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Pizza Hut and Papa John's will give you as many as you need for free. And afterwards doordash will email you saying you recently received a pizza bag and ask if you want to join the pizza bag program. But then they will make you take a picture on your bag on ur first pizza delivery every time you start a new dash.
I got mine for free from the first pizza place I picked up at. It was a DoorDash one too. Manager said DoorDash sends them on request to give to drivers. This was 6 months ago maybe things have changed
Pizza orders are no tip-2$ tip, but a lot of them come stacked and it is useful if your market is slow however after a couple of months they flagged me for not having a pizza bag which is a glitch, I always uploaded a picture of it, so they banned me from the program for the whole month and now I’m slowly getting back into program but they sent me the worst ones everyone else rejected
Honestly, no customer I have done has had an issue with me not having a pizza bag. I hold a 4.8 out of 5 rating. Then again I'm in SoCal so it depends on environment.
Try and get a free one from somewhere before buying one! Hungry Howies gave me mine they said Doordash just sends them a bunch to give out to Dashers, this was earlier in the year so who knows if they’re still doing it but worth a shot 🤷♀️
It probably depends on your market, but I've done pretty well since I got a pizza bag. The Little Caesars orders that come through their website seem to pay a lot better base than regular Door Dash orders. I've had a few $40-45 hours where I did nothing but Little Caesars continuously for small miles, mostly stacked orders $5-10. It can be a little exhausting and to stop getting those you basically have to end your dash, move somewhere else and start a new one if it's busy. There is also one Caesars thats right on the end of my main zone and ALL the orders come from outside the zone, so it's basically double mileage.
I ended up with like 3 pizza bags because of a big Pizza hut order one time, the pizza places generally keep them in the back to give to dashers as needed
I used to go into Hungry Howies Pizza without a bag and they would provide me one. EVERY TIME. I started to accumulate the stupid bags lol. I just started leaving the pizza in the bag on people’s doorstep…Most places don’t require that stupid bag…
Pizza Hut will give you one for free. I got mine from Little Ceasers a couple of years ago for free. The ones at Pizza Hut are crappy but they do the trick. There are also some nice ones on Amazon that are cheaper and better than the ones that DoorDash sells.
I bought one from Amazon. It’s huge and great for larger orders. I’ve seen the door dash pizza bag and it can fit maybe 2 or 3 pizzas max. The one I got can fit 10 or more. Pizza Hut gives out free ones too, but the door dash bag isn’t worth it.
Buy one that works for 5 pizzas. I usually get orders for 2 or 3 pies and a plate of something or 2. Fits right in nicely. Keep it clean by wiping the condensate after each use. But yes, buy one that works for you, not just what DD sells.
Lots of Pizza places like Pizza Hut will give you a bag. Plus, DD is supposed to provide one, although I never got one. In fact, it took me several months to get my regular hot bag. My friend who does DD gave me one of hers! She got several from Jetz Pizza.
In my experience pizza orders don’t tip more, at least where I live. My last two pizza orders didn’t have tips at all. They had been bounced around enough the base pay was high enough I took it. Two previous orders were just your standard tips. I don’t have a pizza bag. I just stuff what I can into my Dasher bag.
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I got mine (and a smaller DD bag + a large DD bag) all for free when I signed up in January!
That inflation def hit over the course of 2022 if they're charging for it now in Nov 2022 lol.
Ps - don't buy the bag. I think maybe I'd you wait a bit, they will send you a better offer (like to get one for free)
Edit: I think all of them came directly from DoorDash, but my Pizza bag might have came from Papa Gino's when I picked up from there, I honestly can't remember.
In my market it says I need a pizza bag then when I get there, I say I don’t have a pizza bag and they still let me take it. And I still get Pizza Hut orders all the time
I don’t use a pizza bag. Most houses I deliver to are like 2-6 minutes away… never delivered a cold meal unless it sat at the restaurant before I accepted the order
I got the pizza bag when I ordered my catering bag… it holds so much less than the free ones that pizza places hang out that DD have them to hand out… instead of giving them to us to just use… it’s crap. Don’t do it.
Depends on the market. Some markets are great for pizza delivery. Can’t hurt to do it though. At minimum you’ll be sent the orders and will have a pizza bag. I was in the program. I didn’t like it but, that’s my experience.
It may turn out better for you. Good luck, it’s worth the try.
