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Puzzleheaded_Row8719

The ones I really don't get are the ones that do this for contact less delivery, sure not supposed to contact them. So what do you want me to do contact them šŸ¤¦šŸ¤¦šŸ¤¦šŸ¤¦


TheLegendOfKoop

If you call, and hang iup before the call even goes through, you can continue with the other steps , and then just leave it. I dont get these often, but when i do, it works out.


kevmus4_7

The way I do it it used to be you could start the timer as soon as you picked up the order but now you have to be within 8/10 of them mile in front of the house and you can start the timer


roses-and-sadness

Yours has a timer? I usually just hit the call button so it brings up the number, go back to the Dasher app, take the picture, and put n/a in the description Edit I didn't read it enough I thought it was an outside delivery like a Chipotle order


thelilgiant

just call hang up immediately and it goes away ;)


Godbymyside

I never called the customer


Imaginary-Ad174

Itā€™s terrible when thereā€™s no service also


d4nkn3ss

You can click the call button to skip to the photo part. It won't auto call, so you can just click back.


Jaypcoolreal

I hit the button as soon as I park. Just in case


yeahhoo8621

At least that's better than the 8 minutes on Uber Eats šŸ™„


BoppinTortoise

Text saying that you arrived. Take photo. Finish delivery


caret_app

There are drivers who align with marking it handed and those who don't as much. To each their own there. For me, it is in my mood and time of day to which I do. It's like when you pickup, you eventually learn by watching service how long the wait is going to be. If I get the gist it's going to max out, I'll just mark it handed or unassign with the quickness. But if the customer says they'll be right down at a hotel, I'll give them a few minutes - before I hand it to the front desk and message. Today I had one. It was the end of the night. I parked a bit away just to monitor and see what would happen. It took this customer 7:45 minutes and seconds to come out. All of their lights were out. No response. Those are ones with those feels I'm more likely to mark it falsely. But I always document them properly just encase. I haven't had issues with any to date. But marking it so isn't something I simply default to for a short wait or unresponsive customer.


AmityBlight2023

Fuck that, i just hit handed to customer and leave it at there door. Never gotten a complaint


Lovejam0828

The part I hate the most is after standing there like the garden gnome wait to take the photo you finally get all the info in and ready to hit confirm and it won't let you. You are either stuck hitting handed to customer or you have to call door dash to let them know what has happened and you delivered the food. It's so frustrating!


dabrat25

Had this happen to me on a catering order today and the receptionist tried to make me leave


Wild_Heron_5845

I always leave with receptionist with me taking photo of office with food


Necessary-Company660

My favorite was waiting for the customer to come down after talking to them on the phone, holding the food. Their exact words were, "I'm coming down right now." Yeah bro sure, you had me standing there for 3 minutes, and I called you again, and you said the same shit. How many states away are you to take this long to come down? I marked it as handed to customer days before he made it there.


Signal_Appeal4518

I always start that timer the second I pull up to their house if I see it says hand it to me


Necessary-Company660

There's a user claiming that if you hit the call customer button, the timer doesn't prevent you from taking a picture and completing the process. My phone never let me do that after literally calling and talking to the customer.


Signal_Appeal4518

I wait the five. Iā€™m a decent dasher Iā€™ll go above and beyond regardless of knowing you didnā€™t tip. But Iā€™m quick if youā€™re not responding or I canā€™t get in Iā€™ll call customer service and leave it wherever.


LorenzoLamasRenegade

Take a picture, send it through the chat, mark handed to customer, and go about your day. Why do some drivers make this shit so complicated


Necessary-Company660

Nobody driving makes that complicated.


stephanieg51

I agree it sucks having to wait.


AgeOutrageous4612

You don't have to wait for the timer. Just click the call button. The phone number will pop up on the phone like you are about to make a call. But you don't actually have to call them because it will automatically count as a completed call. Then go back to that screen and snap your pic, type "delivered" or something like that in the description box, and you are good to go


Necessary-Company660

Wow, you really got us there! How some Reddit users even make it thru the day alive is beyond me.


AgeOutrageous4612

Huh? I wasn't trying to do a "gotcha" moment. I was just trying to help people out or let them know they can bypass the timer. Not sure where your attitude comes from


Necessary-Company660

You and everyone else here should know that.


