@@YourDriverMike I’m a new driver also and months before buying my first car and joining the gig economy I was watching your videos and learned so much and probably saved me from making a lot of rookies mistakes. So thank you for making these videos
I've been a driver for years and still watch Mike's videos because, even after all this time, he comes up with things I hadn't thought about or didn't know. This is the best channel on RUclips for this kind of thing.
Hadn't cancelled before, and was about to get stuck in a Popeye's drive-thru with the dining room closed. Huge sigh of relief for a smooth cancellation
I absolutely hate doing stacked orders 🙄 I rather focus on one order so I don’t get any complaints and the customer’s food stays hot. I’m a quality over quantity type of person. This method has been working for me and I make more money not doing stacked orders believe it or not. I’m a diamond driver with high ratings. I only do stacked orders if it’s slow or if the money is worth it.
Yep I agree. I've gotten bad ratings on UberEATS all because the next order took forever and and the first customer food get warm plus the additional time they're waiting on you. So yes depending on the pay and miles I may take it but even that is tricky now that Uber doesn't show 2nd restaurant anymore...smh
I prefer to do stacked orders within reason. I like to communicate with people so that they know what is going on. If they are a part of a batch I will let them know that I will be a while and to help me get to them easier I will ask for their adress as well as ubereats doesnt let that stay on the screen
The number one mistake in food delivery right now is Drivers accepting orders that pay less than six dollars. You’re hurting yourself and everybody else out here… Stop doing it
What’s been happening to us lately is users are putting a fat tip on the order and then removing it after we drop it off. They are getting smarter about manipulating the app to get you to do the pick up for nothing.
@@KOMEDYQUEEN that’s how I started noticing what was happening. I started taking screen shots of the requests and then later would match them to the payout. The amounts were $1 - $5 difference. The user has up to 1 hour after delivery to edit the tip. They are definitely removing tips after you drop the food off.
@@LowerClassClique So I just had a request to go way out of my way on a bicycle at about 10 pm. what's wrong with going there #1. Uphill #2. Distance, #3 Time of night #4 Rough neighborhood #5 Just no
Customer service in my opinion is a big one. I always shoot my customers with a text like “I’m just waiting on your food and I’ll let you know when “ and when I get the order I tell them I’m on my way. Also after you take the photo I also add to them “ enjoy the rest of your day or evening.” Most of the time they respond like “ok or thanks “ Just letting them know gives them a peace of mind. Most time I get bigger than expected tips 🤙🏼
I agree with customer service being such an important skill to have in this area. People appreciate a human touch so to speak so being kind goes a really long way.
@@tacowboys6890 I generally let them know if it’s a longer wait, and that I’m sorry for the delay. They pretty much always understand our time is important and tip me huge for it!
I would add that 'looking presentable' is part of customer service...Not every delivery is a no contact delivery to a porch...You will have to go inside office buildings, hotels, apartment buildings, etc, plus upscale neighborhoods...i have a collection of solid-colored button-up shirts (w/ breast pockets for phone) bought at thrift stores for $4 or so, plus khaki shorts/pants at the same prices...Clean shoes are a plus, too... I also use a sub-compact for food delivery, not just for the gas mileage, but for the "parkability" that allows me to squeeze my 12' long Fiat into spots cars 16'+ can't to be able to park closer in dense areas...I can also do U-turns on a dime that save me the time that translates into more money, especially during prime-time like the dinner rush...
I have to tell you. I multiapped for the 1st time the other day & it was an incredible day! It blew my mind and proved to me that by listening & learning from you & your brother I could actually make over $100.00 a day!! I immediately became a stage 2 VIP MEMBER last night! Thx for helping all of us. I do this full time
Mike, new channel sub here, I'm wondering with Uber Eats, can you decline orders without penalty? I remember reading that Uber wants you to accept 85% of the orders you get, but that might be rides and not food. What's the deal? Really appreciate your content. Looking forward to trying this hustle out.
I live in the Denver metro area and in the area I deliver (a suburban area) we will occasionally get a $1 surge, but 99% of the time the surge is only down town and I've never seen it over $3. It's all about the popularity of the app in your area. I would love to see a $10 surge! I'd even deliver downtown for that kind of money.
I'm a little nervous as I just got approved to do Ubereats today, I spent time looking for a decent sized hot/cold bag but it looks like I'm gonna have to go with an insulated bag I already have until I can upgrade. Hopefully it'll be okay!
Good bags aren't cheap BUT they are well worth it...The cheapies with canvas and foil/foam insulation will rip easily...I have 3 Cambro pizza bags (12", 16", 20") that can be used for various other items...I have 2 vinyl Cambro top loading bags with velcro and 2 zippered ones that are super-insulated...I take a lot of big orders that are going far enough that the extra bags allow me to even double bag the orders going far for EXTRA tips added on to the point the bags have long been paid for by the extra tips themselves... NOTE: I used the Uber bags and other cheap ones until I was sure that UE was profitable before investing in high-quality bags that average around $60 each with shipping
I've been doing Uber eats for 10 months now here in New York lower Westchester county New York City and part of Connecticut and I've never used a hot and cold bag ever and I could tell you this much customers are really care because most of the time they make you leave the food at the door anyways and in the winter time where it's like 10 degrees outside customers will say leave the pizza outside at the door and I would drive around make a U-turn come back to avenue in the pizza is still there sometimes I will drop off a second order and then pass by the house where I dropped off the first order which will be either McDonald's or pizza or whatever and it will still be there you know until the customers realize that the order is outside they don't want to be bothered with the ringing of the Bell they don't want to be bothered with a phone call it is what it is honestly I'm not against the hot and cold bag but it's only going to help food get mushy a lot more quicker I mean if you have Taco Bell and you keep that insulated hot it's just going to push up sometimes food has to breathe and if you keep it in the back it's not going to breathe another thing is if you're using a hot and cold bag you have to keep cleaning it and many people don't even clean their bags after every order you're technically speaking supposed to clean it after every order and not many people take the time of the day to do so why do I say that you have different terms coming from different places but let's be honest how many people are actually taking a precautions for that to me the hot and cold bag just seems like something excessive.
