geezus. Screw me, thank you. He was mad at uber and my tip was 3, I gave him the breadsticks….I must figure this out to earn…👁👁👍🏽

[@danielwellard5618]

This is where being on a bicycle and good terms with the restaurants comes in handy. Take a screenshot of the order you are waiting in and ask the restaurant if you can close their order, then go to the next pick up, come back to the first pick up and its ready

[@jamesdinius7769]

And a long delay means less tips because the customer who probably doesn't understand stacked orders is pissed off that you're taking so long. Double edged sword there.

[@aprils6971]

I always look at time first then mileage. If we all stop accepting $3 and under maybe they will stop sending those. My time is valuable if it's not worth my time I'm not accepting it period.

[@respinoza89]

I wish people would not accept those but I feel like there always people who are willing to do it. Or sometimes stacked orders. Once I accepted a stacked order and later I realized that one of the orders left a large tip and the second one left zero tip. That really upset me

[@driveral1305]

Yes, stacked orders definitely tend towards the low/no tip for one order and high tip or just total payout for the other order. The algorithms used by the delivery companies are taking care of the low/no tip orders that would sit much longer without delivery otherwise.

[@nala3038]

@@respinoza89 people who don’t tip are scumbags!!!

[@Travelvision2020]

@Hawker75 last time I checked we went through a pandemic and maybe people don't like bosses and coworkers

[@vince2997]

Exactly I always think the same thing. I’ll be in rush hour traffic with a $3-5 charge for 30 mins. So you mean to tell me that I’m going to be waiting/driving for an hour for $10/hr minus my GAS. Get the heck outta here. The app thinks I’m a sucker, I swear. I decline more than 50% of my orders

[@chadsteimer6030]

i had someone give me a $38 tip on Uber eats tonight. It was a triple take kind of moment.

[@rocketsmall4547]

u deserve it

[@howey935]

My mother gets a takeaway delivered every Thursday it’s the same order every week which comes to £20:26 and every week she pays with 2 x £20 notes and tells them to keep the change. In the last 4 or 5 years she’s never had a cold meal and she often get’s a couple of desserts thrown in that she never ordered and wasn’t charged for.

[@Lordpianz]

@@howey935 exactly, you tip good your ganranteed just about to get your food within the next 15 30 mins even if we have to run a few stop signs and people over 😜

[@jayviktor6130]

The way Uber runs its app is predatory. They conceal information from us. When I'm delivering someone to their destination, and a new ride request pops up, it's there for 5 seconds, and as I'm driving I cannot scan over the map to see the new requestor's details. Shame on you, Uber, for exploiting your drivers!

[@Tundex_Plays]

I just started doing Uber eats and have noticed this . They always pop up when you're driving .

[@benderpwns5745]

I always use the startegy that an order is worth my time if it follows these parameters. 1. The payout is > miles 2. The mileage is

[@allinterhigh3118]

This is my strategy too. Pay out has to be a few dollars more than the miles. And the miles have to a certain distance. I'll accept under 8 dollars for really miles tho.

[@drayman101]

Been delivering almost two months now and mine's about the same. Peak times: at least $2/mi,

[@CarlosAMurilloGarcia]

I am always nice with all customers, smiling, given them a nice moment, because I like socialize. And many times they increased the tip, one guy, we were talking about my bike, and after I leave he sent me $75.

[@NendoroidX]

How? It’s not possible to custom tip

[@Eye4eye007]

@@NendoroidX on uber eats? Customers can send you post-delivery tips.

[@reginafernandez9503]

I thought the most you can tip is $11(something cents)

[@Eye4eye007]

@@reginafernandez9503 nope, I received a $70 tip a few days ago

[@jonasspeaks7306]

@@NendoroidX no I got a $40 tip from door dash a while back

[@bob-ny6kn]

Yes! Everyone DECLINE the $3 order! I deliver by bicycle, and a 15min/$3 delivery is five minutes for me. I do $25 per hour (without tips) on these $3 orders. Remember- DECLINE ALL $3 orders.

[@MusicSetAdrift]

Right, this guy is ......

[@2oomuxh]

Yeah I’m getting a bunch of $3 orders here in Osaka & most are less than 1.5km! About to do my first delivery later today!!

[@daddydeebenton4297]

That’s because u on on bike u save and the people more considerate

[@antoniovillanueva1119]

Cheat code

[@Steve-fj7mb]

My minimum is $5 for an order under 3 miles away. That’s the ratio that works

[@lightningvisions8518]

First DD shift today in Honolulu. 7 deliveries in 4 hours and made $92.

[@XanderXel91]

That's awesome! Always wondered how the delivery economy was in Hawaii. How is it going so far, are you still profitable?

[@MDC2020]

LoL must be nice. Just wait till you loose that peak pay.

[@NomadicApril]

How much did you spend in gas? I’m considering doing this

[@thequintessential5503]

Good job!

