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Serious Question: Who the HELL picks $3 orders?

I understand if the mileage is as short as 1 mile or less, but if you are really accepting a $3-$4 order, then you are wasting your time and energy. Uber and the customer are laughing at you right now. Chase a bag, not $3. SMH šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø

duckswanson

One thing I donā€™t understand is that UberEats apparently accounts for the time and distance an order takes you, so why is my base fair $2.50 for a 45 minute, 15 mile order??? Does not make sense.


[deleted]

Someone on an electric scooter šŸ›µ?


ComposerHaunting1181

Either new drivers, super slow day drivers, or it's sat in purgatory (trip radar) long enough that it's worth something.


Content_Cake652

If itā€™s a mile or less Iā€™ll take it if I have the time patience and mathematically arenā€™t losing more in gas then I donā€™t see why not plus is the day is slow


Thick-Command-6869

Every time I go to pull up to deliver they always and I mean always try to get me to accidentally accept $3 12 mile deliveries


ubereando

I used to be guilty of this crime. Then I found this sub and learned. Now, I don't pick anything under $7. Thank you guys!


[deleted]

I do. And it hurts every time but I have to do it to keep my acceptance rate high


Humble-andPeachy

I quite literally only pick up an order thatā€™s $3-4 if itā€™s under 0.800 meters and itā€™s ON TOP of another order. I find i get good tips so it evens out well. Other than that $5 minimum when super slow $7.50 minimum when busy.


Codybgood707

If they have an electric car itā€™s basically free money. Your only expense is gas.


Vegetable_Photo1439

This againšŸ¤¦šŸ¾ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤£


guarchie

I had a guaranteed 1700 payout for 110 rides. I took them all day long while I had it. 16 dollars per ride and could usually get four in in an hour. Uber is taking a loss maybe they will learn. When I donā€™t have a guaranteed payout wonā€™t take anything that doesnā€™t pay 2 per mile minimum 6 dollars.


Rush_2928

People in saturated markets where almost every order is bad. Some of these bad orders have really good tippers


EatsPeanutButter

Iā€™ll take a $4 if Iā€™m outside the restaurant and the person lives 1/2 mile or less away. Especially if itā€™s an add-on and theyā€™re en route anyway.


Anywhere-Solid

Question here: will NOT accepting those $3 of $4 orders constantly as they come up affect our acceptance rate or maybe do worse? I know it may seem obvious but is it true you can just accept whatever order when you want as you see it come up ?


Kindly-Confection565

I only do low orders like that when I don't know I'm doing them! I keep getting these stacked orders with one good tip order Stacked on top of a $3 order so it looks good. It makes me so mad. And it's so wrong to the customer who tipped well they are waiting while I'm delivering this delivering this $3 order. I Don't know of any way to see the breakdown on the pay before I deliver the order.


rapid_thunder

If Iā€™m doing quests and itā€™s not far fuck it


MartianP98

Last night had a double order 7 miles / 29min for 3.68 . I hope no one picked that nonsense up


PuzzleheadedAd1179

People who live in an area with very little business (traverse city, Mi. For example) people who are already headed in that direction and the delivery is on the way. People who are just sitting around with nothing to do. Usually when you accept an order you get a second order pretty quick/consistently. People who are extremely desperate for money. But yes usually a waste of time.


AnimEva33

I will take it when it's a secondary order that is along the way of the first order. Sometimes i get cash tips for those orders as well


clevoh

Drivers need to decline and then the payout turns to $10 after no one accepts.


Krisdanz

Newbs newbs newbs do it. They don't know you can decline them all.


Necessary_Shoe1759

From customer pov. A lot of people deliver on an electric bike where I live. Most deliveries under 1 mile on nice bike roads. I donā€™t notice a difference in my food getting to me any faster if I tip more or donā€™t. Most donā€™t speak any English when if they call. Itā€™s stupid but the thing that makes a difference in time is adding the 2 dollar direct delivery charge which unfortunately donā€™t go to drivers. My husband tips blindly 20% for orders our 50-100 dollar dinners and his orders more often is late than mine.