@@carlosj587 I got two bags but I got a very different problem rn. After doing the thing for about a week, my account got temporarily deactivated because I never addressed the airbag recall on my vehicle, so I had to schedule that a WEEK out, and now I gotta wait 5-7 business days for uber to possibly register that I got it done x.x As far as the bag goes, I heard if customers see it that could help ratings, when I take the picture I usually leave the insulated bag in the pic nearby as well. But I've started making decisions on what goes in and what don't. Though if it's like those orders from olive garden where they put it in a paper bag, I do not use an insulated bag cause that's a headache and pointless, and would likely cause more damage than help.
I have a few pizza bags left from papa John's. I also have a sewing business and will sew waterproof red material over their logo and use those 2 bags. One is a baby bag and the other is regular size. I have an orange pizza bag but no real support on the bottom. I'll put the PJ bag inside the orange one.
Yeah it’s so annoying, I never see them in my market either, but once or twice in the past few months I have seen lowball quests like do 3 trips and get $5
appreacite this info - very clear and well spoken - starting with ue and dd this week - saving up for my own business in my area by spring / summer 2022 - goals.
What happened to me yesterday and has happened before too is it comes up with an offer for like $20 and it says for example Outback Steakhouse...I was literally driving towards that way and clicked accept. Then find out it is a double order and the other restaurant that comes up it tells me i have as a firsr pick up (which is a whole different direction). I hate this crap!
I hate when I’m at a apartment building and I’m trying to look at my screen to see what number it is and I get a order request while I’m literally trying to find someone’s door
For Labor Day weekend they did a "quest" on the holiday. It had specifications your deliveries had to be in Phoenix between certain hours.. jokers quest
Awesome video 👍. I have been seeing that pop up on my screen and I thought it was a glitch in the system so I have been turning my phone off and resetting it when it comes back on it is off of the screen 🙄 .
I've been wondering who is on the videos now holding the delivery bag now that I know you have a twin 🤔 Love the videos btw. Helped me plan out my schedule and earnings
When I first started doing Uber eats I was very excited about receiving quests because the money is great. But now it’s been a while, and I haven’t had any quests anymore. Can anyone tell me why it stopped?
Auto excepting also takes you out of navigation so once you clear the offer if you can you also have to hit navigate again while driving. Here in N.Y. we don't get any bonuses or quests. Boost it always only 1.1. It's horrible here right now.
Hey this was great. Can you please do a vid on Tolls and how they are paid back or reimbursed to the driver? It is just not making sense to me in the app. Thanks
I've never cancelled an order. I'm only about 50 orders in but, I've never had a reason to cancel an order. A lot of orders warrant a "not ready" click. Don't cancel unless it's totally egregious on the restaurant's part. Waiting for 20 minutes for that order to be filled is egregious. Even then, it's borderline to cancel. Sometimes kitchens get super busy and orders get lost in the mix. Give them a chance to fill the order and do set a time limit but, give that time limit some flex. If they're communicating with you on when the order will be ready, yeah, let them fill the order. 90% of orders are filled when you get there. As long as they're communicating with me on when the order will be filled, I have no problem waiting. Just make sure you click "not ready" in the app. That lets the customer know their order isn't ready.
Why I deliver? Because I live in my car and need to pay my bills and keep my car running. Should I divulge THAT? I often get higher than expected tips anyway.
If I get an add-on delivery for say, $3.00, or more, it's really hard to look at that app while driving (safety first!). Maybe I can't pull over, but the add on might look pretty good. What then?
I NEVER take doubles aka add ons. They wanted me to take the add on FIRST. I ended up getting a bad rating or an unhappy customer every time. I decline add ons every time now. One time they tried to ADD ON a Freddy's order for $1.86...0h hell no. So, by me declining them, it makes the rounds, and another driver can have a Chance.
Whack navigation in my area is a problem. Tonight they had me driving down a main thoroughfare and telling me to turn left and there was not a left turn. I had to go around the block, park in a tow zone and then had a parking attendant tell me I was in a tow zone. I told her I'm trying to find a specific restaurant and she tells me "it's in front of the plaza" lol Literally around two turns back the way GPS on uber was telling me where it was. Also junk GPS after pick up.
It crazy that some people are getting that Quest but i never had one before and i made 500 deliveries and I’m averaging 40-50 deliveries on the weekends for my side hustle.
@@luixesco3276 actually no way less than that i take less than 1-3 per delivery nothing more not after ive learned some people getting quest like bonuses ridiculous
Never seen anything other than boost (1.1) in my area. I have not seen Surge or quests. 2) my county in Florida is very spread out 20x40 miles. My base drive is 4-6 miles for $2,3 4 deliveries. $ 10-25 deliveries are generally 10-16 plus miles away and take 30-1.20min to complete and frequently stacked. 3) I work full time at office and work same hr 5-10 nearly daily 4) customer service 😄👍 4) yesterday I tried ur method: only choosing higher value low miles requests. The day bumped 5 trips $24 dlls. Not sure your method works in my area. My average weekday is $36-60 with 95+% tips . In 7 trips $2-3, 2-3$3-6 and 1-$10-20.
I only started this a few months ago and I've never seen any surge prices either (Kansas City metro). The only thing I've seen is the 1.1-1.3x Boosts, which only affects the base pay. So I'm definitely not driving across town to get an extra $0.30 per order. I'm definitely staying in the area where there's lots of restaurants and better tippers. I do get quests, which started pretty decent but now end up being about an extra dollar per order after like 8 orders. It's nice if they hit, but I don't plan my night around it, I'd rather focus on the orders that have the best tip potential.
As a UE driver and a long time Dominos Delivery Driver, may I ask how on earth it takes you 1 hr 20 mins for any delivery? At dominos I've taken triple orders that went to the edge of our delivery zone and gotten back to the store in 35 minutes, 20 mile round trip and 3 stops.. lol
I agree with "Chicago's Best" comment, but, always be sure to CALL Uber before cancelling so they know. I've made the mistake of cancelling without saying anything, and got scolded for it.
What about when you get to a mall or shopping plaza and you don’t know which store to deliver the food to? And the customer doesn’t pick up their phone or respond to text to let you know where they are… do you just cancel??
