I tend to make more money on rainy days but I multi-app and UE tends to pay better on bad weather days. That's because there's less drivers or drivers are more likely to cancel orders for whatever reason so it boosts a lot of the pay up. I haven't really seen this happen on DD. I've never gotten a really good base pay order with DD vs UE I have. Just yesterday I had a $43 order, $35 base and $8 tip. It was cuz they are out of an item and the previous driver cancelled the order rather than just calling the customer to see what they could replace it with. Sucks for them, yay for me :). And this tends to happen quite a bit on rainy days.
Perhaps you're expecting a larger tip when it's raining simply because it's raining. While that would be a nice gesture, being out in the elements is just part of the gig.
I agree it's part of the job, I was just saying I seem to get tipped less when it's raining than normal weather anx was wondering if others also experienced that
I personally don't think tipping or lack thereof is based on anything besides the fact that the entire tipping structure for app delivery services is completely broken.
I misread your comment. I thought you were saying heās getting a larger tip when itās raining simply because itās raining. My bad. Most of my customers do tip better due to the rain and usually the ones who donāt are also the ones with flooded, muddy driveways/yards and properties that could be legitimately described as a safety hazard.
It probably means people who normally don't order because the fees are outrageous are ordering since the weather is bad and they're tipping like garbage.
This is exactly it. When itās raining, it just means more shitty orders. There are definitely people that are tipping more because itās raining but the shitty tipping first timers outweigh them by a lot.
I think because their order probably sits there unless thereās a dasher whoās willing to go through possible flood and heavy rain.. a customer I took was $8 for a decent 5 miles and he tipped $20 because he didnāt expect anybody to pick it up
Regular customers who are good tippers probably do tend to tip a little better when it's raining, but you get a lot people ordering who wouldn't order otherwise. These additional customers don't tend to tip well; they're irritated at having to spend extra money bc they don't want to go out or they're first time customers that don't necessarily realize that all the fees they're paying aren't helping compensate the driver. You're also hopefully driving a bit slower, so you can take fewer deliveries in the same amount of time.
What this means is that if you're chasing acceptance rating, you will likely make less money than usual. If you're cherry picking you can make more, but you will have to dig through more bad orders.
The thing is, even if you can make 20 or 30 percent more money, it's not worth assuming a thousand percent more risk. I don't work in the rain unless I absolutely have to.
I'm the same as OP. My theory is people with the mindset of "I want to get my own food but it's gross out" are the worst tippers. They just wish it was nice so they could enjoy their time out. Vs people who already would have used the app anyway but see that it's shitty out are just extra thankful that their dasher is there to do it for then in even worse weather
We arent in KC but we are in the same storm system. Did you get a text from Doordash today saying something like we're tracking weather in your area and we'll notify of temporarily halting operations?
There's good people in life and there's bad people in life.
I have a story, I used to deliver pizza and there was one customer who I always delivered to. He was a really nice guy. Always had the light on for you and tipped You really well.
One day, I am waiting for my deliveries to get ready in the store. I look over and he is at the counter. I kindly asked him why he didn't get his pizza delivered today. He told me I didn't think it was fair for someone to come out in this bad weather to deliver to him.
I had this happen also. It was during a very light snow. I explained to her thatās all the reason more for us to deliver to you. I told her we appreciate the sweet tips she gives so itās absolutely not a problem to deliver to her and family. Explained to her that I would deliver to her during a hurricane-tornado-monsoon while a volcano was exploding. The next delivery to her never happened as a molten rock hit her in the vagina and she died.
It rains to much in your market and people don't care? I know here in the desert when its raining my ass it out driving cause people do not want to go out. Same goes for pretty much any weather conditions where the sun isnt shining. I was born into weather so it doesn't bother me and I make bank on those nights.
