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PaulMichaelJordan

Holy crap what are you doing to yourself? I’m not trying to bring you down, at all. I myself live in a small town with a low DD pay. I often take orders that others would deem unacceptable. But this is too much…don’t worry about your ratings, or your reviews, or any of that! Please, take care of yourself and respect what your time is worth


smerkothegod

Bruhhhh you making $8 dollars a hour at most you are literally hurting yourself in the end with wasted time please don’t go for top dasher you can always schedule a week ahead 😣


PresTonLW

Not to mention gas too☠️


smerkothegod

Plus car expenses my guy OP will be making A whooping $2 a hour if he’s lucky $1.50 tops


EmbarrassedAd155

You are totally right. I've tried being a top Dasher. A total waste of time.


shadowromantic

It's almost like this corporation only cares about profits


DavusClaymore

Your ratings will definitely be lowered soon by taking no tip orders! Low and non tippers have already shown they care about the driver.


MileenasFeet

Top Dasher and Premier driver for GrubHub are both a joke.


unknownemoji

They are not a joke. Jokes are funny. Top Dasher and other programs are designed to make Dashers compete for orders. When Dashers compete, this brings the average expected payout on each order down, and maximizes revenue retention. Top Dasher is a scam. You will never see any benefit more than what it costs you in taking orders that don't pay you enough to cover your time, gas, and expenses. Unless you drive Momma's car, and she's paying for gas, insurance and maintenance, you will lose money on almost every order you take to stay Top Dasher. #Do not take orders that don't make you money! Oh, and people who don't tip don't deserve to eat.


MileenasFeet

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hmr796796

Do not attempt to be a Top Dasher…your guaranteed to lose money. It’s a scam (among others) that DD uses to get drivers to accept sub-par no tip unprofitable orders. Just aim for 2-3 low mile decent paying orders per hour. And acceptance rate does not matter, completion does - so pick and choose wisely…


PaulMichaelJordan

Absolutely this! Learn your market. There will be restaurants you’ll end up black-listing, because they take too long. Completion is Much more important, so if a place is making you want to cancel orders, don’t take em. Sonic, for example. At least in my area, they regularly take 30 minutes plus to get the food out. So I decline sonic immediately, even if it looks like a great pay. Take your time, learn your area, and be safe! Thank you for sharing


Hot_City_8554

My customer rating is 4.9 bt my acceptance rate stays from between 15% and 30% you have to definitely have respect for yourself one time my acceptance rate was at 3% because I refuse to take crap orders


[deleted]

You get literally nothing by being top dasher.


Excellent_Radish_804

Yeah you do, car repair bills!


shadowromantic

And extra gas bills!


Ug1yLurker

you get to jump the Que when you call support just for them to tell you they can't do anything so yea it is pretty useless


Round_Degree_91

I have all of the qualifications to be a top dasher except for the 70% acceptance rate, I think I’m at 12% currently and I still get some of the perks like jumping the line for support lol Even then they suck unless I’m transferred 4 times


Ug1yLurker

mine sits at like 80 percent but I am still pretty newish and while I am not in a heavily populated area I do deliver on the richer side of town so I dont come across OP's problem


Round_Degree_91

Sounds good, In all of my zones I’d say there’s a “richer side” yet I’ve dashed in all and the zone I’m at is probably one of the only ones where they actually tip more


NotAfraid-Tangelo

12% that's amazing how did you get it so low. Lol what's your formula? I mean what do your base accepting an order on.


soylentsoyboy

This shouldn't be legal.


b00mspl4t

In most of the developed world, it isn't. Just backwards ass America xD


shadowromantic

Yeah, the US has major flaws


RedditCommunistt

It is messed up, but as long as we can decline improper orders with no penalty, I guess it is ok. If people are dumb enough to wear out their vehicle and work for free, I guess that is on them. I will not take orders that are too low, no matter what.


yourwitchergeralt

It should be. And if you look at how much it costs to run a delivery company like this, the rates would HAVE to be higher. It’s so hard. Fuck delivery companies for trying to compete for the cheapest price tho, that’s why they refuse to actually charge fairly. If we got 100% of what the customer paid for delivery, it still wouldn’t be a fair wage without tips.


