I watched an Uber driver drop off food at someone’s front door

Did you know that millions of people get uber drivers and Uber eat drivers to pick up shopping for them

I had no idea.. but I was watching a documentary following Uber eat bikers on an average day to see how much they for how much they're paid.

I was stunned to see them getting woken up early in the morning maybe 6am because someone has run out of milk and they want the driver to fetch it... unbelievable.. and so it went on throughut the day.. pick up a loaf of bread from one specific supermarket take it miles through London.. go back fetch a prescription for someone else to take in the opposite direction.. on and on all day long... and at the end of the day the rider might have just made £15.. total..

What shocked me more was the way ordinary everyday people..not super rich ..would treat these uber drivers..

Sometimes they'd battle through very heavy trafffic.. torrential rain.. to get to someone with a hamburger... and ring the bell, and no-one would answer.. for ages.. and when they did, there was no thank you.. or anything.. ..treating them like personal servants!
 
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hollydolly said:
What shocked me more was the way ordinary everyday people..not super rich ..would treat these under drivers..

Smetimes they'd battle through very heavy trafffic.. torrential rain.. to get to someone with a hamburger... and ring the bell, and no-one would answer.. for ages.. and when they did, there was no thank you.. or anything.. ..treating them like personal servants!
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some in my opinion do just that treat them as if they are servants. some seem to think it makes them look more affluent.
 
Jeni said:
some in my opinion do just that treat them as if they are servants. some seem to think it makes them look more affluent.
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I was astonished to see how people treat these drivers who are out in all weathers fetching and carrying for people at the click of an App... I some of the deliveries people had ordered while still in bed and then had clearly gone back to sleep so when the rider rang their bell.. it would be ages before they answered half asleep and bedraggled in their pyjamas, while that poor driver had been standing out in the rain texting them, ringing their bell and getting no reply.. and for that he might make 60 pence
 
hollydolly said:
Did you know that millions of people get uber drivers and Uber eat drivers to pick up shopping for them

I had no idea.. but I was watching a documentryy following Uber eat bikers on an average day to see how much they for how much they're paid.

I was stunned to see them getting woken up early in the morning maybe 6am because someone has run out of milk and they want the driver to fetch it... unbeliavable.. and so it went on throughut the day.. pick up a loaf of bread from one specific supermarketket take it miles through London.. go back fetch a prescription for someone else to take in the opposite direction.. on and on all day long... and at the end of the day the rider might have just made £15.. total..

What shocked me more was the way ordinary everyday people..not super rich ..would treat these uber drivers..

Smetimes they'd battle through very heavy trafffic.. torrential rain.. to get to someone with a hamburger... and ring the bell, and no-one would answer.. for ages.. and when they did, there was no thank you.. or anything.. ..treating them like personal servants!
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I was at my cousin's house one morning and the doorbell rang. It was the delivery guy with two cups of coffee. Two cups of coffee..... She has a coffee pot and a huge coffee machine doohickey that produces gourmet coffee, but she has two cups of coffee delivered. Her explanation: "It's just easier...."
 
I have never used either.
In food delivery: I have been at restaurants (once in a while lunch place by work) where order sat for a while before driver even got there. then driving to their home or location. Big fees for cold or kind of warm food...? Some meals do not travel well as they cool off quick.
Coffee also lukewarm is not appealing to me.

A woman was arrested recently as she sprayed the bags of food with pepper spray was caught on doorbell camera. This was a person who hates that this was only job they probably could get.
Also many problems with driver accounts shared. Example a woman signs up as driver passes and background check or requirements and then she lets her BF or someone who often would Not pass checks drive using her account. saw several discussions about it where app says a female name like Jeni is bringing your food then you see a large man walk up to your door with food many women afraid to open door.

In other aspects like grocery items or such I might see the benefit.
 
jujube said:
I was at my cousin's house one morning and the doorbell rang. It was the delivery guy with two cups of coffee. Two cups of coffee..... She has a coffee pot and a huge coffee machine doohickey that produces gourmet coffee, but she has two cups of coffee delivered. Her explanation: "It's just easier...."
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Exactly ! Just incredible !
 
hearlady said:
I've never used it but I think it would be great if you were sick. In fact, all these delivery services would be a big help.
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yes I agree..however it seems more and more people...much more than you probably could imagine have just become entirely lazy about fetching anything for themselves.. and a great example is @jujube 's post

Millions in the UK apparently no longer cook, they just use an app to send for fast food to even feed their kids... and that's really unhealthy food....but not only that..I saw on that documentary, perfectly normal able bodied men & women who just didn't wnt to be bothered going out using the App to order the most minor things from a superamarket ... A Lettuce... a bottle of wine....

I understand if you live miles from the nearest shop... but these people lived in London, almost everything on the doorstep
 
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hollydolly said:
Did you know that millions of people get uber drivers and Uber eat drivers to pick up shopping for them

I had no idea.. but I was watching a documentryy following Uber eat bikers on an average day to see how much they for how much they're paid.