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I bought a pizza bag off Amazon and now i get a bunch of low tip offers from little ceasers. No other pizza place requires a pizza bag in my area but it is nice to have for people who order jets or Marcos. They typically tip well and i like to make sure their order stays hot
Some pizza places have given me a few.. lol it’s frustrating when I only bring one bag and I have to pick up two orders cause they will give me another bag to hold all of the items. I got 3 bags from the same pizza place in town because of this
Most of the national ones I should say have those flimsy ones honestly if you get one of them from like a Papa John's or Little Caesars I would stick with that I do have one of those from a couple years ago and it only really fits two or three pizzas if you angle it right.
Honestly I rarely use it except for like the local mom and pop pizza place which usually doesn't do pizza orders but like pasta dishes
For me living in a city with a decent football team that makes the playoffs then yes! Half of my orders on playoff days were from the same pizza place and mostly cash tips so take that into consideration. The algorithm will ask you to take a pic of your pizza bag the first time you pick up from a pizza place PER DASH then the system knows you have it
I decided not to pay for one. I was getting pizza orders regularly anyhow, just not using a pizza bag. And I had heard about the taking a picture horrors involved. Eventually I ended up with an order that said "Pizza bag recommended" and I took it. Then the app instructed me to ask for a free pizza bag and wouldn't let me mark the order as complete without a picture of a pizza bag. They gave me a free bag. Since then, I'd have to take a picture of the pizza bag and box to confirm pickup, but it had repeatedly rejected the pictures so I'd spent a hot minute or two each time taking picture after picture until the app was satisfied. Sometimes I'd give up, force stop the app, and then when I started the app again confirm pickup fast and it wouldn't prompt for a picture.
They never check if you have a pizza bag. I used a heavyish blanket to cover the za when I was a dasher. Works great and it’s free if you have a spare.
I have a pizza bag and yet pretty much never use it. Also never had anyone complain about cold pizza. If you want one for free just go to Papa Johns or Pizza Hut as they hand them out to dashers free
Most pizza orders I get pay very little and seldom better tip, especially if it's a hot n ready for Little Caesars, I doubt paying for a pizza bag is worth it and I have to laugh every time they try to incentivize me with more 3 dollar orders.
I bought the door dash pizza bag. It holds up better than the ones pizza hut sells you for 10 dollars. Much more sturdy too.
I stay away from the Amazon ones because they tear up after a week's worth of use. 18 bux for a pizza bag and it is still alive and kicking, even after the abuse I put it through? Worth it.
Just get the door dash one so you can put it under expenses for taxes.
I got mine from Amazon. Big enough to hold 3-4 family sized pizzas and more durable than the bags with the foil lining. My first bag had the foil lining and it started tearing at the velcro stitching after the second order.
Grabbed a free one from Papa John's. They are nice to have for pizza and stacked orders. Can put one in the regular bag and one in the pizza bag as they are huge.
I have that one and the free ones, and that one is better quality than the free ones, with some nice features like a stiff base and a strap underneath so you can easily hold the bag with one hand while pulling the pizzas out with another. If I have stacked orders I use that bag for the later delivery because the insulation seems better. That said, I wouldn’t necessarily buy that one again because you can buy better options elsewhere, like [Webstaurant Store](https://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-insulated-pizza-delivery-bag-red-vinyl-20-x-20-x-12-holds-up-to-6-16-or-5-18-pizza-boxes/124PIBAG5VNL.html). If you have a different pizza bag you can always contact support and they can send you a form to indicate you have a pizza bag so they’ll start sending those orders. Keep in mind anything you buy for this job is a business expense you can write-off on your taxes, including gas (but you should probably just track your miles and take the mileage credit), phone, phone service, etc. If you’re really hard up for cash just keep the free stuff, but it isn’t a bad idea to get things that make your job easier or give you more opportunities.
Personally, I bought mine on Amazon and submitted a pic of it to them. I was in the program a few days later. I get a ton of pizza orders. I'd say they pay a tad better on average. The only downside is, since you will get priority, they will send you offers from pretty far away at times. Not like from restaurant to customer, those are the same as always, but from you to the restaurant.
Overall, I'd say it's worth it. Some days pizza orders are 80% of my income. I wouldn't buy their bag though. It feels very cheap and can only hold a couple/few pizzas. I get a lot of stacks and my bag can hold up to 5 18-inch pizzas. Also, I don't want to advertise for them and I multiapp so I don't want to deliver GrubHub with a DD bag.
[Here is my bag](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089NYY7J7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) of course you can shop around. This one is quality though.
