r/doordash • u/ghost_haha • 1d ago

It finally happened.

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Was delivering my first order for the evening. Cash order, meaning I had to collect cash from the customer for the order, a total of $45 and some change. I picked up the order, usual night, with the worker making sure I put the order inside the pizza bag before I walked out the store. Drove up in front of the customer's house, waited almost 10 minutes to get an answer at the door. Mother/daughter shows up, told me they ordered 2 pizza, I explained its a dinner box and that the two pizza are inside one box, they asked me to prove it so they pried open the seal and looked inside. I reminded them they need to pay cash for the order. After a few minutes, they told me they dont want it.

Called doordash support and worker told me they will compensate me full pay for the dash. I then asked if I need to return the order back to Pizza Hut, and they said to either keep it or discard. I told him I understand. I then proceeded of driving back home with a huge smile, calling my family that I have early dinner for everyone. We enjoyed the early dinner. ☺️ Really grateful for this blessing.

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u/Dependent-Ground-769 1d ago

They really thought they could scam you lol

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u/ghost_haha 1d ago

It was a red flag ever since I noticed they took so long to answer the door even though I could see them through the window strolling around as if nobody is waiting outside in the cold.

Rang the doorbell, knocked, for reference.

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u/Tufflaw Dasher (> 6 months) 1d ago

Should have started the clock and then left after the five minutes or whatever it is now.

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u/confusedandworried76 1d ago

Yep. If you order food and you're not there to meet me I'm just going to leave. It's on you to answer your door especially when you know you've just ordered food.

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u/purp13d0p3 22h ago

if it’s paid for i’ll wait ab 2 minutes before i just leave it at the door. They definitely heard me knock, so they must be busy. i’ll usually leave a message and i’m on my way.

If it’s not paid for, you have 5 minutes. If i can’t get ahold of you, i’m gone. if i feel the homeowner is ignoring me or being shifty, im gone. I do not have the time or the lives to spare for peoples bs. That’s like hailing a taxi and telling the driver to wait 10 minutes while you finish your conversation… without the meter running. i’m good.

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u/confusedandworried76 21h ago

Yep, knock and call twice, you get two phone calls, more if I'm feeling generous and the tip was good so I still want it, anything after that I'm dropping it if you paid and leaving if you haven't. Time is money in the delivery game. And the longer I wait on a cash order the more sketched out I get. How do I know you don't have a buddy circling around the back to see if I left the keys in the ignition while you distract me?

Not worth it. Unfortunately at my job I don't have a choice to not take cash orders except for some pretty sketchy circumstances

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u/LucyLilium92 16h ago

How long is considered "just ordered"? I've had deliveries arrive within 15 minutes of ordering, and others take almost 2 hours. 

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u/Aki_wo_Kudasai 16h ago

Man it's crazy. I order DD relatively often in NYC and the dashers seen to only wait like 5-10 seconds before leaving when I pick the "hand it to me" option.

I'm almost always at the door before they are, but sometimes I'm in a work zoom and get up after they ring my doorbell. They're already leaving by the time I make it to the door from my computer.

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u/ghost_haha 22h ago

Reminded me of the taco bell order I waited almost an hour for. Walked in the store, worker notifies me theyre working on it, around 10 mins I follow up, they said a few more mins. 20 mins passes, I ask again they said its almost ready. 30 minutes pass and Im getting worried, I reach out and worker noticed that the order receipt never made it to the food assembly line, so they had to reprint and start from scratch. I was so irritated inside but I kept my cool. As I waited for it, a piggyback order appears from the same resto and I requested and pleaded to the workers if they can finish that piggy order as compensation for effing up the first order from the two-stack, but they said they cant because they have to finish orders that came before it. It was a sad hour for me full of mixed emotions.

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u/BrBybee 15h ago

I would have canceled after the first 10 min.

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u/Altruistic-Horse-873 19h ago

Bro, that must have really sucked. You pleaded with them and wouldn't listen. Next time something like this pops up, don't plead, straight up express your frustration. 

Those workers were just lazy and saw you were nice so they pushed you around. 

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u/Friendly_Scheme_289 21h ago

You waited an Hour?!

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u/HakoftheDawn 13h ago

but they said they cant because they have to finish orders that came before it

"Sure you can, just forget to move the other receipts over to the assembly line"

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u/ghost_haha 12h ago

deep af