Hello everyone!

I frequently order from doordash since my work doesn't allow me to have too much spare time to go and pick it up myself. Over the past few days, I've been seeing some posts online where folks who deliver the orders are not happy with the tips that they get.

I want to make sure that I'm tipping enough for the effort the dashers put in to get my order delivered. Currently, If I have a $20 order, I tip $4. The default tip that the app suggests is super high. I don't want to come across as cheap but I don't want to tip like 30-40% either since I don't have that much money myself.

Can you please help me in understanding what would be a good % to tip? Thank you in advance!

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rourobouros t1_j7vf0br wrote on February 9, 2023 at 6:09 PM

My standard tip is 20%. I don't use DoorDash much (maybe once or twice in a lifetime) but when I did I tipped that amount. If it's a real small order I will bump it up to an amount that makes it worth the driver's while, so $2 if the item is $5. That's so little they are likely taking a loss on it - counting their time as money and knowing the shafting those people get from their "employer." In my state there's no "tipped employee" wage like many states have, which is like $2.13/hr. But they still don't get paid what they are worth.

[deleted] t1_j7wifw0 wrote on February 9, 2023 at 10:12 PM

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Ukinamtabbed t1_j7zr9z2 wrote on February 10, 2023 at 3:58 PM

American tipping culture at it again

[deleted] t1_j7vx352 wrote on February 9, 2023 at 7:59 PM

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SereneDreams03 t1_j7w65g8 wrote on February 9, 2023 at 8:55 PM

I can't help you with the tip suggestion because I've never used door dash, however if money is tight, may I suggest bringing your own lunch. I've used https://www.budgetbytes.com/category/extra-bytes/budget-friendly-meal-prep/ to get recipes, or I just make a sandwich, and it has saved me a ton of money over the past few years.

Rocketgirl8097 t1_j7y31e1 wrote on February 10, 2023 at 5:32 AM

That's 20% so I think you're good.

thecatsofwar t1_j7xtc16 wrote on February 10, 2023 at 4:00 AM

As they get base pay plus a percentage of the order, you aren’t obligated to tip. So don’t worry about it - the fees are enough pay for what they do.

Spokenfortruth t1_j7y1646 wrote on February 10, 2023 at 5:13 AM

You definitely should read the comment above. You're definitely obligated to tip

ameliasaurus t1_j84rmmg wrote on February 11, 2023 at 4:56 PM

This is not true at all. May your deliveries be cold and your fries eternally soggy until you learn your lesson.

Anaxamenes t1_j7zm22p wrote on February 10, 2023 at 3:23 PM

The reality is, without tips no one is going to do that job. If you value that service being available to you, you will tip accordingly.

thecatsofwar t1_j84qj7k wrote on February 11, 2023 at 4:48 PM

No - the people doing the job get a cut of the sale, as well as part of the delivery fee. A tip is EXTRA if the person ordering it wants to give it.

If the person doesn’t want to give a tip for whatever reason, they don’t have to. But the person delivering still needs to do their job and deliver, in order to earn their fee and cut, and to keep their job.

Anaxamenes t1_j85q81b wrote on February 11, 2023 at 8:53 PM

Right, but it’s not worth doing if you don’t make good money. What you just described isn’t actually very much, so without tips, it’s unlikely people will do this job.

thecatsofwar t1_j85woag wrote on February 11, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Then that’s their choice.

It should also be the choice of the consumer to not tip. The drivers still get paid.

Anaxamenes t1_j867jxk wrote on February 11, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Well it is, but that service will go away if people cannot make money doing it. One way or another, the consumer will have to pay.