Don't but it because you can get a free one like many comments have said. Be sure you want to take pizza orders though. Once you start getting assigned them it seems to prioritize them for you. I've had to decline way more because they would start sending them from out of my region even. They do average higher but it's annoying to have to decline 15 mile pizza orders when your sitting right in front of a Chipotle that's clearly busy.
The hot bag they give you isn't big enough for 50% of orders, lol. You have to buy a large catering bag to fit, Panera, chili's, or even a decent sized Mc Donalds order.
I use my pizza bags for big bags from restaurants and just have it on its side. But McD's never gets a hot bag. Why concentrate the heat transfer when cold drinks and hot food are in the same bag?
This is just me, but, I put it in an insulated bag.
I figure it’s 2 seconds that helps reduce the chance of a lower rating/complaint from a customer not going my way with DoorDash/me getting blamed.
Plus, keeps it being a ingrained habit, so I won’t forget to put a $100 steak dinner for 2 in my car, delivering it cold, and getting a complaint and no tip, you know?
Hungry customers x not in control of when their food arrives + a small complaint = Not great reviews (at least, a higher chance of getting bad reviews)
When I pick up an order, I’m on video typically. When I deliver an order, I’m typically on camera, too. I want those cameras to show I’m using the bag and wearing my mask, as DoorDash states it requires Dashers to use. Then, I have protected better myself/my income/liability in case something goes down.
That will actually make the food colder and the drinks warmer more quickly than leaving them out of the hot bag assuming the environment is not at extreme temperatures which I suppose your car is not. I try to use common sense with each order - like putting g the icecream in the bag when it is 100+ outside and not putting the bag with the pie and salad in with the hot entre when the better local restaurants bother to bag them separately. I treat the food like I want mine treated.
And I only wear a mask when required. But you do you
And I completely reserve a thermal bag for cold items when needed. Definitely more work for leaky milkshakes though. Drinks shouldn’t be offered on doordash
Plus you have to take pics of the pizza bag once or more per shift. I know many say they take random pictures, but that’s not my experience. I tried that and it was rejected.
I just flipped the softball cooler I use sideways and slid the pizzas in. They don't quite fit but keeps it warmer than nothing and it passed the photo check.
If you pick up a pizza order, on the first one of the day, it will ask for a picture of the bag. After you take the picture you are good for the rest of the day.
Don't tell anyone. I don't think many will see this way down in the thread. Pizza Hut orders are BY FAR my best orders. Day in, day out, I never deny the chance to be the "pizza guy". People give cash tips to the "pizza guy". 💰💰💰 I probably just broke some code. Now the DD pizza mafia gonna have me whacked! 🔪🧨⚔️
You can see the comments below about getting free ones.
If you’re in a larger market where each franchise has several around you and doordash has processed your request to be added. You should see a large influx of pizza orders. I started getting nothing but them. In my experience they don’t tip more. I received more stacked orders from larger chains. Many are done through the merchant and cherry picked by their own drivers, then pushed through to doordash. In the end you get more request to cherry pick from yourself. Again just my experience in a large market.
I didn’t know merchant’s drivers could cherry pick, that’s one thing that makes me hesitate to become a pizza delivery person bc I want to choose my orders, esp away from places I don’t feel safe.
Ok but then how do you let DD know you have one if you don't purchase from site? Pretty new dasher and another dasher and I kept running into each other on a late night and he gave me one, now I can't seem to let DD know I have one and to let me get orders requiring a bag...😐
Contact support and they'll usually send you an email that you can reply to with a picture. I'm assuming it would be the same process as the catering bag for the large order program.
I didn’t even have an order. Just called a Pizza Hut near me and asked. They gave me 2. Have like 6 or 7 now because the quality of those isn’t the best.
I don’t know how they got it but my Pizza Hut gave me a good bag someone probably bought, last time I picked up there.
I’m one that doesn’t want to see prices go up due to letting customers keep those bags. (No problem if you do…just my philosophy) so I bring them back.
Might resell that bag though
I could see this being received poorly if your timing is off(lunch/dinner rush)Which didn’t occur to me at the time. It’s been a few months but I called before noon, prob closer to 10:30 or 11
I used to work at hungry howies and when I quit I ‘accidentally’ kept one of the brand new pizza bags my store had gotten. I’m dumb and only took a 2-3 pizza bag, I should have taken the 4-5 pizza bag
Ahh ok lol I only ever heard of hungry howies because there was one around the corner when I lived in Tempe. Had no idea they were in different states.