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jhalenhanshaw5405]

I drove 50k miles and ended up making 80k that year. I wrote off a lot of business expenses so I paid no taxes. I think it was worth it. Edit: I’m not a tax guru. IRS wanted 10k but my tax guy LEGALLY brought it down to $200

[@HitPeace]

Boss

[@larrrythecableguysoldneigh8899]

Nice work, I'm also following this idea

[@honeychick4ever]

Wow Boss Goals💯💯💯💯

[@giri1310]

Can you give more details on this?

[@jhalenhanshaw5405]

@@giri1310 sure

[@azv4375]

I went to a rich neighborhood, I needed to deliver an order with 7 bags in it, the bags were very hot so they were burning my hands just carrying them but I had a good feeling the tip I was going to get was going to be nice, I dropped off the food and the family was looking at the food and told me if I went back to the store and got more sauce they'd give me a massive tip, so I obliged and did what the family said, well the family gave me a 400$ tio and some free fries because they were cold, lets just say I didn't need to work the rest of the week and I got some free cold food (:

[@Jknight-p4h]

working hard for them soggy taters

[@ChicagoDominique773]

​@@Jknight-p4h 😂😂

[@joneseybaby8124]

That’s a BLESSING 🙏🏽

[@mp5249]

Here it's poorer people giving decent tips, the biggest homes will hand you $1.

[@jasonbasant5624]

Lord I've seen what you've done for others and I pray you do the same for me

[@mikep211]

I don’t like those low payout orders because those are the ones that tend to give you bad feedback if the delivery wasn’t perfect and most likely to make false reports to uber so their food would be free. For an example, didn’t receive food order or driver wasn’t wearing a face covering.

[@StreetsidePhotoOnline]

I thought I was the only one! Thanks! I dont accept any order where the mileage is bigger than the payout.

[@mikep211]

@@StreetsidePhotoOnline Well in my opinion its more likely cause i don’t think someone who left a tip would make up these reports when they are already appreciating your service. Just they way i see it. I already had 2- no mask reports and a unprofessional negative feedback, Which is completely false reports! I never show up without a mask and im always polite and try to be as professional as possible.

[@StreetsidePhotoOnline]

@@mikep211 it's really not even that serious as to whether we are "professional" or not, we're delivering food, it's simple. Some customers MAINLY the low paying ones are just entitled people. I hope every driver in the country learn to stop accepting a damn $3 and $4 order. Uber is always a problem though. I had a few false reports that I didn't even drop off the food, so I'm on Grubhub a whole lot more now iys so much more efficient, customers and restaurants respect it more for some reason. And no ratings or petty rankings for such a simple task that we do. I've been told Uber these are reasons why I limit the service I give them specifically, until they actually help drivers. I font do rideshare for Uber at all because Uber customers are entitled. I use Lyft because you can at least explain yourself if you have a false report. Drivers gotta respect themselves and not let an app, basically a video game, run their lives.

[@mikep211]

@@aaronbaker1991 i had a similar experience as you unfortunately. I picked up an order from taco bell and i delivered it “meet at door” in the ghetto and she asked for the drink and taco bell didn’t give me the drink and i forgot it to check if it had a drink. So i kindly told her im so sorry for the inconvenience but i will go back and get her the drink with the recipe that was on the bag, just to keep her happy and avoid a thumbs down. So i went and came back quick and she was so thankful and again i apologize and she said no problem. Soon after i went above and beyond, she still gave me a dumbs down and no tip. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@deannasalem9195]

I got skunked with a 2 thumbs down on Uber Eats over Friday & Saturday nights delivering food. I pretty much traced who it could possibly be and it was ghetto. I delivered twice to this family in the same hour from fast food places and all I got was a thumbs down and no tip. Im going to start declining McDs and such. I need 😫 to cherry pick my options on the big money pay outs on the Foodie apps. And I was climbing to a high accepting rate of 93 percent and climbing until this BS happened. Live and learn.

[@ericaamerica163]

When I first started with DD, I used to accept ALL orders. I thought that the customer would probably tip in cash. NOT! Thanks for your tips!

[@Ajst1987]

Whenever I do contactless deliveries, I always leave a note like “Thank you for ordering. Enjoy!” 😊

[@kallythms]

I'll try that next time.

[@taliaw8720]

me too, I honestly think that's why my tips are consistent

[@Ajst1987]

@@kallythms nice! Let me know how it goes.

[@Ajst1987]

@@taliaw8720 that would explain it, for sure.

[@Ajst1987]

@@aaronbaker1991 not at all. It doesn’t cost anything to be nice. It’s professional as well. It’s been working good for me too. I don’t understand why is it when people are being kind, some people label it a fake? We need to change this...

