DoorDash Top Dasher is Getting On My Nerves

[@bill3714]

From 10:00- 12:00 I won’t take any order that doesn’t show ‘catering bag required’. I’ve learned that if I’m on an order, even if it’s $10 I won’t or can’t get a catering order. Most days I get 3 -4 LOP or catering between 10-12 so it’s just not worth it to take any other orders. Yes, some days I only get 1 or get tied up on one that takes 45 minutes but I think it’s worth it. Good luck.

[@maniac___gaming2866]

how often do they send out the email for the LOP

[@obxguy1]

My AR is at 10% and I’ve been getting catering bag orders like crazy. I’m like you, I turn down decent orders and wait for the CB orders. They’re great!

[@parisbaxter4996]

Respect yourself and your car man.

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

I’m just testing it out. Not a long term plan unless I like it

[@parisbaxter4996]

@@PhoenixDeliveries absolutely brother, just wanted to throw that out there. God bless you and stay safe.

[@MrEjohnston]

NEVER EVER take $2.50 offers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jakeangichiodo1975]

He knows.

[@KCDoorDashGuy]

I decline them all day long 🤫 you have to have a little pride in what you do

[@noseefood1943]

Algo sends u more crap once u accept a few crap orders

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

Yeah that’s possible

[@CyberScrapKingOnIg]

Great video

[@johnnealon8570]

79 percent thats great !!! FOR DOORDASH LOL Subtract 65 xenrs pere mile total for wear and tear on your vehicle 4 bucks a hour

[@JustBatman3000]

A 70% acceptance rate gives you priority access to all the high mileage, no tip orders because they know you’ll take it. Occasionally they’ll throw in a good one hoping you’ll forget that you’ve been taking out their trash for 2 hours.

[@simmsey169]

this is so true 😂

[@raidersgirl1977]

Yup! 💯

[@DRSKINGDAVID]

Facts!

[@acaciajacqueline]

Exactly. Just incentive to get garbage delivered

[@Analyn100]

Exactly. Same with uber eats

[@ThrifterPicker]

I’ve gotten to where I only do DD when there are promos

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Trying to stay at the top does not look too fun. Where's the good orders?

[@Librarising1618]

Hidden behind the 85% of orders you have to decline to find them

[@ChrisManila-h9i]

I find this is definitely location based I am doing top dasher and my friend is not and I’m getting non stop back to back orders while he’s sitting and waiting , Canadian cities are fairly small in population compared to US so I see why top dasher doesn’t really matter in a city or nearby with so many people

[@ladorose8617]

How can you even justify taking these garbage orders when the IRS mileage write off is $.655 per mile. You are losing money on every order.

[@acaciajacqueline]

HIGH AR DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR AVERAGE EARNINGS OR YOUR ORDER VALUES! I never acceot anything under 6$, my AR is under 20%, and i average 30 per hour while keeping my mileage and gas cost low

[@DeeemsWorkStudios]

As a fellow Top Dasher, I’m convinced the ONLY benefit of it is the scheduling opportunities and Dash Now. You won’t make more than cherry pickers, you may make the same, but you’ll definitely be driving more.

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

The Dash Now is amazing, but you're probably right

[@raidersgirl1977]

I have been much happier and less stressed by not worrying about my A/R and declining the garbage. I am making more money and less mileage. My acceptance rate is now 40%

[@BringBack2Center]

You got that right now because they broke the algorithm. If you have 50% you're not going to get basically any orders. With this new system that's broken asf and below that ur lucky to get scraps from wat I see I had to build money back up from 45 to 78 now was getting literally robbed the rides I was getting

[@RebekahAPinto]

I'd to turn down two orders just the other day, as I wasn't in that zone. That brought my AR to around 80-ish %, which isn't good in my eyes.

[@willywill2064]

You wil destroy your car pretty soon while nothing to show for.

[@JUSTIFIEDB]

at least you get to walk inside the Cheesecake factory, in Vegas you have to wait patiently outside the gate for an employee to acknowledge your existence.