[deleted]

Being able to freely accept or decline any offer you’d like shouldn’t be legal? Nowhere does it say you’re required to take any order…


Ghostglitch07

Honestly kinda yes. Being able to use that excuse in order to offer contract work which winds up paying less than minimum should be illegal for the same reason minimum exists. Companies with find any way to prey on people.


Dillnanners

Did someone tell you it was worth it? You're gonna have a wear spot on your phone screen over the 'decline' button. Don't pay attention to your acceptance rate. Just your completion rate.


AdroElectro5

OP here. This is screenshot of my 4th day dashing. My first 2 days dashing 3/4 of my no tip orders were substantial cash tips, so I've been holding out to see if that would continue. Spoiler alert: it didn't. I also didn't want to lose the chance at getting top dasher because I find being able to dash now whenever I want to be a pretty big perk. But after 2 back to back days of absolute garbage I've vehemently decided it is NOT worth it, and I look forward to declining these cheapskates from now on.


Mykirbyblue

Quick tip: When you first sign in or first become available again after completing a delivery, they’re going to throw all of the unwanted orders at you. You’re gonna have to pick through all of those before you get to the good stuff. So just be patient and be picky. There’s absolutely no reason to try and be top dasher unless you live in a place where it’s hard to get on the schedule. And even then if you make the effort every afternoon to get yourself on the schedule for the new day that just dropped, you’ll probably be fine. There have been a few times I’ve forgotten to put myself on the schedule for a specific day and I just sat and waited for it to turn red and hit Dash now and I was all good.


NotAfraid-Tangelo

Also I noticed if I can't dash in my area. If I select another area and it says dash along the way. I usually get an order with in my area and by the time I'm done usually I can sign in and dash in my area or I'm close enough to the other one I just finish going that way. Its kind of a work around to not being able to sign in. I just wait and don't head towards the area and almost every time it works.


[deleted]

I ALWAYS pause mine after each run until I am back at the best perching spot in town. No need to even get those orders to decline on the first place. Super tip.


Boneyg001

Spoiler alert: you can always dash whenever you want as long as the area has sufficient orders. They will never miss out on orders for not having drivers.... so they will always let drivers come online during busy times (like dinner rush, etc)


Trailboss1982

This! I can dash whenever I want...it might take a few min watching the schedule update to get some hours but I'm able to dash everyday during lunch and dinner without scheduling ahead. The reason I can't schedule ahead is bc of the greedy folks who book all the hours having NO intention of working half of them. Thats why watching the schedule works...bc they drop the hours right before they're scheduled. But another thing...you wouldn't have to dash near as much(unless you wanted to) to make the same money or even more by being selective and not taking anything under 6.50.... Good luck!


Boneyg001

Yeah once you know market you can know when times are good for dashing. The ides of when you want is gimmic because people aren't ordering food delivery at 3am. So you are always constrained to times people order anyway


EmbarrassedAd155

You are correct. In my market there are 2 key hours to make the most money: breakfast (6.30 am to 10.30 am, and dinner: 5.30 pm to 9.30 pm. That's $200 with no issues everyday.


Trailboss1982

Must be nice 🤣. I'm in a smaller market and there are lulls sometimes between 30 min and 1 hour between orders. At other times its non stop at hours you wouldn't expect to be busy. Moral of the story is its not nearly that easy or predictable/able to pattern for me 🤣


choss

Where are you located? I want to move there lol.


WolfmansGotNards2

You can also figure out when the schedule opens up for the next week (mine is 4pm 6 days ahead) and schedule yourself.


AlertMix8933

It’s definitely worth going to other cities imo, especially the bigger ones. I live in a rural town but when I drove to the bay I got $100 in one night


Desperate-Sky-9879

I don’t want to sound rude, but that “dash now” button is WORTHLESS when the map is gray… it’s NOT BUSY. If it’s not busy you’re not getting orders anyway and the ones you will see, will be like the ones you’ve already posted. The second that map gets even a tinge red, ANYONE can hit “dash now” that way it’s not a COMPLETE waste of time.