What? I get on my knees and thank baby Jesus everytime it rains! I feel like a fat kid at a candy shop freedom to pick and choose my orders even more since the mopeds are all rained in š¤£ I make a killing in the rain š¤£š¤£
I know some people love the rainy days, but this is how it is in my area with rain bringing constant terrible orders. Main reasons are more kids using parents accounts so they donāt tip and more drivers taking anything because they were told that rainy days are great, which customers realize they can skimp on bidding for service. This is fine for cherry pickers but terrible for trying to stay on the high tiers. But this is why orders are a market for service, so I just skip and wait for when priority works in my favor
In the PNW it rains for 9 months and when it's raining super hard customers actually tip better so I consider myself fortunate. And we just have great customers š
Has some kid (maybe early teenager) tip me 1 cent in a downpour. His food was waiting for me at a fancy Ramen spot, and it wasn't very hot anymore, always a red flag.
He had no overhang on his door and his steps were getting drenched. As it was "leave at my door" that's what I did seeing someone peaking thru the blinds. As I completed the order and was ready to call the customer quickly just to make sure, I see the .01 tip.
I sat there in my car for a whole minute while his food was getting cold rained on, he was afraid to come outside. When he did, he refused to look my direction. This was a good day for Earn by time with tips, but this outlier really went out of his way to try ruining my day.
Iām pretty sure weather has nothing to do with how much they tip, if they do t tip much, Itās likly they wouldnāt tip much either when Itās a nice day.
I dashed the other day during a Thunderstorm Warning. I only did it because 1. It looked like the storm would be over soon and 2. They had a live promo of $1 added to every order. I was not impressed at all. For just trying to see how it would go, I found it makes no difference on the weather and tipping and people have no shame and no care for others in general. Iām standing there soaking wet, literally dripping off me and itās ALWAYS the non-tipping customers that want it handed to them.
It seems like it's about the same with or without rain for me. One time every order was a big tipper when there was sudden torrential rain. I've also had more increased tips when weather gets really bad during a delivery.
I absolutely have this same experience in my area. (Could totally be random coincidence and sample bias etc etc...) But it's gotten to the point where I just don't go out on rainy days cuz every low/no tip offer triggers me so much more when it's raining lol
I think there is just more orders from people that don't normally order food, because it's raining and the don't want to get wet. as for why they tip less, could be ignorance of how the system works, lack of empathy you name it.
But yeah i don't dash as much in storms as i used to, i feel like the risk is higher for little to no reward, higher risk of accidents, CV's ect.
Because they are prissy little sh@&! who canāt get wet and want their food 15 minutes after orderingā¦ those kinda people donāt tip because they see DoorDash as an entitlement not a luxury.
Yesā¦ it it noticeable where I Dash. On rainy days I decline more orders than normal. What makes up for it is the customers who textā¦ Thank You for driving in the rainā¦ be safe.
I always run out to work the snow/rain storms. Itās always busier for me. I think thereās less dashers out. Idk about higher tips, but definitely more orders.
People who tip well feel bad ordering food while it's nasty outside and making the dasher go out in it. People who don't tip well don't think about it or don't care.
This. I'm a dasher and I always stay at home when there's a bad snowstorm, so my wife hesitates to order from GrubHub when the weather is bad.
She'd have a craving during a storm and asks me every damn time that she would feel bad if she endangers a driver by ordering food. I told her every time that it's okay to order because these drivers made the choice to do it. Because I made the choice to stay home doesn't mean other drivers feel the same way. Just tip more than you usually do and that'll make it worthwhile for the driver.
She's a very generous tipper, so when she tips more than usual... believe me, the driver will be VERY happy. She usually orders from a Chinese food place two miles from our house and typically tips $10. She ups it to $20 during heavy rain or snowstorms.
This is the answer. Weather used to mean better tips and more orders. It doesnāt anymore, the only people ordering are the crappy tippers, quality customers donāt order in bad weather. At least thatās how itās become in my area.
Same experience here. What Iāve noticed is the regular customers who tip well typically donāt order, or at least I donāt get their orders,Ā In the rain.Ā
I think the rain makes the decent tippers feel bad about ordering or something.
>I think the rain makes the decent tippers feel bad about ordering or something.