In the app you can say that you arrived and it will start a timer, usually about 12 minutes or so that you do have to wait to see if you get a response. After that if still no answer, you are not held responsible. Try to leave the food to the best of your knowledge/what you were given, but if there is no specific address, directions were frankly vague, timer is up, and still no answer from the customer...do whatever you see fit. Toss it or enjoy it, up to you.
I am unable to see boost bonus on my uber eats deliver app, all i see when i go on is just the hot spots where to get some orders near in the zone. my market areas is in Wichita Falls Tx.
Hey everyone, quick question. I used to do postmates and would still get orders even if I was parked somewhere. Now with Uber eats I have to keep driving in order to get any orders. Does this happen to anyone else? I can literally wait for 20 minutes in a busy area and still won’t get a single order request while parked.
I'm learning this whole thing is a waste of time at first I thought it would be salvation but after driving so much that I end up having to get gas three times and the maintenance cost is beating the hell out of my car on a daily basis this is turning out absolutely be the worst waste of time and I heard his tips and I followed his tips and I'm still getting just barely breaking even
And with respect to waiting for orders and them not coming yes I have called Uber support over and over and over again and I get the same s*** from them every time NOTHING.. UBER SUPPORT IS COMPLETELY USELESS I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL THEY'RE SAYING MOST OF THE TIME AND PILED ON TOP OF THEIR COMPLETE FAKE TOTALLY INSINCERE REGRET OH I'M SO SORRY YOU'RE HAVING A BAD WHATEVER I'M SO SORRY I JUST WANT TO REACH THROUGH THE PHONE AND JUST CHOKE THEM
No, I usually park near a lot of restaurants. Any big lot will do and wait. I get orders either way: driving or parked nearby. Sometimes I just wait in my driveway for the first order.
@@Imasasquatch Yes, I am finding out this too. Even being selective about trips. Dinner hour used to be in the $20.00 range; now since Memorial Day it is much less during dinner hour. I am going to have to find something else; I think my car has been destroyed after 4 months of this,
a question please I do delibery in Chile, if a delivery man does not have a kind of cup🏆 only when there are many demands you can get more trips, I want to know if the United States does not require a similar cup.
Probably a dumb question but I’m new to this. I use stride to track my Amazon flex delivery’s. I just started Uber eats and was trying to find out if I have to get another app to log my miles and pay separately for the two different company delivery services I deliver for? I don’t want to mess myself up come tax time.
That is something I HATE it tries to give me another order for 2 dollars right as I'm getting close to the location to deliver. IT GETS IN THE WAY and a lot of times I"LL ACCEPT IT and not even mean to because I was trying to see where I needed to turn in to the apartment or miss my turn.
Signing up for ubereats, I see this section of car inspection, we don't have to inspect cars in Maryland, do I need to get my car inspected to drive for ubereats???
I have accidentally clicked the add on order a few times and it pisses me off because it reminds me of a spam popup ad. Lol. I actually did a survey for UE and mentioned it.
The maps on uber eats can be incorrect basically the map will Point to another house and it does not help that when you try to tell the driver that you cannot go that way you just go on this street and then the map will fix itself it's frustrating
I had 711 then got another for Wendy's. Time I got 711 Wendy's was cold. Beer should been last over food. I communicated and no response about being on line on drive thru
No boost bonus' here in NJ. Barely get any hot spot orders either. I dont see how to get a customer after i already delivered when they send me a message. Any way to get to that to answer the customer on uber eats?
Always appreciate your tips Mike. I've been driving for DoorDash for years and only recently starting multi apping with UberEats. Do the "Quests" show up in the promotions area? I can see the surge pricing (or bonus pricing) for the areas in my city but no quests or other challenges. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again Mike!
One trip I had to pick up from TGI Fridays, They were out of apple juice, I contact the customer to inform them and ask if they want a substitute, No response after 5 min so I just leave. I'm right next door to a gas station so I use my own debit card to buy an apple juice and included the recipt in the food order bag and also texted the customer again of what I did asking if that's okay. No response. Overall I did this in hopes of an additional tip. Is this not recommended? What is your opinion on situations like this? I personally will never do this again, waste of my time and money that I barely have.
Sadly don't do it. You texting them telling them that there is no apple juice is sufficient. You know some customers would have recognized it and rewarded I ttuly believe but not ALL sadly. Some of these people never grocery shop and that's how they eat and feed their families I'm sure...
Don't do it seriously the nicest of customers might not even notice that receipt in there vs. the non tippers who don't care regardless I would recommend good communication and funny or quirky emojis . And being on time other than that ur doing great! Anymore is too much . Know your worth! 😃👍
The fact that your tips really work is proof of your professionalism. Can you do a future video on your top teer hacks for max. earning on this platform. Thanks for the great vids , amazing!
Uber Eats, Doordash, etc are all terrible if you live in California; gas prices are soaring at $5.19 to $5.40 a gallon. All gig markers should take this in consideration. In California drivers lose money by driving if the customers don’t tip. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
Right now, we are seeing boosts every day in my market between 1.1x - 1.9x. Uber does not appear to be raising the fare for boost. Base pay on a short trip is usually $2. With boosts, I see them lowering the fares below $2 and adding whatever cents they like and calling it a "promotion.". The total still amounts to $2. My pay seems unchanged, and these boosts really used to matter.
I've seen the same thing in my area. I only recently started multi apping with UberEats (about a month ago) and the past couple of weeks there's been boosts (1.3-1.9) every day, all day. I hadn't thought to look and see what the base payout is, but now I'm going to go back and look because it may be the same thing you're talking about.
Is it too forward to say im earning extra money to help with my disabled grandson. That is why I picked up this side job to help my daughter with expenses for him but I don't want people to think im using that just to get more money
Same customer, but never tip even you do excellent customer service. Is there a way to ask the customer reasons behind like:" In which area that I can do better to earn your tip?". Something like that in a polite, non offensive, or even humourous way? Any suggestions?