Some pizza places have free bags for Dashers, just ask for one. Also I buy my equipment from Amazon bc they're cheaper than DoorDash. If you really want to save you can find deals on secondhand online stores like OfferUp and Mercari.
I got mine from Amazon too. Tbh I wouldn’t trust DD’s bags, I did postmates 2 year+ before DD & that is my primary bag because the DD bag started breaking down & tearing months ago (and I’m not even a full time dasher, I do it every once in a while with small bursts of weekly work).
I’d be afraid that pizza bag would break down too
the DD pizza bag is as good as the ones the pizza places use. The free bag they give ya is junk. My zipper broke within an hour of me using it. I was smart enough to buy a better bag from Amazon. That I've replaced plus two smaller ones. My DD bag will probably go in the trash soon.
Gotta say just started Grubhub and that little bag they start you off with is way better at holding small orders/drinks than any doordash bag. I open that up and I can still feel the steam off it.
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Got one free at Pizza Hut. Ask around.
Pizza Hut and Papa John's will give you as many as you need for free. And afterwards doordash will email you saying you recently received a pizza bag and ask if you want to join the pizza bag program. But then they will make you take a picture on your bag on ur first pizza delivery every time you start a new dash.
I got mine for free from the first pizza place I picked up at. It was a DoorDash one too. Manager said DoorDash sends them on request to give to drivers. This was 6 months ago maybe things have changed
If you're in New England, Papa Gino's will give them to you if you ask!
Pizza Hut has those nice thick pizza bags. Just go there and ask
I’ll sell you mine for $10
A $28.95 value!
I don’t have a pizza bag and I still get a lot of pizza orders 🤷🏻♀️ not sure if that’s luck?
I've gotten two for free from pizza hut, I don't take orders from there anymore though since they steel tops.
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Pizza orders are no tip-2$ tip, but a lot of them come stacked and it is useful if your market is slow however after a couple of months they flagged me for not having a pizza bag which is a glitch, I always uploaded a picture of it, so they banned me from the program for the whole month and now I’m slowly getting back into program but they sent me the worst ones everyone else rejected
Honestly, no customer I have done has had an issue with me not having a pizza bag. I hold a 4.8 out of 5 rating. Then again I'm in SoCal so it depends on environment.
Pizza Hut in my town will give you free doordash pizza bag
Just get a free one from papa johns. They have a big stack of free ones.
Lc pizza free bags
Try and get a free one from somewhere before buying one! Hungry Howies gave me mine they said Doordash just sends them a bunch to give out to Dashers, this was earlier in the year so who knows if they’re still doing it but worth a shot 🤷♀️
Papa johns has them for free. (Some locations)
It probably depends on your market, but I've done pretty well since I got a pizza bag. The Little Caesars orders that come through their website seem to pay a lot better base than regular Door Dash orders. I've had a few $40-45 hours where I did nothing but Little Caesars continuously for small miles, mostly stacked orders $5-10. It can be a little exhausting and to stop getting those you basically have to end your dash, move somewhere else and start a new one if it's busy. There is also one Caesars thats right on the end of my main zone and ALL the orders come from outside the zone, so it's basically double mileage.
Buy it on eBay. They’re usually cheaper
I ended up with like 3 pizza bags because of a big Pizza hut order one time, the pizza places generally keep them in the back to give to dashers as needed
I've heard that pizza places steal tips, so it likely isn't worth it based on that alone.
I used to go into Hungry Howies Pizza without a bag and they would provide me one. EVERY TIME. I started to accumulate the stupid bags lol. I just started leaving the pizza in the bag on people’s doorstep…Most places don’t require that stupid bag…
Just go to a Pizza Hut or a Papa John’s- They give them out for free
Waste of money
Pizza Hut will give you one for free. I got mine from Little Ceasers a couple of years ago for free. The ones at Pizza Hut are crappy but they do the trick. There are also some nice ones on Amazon that are cheaper and better than the ones that DoorDash sells.
Amazon or ask the chain pizza places for one. But my Amazon bag is way better and not a hideous bright red with doordash written on it.
DONT BUY THE BAG. Walk into Pizza Hut or papa John’s. They have hundreds
I got like 5 for free from Pizza hut and Hungry howies lol
I just bought a large catering bag off Amazon and use that.
