[Cableguynoe]

Frankly, I can not understand why you get so many likes.

Seems you responses are of junior high level of humor.

You see the evidence, and yet you refuse to realize who the bad poster is.
Time to look in the mirror. Likes will tell you all you need to know.

 

[Cvillegordo]

One of the last deliveries in my brief Uber eats experiment was a "leave at door do not knock!" delivery from Red Lobster; big order, about $200. The address was public housing, it was a Saturday evening. There were hood rats everywhere watching me get out of my car and walk up to the door with a big bag from Red Lobster. It also smelled delicious and I'm sure they noticed. So to be nice and for security reasons I knocked softly twice, left the food walked back to my car. A large individual (Shaniqua) flung the door open and bellowed; "I done told you mother****ers not to knock, I gots a baby sleeping!" (Not sleeping NOW for sure!)

I called support immediately, but of course she one starred me, removed the tip and filed a service complaint. F.k that. And don't get me started on someone living in public housing collecting EVERYTHING and ordering $200 of take out from red lobster.

I'm strictly people now.

 

[BallinBruha]

One of the last deliveries in my brief Uber eats experiment was a "leave at door do not knock!" delivery from Red Lobster; big order, about $200. The address was public housing, it was a Saturday evening. There were hood rats everywhere watching me get out of my car and walk up to the door with a big bag from Red Lobster. It also smelled delicious and I'm sure they noticed. So to be nice and for security reasons I knocked softly twice, left the food walked back to my car. A large individual (Shaniqua) flung the door open and bellowed; "I done told you mother****ers not to knock, I gots a baby sleeping!" (Not sleeping NOW for sure!)

I called support immediately, but of course she one starred me, removed the tip and filed a service complaint. F.k that. And don't get me started on someone living in public housing collecting EVERYTHING and ordering $200 of take out from red lobster.

I'm strictly people now.

Lmao!!!

 

[HonoluluHoku]

One of the last deliveries in my brief Uber eats experiment was a "leave at door do not knock!" … So to be nice and for security reasons I knocked softly twice

She said, “Do not knock!”
You knocked.
And this is her fault?

 

[Cvillegordo]

She said, “Do not knock!”
You knocked.
And this is her fault?

Well, I'm not sure that I thought anything was anyone's "fault." But I'm pretty sure I saved her food from porch pirates.

 

[MontcoUberDriver]

I will never understand why drivers accept lowball offers and then get mad when the tip sucks. No need for revenge. Don't cry on social media. DECLINE THE ORDER!!!!!!!!

 

[pcpackrat]

I find most do not knock or ring doorbell orders have little to no tip. I have not seen one in forever since I stopped taking non-tippers. Only on nights with $4 boost do I accept very short distance orders with no tip.

 

[TeleSki]

I ONLY knock if it says to. My SOP is just to "Leave at door". That's the procedure, I believe. They get notification when it's delivered. Most people don't want to see the delivery guy, and I don't care to see them. Drop, pic, and gone. I'm not wasting my time waiting on someone to answer the door.

 

[Ms. Mercenary]

Just follow the directions. Unless specifically told to knock or ring - I don’t. None of my beeswax what their reason is.

I do msg them with “food’s here, enjoy!” Before I close out the delivery. Ihave it on paste so it only takes a moment.

 

[Mcwharthog]

In my experience, the do not knock message has no correlation to the amount of tip. It’s about a sleeping baby or dogs, or both.

I would suggest drivers at least once, order food from the apps they deliver for. Knowing the customer side helps. The app follows the delivery from start to finish. No need for excessive texting or door knocking. The app even tells customers to wait until the driver leaves to open the door and get their food. Knocking on the door and loitering on the porch is annoying and could lead to a lowered or retracted tip.

 

[HonoluluHoku]

New apps are coming, they pay 90% to the driver. They are out there.

Name one.

 

[25rides7daysaweek]

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Why dont you sign up as a vendor
and give yourself at least that credibility ?

 

[The Jax]

They tipped $2 on a $55 order that took an hour to gather. So I decided to rebel.
I mean seriously why do you even have a doorbell if you hate it so much?
And why do they say this ? I don’t care about your annoying dog who barks endlessly at the sound of the doorbell because he’s poorly trained. Maybe in your next life you’ll invest in more dog training instead of ordering twinkies delivered to your doorstep you large piece of dog excrement.

Or is it about a baby that gets cranky when it’s awake? Oh well that’s life.

Why not just pull the fuse on the doorbell? Or just removing the dam doorbell since it Ruins your life that much?

I see what you are saying and these ridiulous requests annoy me too. Two wrongs do not make a right though. Just because the customer is an entitled ahole that wants to add ridiculous delivery drop off requests does not mean you have to also be an ahole. It makes us all look bad. They still tipped. Don't make us all look bad. They already think so negative of us.

I show up as quietly as possible . No car door slams wont knock ring bell.
Let that food sit on the porch for a hour or so .

See, I like that approach. I may have done that a few times. I do not like doing it. I usually will text the customer and say "Delivered, Thank you!!". In this situation, I would leave it and not text. I rarely do that though. Mostly all customers tip decent in my core area.

I will say, more and more I’ve been noticing that customers are putting in the notes not to ring the doorbell or personally message me on the way to the delivery not to ring the doorbell. By default, I never ring the doorbell regardless, unless they ask me to.

