PAX will wonder why their ratings are getting so low all the sudden. That is a simple way of alerting us drivers that we are about to pick up a "non-tipper". Hopefully you create a SQUARE account and tell them the following and they will put 2 and 2 together. "I know there's been some confusion, so I just wanted to let you know that we now have a way for you to put a tip on your cc if you want!" If they say "sure", open the SQUARE APP, let them choose the amount and slide their card through the reader. Takes 2 seconds.
To be honest I never expect tips when I drove for uber. A shitty company that promotes drivers making big bucks and tells riders not to tip. I never got mad when I didn't get tipped. If you expect to get tipped with Uber you're in the wrong profession
Quick question, are you a driver or do you work in a bathroom of a strip club? you forgot to mention handing paper towels and soap.
You will soon find out that riders will retaliate and change your rating when they find out that theirs dipped after riding with you... So good luck sir
Tips are just not expected. I have a "Thank You" clear plastic tip jar above the radio in my minivan but never say anything to passengers. It's purpose is only to silently say "Tips are welcome".
Those who want to tip will and those who don't won't. My service or rating doesn't change for those who don't tip. Passengers who don't tip aren't breaking the "rules" so to speak. Tips are just not the Uber way, sadly.
I could picture what a 1* for no tipping pax would look like if all the drivers did that:
Hmm... Ping says they have a 3.0, do I accept? I surely won't accept below 3.0 as they don't tip. Oh but maybe the 3.8 pax is okay because he tips but vomits occasionally...
Ratings are not perfect but they do average out and are a good indicator of the type of passenger you can expect to get. Tips just aren't part of that equation, except that tipping after being obnoxiously drunk can get you extra stars, as long as no bodily fluids or damage was done.
I'm sorry, but I'd say 90% of the people realize there is no tip included at this point, especially all of those VIP passengers that realize rates have been cut more than in half since Uber's inception and all coming out of the drivers pockets. I don't 1* them, but they all lose a star for not tipping. I accepted another VIP trip today because it was a block from my house, nothing wrong with them - nice people, but they took about 4 minutes to come outside and didn't tip for their short *ss trip. 3 stars.
I can see giving 4* to those that don't tip, but giving 1* will put you in the doghouse with Uber, I suspect.
Pax don't seem to care much, anyway. Maybe 10 out of 4,000 have inquired about their rating, and only 2 were "proud" of their high rating, as if it really mattered that much.
Perhaps Uber should send them a weekly or monthly trip summary, with their pax ratings? Keeping it hidden isn't doing us any favors.
If you keep giving nontypical hers one star, then eventually they will have a rating of one or two. And when they have a rating of one or two, no one will pick them up. Then they will get the hint that they need to tip.
Do you really think a rider is going to make the ridiculous leap in logic from not getting picked up to "Wow, I guess I should have been tipping this entire time." ?
I came to the blog with a problem and potential solution. I also just bought a tip box that says I accept cc's and cash. So I have a problem and offered a solution.
I came to the blog with a problem and potential solution. I also just bought a tip box that says I accept cc's and cash. So I have a problem and offered a solution.
Please write the words "1 star for no tip" on your tip box or just tell your passengers how you'll rate them. That way when they get in my vehicle for a ride, they can let me know why their rating is much lower and I can rest assured that pax is fine and their rating is B.S.
If you provide the best service, you WILL get the most tips.
No you won't get the most tips, because pax have been told the tip is included in their fare and UBER drivers make $40 an hr, due to the 1st month guarantees. I'm trying to help drivers make more money by opening SQUARE accounts, a tip box that lights up, etc. we make 1/2 what we did last December and I'm trying to make that money back because unlike you, I have bills, like the rest of us. Why don't you just start giving FREE rides as a tax write off since you're against this? You're an idiot.
So I bought a tip box that lights up on eBay and put it on my arm rest last night with Velcro. Also put signs that said tipping was not required but greatly appreciated. I also stated I could take credit cards. Out of 12 passengers 10 of my passengers gave me a tip. I made almost $55 in tips alone in 5 hours. That's just the first night using it. I will have this in my car going forward every day I UBER. Now I'm making money like I did before they cut fares in January. I told them I had a SQUARE account and they used it. It was GREAT night! Got home by 10pm. Imagine if I had drove till 3am. I didn't have to, because of the tip box. God is good!
I wish I could believe you but I have a hard time believing that this actually works. I think you would have a better chance giving a sob story when pax ask you why you decided to become an uber driver.
In another word, they made it much easier. Oh well, I think that's a very dumb option as I don't see a reason to change a rating but to retaliate. Uber needs to get rid of it for passangers as when they see a bill they don't like, they just scroll down and change it.
I'm still using this. I've given only a few 1 stars because most pax are now tipping me because of my tip box and SQUARE account. I'm making about $40 extra per night. Use it or lose it guys and gals.
I may not give 1 stars often my ratings without tips are never more than 3. if everyone would do this, the customer rating would be more accruate so we would know not to pick up the cheap A$$e$
Seriously, I mostly do 4's and some 3's, 5 for tippers and really cool people. So why am I still picking up people with 4.8 and 4.9 ratings?
I have seen a few lower, and got a VIP ping that was 4.4, but only pick up VIP if I'm doing destination filter.
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