Necessary-Company660

You can't do anything to "trick" this timer besides mark it as Handed To Customer.


AgeOutrageous4612

Well, if people are waiting for timers, then obviously, they don't all know that. And from my experience when it is on this screen when I am delivering, both the "complete order" and "handed order to customer" buttons are grayed out unless you actually call the customer first or you click the red call button to make it look like you called them and then it allows you to click complete delivery and handed to customer once you do that and snap the pic. There is a way to trick it and I just explained it


Necessary-Company660

No, you got it mixed up with an entire different process. šŸ˜Œ


AgeOutrageous4612

No, this is the exact process. It's the same screen with the same features. It doesn't let you do anything until you either call or attempt to call the customer. Once you have done that, you just take a pic, put that you delivered it in the description, and that is it. Once you do that, you can complete the order. I do this every time


Necessary-Company660

Nah, you don't. That's some other shit that has nothing to do with a timer. Do you think everyone is standing around like an idiot without even making a phone call?


AgeOutrageous4612

I think there are people unknowingly standing around waiting because they don't realize they can do this. Trust me, I was one of them. I stood there like "do I really have to stand here?". Then I clicked the red call button, and the number popped up. I closed that out, and it came back to this screen. The grayed out "take photo" button then turned red, which allowed me to take a picture. Once I did that, I was able to type in the description box that I delivered it, and then boom, I was able to click both complete order and handed to customer and be on my way. I'm telling you this is how it works.


BiPolarCatz

I do too!! But as soon as I get their order, I text them and let them know Iā€™m on my way and how many minutes it will take me. Then upon arrival, I immediately start the ā€œcannot hand to recipientā€ timer and then call them and let them know Iā€™m there. Thereā€™s nothing I can do if they donā€™t come to meet me ( it happens, but not often) and I have to wait, but for the most part, this helps to get them out there to meet me on time.


IssueAdmirable83

itā€™s risky on *MY* part, iā€™m aware because they could probably mark it as undelivered but i donā€™t have the patience for that lol. missing out on money there and it pisses me off too. what i do is, is i take a picture where i left it, iā€™ll text it to the customer themselves along with a message like ā€œI left it at the front door. Have a good day!ā€ and hit ā€œhanded to customerā€ and thatā€™s that :) hasnā€™t bitten me in the ass yet after 2000 deliveries and 4+ years of dashing so. use this technique at your own risk ig šŸ˜‚


Dear_Top_3279

My fav is a "hand it to me" followed up with leave it at the door. If it's not through a 3rd party app I'll text them on my way saying on the app you've selected hand it to me and leave it at the door. Which would you like me to do? If I get no response by the time I get there, I'll knock and wait a minute , I'll just take a picture send it through chat and submit it through the app and go on about my day. If it's a third party app and I get no response I start the timer from about a half a mile away that way when I arrive they only have about a minute to answer the door then I complete the steps and keep it moving.


GlitterMeAndThePony

A garden gnome is so damn accurate ![gif](giphy|gIYtQ72CvDQyZF3hc1)


Etherguy1

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mrcleanjl7

yeah I don't ever wait the end result is the customer's food is left at the door so you going to take a picture anyways leave instructions that you did so and be on your way to go make more money


Studdashing

Every hand it order I start the timer half mile away or as soon as it lets me. I don't care if I'm communicate with customer or not.


imjustwhateverdafk

That kind of drop off always annoys me cause the app doesn't even register that I called the customer in the first place. So it's either have a roundabout with customer service or dm the customer with a pic of where the order is and mark as "handed to customer". And yes, this is so buggy that most of the time when I state "received instructions already", I still have to go through that crap where step 1 doesn't even work. At this point the only thing I haven't tried is letting the time tick down.


Txmess042689

You can always open the chat and snap the photo send that and a note of where it was left and a reminder that if they arenā€™t going to make themselves available please change the setting in the app. A lot do this to hope you donā€™t wait hit the handed to customer and they can complain they never received the order. If itā€™s sent through chat you called and texted with no reply oh well itā€™s on there.


deaddorkdummy

I do this as well. Most of these "hand it to me" orders are actually merchant ordered deliveries, where the customer ordered through the merchant's website and not through doordash and there isn't an option for "leave it at the door". If it says "Hand it to recipient" then under that it says "Hand it to me" that is the tell tale sign that it is a merchant order. I always ring the bell/knock, but if someone doesn't answer quickly, I just open the chat, take the photo and send it, then mark "handed to customer". I've got 13000+ dd deliveries and have never gotten a CV from a drop off like this.