[@Chevifier]

The golden rule: unless your walmart is next door from your home dont take them. In my first week while i was inexperienced i ended up waiting 30 minutes for a 2 stack order going 23 miles total for 13.50. (Never again)🤣

[@duahaun123]

Also when they came out with the Walmart Uber Eats deliveries 2 month ago they used to pay over $20 per Walmart delivery now they're trying to pay us less than $8.

[@cuauhtemocmorisco3493]

Oh Hell Naw!!!! Same thing happened to me but i had to drive 10miles and the customer tipped me a dollar. Like i prayed and i will never do it ever again!!🤣🤣🤣

[@jayviktor6130]

Never pick up anything from that store. It is a stressful experience, and they will waste a lot of your time. The customers that use DD for their Walmart groceries are f'king dirt cheap pricks that will not tip you. You'll have to drag $200.00 worth of groceries up to the 3rd floor of their shithole apartment, which is all the way in the back of the complex. They rarely help you carry anything!

[@daddydeebenton4297]

Y would u Even take orders with that many miles even new I wouldn’t do that doesn’t add up

[@jayviolajay]

I have only been doing Uber Eats for an exact week now and I have received a tip with every order that I sent a message to prior to delivery and immediately after. I love your videos, very informative for new drivers, literally has helped me survive after recently losing my 9-5 FT job. So, Thank you! :)

[@BrIdEsMaIdCoOlO]

Are you still delivering for Uber eats?

[@UberHummus]

I always leave a note when I drop off. Even if it’s just “enjoy!” Every single time. If they had some instructions like this, I do repeat them like you do “left on table,” etc. People here in LA, especially on west side, appreciate when they feel things go exactly how they want to. Using the same language shows that you followed their words and they are very often appreciative. Tips have been solid for me during Uber eats!

[@furbabyangels]

Great idea:) am gonna use it.

[@kimberlykyle6451]

Listening to you. Started 1 week ago...made $800 first week. I work lunch and dinner only do surge/boost, don't take anything below 7-10$... This is my side hustle after work so far love it!

[@the_real_saulgoodman]

On a Monday I made $125 in 6 hours. 13 trips. I think that’s pretty decent lol. I honestly avoid restaurants. Customers never tip and there is always a delay with my order.

[@intergalacticdegengypsy6135]

How much petrol did U use?

[@CarlosBadCo]

Restaurants can go both ways either the customer spent all their $$ on food and are cheap on tip or they could afford both and a tip is in order.

[@samantharhodes4610]

More often than not, I do confirm, almost verbatim, the customer's delivery instructions in the notes upon dropoff; not only does it let them know that I paid attention and confirm the delivery's location, but I find it reminds me to not forget to check for delivery instructions for future orders and helps me make that mental note.

[@SimpExterminator]

I recently started doing uber eats and one of the biggest takeaways so far has been time management and not accepting those useless orders with very low payouts.

[@Eye4eye007]

Averaging $40/hr on Uber Eats bro. Your videos have helped out!

[@jayrawkstar]

I totally agree with your thoughts towards miles vs payout. I will never accept an order less than 8… maybe $7.50. I also love leaving notes. I feel like it boosts my tips

[@fifiearthwanderer]

If you dont mind me asking....What kind of notes do you leave? And do you leave it before or after drop off?

[@charlespunua2124]

I agree! It's always good to communicate with your customers. Informing them of what's happening with there food and drinks from pickup to delivery. Just think about how you would feel if it was your food and drinks; Is my food in a hotbag? Are my drinks getting warm? Did they get my food yet? Do unto others...simple!

[@charlespunua2124]

When picking up at the restaurant I will only contact customer if there is a delay or problem with the order. After pickup I'll use the text icon to say, "Hi _ _ _, I just got your food and it's in a hotbag and your drinks are on ice. I'll double check directions then head to you After checking directions, I'll use the default "OK got it" and "I'm on my way ".

[@charlespunua2124]

Forgot to add... Upon arrival to the location, I'll hit the default "I've arrived ". Finally, before taking a photo, I will text, "Enjoy!". Take the photo and end the delivery

[@fifthgeneration3371]

The area I’m in is mostly middle class residential and not so many apartments so by the time I go to “take picture” they are already opening the door lol 😂 it’s so awkward stranding there taking a picture when they are right there so when that’s the case I just skip that step

[@saras.301]

Same😝

[@gustavohernandez3317]

Once they had a glass screen door and I could see myself in the picture 😂

[@amanlayal]

Same 😂😂

[@kayniyreeee]

@@gustavohernandez3317 😂😂😂😂😂

[@parvezshahid8906]

Hahaha same! If they see me I just say that it's policy but since they've picked up the order it's all good I don't need to take a photo anymore.

[@jendee1260]

This video is good for beginners. My first day I did 2 orders, and 6 on my second. By the start of my third day, I had my standards of acceptance down.

[@MidnightOracle8]

I always write a personalized note which confirms their instructions and I add “Enjoy”! The orders in Atlanta have continuously gotten worse: under $5 orders galore and sad promotions

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Damn, I am in Atlanta and thinking about starting.