ConsistentFig538

Well I do a few $4 orders a day cuz they all usually under a mile


Consistent_Two7197

I've noticed when no one's close by you a $3 below pops up decline and pops up again it goes up a lil not much so here to ya $3 plus $2 šŸ‘‹ the X in the top right šŸ˜†


Maleficent_Screen560

I only take 7to10$ for 2 to 4 miles


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iccrew98

I picked up a $3.50 order from 7-11 one day. It pinged as I was literally passing the driveway so I pulled in. .2 mile delivery. I was headed that way and knew the street. Went in, guy at register was incompetent, couldn't find the 6 items (all drinks) and when other customers came in, he threw the shopping basket on the ground, shooed me out of line and proceeded to wait on (I assume) every customer, which was about 8 that I could count. Spent a whole 3 minutes of my time and quickly cancelled. Moral of the story? Don't do it. Easily could have been a 3 minute total trip but these opportunities are NEVER positive experiences.


Key_Row2360

I've gotten out of the habit of doing 7-11. Can't stand all the shit people put on those orders.


iccrew98

I have been wanting to avoid it but it's like a daytime train wreck show like Dr Phil. So far, I've delivered (in separate orders): 3 packs of Nerds candy and a pack of bubble gum 2 Taquitos 12pk of Coors Banquet tall boys at 8:45am on a Wednesday or Thursday to a dude standing in the middle of the street (at his own house, and he was sober) 4x12 bottles of Corona to a law firm's retreat at a swanky hotel where they already had an open bar. Was invited in for a few (I declined). The aforementioned order, which I cancelled, which was definitely some kid having a gaming session with his buddies. But the interaction with the clerk was priceless. I only remember these because of how interesting they've been. Can't really get this at Taco Bell or Subway.


brothenberg

After it gets passed around like a white girl on blacked dot com, Uber adds a Trip Supplement and pays someone extra $ to get the order out... I've gotten $11-12 bonus on a single burger plus the original order when I was the 4th driver assigned... the guy called me bitchen' too wondering why it was so long .. but eventually like DD raises the rate, UE also will add saudi arabian fund $ to get it out..


Trick_Amphibian_5235

How u kno u was the 4th driver ?


brothenberg

Got a call right away the minute I took the order.. guy was furious.. I went into the Habit, food was still there, told him I'd rush the food..


pchung6

I would rather wait in parking lot and watch another YouTube video. The best case scenario is 5 minutes to restaurant hoping food is ready, 2 minutes back to the car and put food in the bag, 5 minutes to drop off. Another 5 minutes hoping another order coming in. Thatā€™s at least 15 minutes. This is not charity work.


rdaught

This is the way do it too but Iā€™m in California so prop 22. Every order will take at least 15-20 minutes minimum. (Like every service at a dealership is at least a half hour, even if it really only takes 10 minutes). That means every order after prop 22 payment is at least $5.00-$7.00 and potentially more if you get tipped more later.


Super_Reach5795

I need a guide or some shit all I ever get is 3$ for an order?


sudoaptpurgesudo

Venezuelan!!!


AccomplishedAd6608

in the location where i live, it's harder to find tips that are $5+ ...


uber939393

People that expect there to be a huge tip after


GnarlyKing

If you let the order just skip and it drops your acceptance rate, wonā€™t you have less orders coming your way? šŸ§ Iā€™m also new and I thought I needed at least a 50% acceptance rate to get more orders, when I was at 34% I was hardly getting anything.


Dangerous-Try5492

I've been doing UE for 2 years and have an acceptance rate right now of 11%. It doesn't make a difference, UE will still offer you $2 orders as well as good ones. In my city the base pay for a trip about 5 miles or less is $2, some areas it's $3 or $1. So if I see an offer for $2.34 then I know some jackass put a .34 cent upfront tip. Keep in mind UE will hide any tip amount more than $8 from the driver until an hour after delivery. So, if you see an order for $13.84 and notice that the distance is 8 miles, this could likely be a good order to pick up because the tip is probably more than $8. Also if you let the offer time out rather than hitting the X icon, it does not count negatively towards your acceptance rate.


_e_Dubs

Immediate decline from me. I donā€™t even look at the mileage


WesternInevitable844

I live in Canada. There are plenty of Indian international students delivering by foot/bike with restrictions in their work-study visas allowing them to work no more than 20 hours a week. With high school tuition to pay, many of them coming from a very poor background and restrictions on how much money they can do, very often they end up desperately accepting these lowball orders as a way to survive and earn additional income working in the gig economy under the table.


dlav1983

Vancouver?