I was stunned to see them getting woken up early in the morning maybe 6am because someone has run out of milk and they want the driver to fetch it... unbeliavable.. and so it went on throughut the day.. pick up a loaf of bread from one specific supermarket take it miles through London.. go back fetch a prescription for someone else to take in the opposite direction.. on and on all day long... and at the end of the day the rider might have just made £15.. total..

What shocked me more was the way ordinary everyday people..not super rich ..would treat these uber drivers..

Smetimes they'd battle through very heavy trafffic.. torrential rain.. to get to someone with a hamburger... and ring the bell, and no-one would answer.. for ages.. and when they did, there was no thank you.. or anything.. ..treating them like personal servants!
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Oh they had that here too and they were stunting with low prices and 10 minute service, but only one company stayed and doesn't bring it as quick anymore, now within an hour and you have to order more and it costs way more now.
 
jujube said:
I was at my cousin's house one morning and the doorbell rang. It was the delivery guy with two cups of coffee. Two cups of coffee..... She has a coffee pot and a huge coffee machine doohickey that produces gourmet coffee, but she has two cups of coffee delivered. Her explanation: "It's just easier...."
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Sure, if she wanted to pay the delivery fee for two cups of coffee, why not? Delivery is NOT free.
 
hollydolly said:
..are you in a city or not ?... this I'm talking about is in the Capital City
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Yes. It was something new in Holland, especially some big cities. 2 companies left again. Why on earth would you use it? Older people can get groceries for the whole week delivered by the supermarket for 5 euro. If you forgot to buy something, grocery stores are nearby. Better get it yourself than pay for it.
 
hollydolly said:
Did you know that millions of people get uber drivers and Uber eat drivers to pick up shopping for them

I had no idea.. but I was watching a documentryy following Uber eat bikers on an average day to see how much they for how much they're paid.

I was stunned to see them getting woken up early in the morning maybe 6am because someone has run out of milk and they want the driver to fetch it... unbeliavable.. and so it went on throughut the day.. pick up a loaf of bread from one specific supermarket take it miles through London.. go back fetch a prescription for someone else to take in the opposite direction.. on and on all day long... and at the end of the day the rider might have just made £15.. total..

What shocked me more was the way ordinary everyday people..not super rich ..would treat these uber drivers..

Smetimes they'd battle through very heavy trafffic.. torrential rain.. to get to someone with a hamburger... and ring the bell, and no-one would answer.. for ages.. and when they did, there was no thank you.. or anything.. ..treating them like personal servants!
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Ah, memories!

I was a motorcycle courier for 10 years in and around London, from April 1980 to July 1990, and I well remember the total lack of respect from the people I delivered to. Sloanies were the worst, but just about any businessman I met seemed to think that I must have arms that dragged the ground, and that I was incapable of thought. One even took my pen, thinking that I'd taken it from his office. I had to ask for it back, and only then he was apologetic about it.

I could go on and tell you many tales of rudeness from the customers, but I left all that behind when I stopped doing the job, due to becoming ill with acute prostatitis.
 
BJintheUK said:
Ah, memories!

I was a motorcycle courier for 10 years in and around London, from April 1980 to July 1990, and I well remember the total lack of respect from the people I delivered to. Sloanies were the worst, but just about any businessman I met seemed to think that I must have arms that dragged the ground, and that I was incapable of thought. One even took my pen, thinking that I'd taken it from his office. I had to ask for it back, and only then he was apologetic about it.

I could go on and tell you many tales of rudeness from the customers, but I left all that behind when I stopped doing the job, due to becoming ill with acute prostatitis.
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Horrendous to watch in that ducumentary.. and I can imagine how frustrated you must have been after being treated like that..

....and so much worse these days because the riders are essentially uneducated unlike in the past.. and 1/2 the customers the same... it gives no-one the right to treat someone else with direspect in the way most of these customers using an App were treating these riders.. ...it was like these riders were just AI from an app... in the way they were treated.. almost as tho' those who ordered using an App on their phones, felt that they were controlling a Robot on a Game almost..in that ..these riders were are/not human to them..

Once upon a time as you say.. it always seemed to be the middle class who treated the working class like dirt...

Conversely the Upper classes. those who are born into aristocracy and or Old money are similar to working class in that they usually treat everyone with respect, whereas Middles' often tend to be so terrified that they will fall back down to the working class they evolved from and that anyone will see that's where they came from , they're often the most dismissive of the class they feel are beneath them. .. ..but now the lower class if I may decribe them as such.. feel that they are ''entitled'' to treat people any way they like and that unfortunately in the majority of Uber eat delivery drivers seem to me to be with disdain.. and downright rudeness
 
I use Instcart here. The deal is that there are multiple groceries on a website and you choose the grocery you want to use and then fill out a list from that grocery. That list is assigned to a shopper who brings your food at the designated date and time. When you pay the bill it is through debit card and included in a service charge, delivery charge and a % tip you choose. You can designate through notes on the delivery how and where you want them delivered.

