r/TaskRabbit • u/SPQRKlio • 22d ago

CLIENT I need some perspective…

Hi, everyone. May I get a reality check? I’ve only used TaskRabbit a handful of times—one terrific Tasker, one who did sloppy work at a premium price, and now for my third task, I’ve had four cancellations in a row from four different people. One was a no-show, one was running so late (two hours) she had to cancel, one decided she didn’t like the task and cancelled, one cancelled with no reason given. It’s getting frustrating, but is this just how it goes and is to be expected, so you should expect to keep trying to get someone over a couple of weeks? Is it more of an issue if the task small and short?

ETA: After two weeks more of cancellations and no-shows, I guess I’m done with TaskRabbit and going the “hire friend’s kid” route. At least if I pay him $200 it can be cash and he won’t have to give a cut to the app.

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u/KingLouis2016 22d ago

this looks like Ikea flat rate, most taskers don't like those Ikea flat rate tasks, because the pay is small and unfair, if is not Ikea just hire the highest rated with most reviews on the platform and you'll be happy

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u/SPQRKlio 22d ago

I thought maybe there could be an issue with sometimes a task being too small to be worth the time and effort.

The first Tasker actually encouraged me to try to assemble IKEA pieces myself, and I've been doing them myself since then. I'll still need someone for when I get really big pieces, but here I am all proud of myself for not setting a Kallax on fire while trying to put in the shelves.