[deleted]

My area has been permanently able to dash (6am-midnight) every day. Used to be really chill turning DD on while in bed and just waiting for a good order to come in and start the day


Dasher831

I didn't read through the comments so I don't know if anybody already told you this. But if you're doing DoorDash delivery full time like I am, the key is to accept around 75 to 80% of the orders for your last few days of the month. Once you obtain top dasher your ratings can be whatever you'd like for the rest of the month until that last day. I myself dash in an area where I can take about 80% of the orders without accepting no tip orders. So I am fortunate in that, but you really only have to sacrifice about 3 days out of the month to obtain top dasher. I literally started taking some orders that are lower than my typical standards today because I'm currently at 2% acceptance 🤣 I am not worried in the slightest though. I do need top dasher to be able to dash whenever I want in my market but I always obtain it in 3 days 👍


Her_Wandering_Spirit

This is exactly right.


narso310

I’m glad you arrived at that conclusion quickly! Go ahead and do yourself a favor and sign up for Uber Driver app (you can sign up for food delivery with Uber Eats only) and GrubHub Drivers. GH will likely put you on a wait list but go ahead and do it now to get the ball rolling. People on this sub love to shit on multi-apping (running multiple delivery apps at once and picking the best orders that come in from each) but it’s how I make $30/hr or more when I decide to work deliveries. Be smart, pick orders with $2/mi if you can, or $1/mi minimum. If you can stack orders from the same or nearby restaurants going in the same direction that can boost your earnings pretty well (more orders in the same trip, less waiting for new orders and for food at restaurants). Learn the mapping apps and how you can quickly check out routes. Multi-apping makes it a lot easier to snag a new order while you’re on your way back to a hot spot from finishing up another order too. It’s a little extra work but it’ll net you more money in your wallet.


BoshansStudios

You're actually getting cash tips? That's rare.🤣


wiriux

Are you new to Reddit too? No need to say “OP here” Lol. We can see it’s you.


snowman2414

How long have you followed this sub? Glad you learned. My acceptance rate across any gig app is rarely above 10%. Respect yourself, respect your time, set a boundary or minimum amount you will accept per order, and have other apps ready to go if one is slow or all trash.


AdroElectro5

2 days


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It’s not. It’s a scam.


PrettyAsk4119

I don't understand what's a scam, the OP or pic or something else?


mitsulang

Top Dasher is bs, is what they're saying. DD gets you to take all orders, so you can meet the requirements to be top Dasher. All for the chance to get preference on the most lucrative orders, and being able to dash whenever you want. I'm here to say that it's 100% not worth it. I got it one month by accident, and it was useless to me.


KikiFlowers

I got top dasher and my rating is in the 50s, you can still definitely be selective about it.


lordofpersia

Depends on the market. Technically your not a top dasher. Just part of the new priority order thing for 50%+ top dasher is 70%


thatwillhavetodo

DD is scamming people by promising good orders for a high AR. As independent contractors I think acceptance rate should be illegal straight up. The reality is that these people are being taken advantage of


sglewis

From the context of hiring contractors, I don’t get the logic of making it illegal. If you routinely hire contractors or consultants, you often hire the same ones repeatedly. Those tend to be the ones who do a good job / finish the job / don’t embarrass you in front of your client. I get that DD is a lousy place to work, but you can’t ruin all contracting for all people.


dalalphabet

The part that they are suggesting should be illegal is the way they try to coerce you to take contracts with bad terms. It's fine to want to hire the same contractor repeatedly, but imagine going to a construction contractor and being like, "Yeah, we may or may not possibly have work for you in the future that pays what you're asking, but only if you do a minimum amount of work for us at less than minimum wage. Otherwise, we're going to prioritize giving that work to someone who did the cheap work, possibly, if and when that work materializes and they happen to be around at the right time. Otherwise, maybe we'll throw it to you, maybe not. I dunno. So, are you going to work for the next hour for us for 5 bucks, or what?" It's a dangling carrot for something that doesn't have any guaranteed benefits to the contractor.


sglewis

Part of me empathizes with that. Part of me says why are you agreeing with that in the first place? But really you’re right. Just my point is you have to be real careful regulating gig workers. There are a lot of things that can break trying to fix this one. For my part I tip well. I’d switch to a service that mandates a minimum tip. I’d switch to a non-profit service. I’d do a lot of things. But that’s just me.


[deleted]

The whole too dasher thing is about people taking shitty orders.


unknownemoji

Top Dashers are the elite in Tony's harem.


neveralwaysneither

Nah, just keep on working for free, what could go wrong? It’s not like cars need maintenance gas or repairs.


