Wait til the food shortages hit. Things will get interesting then.
The delivery apps should change their policy so if the customer’s order didn’t get picked up they still get charged for it instead of refunded. If they want their food picked up they should tip pretty well, otherwise they just wasted their money and will also starve lol.
I do the gig apps to earn a living. It isn’t weed or booze money. Customers that don’t drive seem to lack the comprehension skills to understand that gas at $4.25 a gallon is expensive, so is vehicle maintenance.
The goal is to try to earn around $30 an hour at least to be profitable. It sounds great on paper but it doesn’t go far after gas costs eat up the profits. For me personally I put around $40 a day in gas. That’s half a tank a day. Driving 6 days a week is $240 a week in gas alone. Most days I’m lucky to make at least $100-120 a day. That’s before gas costs and maintenance.
The biggest rush of the day is 5 pm til 10 pm. That’s 5 hours to work with. Keep in mind most restaurants are short staffed but customer demand stays the same. That means the driver has to sometimes wait up to 15-30 to even pick up the order. Then you have to zip through busy traffic in a reasonable time. If you can do 3 short $10 trips in an hour you hit your mark but you’d be extremely lucky to be in and out of most short staffed restaurants without waiting.
If a customer decides to not tip, your company pay is around $2.25-$6. Even if you’re across the street it’s still not worth it if I have to wait up to 30 mins for your order. What person would want to earn $5 an hour taking 2 shit orders where the customer didn’t tip, especially when gas is $4.25 a gallon?
Customers can blame the app all they want for not paying the drivers enough but that’s not gonna change. Getting food delivered is a service you’re paying for and driving isn’t cheap. If you can’t afford to tip at least $5-10 bucks then you should pick it up yourself.
If you live on a dirt road you should tip at least $15-20 minimum. We can see where you live on the gps before even accepting your order. If it’s too much hassle then good luck getting your food delivered. By the time it gets tossed around and rejected by all the drivers in the area, your food will probably get cold. If your food arrives cold, just remember it’s because you’re either too cheap to tip or your economic beliefs about tipping just cost you a hot meal. Try tipping more next time. Also drivers can remember the names and addresses of good tippers and non tippers and will choose if your order is worth their time in the future accordingly.