[@BetterNBetter]

Depends on what areas in Atlanta. And I actually haven’t seen any promos yet for UberEats, only Uber passenger drivers. How often do they run UE promos?

[@redconvoy]

I've been staying within a radius so I don't spend so much on gas, but I do make money. I find sometimes that with the bigger payouts, they will tip you more. I had one that was 12 and change for 6 miles and they tipped me over $19.00, so it came out over $24.00. I was happy!

[@YourDriverMike]

Nice job, especially on DD they'll hide exceptionally high payouts sometimes

[@ks_hunter7327]

Any delivery that ends at an apartment always adds additional 5-15 minutes just to find the dang apartment.

[@drejohnson850]

Just watched your video last night after my very first day of Uber eats.. 4 and a half hours and made 78.. after watching your video that night the very next day I made JUST under 100 for 4 hours! Thanks for the advice! I definitely hit that $24 an hour. Forgot to mention I did it only putting 36 miles on the car 💪🏼

[@jjwilliams9171]

How is it going now?

[@drejohnson850]

@@jjwilliams9171 about the same. There’s days when it doesn’t happen but still about the same

[@zekeyra5453]

Most important is the restaurants being ready w the food

[@hmc8171]

Anything under $4.00 in my area is no tip included. When I first start the night if I’ve been waiting for my first order I’ll take a low pay amount to just get on the board. Then I become selective.

[@dashforcash6555]

Don't take no tip orders on principle, they can have cold food or no food.

[@mR.DeathCore]

I deliver in NE FL area, I can tell y'all, he's on point, I won't accept anything less than $9-$10 per order. Stacked orders,$17 -$20+. I work 8-10 a day 7days a week! Thing that I've noticed the last two updates is that Uber is giving us half of the of the pay for more miles = example 6.51 for 12.1 miles. This is also no no do not take.

[@dawnhess180]

I do like the idea of putting in the description exactly what the customer asks for. Going to start using this

[@daviddziengelewski8777]

I started just a few weeks ago. Did not take me long to figure out if it isn’t $1 a mile minimum I will not take it. Doing much better now. Also won’t take orders that take me out of my area. It’s working now to refine it some

[@Supernovaautographs]

Your safety is the most important thing, followed by your vehicle and lastly your time, Depends on how slow it is, I usually get good tips from McDonald’s I will also accept McDonald’s if there’s a quest to get 10 deliveries done for extra $10.

[@SirMysticRob]

No, the vehicle can be replaced (with great difficulty). How many minutes or hours can you get back from yesterday if they didn't go well? Time always beats anything else besides safety and health. But if time is being used properly, yes the vehicle is definitely super vital in this case since it is the job machine lol

[@Supernovaautographs]

@@SirMysticRob with out a vehicle it’s much harder to deliver, say you get into an accident now you gotta spend TIME dealing with insurance companies instead of doing something else

[@YourDriverMike]

True, I assume safety is #1 of course

[@SirMysticRob]

@@Supernovaautographs solid point...I was thinking of time broadly but in the case of losing a vehicle it would take time which I wasn't thinking about

[@DavidBrendan7799]

quest lol

[@Coastiestevie]

I stopped doing food deliveries on Uber Eats and just stick to passenger requests. Noticed it wasn't worth it at all. Made this same mistake you're talking about last night. Drove 15 minutes to drop off a slushie and 4 cans of red bull for $5. Never again.

[@SirMysticRob]

I wish Doordash would show the time like Uber Eats apparently does. The rest of the info is good, but that would be helpful (although I did notice the other night, it scammed me and I had to call about it, because it said for example 1.8 miles to add a $5 order on top of the order I was already doing. I did the order and it was 6.8 miles total. Nowhere close to what it said and I figured out all it showed me was distance between current restaurant location and the second new restaurant, NOT the customer figured in at all. It happened a second time and showed 576 ft which was obviously wrong to the customer, so it proved my hypothesis. I was not happy. It messes with our judgment)

[@jendee1260]

That's one reason I don't trust stacked orders.

[@raezor82]

I dash late nights, so it’s mostly McDonald’s, Checkers and 7-Eleven. One of the McD’s let’s us pick up inside, the others are drive-thru only. Checkers waits till you check in to make your orders. 711 tends to be a quick pick up, possibly a few minutes if there’s hot food. So this is another consideration when looking at the mileage to the store. If I have to drive a few miles to the in-store McD’s, I’ll probably get done faster than if I’m close by a different one. I also take into account highway vs city driving.