Nope...I would not recommend doing that just decline low tip ..no ..low pay orders ..do not get desperate..good orders will come...Never engage with the customer unless for compliments..good things other than that it's a lose lose for us🙂
You will need to drive to another area if all of your orders are no tip or low tip orders. I experienced this. About 5 months ago, the area where I drive got very dry. No tips despite the large number of orders. Majority of my time was spent declining orders while waiting for a better one, but better orders never came. Now I drive about 20 minutes to a more affluent area where tips are better. A customer has already made up their mind about the tip when they place the order. There is nothing you can do to change that.
Anyone else experiencing this ? Users put a fat tip on the order and then remove it after you deliver their order. Users are starting to manipulate the app to get you to pick up and drop off for nothing. We are starting to see this regularly (Austin, Texas area )
One of my biggest issues with the Uber app is accidentally accepting an order and it was an order I did not want. Additionally, they continually send me orders while I’m trying to deliver and complete the order-I’m on and I may sometimes accidentally hit accept when I’m trying to fumble around and get back to the order I’m actually on, they need to stop this. I know I can go in and select, don’t send me orders while I’m on that order but it’s making me drive and touch/select my phone while driving which is not safe. All of these Walmart orders that I really do not want because they don’t pay enough for several stops and Walmart gets really backed up so it’s a time waster for the most part. These orders keep coming to my phone to accept and I do not want them and I can plainly see that they are available on a separate tab, but they get sent to me anyways so it’s like a double whammy. Very frustrating. This is causing my cancellation rate to be higher than it should be
Drives me nuts also. But I always cancel them immediately and my cancellation rate is still 0.0% It's happened maybe 3 times in the past week and my stats are "cancellation rate 0.0%, Completed requests 100, Cancelled requests 0" So I have to believe there is a grace period from the time you a accept. I have no idea how long it is, but I would say cancel immediately and see what happens.
As a new driver I want to say thank you for the tips. The world needs more people who are willing to help others out. God bless you and yours.
Thanks Evan 👊🏼
@@YourDriverMike I’m a new driver also and months before buying my first car and joining the gig economy I was watching your videos and learned so much and probably saved me from making a lot of rookies mistakes. So thank you for making these videos
I've been a driver for years and still watch Mike's videos because, even after all this time, he comes up with things I hadn't thought about or didn't know. This is the best channel on RUclips for this kind of thing.
This pandemic shifted my whole mind frame videos like you’re help so much. 9-5 ain’t the way for me
@@Dominikidz Yeah, I agree with you. I honestly always thought it was stupid and so I appreciate working for myself to earn a living instead.
I love that cancelling an order for “excessive wait time” won’t affect you as a driver. Uber support confirmed.
Hadn't cancelled before, and was about to get stuck in a Popeye's drive-thru with the dining room closed. Huge sigh of relief for a smooth cancellation
Thanks good to know 👊🏼
Never knew that. I cancel some dumb stuff I take by accident
Yep they confirmed that with me lots of times
Accept it is a waste of time lol
I absolutely hate doing stacked orders 🙄 I rather focus on one order so I don’t get any complaints and the customer’s food stays hot. I’m a quality over quantity type of person. This method has been working for me and I make more money not doing stacked orders believe it or not. I’m a diamond driver with high ratings. I only do stacked orders if it’s slow or if the money is worth it.
Yep I agree. I've gotten bad ratings on UberEATS all because the next order took forever and and the first customer food get warm plus the additional time they're waiting on you. So yes depending on the pay and miles I may take it but even that is tricky now that Uber doesn't show 2nd restaurant anymore...smh
@@bwoodbury5485 exactly. I’ll always choose QUALITY.
Exactly 👍
I prefer to do stacked orders within reason. I like to communicate with people so that they know what is going on. If they are a part of a batch I will let them know that I will be a while and to help me get to them easier I will ask for their adress as well as ubereats doesnt let that stay on the screen
The number one mistake in food delivery right now is Drivers accepting orders that pay less than six dollars. You’re hurting yourself and everybody else out here… Stop doing it
What’s been happening to us lately is users are putting a fat tip on the order and then removing it after we drop it off. They are getting smarter about manipulating the app to get you to do the pick up for nothing.
It’s all about $ per mile and how much time, rather than just the basic amount. I’d rather do 1 mile for $6 than 8 miles for $7
@@djurgens76 Woa that's crazy! I swore one order said $7 when I picked it up and then $6 when I dropped it off..I still wonder.
@@KOMEDYQUEEN that’s how I started noticing what was happening. I started taking screen shots of the requests and then later would match them to the payout. The amounts were $1 - $5 difference. The user has up to 1 hour after delivery to edit the tip. They are definitely removing tips after you drop the food off.
@@LowerClassClique So I just had a request to go way out of my way on a bicycle at about 10 pm. what's wrong with going there #1. Uphill #2. Distance, #3 Time of night #4 Rough neighborhood #5 Just no
Customer service in my opinion is a big one. I always shoot my customers with a text like “I’m just waiting on your food and I’ll let you know when “ and when I get the order I tell them I’m on my way. Also after you take the photo I also add to them “ enjoy the rest of your day or evening.”
Most of the time they respond like “ok or thanks “
Just letting them know gives them a peace of mind.
Most time I get bigger than expected tips 🤙🏼
I agree with customer service being such an important skill to have in this area. People appreciate a human touch so to speak so being kind goes a really long way.
I took the time to text my customer informing them that I was in traffic but not to far away! Later that night I received a $14 tip!
@@tacowboys6890 I generally let them know if it’s a longer wait, and that I’m sorry for the delay. They pretty much always understand our time is important and tip me huge for it!
I do the same thing if I find myself waiting on an order and have another one in the car ready to go
I would add that 'looking presentable' is part of customer service...Not every delivery is a no contact delivery to a porch...You will have to go inside office buildings, hotels, apartment buildings, etc, plus upscale neighborhoods...i have a collection of solid-colored button-up shirts (w/ breast pockets for phone) bought at thrift stores for $4 or so, plus khaki shorts/pants at the same prices...Clean shoes are a plus, too...
I also use a sub-compact for food delivery, not just for the gas mileage, but for the "parkability" that allows me to squeeze my 12' long Fiat into spots cars 16'+ can't to be able to park closer in dense areas...I can also do U-turns on a dime that save me the time that translates into more money, especially during prime-time like the dinner rush...
i put in my why i delivery, "I'm broke ngl" since i am and it brings a good laugh when i meet customers at the door
Bruh
does it increase tips? lol
Me and my wife have started running in the Burgh on Fridays. When I fly back into town from New York every week.
