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Tipping Uber Eats

Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:03 pm
Posted by CajunSuperJeff
US military
Member since Dec 2007
588 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:03 pm
How much do y'all to for Uber Eats? Do you stick to the 15-20% that you would for a server or just $2-$5 for the service based on the number of bags?

They are getting a $5 delivery fee already.
Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
12856 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:04 pm to
Delivery fee goes to Uber not the driver.

How hard is it for people to understand this?

Not tipping is trashy.
Posted by Stud Bud
MS But travel all over the country
Member since Sep 2015
6958 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:05 pm to
Damnit Jeff
Posted by BurningHeart
Member since Jan 2017
9521 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:06 pm to
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They are getting a $5 delivery fee already.



So the app isn't taking a cut at all? That's nice of them.

Even if that were true, would you drive to a restaurant, then to a person's home, for $5?
Posted by CajunSuperJeff
US military
Member since Dec 2007
588 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:08 pm to
I agree, not tipping is trashy. Delivery drivers do it for the tips. I'm just asking, do you stick with a set amount or base it on the amount of the meal?
Posted by BeachDude022
Premium Elite Platinum TD Member
Member since Dec 2006
34840 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:09 pm to
Depends if they can make it to my apt or not. It’s not that complicated, but you swear that I asked them to diffuse a nuclear bomb.
Posted by CajunSuperJeff
US military
Member since Dec 2007
588 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:18 pm to
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Compounding the confusion, drivers don’t receive a cut of the delivery fee. Uber pays drivers a per-mile rate based on how far they’ve driven, regardless of what the passenger is paying. Drivers get a fixed fee for pickup at the restaurant, a fixed drop-off fee for each location, and a rate based on distance traveled. Meanwhile, the customer pays Uber an assortment of fees. Restaurants pay Uber a service fee and then Uber makes whatever is leftover after paying the driver.

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I honestly didn't know Uber took the delivery fee. It's good to know the fee structure.

Posted by ForeverLSU02
Albany
Member since Jun 2007
52148 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:21 pm to
I'm not sure how some of you have made it this far in life....
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30065 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:27 pm to
according to the OT a $50 tip is mandatory for any service or your trashy
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
53696 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:28 pm to
Waitr drivers are hit or miss here. I always pre-tip. But when they call you because they are too stupid to look at the address on your front door and/or mailbox, you will want to take half of that 20 percent tip back.

Uber Eats -- never used. I imagine many work for both.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
22953 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:30 pm to
These things frick over the people working in restaurants.
Posted by ChenierauTigre
Dreamland
Member since Dec 2007
34524 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:42 pm to
How much is it worth to you to get your arse up off your couch, put on some pants, and go get it your own damn self?

There's your answer. They aren't getting any of the $5 delivery fee.
Posted by BrianFlanagan
Red Sticks Everywhere
Member since Apr 2019
252 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:42 pm to
When Uber Eats originally came into BR they were asking for 40% cut from the sale from the restaurants. If you held out, you could get them down to 29%. It’s why Uber Eats has so many fewer restaurants than Waitr. Waitr recently went up to 15%.

Not related to tipping, just an fyi to go along with someone that talked about fees.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48622 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:45 pm to
quote:

These things frick over the people working in restaurants.

And Amazon isn't good for retail. Consumers habits have shifted to convenience. Adapt or go out of business.
Posted by ZIGG
Member since Dec 2016
10150 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:49 pm to
quote:

Consumers habits have shifted to laziness.


Fixed.

Most gonna be mad about it, but it’s true.
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48622 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 5:51 pm to
quote:

Most gonna be mad about it, but it’s true.

That's definitely part of it. I've never used Waitr or any similar service. I just can't justify placing a $15 order and having to pay $5+ tip on top of that. I'd rather just go pick it up myself.
Posted by FightingTigers138
In your thoughts
Member since Dec 2016
5746 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 6:02 pm to
I dont know why anyone uses these services, unless they are ordering for several people. After, fees and tip it is a ripoff. Plus the food isnt hot.
Posted by 337tigergirl
Houston
Member since Jan 2012
6556 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 6:03 pm to
I always tip uber eats but can someone that delivers for them help me understand what the driver gets?

My bill is:
Food $$
Tax
Delivery fee - drivers don’t get this
Service fee 15% - who gets what for this part?
Then I tip on top of it.

They recently started charging that 15% service fee. Anyone work for them and care to explain what this is?
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8225 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 6:03 pm to
I tip waitr $7 on every order. Screw the per cent. $7 is what I’m comfortable with whether it’s a $15 or a $70 order.

Pizza delivery, I tip $4 or $5. They aren’t going into a restaurant and dealing with someone they don’t know, they are coming from their own place of employment.
Posted by DrSteveBrule
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
12010 posts
Posted on 6/1/19 at 6:04 pm to
I tip 20%, but I use waitr or uber eats like once a year when I'm sick and don't feel like doing shite. If you get a $10-11 meal somewhere you're looking at $20+ by the time it's done.
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