[@dashieat]

Time of day matters are well, you see more trash during the day than at night. You only need to be above 70% so if you're in the 80's you can be picky and decline orders. Never go for anything under $4. If you get 3 bad orders in a row, take a break. Let all the crap orders flush out. Some days i get non stop banger orders and don't have to decline anything even after 15 orders. All $2/mi+ and over $6+. Some nights you'll get more bad orders usually mon-wed. So it helps taking a break and work at a better shift.

[@jbeats1930]

In my market on NC I see a lot of trash after 9pm. Lunch and dinner are prime here. I do think doordash purposely manipulates with ups and downs for each Dasher, and the market matters too.

[@dashieat]

@@jbeats1930 Yeah, so the best thing to do is to not DoorDash after 9:00 p.m. not worth lowering your AR

[@jeffreynelson4149]

It does give you better orders but you also have to worry about the stacks and ratings. Top dashers need to check there ratings everyday and check to make sure you don't have a new 1 or 2 star rating from a customer. When you see a 1 star or 2 star rating you can block those customers from future deliveries. Just call support and tell them you don't know who it was but they gave me a 1 star or a 2 star and i don't know why! You can I block them from doing future deliveries because you feel unsafe for your ratings, delivering to them. My advice!

[@xTerrorApex]

I avoid desert ridge like the plague lol

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

I did too until this Top Dasher challenge haha

[@jeffreynelson4149]

One last thing to share do not add routes if your dropping ratings mid month...

[@samurai9559]

Are you in Phoenix?

[@jegr3398]

The grind is real. The orders used to be good here, it was pretty easy to stay around 65% and just take good orders and make decent money. Then they changed the rules where you had to keep your AR up to get the good orders. It turned into the same kind of stuff that you're getting, just shit order after shit order after shit order. Had to constantly reject a bunch of orders, AR dipped to 50% and if you're below that you just get crap. So I quit dashing.

[@jeffw1267]

But that was predictable. People do have the right NOT to tip and still expect decent service. It sucks, but it's reality. DD was forced to take steps to get those cheap orders delivered.

[@jegr3398]

​​@@jeffw1267while I understand what you're saying, it's basically working for slave wages as it's set up now. I could make $25/hr easy normally and over $40/hr on peak dinner times on weekends. The dinner peak used to last 4-5 hrs, it was pretty easy to make $100 plus any weeknight just doing the dinner rush. Eventually the dinner peak dwindled down to about an hour and a half if you were lucky and it was a real challenge to make even $30 a night. Completely not worth it at that point.

[@herpderp66]

​@jeffw1267 Raise base pay. DD charges customer $15 and charges resturants 30%. They can afford it.

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

Yeah it just seems like we always have to adapt to whatever DoorDash is trying out. It’s a little exhausting for us but it’s nice when we figure it out

[@TampaGigWorker]

The best way is to have a really gas efficient car and go out and use all 3 apps in a good area for lunch and dinner rushes. From 1130am to 10 p.m., you can get $150-$200 based on the day of the week before gas if full time and make $600 a week, especially if you're in large order program for dd

[@jbeats1930]

A few months back, I took a $4 order for 10 miles to test in my NC market on whether ones tip after. TaDa-->No tip,🫤and a [hand-it-to-me]. And this was a area where people had to be making 6 figures to live over there. And when I got to her house and saw her standing at door, prego with a kid, and scowling at me. I was ahead of delivery time and had her food in a DD bag, so I am trying to figure out why I deserved this look when I drove all that way for pennies. NEVER AGAIN! I felt soooo extra-filthy-dirty after that delivery. Low and No tippers, will suck out your soul. They are never worth the time or energy. I am a 🍒 cherry-picker for life!

[@jameshill8138]

Welcome to my world. Unless your work in an extremely busy place, one dollar a mile is about as good as it gets

[@sl5946]

Whenever I decline a $3 order I always say "give this one to Jacob" 😋

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

Lol noooooo send it to someone else

[@Kan74504]

lmaoooooo @@PhoenixDeliveries

[@sl5946]

​@@PhoenixDeliverieshahaha I'm just tryna help a brother out, we need to get you to 100% AR

[@RebekahAPinto]

🤣

[@KCDoorDashGuy]

I'm happy and content having a 40% acceptance rate, this is not my life this is a temporary gig

[@samurai9559]

Something you have to get over is that if you are a Top Dasher you are still going to get low ball orders. That will NEVER change. So you have to unfortunately get over it. I watch a lot of Dashers on KZbin, Bentley Coupe being one of them. You're just going to have days friend, you can push through.

