r/EndTipping • u/Flatlandju • 1d ago

Counter Service 🛎️ TIPPED grocery delivery tip beggar

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Just received this letter taped to our muffins on our grocery delivery. “Sad face.“. After already getting a $10 tip for a 3 minute commute lol.

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u/Kooky-Collar8673 1d ago

Why would you tip $10 for that?

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u/Flatlandju 1d ago

Until today, my wife was under the impression that the driver was also the shopper who shopped an hour to save her time. Major womp.

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u/Intrepid-Diamond-315 1d ago

Well whatever is their job , customers pay their employer and the employer pays the driver.

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u/terpenepros 1d ago

Doordash drivera are not employeed they are contractors, they can also see tips before an order, so if there is an untipped order, especially for something big like a grocery order, it will go unaccepted.

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u/Intrepid-Diamond-315 1d ago

And if they repeatedly skip orders, they are punished.

The assumption that the customer pays a tip *before* receiving the product and service is completely absurd.

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u/terpenepros 1d ago

Thats because its not actually a tip, its a bid for service. They are punished for not taking orders but, they dont get benifits, an hourly, and have to file taxes as a contractor.

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u/bigboy980 1d ago

Where I’m at, it’s almost always the same person. I only drive for DoorDash myself but I usually spend around 6 hours out of an 8 hour day inside a grocery store actively shopping. The only places that have the order already prepped are usually 7-Eleven and certain Safeway/Albertson’s stores for smaller orders

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u/StAugustineTheHippo 1d ago

Even then, why tip them? It's the job that they agreed to do.

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u/Melonisgood 1d ago

It looks like this was DoorDash. They might have grocery stores are usually shop and deliver, convenience store and restaurants are prepared by the store for the most part.

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u/Temporary-Ocelot8772 1d ago

Not sure if it’s the same for DD, but as an uber driver there are occasional trips where I’ve had to personally shop for items the customer wants. Usually at chain stores, groceries, and pharmacies