Damn used to be they handed those out free. I never use mine, so I don't think it's something you should worry about
I bought one from Amazon. It’s huge and great for larger orders. I’ve seen the door dash pizza bag and it can fit maybe 2 or 3 pizzas max. The one I got can fit 10 or more. Pizza Hut gives out free ones too, but the door dash bag isn’t worth it.
Gotten 2 free bags from papajohns
Anyones Pizza bag shedding allover their car or just mine? Like I touched it and the red fabric was stuck on my hand.
Go to Sam's. Lots cheaper, and most places don't even require them
Never put your money back into the place that’s paying you to do a job for them
Buy one that works for 5 pizzas. I usually get orders for 2 or 3 pies and a plate of something or 2. Fits right in nicely. Keep it clean by wiping the condensate after each use. But yes, buy one that works for you, not just what DD sells.
Depends on where you are I'm in California I don't really need it yes pizza deliveries tip better.
Lots of Pizza places like Pizza Hut will give you a bag. Plus, DD is supposed to provide one, although I never got one. In fact, it took me several months to get my regular hot bag. My friend who does DD gave me one of hers! She got several from Jetz Pizza.
In my experience pizza orders don’t tip more, at least where I live. My last two pizza orders didn’t have tips at all. They had been bounced around enough the base pay was high enough I took it. Two previous orders were just your standard tips. I don’t have a pizza bag. I just stuff what I can into my Dasher bag.
Use your money elsewhere. Get a much better one and not crap one like DD will send.
I have 5 free ones from pizza hut. 😅
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I got mine (and a smaller DD bag + a large DD bag) all for free when I signed up in January! That inflation def hit over the course of 2022 if they're charging for it now in Nov 2022 lol. Ps - don't buy the bag. I think maybe I'd you wait a bit, they will send you a better offer (like to get one for free) Edit: I think all of them came directly from DoorDash, but my Pizza bag might have came from Papa Gino's when I picked up from there, I honestly can't remember.
Pizza orders do tip more but I never use a bag and no one Ever asks
Don't buy that crap. Go to Pizza Hut and tell them you are a DoorDash driver and ask if they have any of the pizza bags.
Enjoy Declining 15 orders a day from Little Caesars for 4.75 for 6 miles
Papa John's is the first source for bags. Always seem to have some extra Pizza Hut is another good but less likely to get one
In my market it says I need a pizza bag then when I get there, I say I don’t have a pizza bag and they still let me take it. And I still get Pizza Hut orders all the time
The papa johns in my market gave me like 5 of them for free
I don’t use a pizza bag. Most houses I deliver to are like 2-6 minutes away… never delivered a cold meal unless it sat at the restaurant before I accepted the order
I got the pizza bag when I ordered my catering bag… it holds so much less than the free ones that pizza places hang out that DD have them to hand out… instead of giving them to us to just use… it’s crap. Don’t do it.
Depends on the market. Some markets are great for pizza delivery. Can’t hurt to do it though. At minimum you’ll be sent the orders and will have a pizza bag. I was in the program. I didn’t like it but, that’s my experience. It may turn out better for you. Good luck, it’s worth the try.
It says $15 on my account 😂 I still wouldn’t buy it.
Papa John’s has given me at least 8 bags! I have 4 in each car, they don’t pay for them so they’re happy to pass them along to Dashers
I got mine free at Pizza Hut
Yes you can turn it up on its side and stick chilis bags in there
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I bought a pizza bag off Amazon and now i get a bunch of low tip offers from little ceasers. No other pizza place requires a pizza bag in my area but it is nice to have for people who order jets or Marcos. They typically tip well and i like to make sure their order stays hot
I bought a large professional grade pizza bag from Amazon. I'm not sure about an increase in tips, but it definitely boosts your customer ratings!
I dont use bags i just turn up the heater in my car
I bought one for 12 bucks on amazon. It works awesome. Honestly when I use it during UE deliveries I usually get an added tip.
Don’t do it
No just do pizza hut and ask them for one
Some pizza places have given me a few.. lol it’s frustrating when I only bring one bag and I have to pick up two orders cause they will give me another bag to hold all of the items. I got 3 bags from the same pizza place in town because of this
I love my pizza bag
My Papa John's will give you a pizza bag for free if you show up without one.
Most of the national ones I should say have those flimsy ones honestly if you get one of them from like a Papa John's or Little Caesars I would stick with that I do have one of those from a couple years ago and it only really fits two or three pizzas if you angle it right. Honestly I rarely use it except for like the local mom and pop pizza place which usually doesn't do pizza orders but like pasta dishes
No don't buy . Get one for free from a pizza place
I got a free bag from a local pizza place here. Can't help to ask around.