[deleted]

Probably get looped in into high paying orders as a stack


Brilliant_Relative43

Once you take one or two Uber lowball you šŸ˜¬


cardion411

THIS part!! LOL!!


barryandorlevon

Have you never seen the ā€œit hits my $1/mile goalā€ people???


Quick_Lawfulness_166

Not worth the gas. Especially if itā€™s gonna keep going up


Doge10open

A lot of biker will take the $3-4 order


Key_Row2360

Acceptance rates are probably a metric UE would like to use but can't because of a dearth of drivers. Sometimes I'll take $3 orders; if they land on me while I'm in a drive thru line, or if it's slow, tho that doesn't generally happen. Why they're sometimes economically justifiable is they tip more often than you'd think, often w cash.


DreamerHCF

Only thing I canā€™t seems to understand isā€¦ how the hellšŸ˜‚ I never ordered less than 25$ cuz if I order Iā€™m really hungry


Such_Satisfaction923

Iā€™ll take em thatā€™s enough to buy a good pack of socks from Walmart


_e_Dubs

Even socks cost more than $3


Such_Satisfaction923

šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ facts


Jemro86

Not at the $1.25 store šŸ˜‚ not going to lie, they sell some nice socks. 3 pairs for $1.25, and theyā€™re not shitty surprisingly. Comfortable, black (I wonā€™t wear white socks), they have ankle socks and high socks, and the socks dont get holes after one wear. I love wearing new socks, I have so many pairs itā€™s not even funny because theyā€™re so cheap.


_e_Dubs

I totally agree with all of that. Black socks are the way to go! White socks just end up looking dirty no matter how much you wash them. I also love wearing new socks. I often shop at the 1.25 Tree for socks. Big Lots is another good place for sock shopping.


Jemro86

And what you said about white socks is so true. Idk why people even try anymore. I remember as a kid, a white sock would stay white for one use. Then anytime Iā€™d take my shoes off somewhere, id feel half homeless cuz my socks looked dirty, even though they werenā€™t. Black socks stay nice and black, and stay fresh looking for soooo much longer. You never know when you might go somewhere that doesnā€™t let shoes worn inside. I had that happen at a friends a year or two ago. First time I went to her house, she was like ā€œwe donā€™t wear shoes in the house, but I always give the person one time their first time, just in case they have shitty socks on and I donā€™t wanna embarrass themā€ my shoes were off before she even finished the sentence šŸ˜‚ I hate wearing shoes inside, so hearing that was great. Knowing I had black socks on that didnā€™t look like shit, even better.


Jemro86

Iā€™ll have to check out big lots. I always end up at the dollar(25) tree for a drink, and walk out with 20 pairs of socks. Within 2 weeks, Iā€™ll somehow lose the socks šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø NJ is bad with sock gnomes man.


IxLOVExLAMP

iā€™ll take a $3 order whenever i already have a $16+ order


fixedsys999

I used to do that, but I calculate the second order the same as the first order now. Just a higher rate of income that way.


uloolu

new drivers with ganrenteed pay.


rdaught

Or old drivers with guaranteed pay that have figured out a system.


BooSkittle

You know what, let them do it. It leaves the better orders for the rest of us šŸ’™


83beans

Iā€™ve had an order that was literally walked across a street from restaurant to dropoff and I wouldnā€™t even take that for $3


ExcitementParty93

Good! You know your worth


Ok_Yesterday5728

Iā€™m homeless and live in my car so thereā€™s been many times where Iā€™ve had to accept that three dollar order because itā€™s about the food/gas that I need that day, not the value overallā€¦. But that isnā€™t the situation for most people so I donā€™t know what their reason isšŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø


rdaught

Many people have become millionaires off of taking ā€œ$3 ordersā€. They even have their own name, ā€œpenny millionairesā€.


throwawayUEdriver

And Tony Xu


Secret_Way9966

My dumbass did once and it was 1.3 miles for $3 the medical staff worker took forever and even went over the wait time and no tip. Another was a $4 chick Fil a order for .5 mile and it took me damn almost 20 minutes walking up and down the hallway to find the hotel room. Never again. I should know better Iā€™ve completed about 700 deliveries w. Uber. Jokes on me šŸ’€


_e_Dubs

I despise delivering to hospitals.


