Need help with understanding how much to tip for doordash orders

Submitted by vipinnair22 t3_10y10rb in Washington

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

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.

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thecatsofwar t1_j7xtc16 wrote

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.

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thecatsofwar t1_j84qj7k wrote

Replying to Anaxamenes (#1,771,135)

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.

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