An Uber Eats Driver was in tears after getting $1.19 tips. He spent an hour on this order. Uber Eats paid him $2 for the order. Total: $3.19.
“What’s that? That’s not even enough to cover gas!”
He posted an emotional TikTok video with the user name @deliveryguy100 wishing people would know what it was like to drive for food delivery brands like Uber Eats and DoorDash.
In 1995, Bruce Rind and Prashant Bordia did a study at a Philadelphia restaurant. They had waiters and waitresses draw smiley faces on the back of customers’ checks. The result?
Waitresses averaged 28% tips when they did not draw a smiley face and 33% when drawing smiley faces. The difference was statistical significance. Meaning it’s unlikely to be due to random chances. Waiters saw their tips decrease from 21% to 18% on average. It wasn’t statistically significant. And they never figured out exactly why it declined.
Do you want to figure out how to see the tip on DoorDash orders before you accept it?
Warning. I am about to share with you three ways to figure out the tip on a DoorDash order. One of them is legal and requires some experience and math. The other two are technically cheating and can get you in trouble with DoorDash. Ie. It can get you deactivated.
Disclosure time. This article is purely informational. Not promotional. Any action you take after reading this material and the consequences thereof, Courier Hacker will not be liable for. In other words, if you act on the information shared here (namely technique #2 and #3) and DoorDash boots you off their platform, it’s not my fault.
Are you new to food delivery gigs? Have you been delivering for a while and want to take it to the next level? Are you looking to earn more tips doing food delivery gigs?
Earning tips with food delivery isn’t too hard. But it can be an art to master for sure. One of the first things you need to know is when you can earn more tips doing food delivery.
Let’s get to it. Here are the four key moments you can earn a big tip with food delivery.
In 2020, the rideshare industry almost died because of the coronavirus. Both Lyft and Uber saw demand for their services plummeted. At the worst point, Uber reported an 80% drop in demand for rides. Lyft reported a 75% drop.
A large number of rideshare drivers all had to look to delivery gigs to sustain an income. Some drivers still sucked it up and went out during the pandemic. Suffice to say, there aren’t a lot of new rideshare hacks and strategies in 2020.
Here are four rideshare hacks that have worked in the past. As we await the rideshare industry’s complete recovery, these hacks will continue to be legit in 2021.
Grubhub used to be the household name in food delivery. It had a 70% market share in 2016. In 2018, that was 34%. Meanwhile, Uber Eats and DoorDash were 28% and 18%, respectively. But in 2021, DoorDash is the household name when it comes to food delivery. According to Edison Trends, it commands 45% of the US food delivery market. Early this year, DoorDash became a public company on the New York Stock Exchange, valued at 72 billion.
It’s 2021, and the food delivery space is different. Very different. Why? Covid. Covid changed everything. Covid almost killed rideshare. Covid causes demand for food delivery and grocery delivery to skyrocket. And we’re still in the Covid era. So here are some Covid-era tips on how you can maximize your earnings with food delivery gigs in 2021.
Do you drive for Uber Eats full-time or even part-time? Were you a full-time rideshare driver before Covid-19 hit and had to switch to Uber Eats to make money? One of the most popular food delivery platforms in the gig economy is Uber Eats. But some things about it result in couriers developing costly habits. Here are 4 of the most costly habits to avoid if you deliver with Uber Eats.
Instacart has been deactivating many shoppers lately. You can lose your source of income generation without any warning if you are not careful enough. If you intend to do more and more gigs as an Instacart Shopper, you need to be careful about a few things. Here are some rules of Instacart that you should not try to breach if you wish to continue earning with the platform.
There are certain advantages to being self-employed. For instance, food delivery can provide flexible working hours, and you get paid on the spot. If you have time management skills, you will make your job effortless. If you are looking for a carrier in the food delivery industry, you should think about Uber Eats. That might be the correct decision for you as it can be a profitable opportunity.