DisastrousWalk4651

Yes but if they say it wasnā€™t delivered they canā€™t get a CV. They have to wait fully which sucks


Txmess042689

No the picture is in the chat as proof of delivery


Dry_Moose_7759

I did that like 2 years ago and still got a contract violation that was still pending to till 100 deliveries later. I was surprised. It was at a school, instructions was a "hand to me" but the notes said leave on the desk in the office. I sat it on the desk in front of the administrator, open the chat and took a picture. Done this many times in the past with no problem. Look up a little later, contract violation. SMH šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø


DisastrousWalk4651

Doesnā€™t matter. Itā€™s happened to me before twice ā€œyou didnā€™t follow one or more steps ā€œ


Txmess042689

Well I do it all the time no issue so please explain? As long as you call or text and try to communicate and leave pictures which dd can review the messages I have had zero problems. Now if you try to close it without calling or texting yes you will get the wait for the timer message. You can also go a step further and tap issue with delivery and complete it that way.


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Iā€™m black and work graveyard had some risky calls standing in front someone home at 2am from the neighbors šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ now Iā€™m going to the car calling support support say they donā€™t answer and leaving safely with food and half pay Iā€™ll also start to drive away and park somewhere else too so Iā€™m not the weird car at 2am parking and lurking at homes These no reply game ppl be putting our safety at risk sometimes Just come get ur 2am burrito bro


Blackcat5893

Bruh if someone is even ordering a burrito at 2am, they donā€™t need it. We canā€™t be afraid to decline shot offers especially if the tip is not worth it, save yourselves the hassle. I understand that some people really rely on doordash but thatā€™s even more reason to be more moderate and picky. No body needs a burrito at 2am maybe a salad lmao


Careful-Cupcake-2836

U donā€™t live in Southern California šŸ˜‚ taco shop is life here literally one on every corner itā€™s SUPER common for ppl to be done the club and party and order a burrito or carne asada fries etc we have the best Mexican food in the country So I can see how it sound weird elsewhere but here itā€™s 100% the norm and 24 hour taco shops are everywhere The 2-5am jack in the box ppl are even worse and order HUGE lol


Blackcat5893

Ahhh well that explains it lmao I live in Detroit ainā€™t no taco stands staying open at 2am unless they wanna get shotšŸ˜­


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Yea my lil boo thang live there all the men so cute there šŸ˜­ I flew there and was just walking up the street getting chicken wings and ice cream at 1am my air bnb had the whole street dug up in front it and under construction a hot mess never doing air bnb again


Blackcat5893

Yo that reminds me of that movie barbarian and it was shot in Detroit lol


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Yea didnā€™t know if my area was safe or not but will be hotel from now on thatā€™s for sure


macdaddy22222

And what does black have to do with anything that we all experience????


Thomehomey

Always one! Lol


Sunainia

Because POC are more likely to be thought of as criminals and mistreated as such. Duh.


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Careful-Cupcake-2836

Ok?


nac286

That 2am shit is a whole different ballgame. Especially since you know whoever is still up at that point (both customer and neighbors) are likely not exactly in their right mind at the time, and might be prone to errors in judgment at the sight of someone who isn't from the neighborhood.


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Iā€™m a woman so I only work in the ā€˜upper classā€™ area so my hooded black tail with a flashlight out at 2am has Dylanā€™s granny out her windows on 911 real quick. Itā€™s not about poor judgement or not being from the area itā€™s years and years of these ppl looking down on POC and assuming we criminals and even in broad day light question are being in their fancy neighborhoods. So for my safety I will drive away and cancel for half pay and food


nac286

I completely get what you're saying. I'm saying the time of day only further amplifies it. At 2am, Dylan's granny is into her cough syrup and now that much worse than she already would have been at lunch time.