[@KMRN-STL]

I had top dasher from march until June. Not worth it. I’m at 60% AR and get great orders. All depends on the market though

[@KMRN-STL]

And those piggyback no tip orders when you reject them it’s like doordash takes your AR down wayyy more than they should for what you accept overall

[@ryanhilliard1620]

No, no and no. Do SHIPT.

[@CyberScrapKingOnIg]

How to solve the issue make people at least tip a certain percentage! People won’t stop using the app they already pay crazy prices so why not try it

[@krazyfastcookoo9379]

i really enjoy your videos !

[@JustinMcMaster83]

I have never had it count declining a stack for each order it's always just counted as one decline is that a new thing only in some markets…?

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

I’m pretty sure that’s how it’s worked for me forever

[@raineedaytinyfilms]

I wouldn’t have taken that Cheesecake Factory either

[@sheilabrown3885]

I don't think any of these new programs they have are worth it

[@azumpire]

Welcome back Jake! :) Im down to 8% AR now. 99% on everything else. As long as I have been dashing, 7 years now, I have never ever taken anything under $4 Had 60+ declines last night, but still managed $140 in 6 hours. THought I would run into you at Cheesecake factory again lol :) I do have a little side tip. When you get postino orders from Kierland commons, do NOT park in the handicap spot, or your car will get dumped on with bird shit LOL.. I found out the hard way.. Someone was telling me to NOT park in handicap spot hahah. PS... Flybye at Desert Ridge once you find it, its piece of cake, and most all the time pretty good payouts when taking those flybye orders

[@rocsaltjohn]

It's so hard because my zone is split in the middle. One side is great, the other side is tipless and just a bad area. Guess where DD continues to send me orders for?

[@obxguy1]

I got top dasher but couldn’t keep it because the orders were just too bad

[@saucedaboss318]

Back with another 1!! This how my day was going

[@InsomniaPHX]

We work the same zone. That cheesecake factory is the worst you walk in and head to the back right and no one is ever manning the section. They NEVER have the food ready and more than 50% of the time they have not fired it yet. That zone can be very frustrating at times. DD finally sends a decent $/mile ration only to either be TWO zones south or a nature hike up north. Fountain Hills should be its own zone that is another issue. Also the nines is the worst apartment complex ever.

[@MoneyMan28]

You accepted a $2.50 order, top dasher sucks, back to cherry picking. I pick the best first order waiting one hour in my room

[@jerseys89finest]

The lowest I've gone as low as $3.75. Those low orders hurt lol

[@robertinguito7449]

Just a suggestion. Take your crap orders during NON peak hours, but cherry pick during lunch and dinner. Doing this will keep you above 70% with ease. I typically work 7am-9pm (with breaks in between). Take most orders 7-1030, cherry pick 1030-130, take most until 530, cherry 530-8, then take whatever to close the night. I do take bad orders, but the large catering orders that are ordered the during peak makes up for it.

[@CriticalSasquatch]

Yeah but but ,Shill City Deliveries said Top dasher gets ALLL the best orders before anyone else....

[@giff74]

What I want to know is if you feel like you are making more per week and if your average weekly miles have gone up or down. I live on the edge of a rural ish area and when I was a Top Dasher the issue wasn't always pay, but the miles going to the middle of nowhere.

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

I’ll be making a video about that coming up but for now I’d say it’s kinda close for earnings and miles have probably gone up a little

[@kennethplaster6766]

I have been testing this in my market and I’m avg 20$ per hour for the week. Before I would avg 13-17 an hour.

[@josephweonkingjr.8947]

I told you being a top dasher, don't make sense at all. DD still send u those horrible orders.