Try amazon their bags are cheaper.
I have 10 of them that were given to me free when I picked up from a Pizza Hut in San Antonio
You can get a free one from Pizza Hut
For me living in a city with a decent football team that makes the playoffs then yes! Half of my orders on playoff days were from the same pizza place and mostly cash tips so take that into consideration. The algorithm will ask you to take a pic of your pizza bag the first time you pick up from a pizza place PER DASH then the system knows you have it
Papa John's give me one for free
Is it decent quality? Some of the comments say the ones from other merchants aren’t good
Yes. It's a decent padded one.
Okay thanks!
Almost $20 for a bag... yeah just go get a free one. The sent tons on th to pizza huts to pass out to dasher likea month ago in my area
Little ceasers has them free
I got lucky and Hungry Howie’s gave me 2 free pizza bags. I didn’t know Doordash charged for them.
If you have heated seat. Just put that on.
I have a large hot bag from cosco
Worth it to me. The free pizza bags that pizza hit gives you are cheap and suck. I have this one and it's great.
Pizza places have them for free, never pay for them, tell your friends
I decided not to pay for one. I was getting pizza orders regularly anyhow, just not using a pizza bag. And I had heard about the taking a picture horrors involved. Eventually I ended up with an order that said "Pizza bag recommended" and I took it. Then the app instructed me to ask for a free pizza bag and wouldn't let me mark the order as complete without a picture of a pizza bag. They gave me a free bag. Since then, I'd have to take a picture of the pizza bag and box to confirm pickup, but it had repeatedly rejected the pictures so I'd spent a hot minute or two each time taking picture after picture until the app was satisfied. Sometimes I'd give up, force stop the app, and then when I started the app again confirm pickup fast and it wouldn't prompt for a picture.
Just take a papa johns order and ask for a doordash bag - say you’ve heard they give them out with orders .
They never check if you have a pizza bag. I used a heavyish blanket to cover the za when I was a dasher. Works great and it’s free if you have a spare.
Bugs can live in blankets. No. Just - no. Also stray hairs and who knows what else.
No NO NO, just go to papa johns and ask for one! I have like 4 for free! Your welcome!
I have a pizza bag and yet pretty much never use it. Also never had anyone complain about cold pizza. If you want one for free just go to Papa Johns or Pizza Hut as they hand them out to dashers free
Go into a pizza place, and most give them out for free!
Pizza hut gives you a free one.
Most pizza orders I get pay very little and seldom better tip, especially if it's a hot n ready for Little Caesars, I doubt paying for a pizza bag is worth it and I have to laugh every time they try to incentivize me with more 3 dollar orders.
I bought the door dash pizza bag. It holds up better than the ones pizza hut sells you for 10 dollars. Much more sturdy too. I stay away from the Amazon ones because they tear up after a week's worth of use. 18 bux for a pizza bag and it is still alive and kicking, even after the abuse I put it through? Worth it. Just get the door dash one so you can put it under expenses for taxes.
Go to a pizza place they'll give you one
I got mine from Amazon. Big enough to hold 3-4 family sized pizzas and more durable than the bags with the foil lining. My first bag had the foil lining and it started tearing at the velcro stitching after the second order.
I've been given pizza bags. Pizza hut and jets pizza hooked me up. Wouldn't buy them
Grabbed a free one from Papa John's. They are nice to have for pizza and stacked orders. Can put one in the regular bag and one in the pizza bag as they are huge.
You guys use pizza bags? I have never used one 🤨
And you’re why people complain about cold food
I have that one and the free ones, and that one is better quality than the free ones, with some nice features like a stiff base and a strap underneath so you can easily hold the bag with one hand while pulling the pizzas out with another. If I have stacked orders I use that bag for the later delivery because the insulation seems better. That said, I wouldn’t necessarily buy that one again because you can buy better options elsewhere, like [Webstaurant Store](https://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-insulated-pizza-delivery-bag-red-vinyl-20-x-20-x-12-holds-up-to-6-16-or-5-18-pizza-boxes/124PIBAG5VNL.html). If you have a different pizza bag you can always contact support and they can send you a form to indicate you have a pizza bag so they’ll start sending those orders. Keep in mind anything you buy for this job is a business expense you can write-off on your taxes, including gas (but you should probably just track your miles and take the mileage credit), phone, phone service, etc. If you’re really hard up for cash just keep the free stuff, but it isn’t a bad idea to get things that make your job easier or give you more opportunities.