I'd bet good money this is the explanation most of the time. People with empathy probably just don't order delivery when the weather is shitty.
I feel bad about drivers trying to hurry with poor visibility and slick roads, then having to get soaked to bring the food up. I just wait until the weather improves.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's because there are more people who would normally have gotten their food themselves resorting to ordering in because of the weather. And, of course, those people don't always tip well.
You should expect more orders, not more tips.
that would make sense, but I'm less busy as well. I wonder if more people are dashing when it rains, so I get both less orders along with people tipping less. idk š¤·āāļø
I don't know. I've seen plenty of Dashers here advise others to Dash in the rain, but I've never noticed an increase in tips (or an increase in any money at all).
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Rainy days are my best days
I think it is because you get a bunch of people who are normally to cheap to use DD.
I tend to make more money on rainy days but I multi-app and UE tends to pay better on bad weather days. That's because there's less drivers or drivers are more likely to cancel orders for whatever reason so it boosts a lot of the pay up. I haven't really seen this happen on DD. I've never gotten a really good base pay order with DD vs UE I have. Just yesterday I had a $43 order, $35 base and $8 tip. It was cuz they are out of an item and the previous driver cancelled the order rather than just calling the customer to see what they could replace it with. Sucks for them, yay for me :). And this tends to happen quite a bit on rainy days.
I'm gonna try UE next time it rains, thanks!!
You're welcome! Mind you every area is different so don't quote me on it, that's just what it's like in my own area š
That's actually when I make my best money
Nice people (sometimes) don't order when they know someone's gonna be taking a risk in their car to get them food.
Their phone will get wet if they pull it out to tip
Because the evil witches that can't get wet start ordering DD
I make better money on rainy days, but itās probably because thereās less traffic and a little busier. Tips are about the same as a nice day.
Perhaps you're expecting a larger tip when it's raining simply because it's raining. While that would be a nice gesture, being out in the elements is just part of the gig.
I agree it's part of the job, I was just saying I seem to get tipped less when it's raining than normal weather anx was wondering if others also experienced that
I personally don't think tipping or lack thereof is based on anything besides the fact that the entire tipping structure for app delivery services is completely broken.
He said less tip. I always make more in tips when itās raining
It literally says he's expecting and thinks customers should tip more based upon inclement weather.
I was saying I get less tips when it's raining than during normal weather. also I'm a girl š
Yes, and that you should be getting more because of the weather. I can read. š
I misread your comment. I thought you were saying heās getting a larger tip when itās raining simply because itās raining. My bad. Most of my customers do tip better due to the rain and usually the ones who donāt are also the ones with flooded, muddy driveways/yards and properties that could be legitimately described as a safety hazard.
All good.
Theyāre less likely to be drinking.
It probably means people who normally don't order because the fees are outrageous are ordering since the weather is bad and they're tipping like garbage.
Same for winter in MN. There are more bad offers, but the good offers are even better.
Makes most sense
This is exactly it. When itās raining, it just means more shitty orders. There are definitely people that are tipping more because itās raining but the shitty tipping first timers outweigh them by a lot.
Rain money is the best moniessss
Could also be less drivers as well, but I am uncertain
I think because their order probably sits there unless thereās a dasher whoās willing to go through possible flood and heavy rain.. a customer I took was $8 for a decent 5 miles and he tipped $20 because he didnāt expect anybody to pick it up
I remember one time i had to wait an hour for someone to get my food and i was tipping 15 bucks
I hate when doordash hides all the people who deserve it. Weāre either paused bc of the non tippers or just taking what we can get
Yeah pretty much
Regular customers who are good tippers probably do tend to tip a little better when it's raining, but you get a lot people ordering who wouldn't order otherwise. These additional customers don't tend to tip well; they're irritated at having to spend extra money bc they don't want to go out or they're first time customers that don't necessarily realize that all the fees they're paying aren't helping compensate the driver. You're also hopefully driving a bit slower, so you can take fewer deliveries in the same amount of time. What this means is that if you're chasing acceptance rating, you will likely make less money than usual. If you're cherry picking you can make more, but you will have to dig through more bad orders. The thing is, even if you can make 20 or 30 percent more money, it's not worth assuming a thousand percent more risk. I don't work in the rain unless I absolutely have to.