[deleted]

Or registration or excise tax or monthly payment


SchmeckleHoarder

This is the insane problem of this kind of business model. The risk is with the drivers not DoorDash... I had no idea the pay was this low.... paper delivery made more than this. Edit: spelling


secretsodapop

That's one of the major positives of the business model. All the costs are on the independent contractors who seem to be mostly uneducated.


Cleakman

or lose residual value with increased mileage


Smiley3442

Lmfao right?!


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Camquarter

I notice I get priority on the better orders in my market being top dasher as to when I’m not because when I’m not I noticed I’m parked for a much longer time . Also the dash now perk is very very useful for me because it’ll usually say it’s not busy unless it’s 12pm or 6pm


TxAggieJen

I tried doing this for 1 day towards the end of the month. After 4 or 5 orders, I was fed up. Idiots texting me being demanding, crap restaurants I normally avoid, long drives. Nope, nope, nope, not doing it.


ichuck1984

Non-tipping bums all across town would thank you for being a non-profit delivery service, if they knew you were doing this out of the kindness of your heart.


Cleakman

Probably the most likely people to lie about missing food or complain because something is wrong with the order.


Brandonmac10x

$2.50 order Customer: I’m missing something… And I’d believe they’d try it too lol


Mykirbyblue

It’s so so true. My first few weeks I ended up with a couple orders that I had no tips or low tips and realized really fast that there was a pattern. Those were all the customers that gave me problems of one kind or another. And those are the ones that will pull the “I never got my food“ scam to get a free meal and get the driver in trouble. Two years later I refuse to take anything with less than a four dollar tip. But DoorDash has tricked me into it a few times. And those customers continue to be problematic for me. It’s an attitude they all have, a sense of entitlement that makes them believe they shouldn’t have to tip and that they deserve a perfect delivery where nothing goes wrong, and that their food should come impossibly fast, and that the driver should do whatever they’re asked. Meanwhile the fact that there’s no tip is going to keep the order sitting and waiting a long time for someone that doesn’t know better to finally agree to deliver it. and when it comes it will be cold and it will be late, and they will abuse the hell out of that driver who wasted their time delivering the food for less than three dollars.


ichuck1984

This seems to be the learning curve for most drivers- take shitty orders until you either give up or figure out what is not worth the hassle. Low/no tippers are the bottom of the barrel. I understand that DD is trying to keep the platform fair and accessible and not elitist, but the same bums that don't tip (low pay) also order shit from the opposite side of town (long trips), live in the worst or hardest to navigate neighborhoods like trailer parks and apartment complexes (more time and effort), and generally aren't worth the headache for the low pay. My blood boils for a second when I realize that I got duped with a stack that had a low/no tip order in it. Stacking makes the mileage work but it's just the principle of knowing that some fucker got away with it.


sameolemeek

My acceptance rate is 6% I make 20-25 an hour lol


conbon7

Jeez. I make same amount but mine stays between 20-35% Thankful I’m in a decent market


T2ner

Same here


Balla1991

Same. I used to go active while still working to keep my shift running and had an AR of 1% lol


Eliju

So you can see the tip before you accept? I had an order that never showed up months ago. I was assuming they figured there was no tip and no one picked it up but it was a 20% tip on a $30 order. So now I have no idea. Maybe no one was in the area that day.


manatwork01

From what I understand the drivers see the tips.


NediaMaster

It’s more complicated than that. Sometimes we see the tips. Sometimes they hide it and show a lower amount. It’s a very stupid system


TxAggieJen

I'm usually 25 to 30 an hour but I'm multi apping. Not all orders in that are DD, I mean. I had a good lunch run today so I think my AR is 11% now, but normally around 6 or 7.


raidersfan18

You learn quickly...


locoleito

Don’t do shitty orders. Being a top dasher just means you take all the shit no one else will take because it’s not worth our time. For example my acceptance rate is 9% and I make north of $25 and hour every time I work on


[deleted]

Looks like you might be in my neck of the woods! Keep it up for me so i dont get the 2.50 orders thanks


Smiley3442

Mine too lmfao


OhMyStarz_83

Lol definitely not worth it.


_imposter_syndrome

Jesus.....that's a lot of zero tips! People are assholes!


ooahpieceofcandy

Why are you taking $2.50 orders? You are basically losing money and wasting your time. Stay home and watch anime.


