Exciting news for Portland couriers! UberEats is launching in Portland this month. Uber has been rolling out this service in a limited number of cities in the last year. The UberEats service is pretty simple in concept as it is an on-demand food delivery service like Postmates and Caviar.
What Postmates’ Latest Funding Means For Couriers
Most couriers are not aware but the biggest headlines last week in the food delivery space was Postmates closing a $141 million dollars fundraising round. If you drive for Postmates, I have reasons to believe your gig isn’t going to disappear anytime soon. But, given the funding market for food delivery companies right now, I do not recommend working full-time as a courier for one platform.
Life in the Gig Economy, Year One Later
It has been exactly one year since I completed my first Postmates delivery. It’s crazy how fast one year pass by. It felt like it was only yesterday I was at my Postmates orientation.
6 Portland Restaurants for Batch Assignments on Caviar
I’ve found that it’s quite hard to complete two deliveries within an hour with Caviar. From my experience, it takes between 35-38 minutes to complete a delivery with a car. I’m guaranteed to complete two deliveries within an hour when […]
Seattle Recap: Weekend Earnings and Lessons Learned from Driving for Caviar
I was laid back during my first couple shifts in Seattle. I didn’t work a lot of hours. My goal was to get a feel for the city before the weekend (and enjoy the coffee scene in Seattle). I […]
Seattle Day 3: Batch Assignment and Downtown
On my third day in Seattle, I took on the busy lunch shift (12:00 PM to 1:00 PM) and the beast that is downtown traffic during the dinner shift (7:00 PM to 9:00 PM). Here’s how it went. Lunch: Batch […]
Seattle Day 2: Day shift
Here’s a recap of my second day in Seattle. Afternoon I drove up to Seattle around 2:00 PM to see what the afternoon shift was like. I was in the Southeast Area of the Caviar’s Seattle zone day one so […]
First Day as a Caviar Courier in Seattle
Here’s what happened on my first shift as an on-demand food courier in Seattle. I opted to drive just for Caviar. At 6:30 PM I drove up to Seattle from Kent. My shift starts at 7:00 PM and would end […]
Hello Seattle!
Hey, guys! Guess what? I was in the land of the 12th man! I drove my Prius up to Washington for two weeks in February. I was visiting some friends in Washington and decided to drive for Postmates and Caviar […]
Postmates Launches Epic $9.99 A Month Subscription Service
At the end of March, Postmates announced on their blog they will be rolling out Postmates Plus Unlimited. The program is a new subscription model that offers unlimited free same-day delivery for just $9.99 a month. Let me repeat. Unlimited […]