I find the opposite true and I live where it rains a lot.
Really?! I'm sorry to hear about where you are located. Where I'm at, it's better when it's raining
I'm the same as OP. My theory is people with the mindset of "I want to get my own food but it's gross out" are the worst tippers. They just wish it was nice so they could enjoy their time out. Vs people who already would have used the app anyway but see that it's shitty out are just extra thankful that their dasher is there to do it for then in even worse weather
Same, I make bank when it's raining
That's my experience, as well. We have a line of storms blowing through Kansas City tonight and I'm looking forward to it lol
We arent in KC but we are in the same storm system. Did you get a text from Doordash today saying something like we're tracking weather in your area and we'll notify of temporarily halting operations?
There's good people in life and there's bad people in life. I have a story, I used to deliver pizza and there was one customer who I always delivered to. He was a really nice guy. Always had the light on for you and tipped You really well. One day, I am waiting for my deliveries to get ready in the store. I look over and he is at the counter. I kindly asked him why he didn't get his pizza delivered today. He told me I didn't think it was fair for someone to come out in this bad weather to deliver to him.
I had this happen also. It was during a very light snow. I explained to her thatās all the reason more for us to deliver to you. I told her we appreciate the sweet tips she gives so itās absolutely not a problem to deliver to her and family. Explained to her that I would deliver to her during a hurricane-tornado-monsoon while a volcano was exploding. The next delivery to her never happened as a molten rock hit her in the vagina and she died.
I said the very same thing to the sky as well.
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It rains to much in your market and people don't care? I know here in the desert when its raining my ass it out driving cause people do not want to go out. Same goes for pretty much any weather conditions where the sun isnt shining. I was born into weather so it doesn't bother me and I make bank on those nights.
They put the extra money in their.. rainy day fund..
*Buh dum tss*
What? I get on my knees and thank baby Jesus everytime it rains! I feel like a fat kid at a candy shop freedom to pick and choose my orders even more since the mopeds are all rained in š¤£ I make a killing in the rain š¤£š¤£
I wouldnāt know, they tip more here when it rains
I know some people love the rainy days, but this is how it is in my area with rain bringing constant terrible orders. Main reasons are more kids using parents accounts so they donāt tip and more drivers taking anything because they were told that rainy days are great, which customers realize they can skimp on bidding for service. This is fine for cherry pickers but terrible for trying to stay on the high tiers. But this is why orders are a market for service, so I just skip and wait for when priority works in my favor
People that don't want to pay the fees or tip the driver are willing to pay the fees when the weather is bad.
This makes a lot of sense.
In the PNW it rains for 9 months and when it's raining super hard customers actually tip better so I consider myself fortunate. And we just have great customers š
Has some kid (maybe early teenager) tip me 1 cent in a downpour. His food was waiting for me at a fancy Ramen spot, and it wasn't very hot anymore, always a red flag. He had no overhang on his door and his steps were getting drenched. As it was "leave at my door" that's what I did seeing someone peaking thru the blinds. As I completed the order and was ready to call the customer quickly just to make sure, I see the .01 tip. I sat there in my car for a whole minute while his food was getting cold rained on, he was afraid to come outside. When he did, he refused to look my direction. This was a good day for Earn by time with tips, but this outlier really went out of his way to try ruining my day.
Iām pretty sure weather has nothing to do with how much they tip, if they do t tip much, Itās likly they wouldnāt tip much either when Itās a nice day.
I dashed the other day during a Thunderstorm Warning. I only did it because 1. It looked like the storm would be over soon and 2. They had a live promo of $1 added to every order. I was not impressed at all. For just trying to see how it would go, I found it makes no difference on the weather and tipping and people have no shame and no care for others in general. Iām standing there soaking wet, literally dripping off me and itās ALWAYS the non-tipping customers that want it handed to them.