I have to tell you. I multiapped for the 1st time the other day & it was an incredible day! It blew my mind and proved to me that by listening & learning from you & your brother I could actually make over $100.00 a day!! I immediately became a stage 2 VIP MEMBER last night! Thx for helping all of us. I do this full time
Welcome to VIP II status Debra, awesome to see that success story 🚀🚀
@@YourDriverMike may I ask you what would be an idea goal for someone who is just starting Uber ears like myself
Is there one app you use to control them all?
Mike, new channel sub here, I'm wondering with Uber Eats, can you decline orders without penalty? I remember reading that Uber wants you to accept 85% of the orders you get, but that might be rides and not food. What's the deal?
Really appreciate your content. Looking forward to trying this hustle out.
I was going to cancel my order for a long wait but then I ended up making 10$ and 9$ tips for those two orders plus my regular rate.
you're really lucky. there are no quests and no surges more than $3 and $10 is just unheard of in my area. all towns are not equal.
I live in the Denver metro area and in the area I deliver (a suburban area) we will occasionally get a $1 surge, but 99% of the time the surge is only down town and I've never seen it over $3. It's all about the popularity of the app in your area. I would love to see a $10 surge! I'd even deliver downtown for that kind of money.
@Drimnor where is that?
Yeah. My area has no quests, no surges and no promotions. It's stupid af. It's pretty busy over here too. Northwest indiana
They stopped Quest in my area once they merged with Postmates and added Walmart orders.
Thanks for the heads up, knowing that they migrated PM over about two months ago I’ll look to see if quests change here
@Drimnor got damn $21 ?? for how long ?
I'm a little nervous as I just got approved to do Ubereats today, I spent time looking for a decent sized hot/cold bag but it looks like I'm gonna have to go with an insulated bag I already have until I can upgrade. Hopefully it'll be okay!
Ubereats does not require an insulated bag. In Canada anyway
Good bags aren't cheap BUT they are well worth it...The cheapies with canvas and foil/foam insulation will rip easily...I have 3 Cambro pizza bags (12", 16", 20") that can be used for various other items...I have 2 vinyl Cambro top loading bags with velcro and 2 zippered ones that are super-insulated...I take a lot of big orders that are going far enough that the extra bags allow me to even double bag the orders going far for EXTRA tips added on to the point the bags have long been paid for by the extra tips themselves...
NOTE: I used the Uber bags and other cheap ones until I was sure that UE was profitable before investing in high-quality bags that average around $60 each with shipping
I've been doing Uber eats for 10 months now here in New York lower Westchester county New York City and part of Connecticut and I've never used a hot and cold bag ever and I could tell you this much customers are really care because most of the time they make you leave the food at the door anyways and in the winter time where it's like 10 degrees outside customers will say leave the pizza outside at the door and I would drive around make a U-turn come back to avenue in the pizza is still there sometimes I will drop off a second order and then pass by the house where I dropped off the first order which will be either McDonald's or pizza or whatever and it will still be there you know until the customers realize that the order is outside they don't want to be bothered with the ringing of the Bell they don't want to be bothered with a phone call it is what it is honestly I'm not against the hot and cold bag but it's only going to help food get mushy a lot more quicker I mean if you have Taco Bell and you keep that insulated hot it's just going to push up sometimes food has to breathe and if you keep it in the back it's not going to breathe another thing is if you're using a hot and cold bag you have to keep cleaning it and many people don't even clean their bags after every order you're technically speaking supposed to clean it after every order and not many people take the time of the day to do so why do I say that you have different terms coming from different places but let's be honest how many people are actually taking a precautions for that to me the hot and cold bag just seems like something excessive.
@@carlosj587 I got two bags but I got a very different problem rn. After doing the thing for about a week, my account got temporarily deactivated because I never addressed the airbag recall on my vehicle, so I had to schedule that a WEEK out, and now I gotta wait 5-7 business days for uber to possibly register that I got it done x.x As far as the bag goes, I heard if customers see it that could help ratings, when I take the picture I usually leave the insulated bag in the pic nearby as well. But I've started making decisions on what goes in and what don't. Though if it's like those orders from olive garden where they put it in a paper bag, I do not use an insulated bag cause that's a headache and pointless, and would likely cause more damage than help.
I have a few pizza bags left from papa John's. I also have a sewing business and will sew waterproof red material over their logo and use those 2 bags. One is a baby bag and the other is regular size. I have an orange pizza bag but no real support on the bottom. I'll put the PJ bag inside the orange one.
Been driving a couple months now and I've yet to see any quests. So bummed. Would love that extra cash
Yeah it’s so annoying, I never see them in my market either, but once or twice in the past few months I have seen lowball quests like do 3 trips and get $5
Me and the wife just started yesterday and watching this vid gave us some really good advice thank you so much!
appreacite this info - very clear and well spoken - starting with ue and dd this week - saving up for my own business in my area by spring / summer 2022 - goals.
What happened to me yesterday and has happened before too is it comes up with an offer for like $20 and it says for example Outback Steakhouse...I was literally driving towards that way and clicked accept. Then find out it is a double order and the other restaurant that comes up it tells me i have as a firsr pick up (which is a whole different direction). I hate this crap!
Hey man i like your videos very informative, I just started uber eats, my question is what’s the best way to keep track of your miles thanks
I hate when I’m at a apartment building and I’m trying to look at my screen to see what number it is and I get a order request while I’m literally trying to find someone’s door
I hate apartments in general when I have an order to deliver there.....
Good way to resolve that is hit the button that says "Stop future requests" then after you deliver turn the go button back on.
All I've been getting in my market is surge bonuses. Haven't had a boost or a decent quest promotion in ATL in the last 4 MONTHS!🤷
Same in tampa florida
It's been awhile since I had any promotions. I have been using other apps instead.
I’m in Orlando florida. I’ve been driving full time for a couple months now and I haven’t seen one challenge. Only surge bonuses.
The economy died on us plain and simple
Same in Houston
I rarely get surge bonus offers in the West Valley of Phoenix and have not had quests in months.
