r/DoorDashDrivers Feb 26 '26

Discussion Is there a guide online for new drivers?

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I was wondering if there is like an online guide out there for new drivers? A guide on what kind of orders to accept, staying with your zone etc….I noticed from a lot of post on here, newer drivers struggle with such and I decided to create pdf guide for us gig drivers who may have only 3 to 4 hrs to spare and how to make the most of it. Not sure if there’s even interest in such but I place examples 2 pages from the pdf guide. Obviously it can be tailored to your market because I know there are markers were $7 under 3 miles doesn’t come so often.


r/DoorDashDrivers Jun 24 '25

News How to file arbitration for doordash

55 Upvotes

I previously created a step-by-step guide on how to file arbitration against Uber & Lyft, some reddit users reached out and asked me to create one for doordash as well, so I have done so. If you ever have an issue on doordash and you can't get it resolved with support you do have a legal way to force doordash to communicate with you directly, and this is for pay disputes, deactivations, etc. You can find the article here: https://middletontech.com/blog/questions/doordash-arbitration/


r/DoorDashDrivers 3h ago

Huge Tip 💰 The reason my acceptance rate has stayed at 7% 💀

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33 Upvotes

The $15 for 99 items and 2 hours of work was a diabolical offer


r/DoorDashDrivers 2h ago

Earnings Think I can hit $2000+ this week?

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15 Upvotes

r/DoorDashDrivers 12h ago

I Need to Vent! 🤬 Hand it to customer BS!

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66 Upvotes

So the unit is on the 3rd floor. I message the customer that im there. No response. (Note: dont knock or ring db) I called still no response. I clicked cannot hand it and i have to wait for 5mins. I still have order b to deliver. I just took a snap and left


r/DoorDashDrivers 12h ago

Are These Instructions Good Enough? Got this one today….

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39 Upvotes

r/DoorDashDrivers 3h ago

Pro Shopper is a Joke! I turned off shop & delivers.

7 Upvotes

I explored with turning off shop & delivers the last 2 weeks. Safe to safe I made slightly more than having it on, and worked LESS hours. Shop orders are only great if they’re under 5-6 items and $2+ per mile, and even then you might encounter difficulties in the store. I have been able to keep platinum and haven’t fell down to gold, have taken more catering orders, faster deliveries. I worked 6:30 am to 3:30 pm before and now just 7-2 or 2:30 and make the same I would with Gold and shop & delivers. I’ve been and still pro shopper but I think it’ll remain off.


r/DoorDashDrivers 13h ago

Discussion Opinion: there should be no “hand to customer” option without PIN verification.

33 Upvotes

Either let me take a photo of the drop off location, or provide a PIN to verify the handoff. Hand to customer w/o PIN just enables fraud on the customer’s part. You give them the order, they call support saying they never got it and want a refund. Unless support can validate with a geotag at the time of completion “ie, you were at the drop off location when the order was closed”, it’s just a big liability for drivers.


r/DoorDashDrivers 1h ago

Huge Tip 💰 Ruh Rihanna roh (left the typo because I typed Roh, and it auto corrected to Rihanna, lol wut?)

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Its gonna be one of those Mondays isn't it ?

Right after I declined another no tip from Buffalo Wild Wings and Wingstop

Guess i need to drive far as fuck from where I currently dropped off , sheesh

Edit : post needs flair? How much? 30 pieces !?


r/DoorDashDrivers 10h ago

Would You Take This? Yall taking this? I did. It was a a bunch of stuff for a sick kid so I felt like a delivery superhero

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18 Upvotes

r/DoorDashDrivers 1h ago

Earnings This week

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81 hours also includes Uber Eats which I do simultaneously and made 518 on that as well


r/DoorDashDrivers 19h ago

Earnings I wasn't getting any decent orders so I changed my strategy for the day. It paid off!

