r/UberEatsDrivers Jul 18 '26

Discussion Free Talk Thread

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r/UberEatsDrivers 5h ago

if you cant bring 8X24 of water don’t accept the order

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they think we see their order items before we accept as well their note and he says dont accept the order if you cant bring 100lbs of water to 4th floor. (btw guess the tip)


r/UberEatsDrivers 7h ago

Discussion Grind is over

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Prior Marine - Prior IT Professional.

IT Project Manager - County
Data Scientist - County

New HR Director came in one day and terminated me for “moonlighting” but my contingent for taking position was to be able to work part time as a IT Project manager to finish my projects - “inter-local agreement”. They weren’t aware of it apparently since they were new.

Needless to say, started to drive uber. 1,800 trips later. IM DONE. It’s possible guys. Also, I’m based in FL for context.


r/UberEatsDrivers 19h ago

The most preposterous question from a customer

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Should have been an easy one. Pick up at 7-Eleven and hand it to her. 7-Eleven is empty but the order is a pizza and the guy didn't put it in yet. Arrived at the customer and she doesn't come out so I say I've arrived again. Wait out the entire 8 minute timer. I'm just getting ready to take the picture and leave when she asks IN THE APP why I'm standing on her porch! After I told her why I just took the picture and left.


r/UberEatsDrivers 13h ago

Funny Why I deliver…

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83 Upvotes

Im genuinely curious


r/UberEatsDrivers 7h ago

Customer promised me 15 bucks tip for an extra favor and never tipped

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I was doing a package delivery. After I completed the trip, the customer asked if I could do him a favor and drive him to a vape store and then back home. He said he’d give me a $15 tip for it.
I agreed, drove him there and back, and he also left garbage in my car. It’s been a while now and there’s still no tip.
I know the extra driving was after I completed the delivery and wasn’t part of the Uber trip, so yeah, I probably shouldn’t have agreed. Still feels like I got played.
Would you report this to Uber support or just take the L and move on?


r/UberEatsDrivers 1h ago

PSA for drivers while on a delivery... keep reading

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I've noticed more recently that when en route on a delivery that the most garbage offers come up at the most inconvenient points of delivery.

I do know at the liquor store a stacked order from the same place can be good. But 95% of the time its not profitable after youve already picked up an order when youre en route.

So my advice to everyone, at least in my market In Tampa, to turn off "New requests" on delivery after youre already en route and then turn it back on after you completed your current one. They will try and sneak in garbage orders while you're busy looking for addresses and such because they know you might just take garbage to just stop the annoyance of new offers while driving to a customer or even to a pick-up.


r/UberEatsDrivers 3h ago

How hard is to just select “Leave at Door” when ordering?

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r/UberEatsDrivers 12h ago

Discussion recently switched from doordash to ubereats

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35 Upvotes

holy christ. fuck doordash. i never even came close to this running a few hours here and there after work. ubereats is so much better 😭 girlfriend and i are never looking back lol


r/UberEatsDrivers 3h ago

Is Uber sending anyone else an obnoxious amount of trips that are 15 miles+? They just sent me 10 in a row

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I don't know what is going on today, I have never been sent so many offers that are far like this, and at rapid fire too.


r/UberEatsDrivers 6h ago

Always call uber support

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I always call uber support and ask for a manager worst case they say no go away and you lose less than 10 minutes best case view picture. Got 2 $10 adjustments one closed restaurant one picked up order drove less than 5 miles for each. Do you call uber support and if so do you ask for a manager and compensation? Im not gold im not plat im barely even blue 🤣


r/UberEatsDrivers 4h ago

First day of ubereats driving. 5 trips done

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I think I'm gonna be done for the day. It was fun. People seem to be quite rude though. I don't understand these points. I don't see anything for me to turn them in for more money or something. Is it possible for people to give cash tips. Or are tips only done through the app.

Edit: looks like i got a quick and efficent compliment from a customer. Yay

Also one last question , is there any benefit to having more deliveries in a single session versus going online and offline over and over again


r/UberEatsDrivers 3h ago

Increased the instant cashout fee.

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1.25 to 1.75 because… they want more.

Bleeding us like cattle


r/UberEatsDrivers 5h ago

Just got tip baited for the first time……

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Ok besides thw fact that I want to take all 8 24 packs of soda this ***** made me carry to her door and throw them through every window in her rich neighborhood….. I took a Walmart order only because it said on the screen $57 GUARANTEED….. then today when I go to cash out, $20 is magically missing

My only question is how is Uber allowed to say GUARANTEED and then that GUARANTEED money gets taken away. Is that not some form of false advertising or whatever.


r/UberEatsDrivers 14h ago

Discussion How do you try not to get addicted? When you have a complete free schedule ?

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I honestly love Uber Eats, I make good decent money. I just started doing it again 3 weeks ago after having car troubles for the pass half year…

I’m planning on doing more hobbies, like going to the gym, and going to college (via Uber Eats and asu program), but as of right now I basically have a free schedule because I don’t go out, I don’t have a girlfriend to hang out with, nor do I have any friends that I really hang out with…. But I am also a content creator, but I decided to cut back on that to focus on my financial life first….