[@jimmymiller3808]

You’re doing it wrong… if you have Top Dasher for the whole month, you should ONLY take really good orders for the first 2-3 weeks of the month. Rack up the good orders, keep mileage low. You’ll still be Top Dasher no matter your AR. Then the last week or so, accept 70 of your last 100 orders. Get top dasher again in September and repeat.

[@goodsdistributing]

That mileage I believe is air miles and not road miles 🫤

[@BrokenSharpie35]

I work in Panama City Beach, and Im jealous of the KZbinrs I see. Last week I made 750, this weekend so far I’m at $250. I would love to get the consistency you guys do.

[@TheJarheadEntrepreneur]

I just started my Doordash journey after moving to a town that just got UBER and there isn't but 1 other driver I 've seen online, and UBER Eats isn't a thing..From talking to another dasher, Doordash is fairly new to the area as well. I'm currently taking everything coming my way to get the 200 knocked out so I'll be able to get Top Dasher activated so I can Dash when I want. But the most I've had to travel for an order is 11 min and its pretty easy area to deliver in. Things for most part are close by. I'm snagging every Dash Now period I can and have 41 orders delivered in first few days already. Content coming soon to my channel after I finish up this first week Dashing. Keep Crushing It!! Stay HUMBLE, Stay HUNGRY, Stay FOCUSED...~The Jarhead Entrepreneur

[@bobg3221]

I’d rather do that instead of them meeting you at the gate I had one guy tonight do that to me but I made my way in through the gate parked the car went to his unit. He comes up to the third floor asked me if I was DoorDash and I said yes I asked him his name he said yes that’s my name. I snapped a picture of his unit number and his food sitting there it was almost like he was pissed off because he was trying to scam me for food so I don’t like when people say I’ll meet you at the gate they’re just planning on scamming you and trying to screw you over times of tight people are always gonna look for free food

[@KCDoorDashGuy]

by the time you waste all the money on gas and wear-and-tear on your vehicle, it's clearly not worth it to be a top Dasher it's just a scam

[@DyLemmaOG]

Jesus you just accepted all garbage I would never accept

[@Scarlet01812]

Have you tried just logging off and driving back to your preferred zone. Take the mileage and time loss on the return trip. Then turn your phone on again to reset the algorithm. Otherwise, it’s going to keep sending you back to where you went before you didn’t want to go. It assumes you’ll go back there because you told it you would. Also, weekdays during lunch is generally terrible during the week in Las Vegas. I guess Phoenix is better?

[@charlesclaridy8646]

Question for You. Who gets the cheap upside down offers when "WE BAD DASHERS 'DECLINE"? Top Dashers? Look; if no one takes the cheap insulting orders............! Those who have been around a while see the scheme and most refuse to be played! This ain't charity. IT''s BUSINESS! Low pay in congested population areas offer more opportunity in smaller areas so Lower Pay can make sense based on less travel and more frequent offers. . In less densely populated areas with fewer opportunities, low pay makes NO SENSE! Need more be said?

[@Shadowknight890_]

Was this lunch shift during the weekend? 110 for about 4 hours is really nice compared to what I usually get

[@drewwhezzy]

Crazy you get offers that you are so far away from the restaurant.

[@WheresYourNext]

Keep your acceptance rate up Jacob. 😊

[@Jessiegamer43]

Home skillet. We are in a recession. People will not giving money out so you're going to get a ton of s*** offers. You either take them or you don't make no money. It sucks

[@jeffreynelson4149]

Never Shop! My opinion!

[@sagrazoom]

I would accept maybe 2 of those orders at max.. too busy sitting in my car and watching KZbin 😂 Thanks for checking out this scam 👍

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

Haha I'm glad you appreciate the videos!

[@Jbou1985]

Iv been finding a helpful strategy is scheduling only 1-1.5 hour DD shifts at a time. Then when/if I land in undesirable areas, activate on UE & GH. If I get a worthwhile order on another platform, going in a favorable direction, immediately end that dash. Complete the UE/GH order & then only reactivate a new 1-1.5 hour DD shift only once I’ve arrived back to a preferred area. Ideally a pocket of Restaurants that are all mid-high tier, not in close proximity to fast food. Best of Luck, I think you’ll see this TD/high AR strategy really pay off when volume picks up a bit in Sept-Dec.

