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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
This whole concept always seemed weird to me. Way too many potential downsides. Unknown driver takes who knows how long to pickup then deliver. What may happen to food in transit ( let your mind go wild on this. Whatever you can think up probably has happened.)
Poor delivery person working for tips gets stiffed or, possibly, much worse. (again, let your mind go. Worst case scenarios have happened.)
Person waiting for a hot, fresh meal finally (hopefully) receives food from complete stranger. What happened to food in transit? Was it "sampled"? Tampered with? Exposed to contaminates of any kind? Too many undesirable things, imho. If I'm too lazy to go out, I'll just microwave a burrito.
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Due to unfortunate circumstances we have been forced to rely on DoorDash for a lot of meals. Let me educate you on this subject. First of all, when you place the order, the tip is included in the charge, so I don't know how the delivery person is getting "stiffed". Secondly, you are notified through-out the process of when the order was received by the restaurant, when the driver arrives to pick it up (usually with-in minutes), when the food is ready, when the driver leaves the establishment with the food and you can watch the GPS screen showing where the driver is. You are constantly notified of the arrival time of your order. And the order is placed in containers, bags, etc., that are sealed. Either taped securely or stapled closed so you would know if the driver had done anything to attempt to open the bag, container.
And to their credit, if anything goes wrong with the process, DoorDash does their very best to compensate for your problem, either correcting it immediately with a re-delivery or crediting your account. And they send an immediate request for your response to their delivery, you can adjust the tip up or down immediately, depending on how you felt about the delivery of the food.
It is not the cheapest way to get your meals, but it is a life-saver for those of us who have no other choice. Please do not bash that, that you do not have any knowledge of.