WTF ? A simple rant.

[SideShow Bob]

Grub hub, Door Dash & Uber Eats closed down and not delivering today ?
I don't usually order very often but I was given a GH gift card and a Vanilla gift card by the Big guy in the red suit. I just tried to place an order for dinner trying to use either or both.
The The big three to your door ordering places only have pick up ordering.
What a crock of BullShite ! Is there no enterprising delivery drivers that would rather make a very decent cash tip on top of the standard 20% that I always tip on the sites? I know it is a holiday and I tip accordingly in cash when they show up.
That is what is wrong with society nowadays. Lazy as welfare collectors not willing to work harder to improve their situation, except protest for higher welfare payments.

Rant off.

[FoxtArt]

The apps show the flat fee and tip amount to the drivers and gives them the option to accept or turn it down.

After some period of time, the flat fee increases by something like .50 cents to incentivize a driver to eventually get it. Not including a tip in the app means the drivers prioritize deliveries that do... and your food may take 2 hours to be delivered.

Think of it this way, if you were driving and you had option A: pick up bobs food with no tip listed... but MAYBE he gives you cash, but is it $1 or $5? Or maybe Bob is a typical broke-ass.... or B: Pick up toms food with a $5 tip listed. What are you going to chose?

Disclaimer: I've never used any of these services. Ever. I either dine in or carry out my own food for my own fat butt. It's a mostly unnecessary tack-on expense. That doesn't mean I don't know how they work.

[FoxtArt]

I also don't disagree with the underlying concept that tips should be performance based...prepaying a tip defeats the purpose. Alas, the problem is in the app concepts themselves and not the employees.

[ray1970]

That is what is wrong with society nowadays. Lazy as welfare collectors not willing to work harder to improve their situation, except protest for higher welfare payments.

That and grown ass men who are too lazy to go pick up some food for themselves but have plenty of time to complain about stuff online.



(Sorry. This wasn?t meant as some sort of personal attack. Just an observation about where we are as a society when a service of convenience that didn?t even exist a decade ago shuts down for a holiday and it causes people to get upset.)

[kidicarus13]

Tip baiting... https://youtu.be/ofxd1sVD1k0

Customers order at their convenience. Drivers deliver at their convenience.

[DFBrews]

Probably liability based. The algorithm figured that the risk of an at fault accident would negate x amount of fees and longer delivery times mean lower scores and ratings. Which means x loss of growth.




It’s all business. Finely tuned business

[Sawin]

Ray’s keeping it real, as usual

[hollohas]

My wife had surgery this week and I'm playing Mr Mom while she recovers. I HATE food delivery services (other than old school pizza or Chinese), but we we're given a Door Dash gift card from some friends to use while she was out of commission. We used it on Friday.

Food was cold and I'm convinced restaurants screw you on portions when it's delivered via these services. I ordered Outback and half of it was wrong, missing something or a rip off portion (got some fries for the kiddos...$4.99. We received 4oz of fries).

But, gift card was for the service, not the restaurant.

I also tried to order some groceries from Amazon Fresh so I didn't have to load 3 kiddos up and bring the crew to the store. The groceries never arrived and they cancelled my order at midnight last night. I was given the option to reorder with the soonest delivery option on Monday.

So I agree, food delivery SUCKS.

[SideShow Bob]

That and grown ass men who are too lazy to go pick up some food for themselves but have plenty of time to complain about stuff online.



(Sorry. This wasn?t meant as some sort of personal attack. Just an observation about where we are as a society when a service of convenience that didn?t even exist a decade ago shuts down for a holiday and it causes people to get upset.)

This concept started in the late 80’s (at least in the KC area) and I always tip 20% on the app. And usually Another 20% upon delivery that equal 40 %. I use contactless because I have the Yearly “Crud” and don’t want to explain that I don’t have the “Woo Hoo 19” every time I cough behind my mask in the presence of sheeple. It does clear the cluster around the register though.

And yes I am a “Grown Ass Man” that wants a meal delivered. Who coined that phrase, I know it is one of the online gun reviewer.
And I of course know how the apps work and don’t need it explained to me as if I were a slow child.
And Ray, you can poke me in the ribs with a sharp stick as long as I can poke you back.

[BPTactical]

Bob- do you have a can of soup?