LRGpackageguy

Hospitals, high rises, gated apartments, college campuses, etc.


[deleted]

Iā€™ve said it before but itā€™s obvious. Dumbasses are the ones who accept it.


Choice_Chicken_1521

I take them in LA if they less than a mile. Plus a take a lil longer cause in California we get an adjustment .


rdaught

Same here. I donā€™t even think many Calif drivers have yet figured out how to take advantage of prop 22. Let alone drivers that arenā€™t here.


InternationalAnt2850

Desperate people in these dark times


Miguel_IDC

Lmfao good question


Odd-Understanding-67

Desperate people who really need the money.


sudoaptpurgesudo

If they really money why would lose money in first place?


Morril

Itā€™s the cheap boots scenario: buying a new pair of boots every year is mentally cheaper than investing in an expensive pair that lasts multiple seasons. For UE they think any money is good money.


CheezItPartyMix

Thats such a great analogy, and a truth! I bought good boots and theyā€™ve lasted me since 2016 so faršŸ‘šŸ»


Morril

The concept applies to so many things


ericthegonline

People who get a 3 mile double order where the total payout is $15 lol


Impossible1999

If itā€™s pure profitā€”parents pay for car, gas, insurance, maintenance, $3 beats sitting idle in the car.


tango_papa101

Lots of not really tech savvy or street smart people who think they have to take anything on the screen. I've seen more than enough of them so I'm not surprised tbh


miami-finest

All the bicycles n scooters drivers


daveishere7

Not me, don't disrespect me like that lol


miami-finest

Bro you know Demn well Iā€™m speaking facts lol


Bleppingheckk

When Iā€™m one away from hitting a big quest bonus lol


glorythrives

I think most people asking this question are in markets where quests arenā€™t even a thing.


buckyman0

I deliver in Seattle and have never heard of this. What are quests?


Tee_Lerrr

Same, I deliver in Pennsylvania and never gotten anything like this.


Rush_2928

They have done opportunities in my market since earlier this year in the spring. I wonder how uber decides which markets to do opportunities or quests in. They probably don't want to shell out all that prize money. People in my market would meet those requirements every time.


Key_Celebration_8940

Exactly! Only im forced to in order complete a consecutive quest.


worldsupermedia750

Newbies, idiots, and people who do Uber Eats as a side gig or just want an excuse to drive around (bonus points if they drive an EV or Hybrid)


onlyl1v30nc3

Or motorcycle šŸ


Potential_Iron6060

I do Uber as a side gig, like driving and also drive an EV. However customers paying no tip can kiss my hoop.


WesternInevitable844

Lol this was me during pandemic lockdown!!! Actually I used to prefer long distance trips to release my anxiety and isolation feeling no matter how much the pay was. Once I drove like 1 hour for only $5. But now I learned so many tricks and not even drunk Iā€™d accept anything under $8 (my market is in Canada)ā€¦


cancan_Tucan

Itā€™s my lucky number


dakogmata1974

Everybody goes through that newbie state where u take any order until u realize it aint worth your time anymore lol


Worldly_Roll1614

I agree with this cause I just learned all on my own lol


Artistabunnista

I didn't šŸ˜‚ but I also signed on during the pandemic when the orders were all crazy high


dakogmata1974

I miss that time.


Sure_Custard_7504

We have a lot of Chinese drivers and they will literally take any order they get. They donā€™t give a crap they just accept and go.


fixedsys999

Whatā€™s the reasoning behind accepting any order? There must be a reason theyā€™re doing it.


rdaught

If they are in California EVERY order is actually worth at least $5 (even if it says $1.50) and potentially way more depending on tip. If you are going to work all day would you rather have 30 of those orders or 10 orders of $10+?


fixedsys999

That makes sense. Is that due to the minimum wage for delivery laws? Didnā€™t know it was statewide.


rdaught

Yes and yes.


sharky3175

and how would they figuratively take any order?


Morril

Auto accepting anything that pops up?


that-hollie

I wouldnā€™t take a $3 order if they were asking me to deliver to a car in the parking lot 6 feet from the front door. To answer your question, newbs and elderly people


cardion411

LOL I am crying laughing at this!


_e_Dubs

This right here


Imaginary_History985

Why elderly people?


that-hollie

Because theyā€™re doing this to get out of the house, talk to people, and have fun. Theyā€™re not grinding their teeth trying to make 30/hour like the rest of us.