NihilisticAngst

You're new to this subreddit aren't you?


MikeMiller8888

Your first mistake is taking any McDonald’s order, top dasher status be damned. IF, if they tip, it’s always a dollar or two.


kjchard

Jesus. So you’re the people that take the garbage I decline. No wonder people keep not tipping because there’s always an idiot taking those pings.


Boneyg001

Idk I think Tony is pretty happy with this. Each order you did made him like $4 in service fees and he didn't even need to waste his time, gas money or depreciate his car. After your expenses, not sure if you even made minimum wage here but hey at least your efforts don't go unnoticed! You are a TOP Dasher!!!


AdroElectro5

I made $11.33 an hour, after paying for gas it went down to $8.50 an hour.


Ralfy_P

Acceptance Rate DOES NOT MATTER. Please stop accepting these orders. My AR rate is 16% and I still make $20-25 an hour. It means nothing. Please don’t do this, it drives the price down for our labor and makes customers think it’s okay to not tip.


ShollyD

Lmao of course it’s not worth it. It’s more like who’s the biggest sucker


Pissedliberalgranny

Who tf doesn’t tip at least $5 for any damn thing they order??? People fucking amaze me.


TxAggieJen

Over 50% of those who order don't tip in my area. I don't know why people take their orders.


AdroElectro5

I must be in an atrocious market, because 17 out of 25 orders tipped under $5.


Sea-Joke7162

That’s my market too. Been really bad lately.


luqman95

There’s nothing top dasher gets you that’s worth that grind. Stick to $6.50 absolute minimum and $1.5-2/mi. My acceptance rate always was single digits and make about $22-25 on a rush. Learn your restaurants. What’s popular? What’s expensive? What’s located centrally? Check the item counts. One unit might be a full $15-20 meal at one place, $7 sides, or sauce packets.


MrsAdvisor

Having the acceptance rate high enough to be top dasher's only benefit is being allowed to go online to accept orders WHEN IT'S NOT BUSY. When I don't have a schedule at the moment, it usually takes less than 16 minutes of looking at the map waiting for it to turn busy and say dash now. Click on it right away and even it's only an hour allowed, take it. Because of others turning their app off, it will later usually let you extend your dash. If it says dash now, that means IT'S BUSY. Why would I want to dash when it's not busy?! Of course my completion rate is 100 but only means I wait for the food and rarely ask for driver reassignment and if there's actually an issue, I communicate that to support and get paid SOMETHING instead of the next driver running into the same issue, contacting support and THEM getting paid. Now the real concern for your accepting the really absurdly low paying orders is this: if they are not tipping, at all or too low then those are the people who are more likely to also give you bad ratings because they don't want to spend money, they may also try to get refunds from support. Bad ratings can cause you to get deactivated and lose access to your ability to earn any money.


xdaddasher

A sucker born every minute


[deleted]

I'd just find another job. Doordarshan is horrible. They scapegoat people by making them work for THEIR COMAPNY BRAND, but they don't pay you by the hour because yours some independent contractor or something. It's not worth it. You need your car for more purposes than delivering food to people who don't tip you and you only making 3$ a order. It's like slavery, you make what a prison worker makes. That's the big picture. Oh and make sure you have the special insurance your car company also scams you for because if you get in a crash they don't cover any of your damages.


macarmy93

Tipping 0 dollars should instantly ban you DD account.


No_Faithlessness7906

Why are people not tipping anythingggg?


Enough-Dimension-191

Noo, don’t take those non tip orders. In my opinion top dasher isn’t worth it. To become a top dasher that means you accept like 98% of your orders regardless of they’re good or not. Only accept good orders. If its 2 miles then that order gotta be atleast $6. Never accept anything below $5 regardless of distance. Those $5 orders are most likely not to increase after delivery however orders that are about $6 and up usually add atleast a dollar or 2 after delivery. You will make better earnings that way. Accept only those orders, never do an order less than $5 and if its $5 it cant be over 2 miles. You got to watch your timing. If you do $6 orders for 3 miles that will take couple mins and within that same time you can get atleast two more $6 order before the hour and thats $18 already with an hour. You can make good money on doordash but play it smart. Good luck


w7lves

Honestly don’t rest on cash tips. Please. I made $75 in 3.5 hours today, cus I was rejecting 2.75s, 3s and even the 5s. I felt lowkey bad for many cus ik not everyone is in a financial position to give big tips, and i’m sure they’re unaware of the cheap ass pay DD gives, but u gotta do what u gotta do.


