DoorDash Drivers & Delivery Challenges
11 posts across 2 communities in the last 60 days; 82% from r/doordash_drivers.
“I'm not necessarily talking about going to shady neighborhoods or whatever, but just houses or areas that are legitimately hazardous at night. Thought of this because I've run into three houses like this over the last couple of nights and I ended up calling support after the…”
“Getting instructions about ringing the doorbell or knocking on the door and handing it to the customer despite when leave at the door delivery. It seems automated. Most of the orders I receive say don't ring or knock. Anyone else run into this?”
“I’ve noticed probably my last 4 DoorDash orders, the driver will be listed as a woman “Ashley, Jennifer, Rebecca…” and the driver almost always ends up being a guy driving solo. Yes, I keep an eye out my window. What is that about? Why does this seem to be so common? Why are you…”
DoorDash drivers are encountering various issues, including bizarre delivery situations (naked children), apartment complex access problems with incorrect PIN codes, and general frustrations with the platform.
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“Guess which restaurant I was picking up from. It's a national chain, in all 50 states (and probably every other Doordash-able country, too...) submitted by /u/Training-Judge4883 [link] [comments]”
“The photo of the bananas being challenged is priceless though! Actually laughed out loud on that one. submitted by /u/Agitated-Contact7686 [link] [comments]”
“got an offer today to deliver groceries to a house about 4 miles away from where i was. when i arrived, the porch had 3 packages, and 4 bags of garbage ready for the dumpster. the absolute sweetest woman came to the door, who was obviously struggling to move (she had a walker, and seemed to be in pain). she told me she had recently fallen and broke her back, and was unable to bend down properly without hurting herself. i offered to lift all her grocery bags just inside the door to a table she ha”
“😢 It's forever 100 doors down. 😂. Speaking of elevators, after I walked half a mile to this guy's door, I walked back and got on the elevator. The door was actually open and the buttons didn't work..I quickly exited. I don't have a phobia of elevators or anything but when buttons don't work and the door never closed when I got out, I don't really want to plummet to my death just so I can get a cheeseburger to somebody. submitted by /u/AlternativeQuit3447 [li”
“I'm not necessarily talking about going to shady neighborhoods or whatever, but just houses or areas that are legitimately hazardous at night. Thought of this because I've run into three houses like this over the last couple of nights and I ended up calling support after the fact to report a safety issue each time. I keep a flashlight for deliveries like this, but that doesn't really fully mitigate the issues. First one was a house in a rural-ish area that was a solid 150-200 feet be”
“Gate code that didn't work, buzzer board that made no sense, had to call the customer just to get in — curious what everyone's dealt with. Working on something related and want to hear real experiences before I say more. submitted by /u/AAK62 [link] [comments]”
“Someone pls explain, I was picking up an order and all of a sudden this kid, no older than like 8, comes in and asks for a doordash order. When the child left I kinda asked myself out loud "did your parent send you in to get the order??" The lady behind the counter looked at me and said "yeahhh, it happens a lot". Like, seriously?!?!?! Wtaf???? This is YOUR job not ur kids??!! submitted by /u/toxinn795213 [link] [comments]”
“So like I have a friend who does DoorDash and like she texted me one time and showed me that she got an order for a singular banana from WAWA (a chain of gas station conscience stores that are huge in the New Jersey/philly area) and it was like a 7.5 mile drive and got tipped $8 despite her telling me she passed like 5 diffrent grocery stores on the way from Wawa to his house to deliver the singular banana. Mind you this was at 11pm on a weekday. So what’s the strangest order y’all have ever got”
To the core. submitted by /u/Agitated-Contact7686 [link] [comments]
“Fun little video of “TopDasher” Christopher in San Diego (17,000+ 5-Star deliveries as of the delivery date) getting aggressive with a door he couldn’t outsmart. Door sensor mechanism is odd and potentially frustrating but there are a number of other ways out of the building even if it was completely malfunctioning. Chill out bro! Of course DD takes no responsibility for over 4-months now. Good old corporate America. 🇺🇸 submitted by /u/JDR12484 [link] [comments]”
“It was a 3 mile order that took like no more than 15 minutes. I even delivered it 10 minutes before DoorDash’s estimate! submitted by /u/azusagawa_sakuta1 [link] [comments]”
“Just wondering... What is the craziest thing you witnessed while delivering doordash? submitted by /u/Jedi-T [link] [comments]”
“Delivery drivers probably see more dogs (and the odd escaped parrot) than most vets. What's your best or worst run-in — the gentle giant that just wanted a fuss, or the letterbox that nearly took a finger? submitted by /u/service_club [link] [comments]”
“DoorDash pushing the pizza deliveries hard in CA submitted by /u/--CP-- [link] [comments]”
“Getting instructions about ringing the doorbell or knocking on the door and handing it to the customer despite when leave at the door delivery. It seems automated. Most of the orders I receive say don't ring or knock. Anyone else run into this? submitted by /u/RealisticAd838 [link] [comments]”
“I know y'all got some crazy stories. Let's hear em! submitted by /u/ExilicRose [link] [comments]”
“I’ve noticed probably my last 4 DoorDash orders, the driver will be listed as a woman “Ashley, Jennifer, Rebecca…” and the driver almost always ends up being a guy driving solo. Yes, I keep an eye out my window. What is that about? Why does this seem to be so common? Why are you listed as a random female. Are that many people genuinely dashing under the same name? submitted by /u/Objective_Union4523 [link] [comments]”
