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Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts) Sat Sep 25, 2021, 07:06 PM Sep 2021

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Sometimes Doordash prompts for ridiculously large tips ... and I'm not a cheapskate ... [View all]

But I ordered a sandwich, chips, and brownie, total cost was $14.50.

The restaurant is .25 miles from a freeway onramp, and I'm like .4 miles from the very next offramp (the freeway drive is 1 mile, iow). It's literally no more than 10 minutes, if the signals go your way, it's about 7 minutes. Drive is 1.65 miles, with 1 mile of that on the freeway.

Doordash's recommended tip? $4.50.

And I'm sorry but that's out of hand. I changed it to $3.25 cause that seemed very fair. Note also I'm not in an apartment or anything, there's no parking issues at either end of this transportation, nor is there ANY traffic at 4pm on Saturday.

Am I wrong on this?

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Sometimes Doordash prompts for ridiculously large tips ... and I'm not a cheapskate ... [View all] Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 OP

20% would be $2.80 tblue37 Sep 2021 #1

Honestly I base my delivery tips at about 75% of the delivery difficulty and 25% on price of order Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #3

F tips Piasladic Sep 2021 #7

I don't think so. Of course, WHERE you live is a factor. secondwind Sep 2021 #2

I added some details about 'where' to the OP :) nt Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #4

You tipped well, more than adequate. Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #5

The service charge doesn't go to the driver. Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #9

I thought the store used the service charge to pay Haggard Celine Sep 2021 #10

It may go to the driver's mileage cost. Elessar Zappa Sep 2021 #12

I've noticed UberEats doing this is as well AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2021 #6

I've been tipping very well during the pandemic MiniMe Sep 2021 #8

I have, too StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #13

Exactly. And they don't know if they are visiting the home of an unvaccinated MiniMe Sep 2021 #14

I use DoorDash a lot lillypaddle Sep 2021 #11

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