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JamesKLOLk t1_j2nqea5 wrote

Reply to comment by Eubadom in Food delivery redlining by NovelAuntieGin

OP made $61 delivering from 2 restaurants in Monroeville to 2 different locations in Wilkinsburg and Swissvale. This is ubereats and they’ve started doing a “bidding” system on orders. Normally ubereats (the app) makes out like bandits because they will charge the customer one price and normally find a driver for a lower price. For instance, if they charge the customer $20 for an order they might start asking drivers to accept the order at $5, then if no one accepts it they’ll up it to $6. In this instance not a lot of drivers were delivering to Wilkinsburg (according to op) the trip ended up being $30 with a $30 tip on top (from 2 different customers).

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NovelAuntieGin OP t1_j2qj44b wrote

Exactly that. I would have been happy to do that trip for $30.

There are two reason why this was a $60 trip. 1) because other drivers turned it down, so UE kept piling on incentives till I got and accepted the offer. 2) both customers were just so thrilled with actually getting good service that they both made an emotional decision to increase my tip.

I'm being heavily sarcastic when I ask them to keep it up. I'll take and enjoy the money in the mean time. But I'd like it better if everyone could count on basic service without having to borrow from the rent or utility money to cover it.

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