Sad. And they probably have family in the service industry
Yep. Yesterday it was raining and every order was 3 to 5 dollars
It seems like it's about the same with or without rain for me. One time every order was a big tipper when there was sudden torrential rain. I've also had more increased tips when weather gets really bad during a delivery.
Those are people who couldn't really afford to get a delivery and just don't want to go out in the rain.
This.
customers do not always tip less in the rain.
I know it's not always lol, it's just a trend I've noticed in my area and was curious if other people have had the same issue is all :)
Are you know observing this at restaurants, or fast food places?
I absolutely have this same experience in my area. (Could totally be random coincidence and sample bias etc etc...) But it's gotten to the point where I just don't go out on rainy days cuz every low/no tip offer triggers me so much more when it's raining lol
i think more lazy people order in the rain. the tippers tip better but thereās more of the non tippers in bad weather
They don't tip less. It is just more customers ordering. Being patient is key.
Yup. Every $2 offer you accept is a bare minimum of 10-15 minutes of not being able to accept good orders.
I think there is just more orders from people that don't normally order food, because it's raining and the don't want to get wet. as for why they tip less, could be ignorance of how the system works, lack of empathy you name it. But yeah i don't dash as much in storms as i used to, i feel like the risk is higher for little to no reward, higher risk of accidents, CV's ect.
Because they are prissy little sh@&! who canāt get wet and want their food 15 minutes after orderingā¦ those kinda people donāt tip because they see DoorDash as an entitlement not a luxury. Yesā¦ it it noticeable where I Dash. On rainy days I decline more orders than normal. What makes up for it is the customers who textā¦ Thank You for driving in the rainā¦ be safe.
Weather has a big affect on emotions in many people. When it's rainy and dreary out people can get cranky meaning them less generous.
So you are saying I should just kill myself to avoid the hell of being trapped with actual animals. I agree.
I always run out to work the snow/rain storms. Itās always busier for me. I think thereās less dashers out. Idk about higher tips, but definitely more orders.
Same here and people seem calmer
I usually make more money when itās raining š¤·š»āāļø
People who tip well feel bad ordering food while it's nasty outside and making the dasher go out in it. People who don't tip well don't think about it or don't care.
This. I'm a dasher and I always stay at home when there's a bad snowstorm, so my wife hesitates to order from GrubHub when the weather is bad. She'd have a craving during a storm and asks me every damn time that she would feel bad if she endangers a driver by ordering food. I told her every time that it's okay to order because these drivers made the choice to do it. Because I made the choice to stay home doesn't mean other drivers feel the same way. Just tip more than you usually do and that'll make it worthwhile for the driver. She's a very generous tipper, so when she tips more than usual... believe me, the driver will be VERY happy. She usually orders from a Chinese food place two miles from our house and typically tips $10. She ups it to $20 during heavy rain or snowstorms.
This is the answer. Weather used to mean better tips and more orders. It doesnāt anymore, the only people ordering are the crappy tippers, quality customers donāt order in bad weather. At least thatās how itās become in my area.
that sounds about right
Same experience here. What Iāve noticed is the regular customers who tip well typically donāt order, or at least I donāt get their orders,Ā In the rain.Ā I think the rain makes the decent tippers feel bad about ordering or something.
>I think the rain makes the decent tippers feel bad about ordering or something. I'd bet good money this is the explanation most of the time. People with empathy probably just don't order delivery when the weather is shitty.
I feel bad about drivers trying to hurry with poor visibility and slick roads, then having to get soaked to bring the food up. I just wait until the weather improves.
I wouldn't be surprised if it's because there are more people who would normally have gotten their food themselves resorting to ordering in because of the weather. And, of course, those people don't always tip well. You should expect more orders, not more tips.
that would make sense, but I'm less busy as well. I wonder if more people are dashing when it rains, so I get both less orders along with people tipping less. idk š¤·āāļø
I don't know. I've seen plenty of Dashers here advise others to Dash in the rain, but I've never noticed an increase in tips (or an increase in any money at all).
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