[@Freshy300]

The "decline-until-worth-it" strategy could work if you are delivering in an area where you get bombarded by alerts every second. But if you work in a low density area, then idling without taking any orders until you get the one that meets your criterium is in your detriment because now your time is worth $0.00 as opposed to at least $3.00. From what I saw in your video, it appears Uber Eats in the U.S. calculates payout a lot different from how it is in Canada. A trip worth 7.00 Canadian dollars is usually (not always) a 15+ km drive (number of kms is usually 2x and sometimes 3x the amount of dollars paid)

[@daddydeebenton4297]

But u wrong cause while ur idling ur not wasting time or gas u don’t have to ride around being stationary saves money gas and time

[@con3crock]

Macdonald’s usually have young kids ordering and tips are a distant wish

[@eternalgamers10]

@@lisareed5669 oh man you must be fun at party's.

[@XoXoDreaMeoXoX]

Both my sons would 100% over tip if they had access to my cc and UberEats lol ime it’s the older folks who tip less.

[@LaDominicana2011]

@@XoXoDreaMeoXoX I had a teen order McDonald’s a few days ago and she gave me a $11 tip. I have a feeling she was using her dad’s credit card LOL 😂

[@foxbiscuit]

I order mcdonalds a lot because i cant drive, and i pay decent tips 🤷

[@johnnyvalencia7658]

​@@eternalgamers10 😊

[@jaysencalebgaston9153]

Got deactivated by DD 5 weeks ago. Started UE 3 weeks ago and I am amazed at the difference in tips and Uber payout. I love driving for Uber! Little Rock, Arkansas.

[@The_North0]

Why did you got deactivated?

[@ana-up2ss]

Here in Las Vegas I dont know why uber eats drivers here accepting low pay high mileage..this is ridiculous!!!

[@kwesiadebisi389]

I'm on a bike, so I'm a bit more hardcore about it: 1. Pick your area beforehand, ignore the mapped out areas. Meaning, pick the area and the radius you're going to operate in 2. Don't calc considering an hourly rate, instead weigh it out as your final amount versus total trips 3. Determine beforehand how long you are going to be out and even if you do multiple areas, how long at each area 4. No single-digit fares, that's out 5. Fiddle with the app, going between the promotions screen and the home screen. Do this for a few minutes every now and then, and highger fares mysteriously begin popping up with more frequency. The only exception is M-W late night. ...and that's just my standard rules. I have a ton of situation-specific ones. The point being is even on a bike, I make 2-5K a month by exerting the control I DO have. These services are cool, but they are big corporations, so you still have to be vigilant in your dealings with them.

[@brendapearce7626]

More people use Door Dash where I live (at least for me). But, Uber Eats pays more in tips for the most part. I did receive a $19.38 tip last night from Uber.

[@1tarambi]

Love the order specific acknowledgment, I do the same thing on DD just to let the customer know that yes, I was actually paying attention (something NOT everyone does) could be the difference in getting a little extra on that order

[@techtwonbunboxingchannel]

This is my first time doing Uber eats I just got started but when I went online I’m not getting no Uber eats orders

[@shweird]

Sunday afternoon I may $37 an hour with Uber Eats!!!!!

[@salome7254]

Some ppl believe that it will lower your ratings for Uber if u keep declining so ppl are misinformed especially when starting. Like myself, I took all those low paying orders.

[@kylebiggs6792]

when delivering i always ask the restruant to confirm some of the items in the order, i know the restaurants hate me , but in doing so i leave a comment after delivery like this. "Thank you! Order was left at "wherever you wanted", the restaurant did confirm your order was correct and complete. Have a wonderful day". after doing this for a week or so i noticed my tips went up by over 100%. and those tips were the added tips after delivery. its just customer service!

[@KevShaw808]

Your videos have been super helpful! I usually just accept everything but will try to be more discerning in the future. In Honolulu you can make pretty decent money doing food delivery. Its interesting how different neighborhoods have different personalities. In Waikiki almost every order is "leave at hotel room door" but in Kalihi everyone comes outside and meets you at their house/apartment.

[@itsiankirk]

Thank you for this great video. I've been saying two three four five dollar orders quite often and they drive me nuts but I ignore them. I refuse to participate in such low income for such a great investment on my part which is my time and my vehicle.

[@YourDriverMike]

Thanks Ian! I appreciate you being a VIP 💪🏻🏦🚀

[@amylau4817]

I absolutely agree. Also best to stay away from the ghetto areas to avoid non-tippers- trash!!!

[@BriannaPrajnaVieira]

@@amylau4817 wow that’s pretty classist. Fine if there are areas u don’t want to work but why call them ghetto areas and trash people?

[@jendee1260]

And your safety! Drivers are insane and were in a pandemic.

[@timothyslaughter476]

Decline any order that does not pay at least 3 per mile. Its just that simple. Oh and orders which you wait at the restaurant with is just about every order but you have no way of knowing.

[@meisong0717]

I only pick up from fast food if the pay is 15$+ and 5 miles less.