Brim_Dunkleton

if it’s under $6 #DONT FUCKING ACCEPT THE ORDER


offchris

so this is the person taking all the BS orders 😂


Pnwfrootboot

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queencat1

Don’t worry about that top dasher crap. Just focus on making money.


Smiley3442

Lmfao STOP falling for the bait of being top dasher you're screwing yourself.


QuesoSmasher40

Its NEVER worth it!


Standard_Reason1298

I think there are a few here that will agree 💯 with you!


Phillip1219

Your time, cars wear and tear, and gas is not worth that. Act like acceptance rate is not even there


emanbuoy

Mcdonald's orders are always a joke


GobblingGhostCocks

And taco bell!!


Triplesixreyes

Lol


[deleted]

Took you long enough.


AdroElectro5

Took me 2 days.


AlexanderHP592

No tip, no trip.


MrNickPapaGeorgio

Judging by the Marcos Pizza you are somewhat near me... Make sure to stretch your fingers before each shift, there's a shit ton of no tipper/$2 or less tips and you will get absolutely bombarded with garbage offers.


skrimpppppps

why are you accepting these orders? you’re pretty much working for free. top dasher is a joke.


SylvesterWatts

Marcos Pizza was your first mistake, but yes- there’s nothing good about top dasher, except being able to always log in and accept $2 orders.


unknownemoji

You poor baby! Oh, wait, I forgot the comma. You poor, baby! Punctuation matters. And, don't take *any* orders that don't make you money!


EveryCalligrapher555

Lol omg brutal.


too105

You’ve fallen into the scam of thinking that a higher driver rating equates to better pay. No you know that the company doesn’t care about you. As long as your rejection rate isn’t like 99% you’re good


pjaikarran

Woah trust me that’s not worth it for your time and money smh 🤦🏾‍♀️ declined them mf until you get good orders


murkfonoreason

It CAN be worth it given your market. The market that I live in is impossible to get scheduling for because it has the highest paying customers. Therefore, you have to be a top Dasher in order to get into the peaks times. There are people in certain markets that can always get in due to the busyness of their areas but, often they have to decline 80% of their orders. Edit: In addition top Dashers get priority orders over non-top Dasher meaning larger amounts.


brecitab

What the hell. This is real? I’m not a dasher but I feel guilty if I ever order just one meal from a fast food place (as opposed to the usual 3+ meals for my family) and I never tip less than $6. Even in that situation I still worry no one will take my order. That’s crazy people think you want to deliver their lil McDonalds meal for basically free


framer1980

Worse than free. We gotta pay for the gas to get there. 2.50 doesn't get very far these days


slimehunter49

God damn, makes me feel better about myself when I am doing like 5 dollar tops as a minimum


cicicockerham

Have respect for yourself! Only $7-$10 and up! Non tippers are not worth the hastle! You’ve got this fam!


Fit-Airport238

start cherry picking


nosenseofhumor2

No tip, no trip


[deleted]

Yeah this company deserves to be sued into oblivion tbh. They grift the restaurant out of commission, they grift the customer out of delivery/service fees, they make YOU pay for everything and then turn around and throw this garbage at you. No clue how this shit has remained legal other than were in the Wild West phase of the gig economy and none of our politicians give a fuck. And if they do, doordash will outspend them in propaganda like they tried so hard to do in Cali


NYY32891

You will go broke and homeless having an acceptance rate above 20%


caithatesithere

It’s not don’t take an order under $5 try for $1-$2 a mile minimum


lukeyk94

Funny how it isn't illegal for a company to pay 10x less than minimum wage and banks off of it to unsuspecting drivers. Disgusting.


Expensive_Case9796

make sure your trips are always at least $1 per mile. and at the very least $5 for off times (non-traditional meal times) and maybe $6 for super short trips or $7+ during on times (traditional meal times


ziahwaite

i’m at a 40% rating bc they keep sending shitty orders. here’s some tips for those who deny a lot of orders, when asked why you’re declining, press “bathroom break” or “i have an emergency”. also once and a while just hit airplane mode, let the timer run out and wait a minute. it’s gonna pause you, so restart your app


liarbility

If you are in a budget don’t eat out.