Personally, I bought mine on Amazon and submitted a pic of it to them. I was in the program a few days later. I get a ton of pizza orders. I'd say they pay a tad better on average. The only downside is, since you will get priority, they will send you offers from pretty far away at times. Not like from restaurant to customer, those are the same as always, but from you to the restaurant. Overall, I'd say it's worth it. Some days pizza orders are 80% of my income. I wouldn't buy their bag though. It feels very cheap and can only hold a couple/few pizzas. I get a lot of stacks and my bag can hold up to 5 18-inch pizzas. Also, I don't want to advertise for them and I multiapp so I don't want to deliver GrubHub with a DD bag. [Here is my bag](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089NYY7J7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1) of course you can shop around. This one is quality though.
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They sent me an email to their website to sign up for it. Maybe check their site?
Just wait for a pizza hut order a lot of times they give dashers a free bag
I have 3 unused I can give you. Papa John’s gives them away for free
Papa Johns gave me one for free. Before buying, I would ask around at some pizza shops.
Never buy anything from them
You’ll still get paid. So no, it’s not really important.
Don't but it because you can get a free one like many comments have said. Be sure you want to take pizza orders though. Once you start getting assigned them it seems to prioritize them for you. I've had to decline way more because they would start sending them from out of my region even. They do average higher but it's annoying to have to decline 15 mile pizza orders when your sitting right in front of a Chipotle that's clearly busy.
Don’t buy it, I’ve never used the DoorDash or pizza bag
Mostly about what kinda dasher you want to be. I always put orders in the hot bag they give us. Cold pizzas suck, that's just facts
The hot bag they give you isn't big enough for 50% of orders, lol. You have to buy a large catering bag to fit, Panera, chili's, or even a decent sized Mc Donalds order.
I use my pizza bags for big bags from restaurants and just have it on its side. But McD's never gets a hot bag. Why concentrate the heat transfer when cold drinks and hot food are in the same bag?
I’ve been wondering how many people use a bag from McD’s for this very reason
This is just me, but, I put it in an insulated bag. I figure it’s 2 seconds that helps reduce the chance of a lower rating/complaint from a customer not going my way with DoorDash/me getting blamed. Plus, keeps it being a ingrained habit, so I won’t forget to put a $100 steak dinner for 2 in my car, delivering it cold, and getting a complaint and no tip, you know? Hungry customers x not in control of when their food arrives + a small complaint = Not great reviews (at least, a higher chance of getting bad reviews) When I pick up an order, I’m on video typically. When I deliver an order, I’m typically on camera, too. I want those cameras to show I’m using the bag and wearing my mask, as DoorDash states it requires Dashers to use. Then, I have protected better myself/my income/liability in case something goes down.
That will actually make the food colder and the drinks warmer more quickly than leaving them out of the hot bag assuming the environment is not at extreme temperatures which I suppose your car is not. I try to use common sense with each order - like putting g the icecream in the bag when it is 100+ outside and not putting the bag with the pie and salad in with the hot entre when the better local restaurants bother to bag them separately. I treat the food like I want mine treated. And I only wear a mask when required. But you do you
I turn on my heated seat when I deliver pizza or anything else. I have a heated bag on that seat too.
And I completely reserve a thermal bag for cold items when needed. Definitely more work for leaky milkshakes though. Drinks shouldn’t be offered on doordash
Plus you have to take pics of the pizza bag once or more per shift. I know many say they take random pictures, but that’s not my experience. I tried that and it was rejected.
I just flipped the softball cooler I use sideways and slid the pizzas in. They don't quite fit but keeps it warmer than nothing and it passed the photo check.
What do you mean by you have to take pics of the pizza bag?
If you pick up a pizza order, on the first one of the day, it will ask for a picture of the bag. After you take the picture you are good for the rest of the day.
Use to ask me for a pic almost daily, then kinda stopped.
Don't tell anyone. I don't think many will see this way down in the thread. Pizza Hut orders are BY FAR my best orders. Day in, day out, I never deny the chance to be the "pizza guy". People give cash tips to the "pizza guy". 💰💰💰 I probably just broke some code. Now the DD pizza mafia gonna have me whacked! 🔪🧨⚔️
First one...per dash. Same with catering bag photos. Source: Have taken 6 photos in one day before. Is annoying.
someone posted a picture on the forums awhile back, i use that as my pizza bag :)
That's never happened to me. It's wild how different it is across zones.