[@killerkel8916]

If your a full time Uber driver take the orders to boost your numbers... Numbers numbers numbers the faster u get the bonus the more money u make... I take all the ones he says to turn away because I still go home with 1800 a week

[@curvyfabandfit]

Absolutely I’m not doing it Gas ⛽️ is too high they should be ashamed of themselves for even offering that BS 💩 it’s just ridiculous! I’m definitely declining every time!!! 💯

[@squamish4244]

I would say insurance coverage is the biggest thing. Uber is the only one that provides it. Don't deliver for any of the other apps, because if you get into an accident while doing so, your personal insurance won't cover it. Time is #2.

[@CunChine]

In Houston, I literally make $400 a weekend easy lol well I use up all driving time but it is worth it in my opinion

[@Ironmanpwnz]

100% I made 253 yesterday and i only used up half my driving time its crazy

[@Anewevisual]

Omg what area? I’ve never made that much

[@nomercy_AtAll]

As a customer, let me point out how the customer is always screwed over during disputes. I ordered $40.00 of food with a total distance to my residence of 1.2 miles; I included a $12.00 tip. -- DoorDash accepts the order for pickup and sends me a photo of the delivery, except it was not my home. I called DoorDash, and they stated I should ask the restaurant to refund my purchase since the restaurant charged my CC, not DoorDash. -- DoorDash stated because I did not use their DoorDash app, I would not get a refund. A DoorDash Driver accepted pickup for delivery, and I received notices from my "Dasher." Why is DoorDash NOT responsible? -- DoorDash Refused to refund.

[@maxserru6690]

The time spent “waiting for a higher dollar amount order “ , i consider that working time. You’re still on the clock but you’re declining orders. So you have to factor in that time in you’re overall shift/earned income for that day Declining orders, at least in my area, tends to lower the amount of requests you get

[@billm.8220]

McD’s is notorious for waiting 5 min. or more. Will NOT pickup from McD’s.

[@jakem117]

Even if my total is 10$ I always tip a minimum of 10$. Was born and raised in the US. You always tip the delivery guy/gal, the waiter/waitress. I would never want to do that all day so I tip always remembering I didn't have to spend my time getting the good I wanted

[@emmaknopa]

I used this strategy today of trying to make at least $24/hr, meaning I looked at the time and the payout and made sure it matched (e.g., 15 minute deliveries are at least $6, 30 mins is $12< ), and I made much more than usual! The tip to wait for well-paying orders has really paid off (might vary depending on how busy your region is).

[@lydia8965]

The only time I took $3 orders was when I was getting close to the promo sign-up bonus and getting short on time to complete them... and only then because it was my husband who referred me - so we were getting both sides of the referral bonus, which was not terrible ($650 combined).

[@davidthemaggot]

i would advise anyone who uses these apps to order from the same restaurant over and over to actually give the restaurant a call and see if they offer delivery service. All of these apps not only take a big chunk off the driver's payout, but they also steal a percentage of the amount the restaurant will get for the food...

[@stevenm8959]

When you take stacked orders one customer always suffers or they hide the low paying tip in the stacked orders. I try to stay away from them because one customer will get hot food and the next customer will get cold and stale food.

[@Barbara-jk5ni]

Don't you use an insulated bag?

[@pittste88]

My first day I made 54$ in an hour and half, second day 11$ and not 1 tip, all no bonus. I got screwed by traffic on my second day. Will be starting a new job on Monday so I will be doing it in my spare time from work consistently now.

[@angelaily3232]

My safety. Being 100% real: driving this many hours a week in a heavily trafficked urban area, especially late at night (when earnings are best per hour/mike), my biggest concern is literally making it hike alive or in one piece.

[@mayarsoliman5135]

Hahah! I 100% agree. It’s the honking for me 🤦🏻‍♀️.

[@mariewallace149]

Absolutely agree with you. I have a restaurant a mile from my house that is famous for sushi, and it seems like everyone in my city orders from them lol. (Or I'm the ONLY driver that will pick up) however I've learned to decline them, because time is money!! They always run me about 8 to 15 minutes behind. They do not prioritize pick up deliveries. So long story short I decline them now because I've stressed to them multiple times that I have other orders waiting or I have customer orders in my car that I need to drop off. The slowest place. So I can make two runs and more money with the whole time I'm waiting on them to complete an order

[@ana_lynn_w2959]

One tip I am always willing to share with people is if you are getting nearly 100% of your tips it doesn't matter as much if you got a couple of thumbs downs. I think sometimes people, including myself, obsess over your approval rating. I just don't think it matters that much. This is coming from someone who's done Uber eats for nearly 3 years. I think it's funny when drivers tell me how many thumbs down they've gotten in a total year… Honestly I don't even know what my approval rating is I literally don't ever check it. But I can tell you the average amount of tips I get and it's more than the other drivers. So it doesn't really matter in the end if you ask me. so if anyone reads us and they are obsessed about getting a thumbs down… Just stop… Unless they took away your tip I literally wouldn't care. But in the end if they took your tip away there's nothing you can do. Just explore what you can possibly do better next time.