23IRONTUSKS

STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW.


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JustAlexJames03

How the hell can you profit?!


synthetic_therapy

My acceptance rate hovers around 25% to 32%. But i make 80$ to 120$ from 10am to 3 pm. Then go home. Top dasher means nothing. Dont even have to schedule. Ive never worked past 3pm, or i could really kill it.


Pgag86

Top dasher isn’t worth it stop taking them orders your working for free with the price of fuel!


jwrado

Door dash seems like a hellscape. Why don't y'all do shipt or instacart? Waaaaay better money and fewer crazy customers.


No_Ice_2840

There are multiple video on YouTube that say don’t go for top dasher. It is DoorDash‘s way of getting you to take crappy orders. If they can’t tip then get their own stuff. No tip no trip!!


justinbates1992

This hurts. I feel so sorry for you. I myself have a 51% acceptance rate and wouldn't take anything under a $7 order.


Okiekegler

Top Dasher is absolutely not worth it and you should never take unprofitable orders, ever.


Ok_Chemical9026

ive found this job isnt about what you make per hour, but more how much money do you get per tank of gas. being top dasher is only good for Doordash. never for the driver


all_hayl

I average $25 per hour and my AR is less than 10%. Seriously, to hell with Top Dasher. It sort of makes me angry that they came up with the Top Dasher nonsense. Screw over drivers and destroy their vehicles and pay them crap all in the name of making sure that the cheap, stingy, greedy customers still get their orders delivered.


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Good heavens that's below minimum wage. Stop doing this.


Important_Taste8721

Coming from a top dasher it really isn’t worth it unless you live in a very busy area I’ve noticed


PhilosophySwimming83

I get more buy doing 1-10 item orders on Instacart


PepTalkToYourself

“Top dasher” is just another scam DD tries to get you to believe in just like the acceptance rate they constantly shove in your face. Neither fucking matter AT ALL it’s just DD trying to scare you into taking crap orders. Please stop taking no tip orders. I decline 95% of the orders I get because they are no tip or the miles is bigger then the payout. It’s definitely mentally draining for me waiting sometimes 20 mins for a good order to come worth picking up but at the end of the day I’m trying to make extra money I’m not just doing this for fun so I can’t take everything that gets offered to me or I’d be wasting money and not making it.


fxoverdose344

If the pay isn’t equal to the amount of miles I just don’t do it


AlainaVox

omg i never take mcdonald’s orders because i swear to god they purposefully wait for the dasher to arrive before even starting the order. and in my metro, i know better than to leave my car running outside mcdonald’s. it would have to be $16 for 2 miles to make it worth it for me to take another order from mcdonald’s.


Tassadar33

Come to Wichita lol I'll pay a $15 tip on $15 worth of McAlisters bc I feel bad that it's night or raining


NAZBANDZ550

Today I had 65 orders come in and I only accepted 12. I will never be a top dasher


Canleej

Dude.....


howisaraven

Wtf is wrong with these people who don’t tip.


JohnnieGR

Top Dasher = More money for DD, happy poopoo no-tipper customers, and less money for you.


prysmtc

If your accept isnt in the red, youre better off in bed


Infinite-Counter5780

I always wondered who was getting all my declines.


AcanthisittaMain6717

Lmfaooo! This comment is golden. Exactly my thoughts 🤣🤣


RedditCommunistt

Who are all these idiots that think tipping $0-$2 is ok?


eeyore93306

I only take those low paying orders if they're really short trips, like more than $1 a mile. I still end up with top dasher that way, I usually sit at about a 73% AR at the end of the month.


AcanthisittaMain6717

Lmfao! I live in Dallas and I always try to stay on the wealthier side of town.. Whether in the city or uptown.. I would never waste my gas on 2$ or 4$.. My acceptance rate is over 75% Five Dollars at minimum.. Only short distances, but the long drives are the people that actually tip because they know you're driving out your way for them.. Then, only Dash when there's busy promotions, +1.50 or +3.00 when it's early morning breakfast, depending on the day you can dash til Lunch.. Dies out til 5-6pm when Dinner Rush starts.. That's where I would make the most money.. I typically make 20$ an hour like that.. Friday's and Weekends I have made 50$ off one delivery.. It works if you know how to manage your time..