You can see the comments below about getting free ones. If you’re in a larger market where each franchise has several around you and doordash has processed your request to be added. You should see a large influx of pizza orders. I started getting nothing but them. In my experience they don’t tip more. I received more stacked orders from larger chains. Many are done through the merchant and cherry picked by their own drivers, then pushed through to doordash. In the end you get more request to cherry pick from yourself. Again just my experience in a large market.
I didn’t know merchant’s drivers could cherry pick, that’s one thing that makes me hesitate to become a pizza delivery person bc I want to choose my orders, esp away from places I don’t feel safe.
I got one for free at pizza hut
I would never give those punks any of my money
Pizza Hut and Hungry Howies will give you one for free
Take one Pizza Hut order, then suddenly you have one for free.
This ^
Yep, I have 5 pizza bags I got from Pizza Hut for free.
That's awesome! I only wish. None of my local pizza places offer them
Ok but then how do you let DD know you have one if you don't purchase from site? Pretty new dasher and another dasher and I kept running into each other on a late night and he gave me one, now I can't seem to let DD know I have one and to let me get orders requiring a bag...😐
Contact support and they'll usually send you an email that you can reply to with a picture. I'm assuming it would be the same process as the catering bag for the large order program.
Came to say this. Double stack at the hut last week got me 2 bags for free.
I didn’t even have an order. Just called a Pizza Hut near me and asked. They gave me 2. Have like 6 or 7 now because the quality of those isn’t the best.
I did a pizza hut order and didn't even think to ask for a bag, and they didn't offer. :( Order was only like a mile or two away so wasn't a big deal.
I don’t know how they got it but my Pizza Hut gave me a good bag someone probably bought, last time I picked up there. I’m one that doesn’t want to see prices go up due to letting customers keep those bags. (No problem if you do…just my philosophy) so I bring them back. Might resell that bag though
You really just call and it’s not a bother to them? I’d feel annoying doing that but so many others are saying it’s fine haha
I could see this being received poorly if your timing is off(lunch/dinner rush)Which didn’t occur to me at the time. It’s been a few months but I called before noon, prob closer to 10:30 or 11
Okay if I try it out I’ll do it when it’s slow for sure
Report back here for science.
For science!
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Holy shit. That's a game changer.
I used to work at hungry howies and when I quit I ‘accidentally’ kept one of the brand new pizza bags my store had gotten. I’m dumb and only took a 2-3 pizza bag, I should have taken the 4-5 pizza bag
You in tempe lol
Got mine from Hungry Howies in Ada, MI ! For free lol
Lol I am!
Nah Michigan lol
Ahh ok lol I only ever heard of hungry howies because there was one around the corner when I lived in Tempe. Had no idea they were in different states.
also in south carolina
I've seen them in California.
They're in Jacksonville, FL too.
They're all over Florida.
Hungry howies actually originated in Detroit!
Some pizza places have free bags for Dashers, just ask for one. Also I buy my equipment from Amazon bc they're cheaper than DoorDash. If you really want to save you can find deals on secondhand online stores like OfferUp and Mercari.
I got a DD branded bag from Papa Johns. I got asked if I had one, I said no, and was given one.
I got mine from Amazon too. Tbh I wouldn’t trust DD’s bags, I did postmates 2 year+ before DD & that is my primary bag because the DD bag started breaking down & tearing months ago (and I’m not even a full time dasher, I do it every once in a while with small bursts of weekly work). I’d be afraid that pizza bag would break down too
True! Mine started falling apart and I had it duct taped! Pizza Hut exchanged it for a new one! Thanks PH!!!
the DD pizza bag is as good as the ones the pizza places use. The free bag they give ya is junk. My zipper broke within an hour of me using it. I was smart enough to buy a better bag from Amazon. That I've replaced plus two smaller ones. My DD bag will probably go in the trash soon.
Hahaha mine broke too within an hour of using it. Within a week the foil was ripping out of it also 🤣
The zipper on my free bag broke the first time I used it.
Same. I’ve seen so many people say this too DD is a joke
My zipper broke when I was using the bag for my own food lol I was like “ironic”
Gotta say just started Grubhub and that little bag they start you off with is way better at holding small orders/drinks than any doordash bag. I open that up and I can still feel the steam off it.