[@deejayy8303]

Thank you!

[@Mama.Cadence]

I wish I could get bonus pay. In the Green Bay, Wisconsin area, the only time we get peak pay is in the middle of the night, usually between 11 pm and 4 am. I often am tempted to drive then, but I work at my "real" job starting at 5 am and am hesitant to switch my sleep schedule for a whole $1-2 per delivery.

[@gabrielar9611]

I think fast food, like McDonalds, is really location specific as far as time. McDonalds in my area (antelope valley, ca) always takes more then 15 minutes. It takes forever and there are barely any tips.

[@Arneisha84]

Yeah I stop accepting orders from McDonald’s and Wendy’s here in Pittsburgh. The lines are crazy long

[@lushispr82]

I was told that if you ignore deliveries than your star rating goes down. Is that true? New driver by the way👋

[@bagencio]

In NYC, it’s between 21-25$ per hour, sometimes even 30$

[@nateg2636]

The past week I’ve been averaging 35-40!

[@OneSvT]

Now half that since it's NYC and this is your actual pay

[@greensonxl577]

I only take Walmart grocery orders. I average 15 to 20 bucks per delivery. Yea it's alot more work, but I get some cardio and work those glutes and get paid.

[@BM-wc6bt]

Now that places like McDonalds have opened up the dinning room for take out and pickup only, they’ve been a lot faster. But they also have the highest risk of being busiest at any time compared to normal restaurants.

[@carnelrottweilerkennel9011]

In Uber eats data system they select the drivers for their orders. So if your wonder why you make so much one week by getting lots of orders, and the next you barely get any, this is one reason why. But there are other reasons as well which are the common sense one's.

[@MEGAPARTY140]

On ubereats taking a picture when requested to leave at the door is fine as long as the app has cell coverage to work in that location. It has happend to me and I take a second pic with my camera just in case

[@mariewallace149]

So I don't like the fact that some customers know that they can change the tip. Because I've had it done to me before this: So the estimated tip was over $6 and was on my way home I took it, however I went back in to check my tip and they downsized it. I did everything right I picked up their pizza it wasn't done I communicated that to them, And then I said well at least we know it's going to be hot and fresh :-). Once it was finally done I told the customer I'm on my way :-) and indicated that I requested cheese packets and crushed pepper packets just in case you wanted them. Delivered it to their house a mile down the road from the pizza joint put it on the table next to the customer store took a picture wrote the note saying it was here I thank them told them to enjoy their food Have a great night. And the tip went down to a $1!! So the customers that know that hack purposely put in a high amount of tip because they know if it's too low that Uber Eats Will probably not be able to accept the order because nobody will pick it up. So they make the trip look good and then decrease it

[@tiggermeowth]

It’s been almost a couple of months that DD hasn’t had a peak pay bonus.

[@drewjames2237]

I live in Montana. Its not busy enough to be picky with orders

[@FormulatedButterCoping]

I plan to get back into food delivery soon. What I was doing before on Doordash was not even really looking at the miles and just never taking anything that pays out under $5. I would get burned sometimes with this by taking too many miles but there is no way I am going to accept $2 or $3 orders.

[@CleaRing245]

My market pays crap. It should actually be illegal how they're using your car and gas for such low pay. And if you refuse orders, you end up with nothing, as no other offers come in.

[@msgudgud69]

Thank you for making these videos you has really helped me here in St. Louis with UE. Promotions are pretty good and frequent here and my overall is 5 days a week for 2 hours during lunch and 4 during dinner hours and my goal everyday I go out is $100 a day and I'm fortunate to hit it everyday and then some and I've only been driving since November so Thank you for being a great teacher 👍🏾😊

[@allinterhigh3118]

I use the same model but I only do about 3 hours during the dinner rush and am able to hit my goals too.

[@Frankdisscutionpdx]

I just got called out to a 15-mile delivery for $28 and I got there and they took the tip away so I got $8. It took me a 15 minutes to get back to civilization.

[@francerodriguez5662]

What about the algorithm? I have always accepted my trips with economical logistic.. but for some reason my request suddenly stopped noticeably. I started to do some research and I found many people this tends to happen if you decline a lot.. that the app doesn't specify they will give you less rides. But the algorithm does send you less requests if your acceptance rate is too low.. any information about this?

[@rocketsmall4547]

em. im not expert im financial advisor. the program as It goes. it learns your habits. if u always reject far orders. you will eventually get less far orders. same for low pay orders. but if ur the "best driver" for the run. its going to you first oh if u skip a bunch of runs for no reason. they will skip you for a bit

[@eggyokyo3408]

@@rocketsmall4547 i dont see that from my experience. i regular get spammed by 10 + mile orders and i deline them 99% of the time and tap the "distance too far" or whatever option yet i still get spammed by the these far away orders all the time. doesnt matter. lol.