Me too. I also experience that and I do not typically ring the doorbell unless asked.

However, if I customer texted me, which is rare, and asked me not to ring the doorbell, while I am picking up or on the way, this is an invitation to play. I ask them if they will be available to meet me and receive the order upon arrival. You would be amazed how many people will say sure and they come out when I text them.

The college kids at the dorms, they are a different story. They will have every single excuse in the book not to come out. Just text them, they ask. So I ask, why did you place a food order if you are not able to receive it when it arrives? It is a valid common sense question. Most college students these days have such little respect for delivery drivers, they think of us like homeless people and do not even want to meet us. I find that sad.

 

[Cvillegordo]

I see what you are saying and these ridiulous requests annoy me too. Two wrongs do not make a right though. Just because the customer is an entitled ahole that wants to add ridiculous delivery drop off requests does not mean you have to also be an ahole. It makes us all look bad. They still tipped. Don't make us all look bad. They already think so negative of us.


See, I like that approach. I may have done that a few times. I do not like doing it. I usually will text the customer and say "Delivered, Thank you!!". In this situation, I would leave it and not text. I rarely do that though. Mostly all customers tip decent in my core area.


Me too. I also experience that and I do not typically ring the doorbell unless asked.

However, if I customer texted me, which is rare, and asked me not to ring the doorbell, while I am picking up or on the way, this is an invitation to play. I ask them if they will be available to meet me and receive the order upon arrival. You would be amazed how many people will say sure and they come out when I text them.

The college kids at the dorms, they are a different story. They will have every single excuse in the book not to come out. Just text them, they ask. So I ask, why did you place a food order if you are not able to receive it when it arrives? It is a valid common sense question. Most college students these days have such little respect for delivery drivers, they think of us like homeless people and do not even want to meet us. I find that sad.

When I deliver to any of the numerous dorms here around UVA, "meet at door" instructions along with a room number are very common. I have NEVER delivered directly to a dorm room. Occasionally I get some pushback and I'll say something like "university rules do not allow unaccompanied non-students in the dorm areas" and they never argue. (That is in fact true.)

 

[The Jax]

When I deliver to any of the numerous dorms here around UVA, "meet at door" instructions along with a room number are very common. I have NEVER delivered directly to a dorm room. Occasionally I get some pushback and I'll say something like "university rules do not allow unaccompanied non-students in the dorm areas" and they never argue. (That is in fact true.)

Well thats the thing. I do not ever go inside either for the same reason. Most buildings have security doors and special passes to get in. Some larger dorm buildings also have a guard. It is understood that the student needs to come down to meet the driver. Most of the colleges I deliver to, they do not allow the students to request the driver to leave the order. I enjoy that and it works for me.

However, one of the colleges allows drivers to drop off in the foyer and I always ask if they can come down. You walk in the foyer, before the security door, and it is lined with orders that students have never picked up. It is ridiculous. Which is why, I assume, the other colleges do not allow orders left.

 

[Cvillegordo]

Well thats the thing. I do not ever go inside either for the same reason. Most buildings have security doors and special passes to get in. Some larger dorm buildings also have a guard. It is understood that the student needs to come down to meet the driver. Most of the college I deliver to, they do not allow the students to request the driver to leave the order. I enjoy that and it works for me.

However, one of the colleges allows drivers to drop off in the foyer and I always ask if they can come down. You walk in the foyer, before the security door, and it is lined with orders that students have never picked up. It is ridiculous. Which is why, I assume, the other colleges do not allow orders left.

UVA (Virginia) is spread out over a huge area, many dorms are not directly on a street. I often get instructions to "meet at door" which will involve parking (illegally) and walking across one of many large commons to a building entrance. In this case I say "meet on ... street" and so far no major issues. If there is pushback I simply leave it on a picnic table in the commons area, always lots of other deliveries sitting around. UVA has a strict honor code, their food is safe. They do have to be on the lookout for an occasional homicidal student though, sadly.

 

[ntcindetroit]

Don't people give you more headaches? I remember the people claimed Wrong Rider and Uber took money from my account without my consent.

And I always wonder why avg. American do not know how to put a little note on their door for not knock or not ring.
We're in a third world now when you let Gig stay the way it is now.

 

[The Jax]

UVA (Virginia) is spread out over a huge area, many dorms are not directly on a street. I often get instructions to "meet at door" which will involve parking (illegally) and walking across one of many large commons to a building entrance. In this case I say "meet on ... street" and so far no major issues.

That reminds me when I did Center City many years ago and University of Penn and Drexel University had some issues similar to this. The customers were usually nice and understanding that I wanted them to come out to the street. Most would thank me as many app drivers would cancel and leave with the food over the BS of risking a ticket from the Philly Parking Authority over their one burrito bowl. They never had loading zones near the dorms. You always had to pay to park. Pain in the butt in the beginning of a new school year in Aug/Sept until the incoming Freshman figured out that it was a major pain in the a$$ to park and move in their dorm and now that same pain in the a$$ your platform driver is now having with parking. I heard there was always a lot of arguing and canceled orders until they figured it out. I would bet money that still happens every year.

 

[driveLA]

There’s no point ringing the bell if the app tell them the food is there jackass