Comments by "Chaos Corner" (@chaos.corner) on "Doordash driver loses it after getting $0 tip" video.

  1. Walmart is currently advertising Walmart Plus with "free delivery". The "free delivery" is done by gig drivers who you are expected to tip. I hate this tipping thing. Pay people properly and charge accordingly.
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  2.  @mjc0961  Yes. The other ridiculous thing is that on a $100 order, I could pay $20 or alternatively, drive the ~1 mile and pickup for free. There's no nuance there. Not to mention if they did it properly, they could probably have someone with a van do a 20 delivery run instead of bunches of one-offs.
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  3. It has crept up over the years too. It used to be 10% then 15 then 20. I think there's something shady about that.
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  4. It actually comes from the war as a way around wage controls, I believe. Either way, it's overdue for retirement.
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  5.  @TomikaKelly  Then it's not free delivery. It's not rocket science.
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  6. I think PJ's got a class-action about that recently.
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  7. True enough. But how many people would accept a contract based on tips? It's on people to understand what they're signing up for but it's still kinda shady.
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  8. They make more money but I find more and more that the bump in the bottom line when it comes to the bill makes me want to go out to eat less and less. 10% was OK but today's standard of 20% is egregious. Still, there's a worker shortage right now so I guess nothing's going to change.
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  9.  @jort93z  There are jusrisdictional reasons for that (less so in current times). However, it does have the benefit that the government is less inclined to raise taxes. VAT in the UK has increased again and again since it was introduced. It's ridiculous now and it all disappears into the final price..
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  10.  @jort93z  I agree that it's more convenient. Though you're not seeing how much the store is making either since you don't see their cost. What you are seeing is what the store is charging you then the government asks for their pound of flesh. Sales tax is 10% here, VAT is 20% in the UK. Correlation or causation? You decide.
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  11.  @mjc0961  FWIW, apparently there was no tip originally but I'm not sure of the details.
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  12.  @Furluge  People are getting idiots about tipping now though. The places where it is appropriate have become confused with places where it's not (personally, I think it should be largely inappropriate).
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  13.  @raouljoseph1411  That's what I mostly do now unless I have a reason to browse. There are times when it's a bit inconvenient through and if it was just $100/yr, I'd give it a go. I'm also interested in trying out the checkout-with-your-phone thing.
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  14. It's like the old adage about when there's a goldrush, don't dig for gold, sell picks and shovels. The companies are the ones raking it in, $2-3 per delivery for managing an app and server? Almost banditry.
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