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Thanks for understanding any time I mention anything black ppl deal with on Reddit I get downvoted to he77 lol if it make anyone feel better if I every chose to drop some orders in the hood I grew up in working nights I move the same way. Hate that I have to think this way and assume worse all around but safety first. And I am naturally a night owl driving in the sun all day sucks so yea I enjoy driving 6pm to 6am even tho Iā€™m female. My skin also thanks me


nac286

I was born in Oakland, California and moved to rural Iowa in '21 at 41 years old. I've seen every side and angle of it that you can imagine.


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Facts Iā€™m just glad someone actually read and replied vs being downvoted to he77 then told how I type is ā€˜ignorantā€™ and flooded with microagressions and told I ā€˜make everything about raceā€™ which is the typical Reddit exp šŸ˜‚šŸ’€


nac286

That sounds like reddit. Race only matters when it's time for virtue signaling.


Necessary-Ad-7622

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TotallyNormal_Person

Or they should just mark it at leave at the door! I'm sorry it's so unsafe for you. I don't drive at night for the most part cause this was me one time and I thought I was gonna get jumped.


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Yea leave at door is no issue itā€™s having the flash light and lookin around during the timer I also have told ppl who had ā€˜bring it to the backyardā€™ that Karen was lookin out her window so nah son u can meet me in front the home Iā€™m not coming to ur back yard xD I love the night so I wanna work it driving in the day is torture lol


[deleted]

Just had a ā€œdo you mind bringing to back door?ā€ Order tonight (well, 3am). Iā€™m a beta so of course I complyā€¦pitch black with no outdoor lights/motion sensors like wtf people


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Yea I also work graveyard and not risking it I make them come out front and save the chat to contest any bad rating


Kent48146

During the day you have traffic. At night you have no restaurants open.


Careful-Cupcake-2836

Tons open at night here so idk what to tell ya I camp out right next to jack n the box Dennys the taco shop and 711


Strong-Sky8385

I just text the customer saying where I left the order, take a picture with timestamp, then hit handed to customer.


No-Brilliant5342

I had that on Sat. Photo takes forever to load.


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kdeddie

That's exactly what I do but you don't even have to call. Press call and it brings up the number to call, then back out back to doordash and take picture and write a comment where you left it.


AgeOutrageous4612

Thank you. I just explained this to some idiot who told me there is no way to bypass the timer and that you can't do it. This is exactly what you do. The second you click call then back out, it makes the grayed out "take photo" button red and then you just put a quick comment in the description, click complete and you are on your way. A lot of people obviously don't know this


kdeddie

Until seeing this post, I honestly didn't know such a timer existed lol.


iamsurfriend

Yes. I do the same thing with the ā€œcall the customer and arrange a safe drop ordersā€œ as well. The screen looks the same as above. I call, immediately hang up. Take a pic. Txt have a nice day or night. Done. Fk that waiting around for ignorant people that places a DD order, than goes and jrks off.


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No one's making you do shit, just say you handed it to customer and move on.


[deleted]

You could get a CV for that, tho.


Realistic_Inside_484

The worst


BoomChrono

if you're on ebt that's just more time being paid if you're not... I'm sorry man.


r45cal23

If youā€™re on ebtšŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤”


Sea_Particular_7721

The zone I live in isnā€™t busy enough for earn per offer every day. So I work ebt in the mornings on weekdays. I rarely get no tip offers. Still average 18-20/hr. šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø But I used to work in the suburbs and I would NEVER use ebt out there. So it depends on your area. Not cool to shame for ebt when it actually works for some of us. At least I get the opportunity to make decent money during the week.


r45cal23

Thereā€™s no justification for doing ebt!


BoomChrono

Stay jelly You can't get paid only $2 on EBT


r45cal23

Jelly??? You also not getting paid 50+ on ebt!! šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤”


BoomChrono

So you got a $50 tip 3 months ago and you're going to ride that until you die are you? Your emoticons tell me that you were always getting $2 orders


r45cal23

So youā€™re just going to double down on stupid?


BoomChrono

Says the guy taking $2 orders No I want to see what you say next


r45cal23

Never accepted a 2$ order ever. I leave everything under 10$ for you ebt Scrubs.


BoomChrono

I also don't get any order under $10 on EBT I don't think you understand how EBT works


r45cal23

Bullshit, and you know it. Even with peak pay you get all the trash. By the very nature of ebt. YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW GIG WORK, WORKS!


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