“EDIT - thank you everyone! glad i've been doing it correctly! lol i’ve only done 14 orders. all have been leave at door. i haven’t knocked on anyone’s door. am i doing it wrong? submitted by /u/caffeinatedminn [link] [comments]”
“\ TRIPLE DASH** I’ve completed over 4,000 deliveries. This one was sweet. I was home online for a little over an hour until this beauty fell in my lap lol. During the triple dash DD sent a 4th order for Taco Bell for 1 mile $8.85. Total dash time in all actuality was 1 hour and 10 min $283 earned for the day🫡🤌🏾🤑 submitted by /u/No-Win-1017 [link] [comments]”
“This is just some advice for any new doordash drivers. If a customer is insistent on you coming into their home to delivery food or a grocery order….dont do it! Especially if the are young or middle aged and they have the ability to get their order from the door. Depending on the situation, I delivered to elderly people and disabled people before and they told me just the it on the floor in the doorway. Just had this creepy experience with a customer, she was a middle aged woman that I was doing”
“Why do I keep getting kids delivering my ordes? Not teenagers. Actual children. Like 10 years old. This morning my breakfast got delivered by someone with a Minnie mouse shirt and at like 6 in the morning too. She forgot my drink so I had to go downstairs to the street to get the orange juice from who I assume is her mom but this all feels very wrong. I just report the driver in app for driver fraud and explain to support an actual child is delivering my order but theres gotta be more that can b”
“They just opened up here in Phoenix. This order was a big hell no. submitted by /u/springdominion [link] [comments]”
“New to DoorDash. For the challenges, does a batch with two orders only count as one towards the count? TIA! submitted by /u/Mobile-Pay-5804 [link] [comments]”
“These people absolutely crack me up. It was a standard delivery homie, not a pizza 🤣 I was highly anticipating him being outside when I got there. It’s a shame he hid inside. I can only imagine what “Jahlon” looks like lmao EDIT: I got the packages at 9:30 submitted by /u/Murky-Employer-2147 [link] [comments]”
“Do I get a reward? An increase in pay? A gift card? Maybe pro shopper finally since I've been doing perfect shopping orders recently? Anything? submitted by /u/PizzaWithCheddar [link] [comments]”
“As many issues and problems as I have a doordash there are few things I can say that I really appreciate that they do. One whatever the offer says that's what I get there's no taking back tips. When I have an issue with a store, I am not stuck delivering for them. I may have to decline orders constantly but it's not just one company. And the communities for door dash on Reddit are not obviously owned by the public relations firms hired by doordash. For example spark driver subreddit”
“Papa John's says drivers should double check their order for accuracy. The only way I know to check a pizza is open the box. I'm not doing that. That box is just like a sealed bag to me. We don't open it. We deliver what we are given. Plus, idk what it's supposed to look like. That's their job. Mine is to take it to the customer. I just don't want any questions as to if I messed with people's food. They handed it to me, it went directly into the bag, and doesn't c”
“I plan on door dashing again soon. I found my DoorDash bags. I also turned off cash orders lol. Any advice for when I decide to start again? I did 26 dashes and have 4.4 ratings ( had one bad experience that’s why I stopped ) submitted by /u/M3lbs [link] [comments]”
“I don't understand why this keeps happening to me but I will have people with stops and they will have babies or little kids and will just leave them in the car with me when they go inside somewhere on one of their stops.... WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE YOUR CHILDREN IN A CAR WITH A STANGER THAT COULD JUST DRIVE OFF WITH THEM!?!?!? submitted by /u/pettyrevengehelper [link] [comments]”
OK buckle up because this is one of the wildest Delivery experiences I’ve had in almost 10 years lol. I get an order from Safeway like 10 items for $17 to go…
“Alright so I just got the most insane order I've had so far. Its my first cash delivery, so I was already stressed about not having change and how it worked etc. But then I noticed a weird thing on the note, which made me take a screenshot. It said to bang until they answered the door, which was odd, I would understand if they were an elderly person or someone hard of hearing, but it was also at an apartment complex so like why would you want your neighbors hearing that?? Anyways I get there”
“General concensus; do you deliver to a garage or the front door? Coming from both sides of the trade here. Whenever I deliver, I always drop on the front door step and leave plenty of room to open the storm door. I will not deliver to any other point on the property unless there are specific instructions to do so. So inconsiderate punks who place items directly in front of a screendoor, making it impossible to open without spilling something, set aside - who walks THROUGH someone's cluttered”
“Had an order for Jimmy John's. Not bad dollars or mileage, and ended near enough to my home. But I get to the house, and there's two little kids around 5 or 6 in the driveway. Buck ass naked. A boy and a girl. I didn't know what to do. I ran the food to the door, snapped a half ass pic, and ran back. Took off as fast as I could. All while trying to avoid looking at them. Real trailer trash vibes, too. A half-fixed redneck truck in the driveway, car parts scattered around. Funny thing”
“I just had a door dash that gave me a PIN code to use to get into the complex, upon arriving, there was no pinpad to put the number in?! Soma nice lady behind me just let me use her card to scan to get in the gate but for future purposes, how would I have gotten in? submitted by /u/CrimsonFlighter [link] [comments]”