For Labor Day weekend they did a "quest" on the holiday. It had specifications your deliveries had to be in Phoenix between certain hours.. jokers quest
@@dejahvuuu4583 Thanks! That would happen while I was out of town...lol
Did you see how much they were offering for a quest bonus in Mike’s video? I’ve never seen such a bonus in almost two years of doing this in Phoenix.
@@mikeb5415 thats why they do it, it get people to work on days they normally wouldnt.
Awesome video 👍.
I have been seeing that pop up on my screen and I thought it was a glitch in the system so I have been turning my phone off and resetting it when it comes back on it is off of the screen 🙄 .
I've been wondering who is on the videos now holding the delivery bag now that I know you have a twin 🤔
Love the videos btw. Helped me plan out my schedule and earnings
When I first started doing Uber eats I was very excited about receiving quests because the money is great.
But now it’s been a while, and I haven’t had any quests anymore.
Can anyone tell me why it stopped?
They cut pay for drivers about April 2019. I never got another quest after that.
Same to me. Doing great. I haven't got a request in 2 weeks
@@richardwelsh7348 it’s been mad quiet on Long Island this month doing Uber eats
But, I DO remember those that tip bait cause I write down the address in my book and I won't take another delivery to them again
Let’s fight them
Auto excepting also takes you out of navigation so once you clear the offer if you can you also have to hit navigate again while driving. Here in N.Y. we don't get any bonuses or quests. Boost it always only 1.1. It's horrible here right now.
I’m super new at this! I mean just started two weeks ago! How do you make it to where they can’t stack your order?
You're tip on including hot bag in photos has been a big help with tips and reviews
I got a $30 tip the other day. My bio says I’m saving for a new car and I’m a college kid
lol!!! I'm taking his advise on the "saving up for a tesla" and see if it works :)
Hey this was great. Can you please do a vid on Tolls and how they are paid back or reimbursed to the driver? It is just not making sense to me in the app. Thanks
I've never cancelled an order. I'm only about 50 orders in but, I've never had a reason to cancel an order. A lot of orders warrant a "not ready" click. Don't cancel unless it's totally egregious on the restaurant's part. Waiting for 20 minutes for that order to be filled is egregious. Even then, it's borderline to cancel. Sometimes kitchens get super busy and orders get lost in the mix. Give them a chance to fill the order and do set a time limit but, give that time limit some flex. If they're communicating with you on when the order will be ready, yeah, let them fill the order. 90% of orders are filled when you get there. As long as they're communicating with me on when the order will be filled, I have no problem waiting. Just make sure you click "not ready" in the app. That lets the customer know their order isn't ready.
Why I deliver? Because I live in my car and need to pay my bills and keep my car running. Should I divulge THAT? I often get higher than expected tips anyway.
Maybe say saving for decent affordable housing
If I get an add-on delivery for say, $3.00, or more, it's really hard to look at that app while driving (safety first!). Maybe I can't pull over, but the add on might look pretty good. What then?
I NEVER take doubles aka add ons. They wanted me to take the add on FIRST. I ended up getting a bad rating or an unhappy customer every time. I decline add ons every time now. One time they tried to ADD ON a Freddy's order for $1.86...0h hell no. So, by me declining them, it makes the rounds, and another driver can have a Chance.
Whack navigation in my area is a problem. Tonight they had me driving down a main thoroughfare and telling me to turn left and there was not a left turn. I had to go around the block, park in a tow zone and then had a parking attendant tell me I was in a tow zone. I told her I'm trying to find a specific restaurant and she tells me "it's in front of the plaza" lol Literally around two turns back the way GPS on uber was telling me where it was. Also junk GPS after pick up.
For general question for any side gig . Is it best to miss an order than to reject or accept . Either it’s a good pay or not ..
It crazy that some people are getting that Quest but i never had one before and i made 500 deliveries and I’m averaging 40-50 deliveries on the weekends for my side hustle.
I assume you are averaging at least 8 bucks/p order, right? and l bit you're putting a lot of miles on your vehicle... 300 - 400 mi???
@@luixesco3276 actually no way less than that i take less than 1-3 per delivery nothing more not after ive learned some people getting quest like bonuses ridiculous
Never seen anything other than boost (1.1) in my area. I have not seen Surge or quests.
2) my county in Florida is very spread out 20x40 miles. My base drive is 4-6 miles for $2,3 4 deliveries. $ 10-25 deliveries are generally 10-16 plus miles away and take 30-1.20min to complete and frequently stacked.
3) I work full time at office and work same hr 5-10 nearly daily
4) customer service 😄👍
4) yesterday I tried ur method: only choosing higher value low miles requests. The day bumped 5 trips $24 dlls. Not sure your method works in my area. My average weekday is $36-60 with 95+% tips . In 7 trips $2-3, 2-3$3-6 and 1-$10-20.
I only started this a few months ago and I've never seen any surge prices either (Kansas City metro). The only thing I've seen is the 1.1-1.3x Boosts, which only affects the base pay. So I'm definitely not driving across town to get an extra $0.30 per order. I'm definitely staying in the area where there's lots of restaurants and better tippers. I do get quests, which started pretty decent but now end up being about an extra dollar per order after like 8 orders. It's nice if they hit, but I don't plan my night around it, I'd rather focus on the orders that have the best tip potential.
As a UE driver and a long time Dominos Delivery Driver, may I ask how on earth it takes you 1 hr 20 mins for any delivery? At dominos I've taken triple orders that went to the edge of our delivery zone and gotten back to the store in 35 minutes, 20 mile round trip and 3 stops.. lol
Whatever you said are good, but all contingent upon there are trip requests lol. So many dasher for uber now literally no trip requests.
Orders piping up when I’m trying to hit deliver or take a photo are my pet peeve. I accidentally accepted a few orders that I didn’t want.
If you don't want that to happen, all you have to do is hit the "stop new requests" button on your delivery. That's That's I do.
Then just hit the button that says issue and then cancel it. When it asks why, there are several opt you can choose.
I agree with "Chicago's Best" comment, but, always be sure to CALL Uber before cancelling so they know. I've made the mistake of cancelling without saying anything, and got scolded for it.