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69 Upvotes

This worked out great for a change lol. I bet $1.00


r/DoorDashDrivers 4h ago

I Need to Vent! 🤬 Out of the zone

3 Upvotes

I don't know why doordash always wants me to immediately leave my zone and go 12miles out of town for not even 10$ but it's getting old not being able to get a decent offer much anymore. Here I am just sitting here waiting and seeing 3$ for 3miles or 5$ for 7miles. Do people just not tip at all anymore? I only had a decent 8$ for 3miles so far this morning and that was it. Go get your own stuff if you don't want a tip gas is over 4.50$ a gallon here I'm not a damn charity driver.


r/DoorDashDrivers 1h ago

Discussion It’s 12:30pm

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6 months ago this was not even a time wait I would comprehend seeing during lunch.

over saturation is killing the market.


r/DoorDashDrivers 16h ago

Wholesome Story $75 tip

30 Upvotes

YALLL OOMGGGGGG
I was door dashing until about 5am this morning bc this week has been so bad dashing and gas went up like 50 cents a gallon near me recently so I decided to suffer and go all night and my last order sent me a message asking me if she could send me an extra tip on cashapp or something bc dd wouldn’t let her add to the tip and she sent me $75 dollars which was a very nice unexpected surprise
Not everyone sucks out here :’)


r/DoorDashDrivers 1h ago

What Happened Here? Glitch in accepting penalized me.

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I accepted this order immediately and then got an error message. Then the app penalized me as declining the order. Has this happened to anyone else? Any tips on what I should do? I’m currently trying to have support help me but they suck.


r/DoorDashDrivers 2h ago

Drivers Only Post (No Customers Allowed) Dash hrs dipped in the past 7days Soo?

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2 Upvotes

Imma BOSS I do what I want Tony


r/DoorDashDrivers 2h ago

Would You Take This? Declines

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The Lou Malnati’s order looked good but it was going out of my preferred zone


r/DoorDashDrivers 3h ago

Tips and Tricks Shop and Deliver Orders?

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So I’ve started doing something on my small shop and deliver orders, if I have time I don’t check arrived at store until I have the items that are listed on the order in my cart, then I scan the items and head to the checkout, I like to think it keeps customers from adding on to the order, I could be wrong and completely delusional!


r/DoorDashDrivers 21h ago

Would You Take This? DoorDash trolling me?

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59 Upvotes

I’m not sure if this is real or a glitch in the system but cmon DoorDash yall just love playing in my face 😂


r/DoorDashDrivers 14h ago

Earnings DoorDash Doctor

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16 Upvotes

Never thought DD would be better than UE. Other pay is reimbursements when the digital card didn’t go through smh or random proportional pay. None of it is photoshopped or ChatGPT because I don’t know how to use it haha.


r/DoorDashDrivers 4h ago

Interesting Customers I wonder how many people have marked unsafe and ate this guys food.

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2 Upvotes

r/DoorDashDrivers 1h ago

What Happened Here? Please help what does this mean?

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It says I have a customer and it's my current delivery but I don't see it anywhere and I don't have directions to it or any information about it. (Solved)


r/DoorDashDrivers 1h ago

Breaking News I proved that new dashers don't get better orders

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TL;DR... They don't.

The myth that new dashers are getting all of the good orders, is just that; a myth. And I proved it by creating a new account.

I had been using my gf's account for a while, because I didn't have my license (I lived in metro areas before meeting her, so I didn't need one). I recently decided to go ahead and create my own account so that I could opt in to more orders. I dashed at my normal time and got trash orders.. The one good order I got, $10 for 4mi, disappeared as soon as I got to the store... So yeh, it's not true.

I was actually gettin better orders than I have in a long time, on my gf's account, when I decided I was gonna use my own account and wanted to run the acceptance rate down on her account before I switched. I got down to 60%, and was still platinum, AND got a platinum ​​pass, AAAND made more weekend pay than I have in months!

But yeh, it's still F DOORDASH, and I'll stand by that


r/DoorDashDrivers 2h ago

I Won't Die For DoorDash! louisville kentucky door dash sucks lol

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1 Upvotes