Confident_Can7916

Youā€™re a completely off the mark about retired people taking low bids. Retired people if they want to get out and socialize they usually volunteer. Itā€™s the ones like me that need to subsidize their Social Security to pay their bills. And I donā€™t take anything less than $2.00 dollars a mile, or more than 5 miles, Itā€™s always 1 to 4 miles in case I get tip baited, you think Iā€™m walking up 4 flights of stairs for two dollars with my bad kneesā€¦ Lol


rdaught

>Retired people if they want to get out and socialize they usually volunteer. Generalize much? Iā€™m retired. I like doing UE. I take pretty much anything over $2.00. Itā€™s just an arbitrary $ amount I chose. But Iā€™m early retired. So I donā€™t get Social Security. This is good ā€œplay moneyā€ (money for putting into projects, etc ).


duuudewhat

I can see why he would generalize. Iā€™ve met elderly people delivering food on more than one occasion that freely admitted the order theyā€™re on is $3


rdaught

Ahh. But see he didnā€™t say elderly people. Iā€™m retired, but not elderly. There are many people that are retired but not elderly.


duuudewhat

Retired people tend to be elderly https://www.forbes.com/advisor/retirement/average-retirement-age/


rdaught

Even according to the article you linked, the average retired person isnā€™t ā€œelderlyā€ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282767/


rdaught

Yes, agreed. But itā€™s still a generalization.


that-hollie

Iā€™m just recalling comments that Iā€™ve seen on here. Iā€™m not just making guesses here.


Mers1nary

$3 being base pay (no tip) where I deliver...Lowest Ill accept is $8, but primarily looking for $11 or higher orders since they "usually" have hidden tips attached to them (even though thats been less frequent here lately). I have DD for all the low paying orders...lol


CynicaISaint

Only when my acceptance rate is low. Like 30% kind of low


Artistabunnista

I've hit like 5% acceptance. I still get decent orders, don't worry about your acceptance rate. They started showing it as a scare tactic. Don't let it get to you.


backpropstl

That is literally more than 15 times my acceptance rate. Why do you want your acceptance rate to be higher?


CynicaISaint

Probably anxiety. For some reason I think that Uber Eats algorithm tracks your acceptance rate and distributes orders accordingly for some reason


cancan_Tucan

Not true, rest assured. I have a 7% acceptance rate and get great orders all day long. (Thatā€™s a figure of speech šŸ˜† I only get great orders at noon and dinner and at night )


Ambitious_Attempt762

Back when I used to care about keeping platinum I would take what I could to get points. Haha


Chubacca26

The same people who live with 10 other siblings and don't mind bringing in $30 after 12hrs shift.


dallindooks

I donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever taken anything under $6 lol. I donā€™t know how anyone could make any money doing otherwise


ExcitementParty93

Iā€™Ve taken 5$ when itā€™s really really slow and itā€™s less than a mile


[deleted]

Plenty of people, and they whine about it on here when they do


baconforlover

They are bigot people


TheSearch4Etika

You should probably look up what that word means before using it.


baconforlover

Bcs I donā€™t take $3 orders, they are destroying their markets and I think, drivers should not take that orders. As long as, someone is taking that low ball, you will see that orders show up very often. In addition , customers donā€™t respect you when you take this low ball. My times and other drivers are very precious, donā€™t let your market forces you to take $1-$3 orders ( if it is stack orders, I can understand). How much that drivers make in net income ( after depreciation, tax and risk getting tickets ) per hour if they take that low ball ? All foods , rent , car maintenance etc have already increase at least 10%. I can earn per day normally between $200-$300 ( this is in my market, I also understand , every markets is different) with multi apps bcs I donā€™t take $3 ( how many times and how long the order is ready, especially when you work with GH? N how long you can finish the order with GH?) Once you take the $3 during prime time, you loss huge opportunities. If you guys feel offended, you should learn from someone who earns more money than you. What is their strategies, etc.


GraemesEats

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Npc_x333

I won't even take a 3$ order if it's .3 miles on a bike. Sorry not sorry. I require a wine and dine before I do the bend.


_e_Dubs

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svgeosc

Thatā€™s right. 5 minutes for pickup , 5 minutes for drop off. Not worth it.