I NEVER see boost bonuses only surges. I also don’t always see the surge compensation in my pay details. I am honestly confused and frustrated.
Same here 😡
Hi Mike. I just deliveries for Uber eats. What are the best insulation bags and where I can buy them. Thanks
Not knowing that your car insurance does not cover you while doing deliveries is a HUGE mistake.
What about when you get to a mall or shopping plaza and you don’t know which store to deliver the food to? And the customer doesn’t pick up their phone or respond to text to let you know where they are… do you just cancel??
In the app you can say that you arrived and it will start a timer, usually about 12 minutes or so that you do have to wait to see if you get a response. After that if still no answer, you are not held responsible. Try to leave the food to the best of your knowledge/what you were given, but if there is no specific address, directions were frankly vague, timer is up, and still no answer from the customer...do whatever you see fit. Toss it or enjoy it, up to you.
I am unable to see boost bonus on my uber eats deliver app, all i see when i go on is just the hot spots where to get some orders near in the zone. my market areas is in Wichita Falls Tx.
I looked on the app and didn't see the "why I deliver question" Where do I find it?
Hey everyone, quick question. I used to do postmates and would still get orders even if I was parked somewhere. Now with Uber eats I have to keep driving in order to get any orders. Does this happen to anyone else? I can literally wait for 20 minutes in a busy area and still won’t get a single order request while parked.
I'm learning this whole thing is a waste of time at first I thought it would be salvation but after driving so much that I end up having to get gas three times and the maintenance cost is beating the hell out of my car on a daily basis this is turning out absolutely be the worst waste of time and I heard his tips and I followed his tips and I'm still getting just barely breaking even
And with respect to waiting for orders and them not coming yes I have called Uber support over and over and over again and I get the same s*** from them every time NOTHING.. UBER SUPPORT IS COMPLETELY USELESS I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL THEY'RE SAYING MOST OF THE TIME AND PILED ON TOP OF THEIR COMPLETE FAKE TOTALLY INSINCERE REGRET OH I'M SO SORRY YOU'RE HAVING A BAD WHATEVER I'M SO SORRY I JUST WANT TO REACH THROUGH THE PHONE AND JUST CHOKE THEM
Nope, I get orders when I am still. In fact, ive gotten them when I am in the bathroom somewhere. When it's busy it's busy and when it aint it aint
No, I usually park near a lot of restaurants. Any big lot will do and wait. I get orders either way: driving or parked nearby. Sometimes I just wait in my driveway for the first order.
@@Imasasquatch Yes, I am finding out this too. Even being selective about trips. Dinner hour used to be in the $20.00 range; now since Memorial Day it is much less during dinner hour. I am going to have to find something else; I think my car has been destroyed after 4 months of this,
my market never gets quests, trip bonus or surge zones in whatcom county wa
a question please I do delibery in Chile, if a delivery man does not have a kind of cup🏆 only when there are many demands you can get more trips, I want to know if the United States does not require a similar cup.
Never seen boosts that high.$2.50 I think the highest. And That was downtown Atlanta memorial day weekend
does Geico insurance cover for driving Ubereats? or we have to pay more in order for the insurance to cover? (WA state)
Love tip #3 may use that. also good tips for drivers looking to give better service!
is surge and boost bonus still a thing? I'm in california and just started, but havent seen those icons
Probably a dumb question but I’m new to this. I use stride to track my Amazon flex delivery’s. I just started Uber eats and was trying to find out if I have to get another app to log my miles and pay separately for the two different company delivery services I deliver for? I don’t want to mess myself up come tax time.
That is something I HATE it tries to give me another order for 2 dollars right as I'm getting close to the location to deliver. IT GETS IN THE WAY and a lot of times I"LL ACCEPT IT and not even mean to because I was trying to see where I needed to turn in to the apartment or miss my turn.
Signing up for ubereats, I see this section of car inspection, we don't have to inspect cars in Maryland, do I need to get my car inspected to drive for ubereats???
No
You guys get so much better pay per delivery in the states than here in Australia. almost double pay id say.
How long does it take to receive an order for Uber Eats? I go online and it was like 30 minutes and nothing
I have accidentally clicked the add on order a few times and it pisses me off because it reminds me of a spam popup ad. Lol. I actually did a survey for UE and mentioned it.
How do i know if customer put tip before accepting the order?
The maps on uber eats can be incorrect basically the map will Point to another house and it does not help that when you try to tell the driver that you cannot go that way you just go on this street and then the map will fix itself it's frustrating
When do the promotions start?
Does ur acceptance percentage matter ?
You really taught me alot Thank you
I appreciate you watching Ronyae36
Mike, have you completed any shops and deliveries for Ubers Conershop? There are so few reviews about it, so I'm curious to know what you think.
what about taxes, how the taxes is calculated? is it true that we have to pay taxes flat rate 25% of what we earned?
Wow everyone must tip good in Pittsburgh 😭 I’m always getting base pay
I had 711 then got another for Wendy's. Time I got 711 Wendy's was cold. Beer should been last over food. I communicated and no response about being on line on drive thru
I’ve been driving with UE since the week of Christmas of 2021.. almost at 200 deliveries.. when do I unlock quest? Is that only a regional thing
No boost bonus' here in NJ. Barely get any hot spot orders either. I dont see how to get a customer after i already delivered when they send me a message. Any way to get to that to answer the customer on uber eats?
Always appreciate your tips Mike. I've been driving for DoorDash for years and only recently starting multi apping with UberEats. Do the "Quests" show up in the promotions area? I can see the surge pricing (or bonus pricing) for the areas in my city but no quests or other challenges. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again Mike!
I second this
Which app do you use for multi app?
@@judasjunior6503 DoorDash/UberEats/GrubHub I take the best order available from those three.
Seems like those surge pay and quest are for drivers not deliveries
I never get quests I wish my market would!
One trip I had to pick up from TGI Fridays, They were out of apple juice, I contact the customer to inform them and ask if they want a substitute, No response after 5 min so I just leave. I'm right next door to a gas station so I use my own debit card to buy an apple juice and included the recipt in the food order bag and also texted the customer again of what I did asking if that's okay. No response. Overall I did this in hopes of an additional tip. Is this not recommended? What is your opinion on situations like this? I personally will never do this again, waste of my time and money that I barely have.