[@supremebeing1244]

just accept them, sometimes its a nice breather before the countless other orders you can get, any cent wlll go the long way.

[@matthewj23]

Bro you have an employee mindset if you think of an hourly wage. What matters is how much you make in a day and in a week. I might make 50 on Monday night and end up by that Sunday with a balance of 1000 you only think of hourly wages and not the overall big picture

[@kennethforgue3043]

Aloha Mike! I drive in Hawaii around the island of Oahu. Demand here is consistently high. I've always declined anything under $7. Yes, leaving confirmation notes are a higher class of customer service, which sometimes brings a additional tip. I average $28 - $35 per hour. Mahalo for making a video about valuing your time by declining those low trips. I drive 9am - 12pm, take a break and start again 4-5pm until 8:30-9pm. I drive in the higher class neighborhoods so tips are usually pretty high. This plandemic has been great for the delivery business! I've noticed after things have loosened up people are still getting their meals delivered. Uber Eats has been good to me so I've never thought about doing another service, but I appreciate the info on them. Take care, be well! - Aloha

[@edwinsmith2827]

I'm curiouse, that was 2 years ago. How is it now? I did doordash in 2020 and it was consistent. Now, I can't even get on doordash. I'm on uber eats and I can hardly get anything.

[@FIGSTER9]

To save time I set up a couple copy and paste memos in my clipboard. I take the picture of the food. Then text the customer "Your food is at the door. Have a great day. 😃" Then I also put the same massage with the picture when I finish.

[@Itzz_KaiyariX]

Thanks for these tips because I am new and I really needed help!

[@YourDriverMike]

Glad to help 👊🏼🏦

[@rockerdad2]

You're communicating in the spot where you describe where the order was placed. A perfect spot to add any communication with the customer, usually equals earning a nice tip. In my opinion.

[@joesmith201212]

Well here is the thing we are allowed to decline because California voted to designate us as private contractors and not employees, meaning we do not have to do a job or perform for them if we don't seem fit and profitable. But some dumb drivers want to be classified as private contractors and they want to be employees, yeah without thinking about the consequences of becoming an employee, trust me you won't have these right to refuse a delivery if you are an employee. You won't have the freedoms you have no if you are classified as an employee of the company. I really wish people think deeply what the consequences of their choices

[@40nights40daystv]

Na but we should be paid more or start a drivers guild so we can be paid at least $25 an hour because we are actually risking our lives by being on the road so often. More people die as Uber drivers than police. We deserve rightful pay.

[@robertjohnson558]

@@40nights40daystv $25 an hour? You do know firefighters make that amount. Are you saying your job is more dangerous than a firefighters?

[@jendee1260]

@@robertjohnson558 literally nowhere on there did they even imply that. What a dumb question. Do you enjoy putting words into people's mouths? :D

[@tulanzuya]

As a customer I'm interested in making my orders attractive to accept. I don't drive for any of the services so I'm not really clear on what the "payout" number represents. If I order $20 worth of food, the drive is less than 3 miles and I enter a $10 tip amount, what does that payout number look like? Also I'd like to up the tip amount if the driver does good communication or really goes beyond expectations, I notice I can add to tip amount on Uber Drive after the service but not on the food delivery apps. I wish they'd change that - or am I just not seeing the option? Seems it would be a simple thing on the feedback page to add the option - "Would you like to add an additional tip to driver?" Lastly I just want to thank all of you for doing this service. In my opinion it's the greatest business idea of all time.

[@texasbubbairl6297]

In my market, UE pays out more for me and bigger tips, DD is busier but to many low $ orders and less tips, so I do UE unless they are slow then I will do some DD declining low orders until I get a decent one.

[@YourDriverMike]

Nice job, I've been liking the tips on UE, still pretty equal to DD for me as of late

[@mike112693]

UE pays the best for me too

[@texasbubbairl6297]

@@YourDriverMike Thank you, your videos helped me out a lot on advise. Making more on UE because of tips is because I took your advise and it helped me out a lot. I now make more on UE then DD because of tips. Thank you!

[@Alessandro1983]

UberEats doesnt always show you the accurate payouts. When you get an order, the screen may say the payout is $10.00. But after you drop off the order, you only get paid $5, and sometimes even less than that. This is an issue that needs to be resolved. How do we go about this?

[@quasxen]

I'm not a driver, but a frequent consumer. The one thing I'd like is the option to give a tip after the delivery. That way I can match the amount to the quality. I've had some instances where I give the 20% and the quality of the delivery is just awful. So it makes me feel like I tipped too much for the service I received. And when I say the experience was bad, I generally don't mean time it takes. I understand restaurants can be slow, traffic could suck. But I've had people drop off my order to the wrong apartment door and I've had others that provided zero notifications. I only knew my food was delivered because I happened to go back to my computer to look at the tracker

[@jboogie6921]

Just an fyi that you can adjust tip after food is delivered