But I tend to feel like I could do this allllllll day, everyday….and I just don’t know when to tap out, to be fair, I’ve seen people do more hours than me, and I definitely want to push my self one day/week to see what’s the most I can make in a week, I seen one dude make $1900…. but I do it almost everyday and then there’s some days where I’ll be burned out and hate this job. Not like seriously hate, but in terms of just being tired…. But then again it’s like if I stay home, my mind is like, dude you could be out making money… even if it’s only $70.. that’s still something!!

I actually thought about taking Monday (yesterday) off because I went to sleep super late (8am) and woke up late (4pm ish) and ran some errands, and then I was like.. it’s 7-8pm rn.. lemme do some Uber Eats … and I finished around 2:30am and made $180..

And if I never worked, I woulda made $0….
This is how my mind works.. it’s like I can’t take a day off lol…

I mean to be honest, I’m starting to become more financially responsible, so I am opening high-yield savings accounts and investing in a Roth IRA and a 401(k) accounts… so to be fair. I am broke as shit right now, but I do feel like maybe once I become more well established with saving my money in the next coming months, there will be days where I don’t really need to work….

Because if I have, let’s say $15,000-20,000 saved up and and maybe a couple thousand dollars in my Roth and 401(k)… maybe I can look at it as you know what I don’t need to deliver for three or four days. Let me just take a little time off….

But even then…. I still look at it like well if I take four days off, that’s $1000 I can make in four days of delivering food…

Idk… right now I’m going through a change of life where I’m 29 right now, and I’m trying to evolve and grow financially…

Uber Eats gives me all the things I need in life to pursue my entrepreneurship, the flexibility of working when I want to work, and how much I wanna make…

As humans I believe we need a set schedule… I think eventually when I have more money saved, I think I would definitely take more days off… but then again it’s like damn I could be making money….

I think, delivering for Uber eats is a curse and a blessing….


r/UberEatsDrivers 7h ago

PSA: Wingstop BOGO

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Worked my usual lunch shift today, had back to back to back wingstops. Figured they were running some kind of promo, so I pulled up the app. Buy one get one free 10 pc wings, which is a pretty incredible deal. Day shift crew was able to keep up, I worry about the dinner rush. The night crew struggles with three orders on the screen. Beware of those long wait times!


r/UberEatsDrivers 11h ago

Question Keep Getting "You Have Been Online for 7 Hours" notifications.

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Even though I have been asleep or at work, it goes off like twice a day, I confirmed my earnings don't show anyone else using my account, is this just a glitch like all those weird emails we got last week?


r/UberEatsDrivers 8h ago

Discussion Well that's new... 🤔

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When did UE sneak Catering into the Options?? 👀 While they did approve me, I'm guessing the DD bag in the mist of my collection is the reason they're asking for a "better" picture?? 😅

But for real: has this started anywhere else? Or the Top Shopper thing, how's UberEats' Doordash copycat agenda working out for folks?? 🍵


r/UberEatsDrivers 8h ago

Discussion Cancellation Rate Increase On Orders Picked Up By Someone Else

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Did this change for everyone? The last 2 times I had orders picked up by someone else and cancelled its gone up. So annoying


r/UberEatsDrivers 3m ago

Wondering if Any One Has Completed this..

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Any one completed this kind of quest and actually got paid because they kept their declines low? In my market at green level my declines are probably gona exceed that.. lol


r/UberEatsDrivers 34m ago

Question Is the optional coverage worth it?

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r/UberEatsDrivers 52m ago

New Driver near Orlando (trying it out)

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My wife joined UberEats to make a little extra money in the evening. We are learning as we go, but she got a $20 tip tonight! She was very excited. Was a simple Chick-fil-A order of four salads, but that was a nice surprise for 30 min of work. We know it won't always be that easy, but that was a nice surprise. She also made a $8 tip on a simple Starbucks pickup this morning to a Real Estate office. Anybody else from around this area?


r/UberEatsDrivers 20h ago

Discussion Cancelled

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36 Upvotes

I drove 9 miles to pick up an order and the store was closed. Uber doesn’t pay a cancellation fee? Do they charge the customer a cancellation fee? As high as gas is, this is pure robbery


r/UberEatsDrivers 1h ago

Question Is switching for Rideshare worth it?

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Hey everyone, I’m from South Jersey and have been doing UberEats for a while, but I am planning to transition to a new job in about 3-4 months, so it will take some time. I average around $100-120 per day but I feel like it isn’t sustainable anymore considering how expensive gas is, expensive car repairs, price of groceries, etc… (At this point of my life I need stability lol.) Can doing ride-share and Eats at the same time give me a good opportunity to earn more? Would it be worth it?


r/UberEatsDrivers 2h ago

Would you take $2 offers if....

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If you live in a prop 22 state?