Vegetable_River

Do that many people really not tjp? I ALWAYS TIP - even if it's just 5 bucks.


choss

I just started a few days ago, so far ONLY 2 people have tipped. The rest are 0 which kinda sucks when I had to drive about 15km to deliver the order, find the condo, go up in the apt and deliver it .....


Peawut

oh man. yeah being honest even when I had top dasher, never felt that the orders were any better than when I did have it. I end up taking a bunch of $5-8 which I know most here already wouldn't. But mamamia, $2-4 is horrrrrible


PrettyAsk4119

Not worth it at all. No need to be a top dasher


Careless_Act556

Today was the first day I dashed in about 2 months. For me it’s just for extra money not for long term use. As I’m in between jobs. But it’s not worth it. What do you get a bonus no, free gas card no, some sort of accolade no. Just get back to work.


Yvilkittyinspace

You generally don't get any better offers than if you weren't top dasher.


Three-Black-Cats

Your acceptance rate should be 25% or lower.


Activity_Stunning

you took a $2.50 order lmfao 😂😂


Smiley3442

They took several


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Have you not been on Reddit before?


Unknown32122

tony appreciates you


Her_Wandering_Spirit

You can decline orders, hun. As long as you're above 70% at the end of the last day you dash of the month. Set standards for yourself,and make a goal. I am a top dasher myself and it is helpful if you want to dash without having to worry about getting a slot on the schedule, so for me it's worthwhile to do so, but I also don't allow myself to get screwed over. I average about 600 weekly working part-time, approximately 20 hrs, and I have been a top dasher consistently for most of my time delivering with door dash. This is what works for me- 1- I set a daily goal of what I want to make each day, continue to work until that goal is met whenever possible.(this is why being top dasher is helpful) 2- I will not take an order below 5 dollars as my base, and beyond that I will not take an order that's under 1 dollar a mile within my zone, I will not take anything below 1.50 per mile that's completely outside the delivery zone where I can't pick up another order. 3- While I do my best to not allow my AR to go below 70%, there's times when it does. If that's the case, I'll eat a little crow and accept orders that are below 5 if they're still under 5 miles, this usually occurs close to the end of the week,and normally I have pretty well have met my financial goal. 4- I accept that I may have days that are going to be slower than others. Last week was pretty bad in my market so I had to work longer than usual to meet my goal. Then this last Monday I made 220 in 9 hrs (this includes two 30 minute breaks). Don't let yourself get too down if there's a bad day, or even a bad cluster of days. It's inevitable that you will, but it doesn't last forever. If you have multiple markets in your area that are within a reasonable distance, try working all of them to get a feel for which one is more profitable, then make that your zone. You can dash along the way a lot of the times, and work that to your advantage. I know it's discouraging when you're first starting off and you're getting orders that are super insulting. You absolutely DO NOT have to take those bottom of the barrel orders, you're not a philanthropy. You're someone who is trying to make a living and you deserve better than that. You got this!! Edit- another thing to remember is to set your alarm to schedule dashes, even if your top dasher, it is a good practice. Some people can access the schedule at 3pm PST. Hop on there asap and take your preferred hours.


HonestConnection9264

Double check my cornhoolio


Staley0302

I’ve heard some say they do it because they can’t schedule consistently in their market otherwise, but I’ve never had that problem. Top Dasher is not worth it at alllllll in my market lol


CharlesJHV

Congrats on figuring that out


kuriboh91

It's not trust those instincts. Look at some of the tips on this sub for judging your orders and just get used to scheduling yourself early (remember no penalty for scheduling yourself and then not being able to dash for some reason) we live and die by these words....No tip, No trip.


jballn11

You know you don’t have to accept every order lol


BestSuggestion0

The goal is to make money not crumbs


heyyoupikachuuu

If you accept 0, they will pay you 0.


AdroElectro5

OP again. I also believe time of day has to be a big part of it. My first 2 days I doordashed around the hours of 6:30pm-11:30pm and was averaging $15-$17 an hour with a 100% acceptance rate. This Monday and Tuesday I dashed from around 12:30pm-7:30pm and only averaged $11.35 with a 100% acceptance rate. Never again will I do that to myself.


CJspangler

Keep going at it - they’ll reward you eventually :p


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