Sadly don't do it. You texting them telling them that there is no apple juice is sufficient. You know some customers would have recognized it and rewarded I ttuly believe but not ALL sadly. Some of these people never grocery shop and that's how they eat and feed their families I'm sure...
You will never get compensated for that. Don't do it.
Going above and beyond but they don’t care you just wasted your time
Don't do it seriously the nicest of customers might not even notice that receipt in there vs. the non tippers who don't care regardless I would recommend good communication and funny or quirky emojis . And being on time other than that ur doing great! Anymore is too much . Know your worth! 😃👍
The fact that your tips really work is proof of your professionalism. Can you do a future video on your top teer hacks for max. earning on this platform. Thanks for the great vids , amazing!
Great video. I think that Uber Eats allows you to add a tip up to a week after the delivery, perhaps its different in the UK.
In the u.s it's only an hour after.
@@mamitime89 Ah right, that's harsh. Although I guess on balance in the UK you rarely get tips but in the US its most of the time.
@@stuffhereprojects eh. Depends on the area, where I live some don't tip.
My market does not have the kind of quests that you have, which kinda sucks. No where near that payout. Dang you KC!! LOL
Uber Eats, Doordash, etc are all terrible if you live in California; gas prices are soaring at $5.19 to $5.40 a gallon. All gig markers should take this in consideration. In California drivers lose money by driving if the customers don’t tip. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
Right now, we are seeing boosts every day in my market between 1.1x - 1.9x. Uber does not appear to be raising the fare for boost. Base pay on a short trip is usually $2. With boosts, I see them lowering the fares below $2 and adding whatever cents they like and calling it a "promotion.". The total still amounts to $2. My pay seems unchanged, and these boosts really used to matter.
I've seen the same thing in my area. I only recently started multi apping with UberEats (about a month ago) and the past couple of weeks there's been boosts (1.3-1.9) every day, all day. I hadn't thought to look and see what the base payout is, but now I'm going to go back and look because it may be the same thing you're talking about.
Thank you so much! You’re videos have really helped me to make consistent money full time and get back on track
Your insight’s are invaluable. Truly thanks for these awesome tips for free!
You say we should fill in “why I deliver” but you don’t tell us how. I can’t find it anywhere in the app
In the driver app, tap the top-left menu, and then your name in the top-left
@@spencerhayes2437 thanks! Somehow clicking my picture/name was the only thing I never did!
I just started with Uber and I had add ins and boy was it a big mistake
Where do I find this quest thing
I seen so much bad reviews about Uber eats drivers, I have decided to avoid joining .
I have yet to see a bonus or a quest(Las Vegas)
Is it too forward to say im earning extra money to help with my disabled grandson. That is why I picked up this side job to help my daughter with expenses for him but I don't want people to think im using that just to get more money
what do you do if you live in area that dose not have quest, surges or bonuses?
then learn how to only accept good mile/dollar ratio and time/dollar ratio
Lots of great advice including the profile section!
Glad to help! Thanks for watching Rich
Hi! I just started doing Uber Eats in the Miami area, but all im getting is 2$ orders 🙃🙃🙃, any tips? And only got 2 tips out of 12 orders
Don’t pick up fast food orders and also move to a better neighborhood. If you deliver in run down neighborhoods then you won’t make anything.
omg I just commented on the this cover over order on the prior video. It sucks when they do that
I haven't received bonuses or quests in MONTHS!
Same customer, but never tip even you do excellent customer service. Is there a way to ask the customer reasons behind like:" In which area that I can do better to earn your tip?". Something like that in a polite, non offensive, or even humourous way? Any suggestions?
It's ALWAYS inappropriate to ask for a tip.
Exactly why are you taking no tip orders in the first place? Hardly anyone is going to be giving you a cash tip.
Nope...I would not recommend doing that just decline low tip ..no ..low pay orders ..do not get desperate..good orders will come...Never engage with the customer unless for compliments..good things other than that it's a lose lose for us🙂
You will need to drive to another area if all of your orders are no tip or low tip orders. I experienced this. About 5 months ago, the area where I drive got very dry. No tips despite the large number of orders. Majority of my time was spent declining orders while waiting for a better one, but better orders never came. Now I drive about 20 minutes to a more affluent area where tips are better. A customer has already made up their mind about the tip when they place the order. There is nothing you can do to change that.
@@MichaelSmith-fu3bm So I have to memorize all customers who don't tip.
You can cancel the add-on after you accept it if you think it really doesn't add up...
How?
@@darkwolf8180 The red triangle at the bottom of the app can cancel that trip after you select the details for the add-on...
Anyone else experiencing this ? Users put a fat tip on the order and then remove it after you deliver their order. Users are starting to manipulate the app to get you to pick up and drop off for nothing. We are starting to see this regularly (Austin, Texas area )
i also live in Austin, and I'm having this same exact issue. Seems like I cant go a weekend without someone lowering the tip in post
Super helpful!! Thank you so much!!!
One of my biggest issues with the Uber app is accidentally accepting an order and it was an order I did not want. Additionally, they continually send me orders while I’m trying to deliver and complete the order-I’m on and I may sometimes accidentally hit accept when I’m trying to fumble around and get back to the order I’m actually on, they need to stop this. I know I can go in and select, don’t send me orders while I’m on that order but it’s making me drive and touch/select my phone while driving which is not safe. All of these Walmart orders that I really do not want because they don’t pay enough for several stops and Walmart gets really backed up so it’s a time waster for the most part. These orders keep coming to my phone to accept and I do not want them and I can plainly see that they are available on a separate tab, but they get sent to me anyways so it’s like a double whammy. Very frustrating. This is causing my cancellation rate to be higher than it should be
Drives me nuts also. But I always cancel them immediately and my cancellation rate is still 0.0% It's happened maybe 3 times in the past week and my stats are "cancellation rate 0.0%, Completed requests 100, Cancelled requests 0" So I have to believe there is a grace period from the time you a accept. I have no idea how long it is, but I would say cancel immediately and see what happens.
Why don’t we get them in San Diego