I don't like paying the 2 extra charges, but when added up annually, they are less than maintaining a car with insurance and so on. My delivery person always brings the bags in and puts them on the kitchen counter for me. Ther have been 2 mess ups but they ere straightened out that day. All in all I think the service is well needed and from me, well appreciated.
 
dusty said:
I use Instcart here. The deal is that there are multiple groceries on a website and you choose the grocery you want to use and then fill out a list from that grocery. That list is assigned to a shopper who brings your food at the designated date and time. When you pay the bill it is through debit card and included in a service charge, delivery charge and a % tip you choose. You can designate through notes on the delivery how and where you want them delivered.

I don't like paying the 2 extra charges, but when added up annually, they are less than maintaining a car with insurance and so on. My delivery person always brings the bags in and puts them on the kitchen counter for me. Ther have been 2 mess ups but they ere straightened out that day. All in all I think the service is well needed and from me, well appreciated.
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yes that's very different to what I'm describing.. Our supermarkets have their own designated driver, and we pay for delivery.. but we need to spend over a certain amount.. which is usaully around £40... so people who want just one , 2 or 3 items , and don't want to go out for them themselves.. or if they want them delivered right now..instead of waiting for a supermarket delivery slot...use these Uber delivery moped drivers because there's no limit on how much you need to spend...
 
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dusty said:
I use Instcart here. The deal is that there are multiple groceries on a website and you choose the grocery you want to use and then fill out a list from that grocery. That list is assigned to a shopper who brings your food at the designated date and time. When you pay the bill it is through debit card and included in a service charge, delivery charge and a % tip you choose. You can designate through notes on the delivery how and where you want them delivered.

I don't like paying the 2 extra charges, but when added up annually, they are less than maintaining a car with insurance and so on. My delivery person always brings the bags in and puts them on the kitchen counter for me. Ther have been 2 mess ups but they ere straightened out that day. All in all I think the service is well needed and from me, well appreciated.
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I also occasionally use Instacart. I am pleased with their service and shoppers and delivery,
always a smooth delivery. :)
 
The majority of the UberEats orders I deliver are "leave at door" with instructions not to ring bell or knock. When I mark the order completed on my phone the customer is notified through their app.

The customer's app instructs them not to call the driver if the order is incomplete or wrong. 99% of the orders are sealed and I have no control or way to verify the accuracy of the order. Unfortunately if the order is missing an item there is no way I can return to the restaurant and expect them to give me more food without an official order placed. Most of the time immediately after dropping off an order I am headed to a second drop off or have accepted another order and am headed to a different restaurant.

And yes, customers still call or text me regarding an occasional mistake on their order.

DoorDash or UberEats drivers have almost zero control over order mistakes, long waits at restaurants, traffic conditions, or app malfunctions, ect.
We either accept a delivery offer or deny it. Even if the driver isn't very sharp, GPS will make sure they can complete the order in a satisfactory manner.

Though I rarely follow the retarded AI run GPS navigation because it is inefficient and does not even come close to choosing the best routes.
 
hollydolly said:
Horrendous to watch in that ducumentary.. and I can imagine how frustrated you must have been after being treated like that..

....and so much worse these days because the riders are essentially uneducated unlike in the past.. and 1/2 the customers the same... it gives no-one the right to treat someone else with direspect in the way most of these customers using an App were treating these riders.. ...it was like these riders were just AI from an app... in the way they were treated.. almost as tho' those who ordered using an App on their phones, felt that they were controlling a Robot on a Game almost..in that ..these riders were are/not human to them..

Once upon a time as you say.. it always seemed to be the middle class who treated the working class like dirt...

Conversely the Upper classes. those who are born into aristocracy and or Old money are similar to working class in that they usually treat everyone with respect, whereas Middles' often tend to be so terrified that they will fall back down to the working class they evolved from and that anyone will see that's where they came from , they're often the most dismissive of the class they feel are beneath them. .. ..but now the lower class if I may decribe them as such.. feel that they are ''entitled'' to treat people any way they like and that unfortunately in the majority of Uber eat delivery drivers seem to me to be with disdain.. and downright rudeness
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May they tell them to shut up or refuse to deliver?

This is from the Netherlands. Do you have something similar?

Setting boundaries for rude behavior: Delivery drivers have the right to expect a safe work environment. In the event of verbal abuse, threats, or extremely rude behavior from customers, delivery drivers can stop the delivery and contact their platform's support department.

Platform policies: Platforms like Deliveroo, for example, specifically ask their partners (restaurants) to treat delivery drivers respectfully and to report harassment immediately. While the focus is on a good customer experience, there is a growing awareness that delivery drivers are human and should be treated with respect.

They should just blacklist such people. Big mouth? Bye. Go to the shop yourself.
 
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