[@PhoeniX198877]

What market do you dash in ?

[@vikings7683]

He's in Phoenix

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

Phoenix area

[@DonaldAmico-cz7bk]

Im not sure it’s great. I have a 93 acceptance , 100% completion , im in LOP and average on 45 hours worked a week about 900 - 1100. Made 203 yesterday on 8 hours 55 minutes.

[@acaciajacqueline]

The variable for you would be mileage. Whats your expenses vs profits?

[@ericwolfe8119]

Content creation aside, let the suckers play the game. My wheels move when someone is willing to pay my price; otherwise I'll be parked outside of the restaurant their food is getting cold in just listening to an audio book. No worries to me... I'm not one who bought food that's gonna sit on a shelf for three hours. There's no point in complaining about some ppl not wanting to pay enough. Just look at every next day like a scratch-off lottery ticket... some days you'll hit a small jackpot and other days not. Keep your cost of living light and cost of driving low, and there will be enough decent business to pay the bills plus extra.

[@jegr3398]

You really did a $2,50 order? 🤮

[@jeffw1267]

He explained why throughout this video.

[@gregkareem9824]

​@@jeffw1267still not worth it he isn't making money he's losing money 💁‍♂️😐

[@vikings7683]

@@gregkareem9824 Well yes and no. He needs content to create videos, which in turn gets new subscribers, making him extra money. But yeah no tip orders are bad, as those customers are most likely to get you a CV (contract violation).

[@lifewithsaddi]

Doesn’t really matter when the views come in🤷🏾‍♂️

[@jegr3398]

​@@jeffw1267yeah I get it, he's doing an experiment. Still the thought of taking a no tip order makes me feel gross. No tipper's food should sit on the shelf until the restaurant closes then it gets thrown away.

[@jeffw1267]

You're going to have to take one for the team sometimes in order to remain a Top Dasher. But it's OK. Someone has to take those orders or DD will just change the rules so EVERYONE will have to take them, or work for someone else.

[@hectorelmexican4014]

Come work for me...I'll pay you 30.00 an hour for 2 weeks and then I'll pay you 7.00 an hour for 2 weeks🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tim.8845]

Diamond program is definitely not worth it. Cherry pick with uber and can make 30+ Hour and less miles.

[@jeffw1267]

No way are drivers in every market making 30+.

[@mikehenkes]

So if you have to stay above 70% you’re NOT in Top Dasher! You’re in Dimond Zone. Top Dasher stats only matter on the last day of the month at 11:59pm local time.

[@reygarcia8942]

I find it funny how many people come out the shadows when their views stand out more when a certain video is produced. The dash You had wasn’t the best and hence come out all the people saying diamond isn’t worth it, and when the opposite happens everybody comes out for that too. Again, funny.

[@virgo4200]

at this point your should just do earn by time if your gonna take all that trash lol

[@meast21]

The CV's haven't even hit yet bro. lol Get that money!

[@cardstwentynine3861]

When gas is over $5 a gallon soon....Don’t accept these especially the $2 Base pay ones on Uber 🤷‍♂️You shouldn’t even accept them at all tbh. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TampaGigWorker]

Yawn 😴. Next subject, please

[@PhoenixDeliveries]

Top Dasher probably won’t be forever

[@KatchKaressah]

What until you got 100% AR!!! I've replied to 1ne of your videos before. Hi. 😊

[@KatchKaressah]

Crap. Ok. I'll tell you. When you get 100% DD will allow you to decline offers without a penalty, they answer your calls faster and send you high paying orders more often. There. I told you. 😅

[@justsaying3899]

Go all the way up to 90 plus I heard the orders go from the highest acceptance down to the rest

[@MedicatedBob]

Yo yo yo

[@HIGHYIELDDIBIDENDWARRIOR]

do you have to stay above 70 for the whole month or does last months stats are all that matter? Love your channel thanks for the content!

[@uptownking3298]

I thought I was the only one see how they treat top dasher…. 🤔🤷‍♂️ $2 orders really 🫣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