Wondering if anyone else experiences this sort of thing, as it's a first time for me.
I was trying to stay close to home while finishing up a huge, 70-trip weekend bonus quest late tonight. I'm live 30 minutes from the actual surge areas in my market (Pittsburgh), so most drivers aren't hanging out this area (neither do I under normal circumstances, too). But it was 9pm on a Sunday night and I needed 5 more trips to nail that big bonus.
It's so secluded and desolate in this county, all the Mom n' Pop shops close up at 6pm here. Leaving the big chains to cover the food orders 'til 10 or 11pm.
So ya, it's 9pm and ping: $22.01 w/ included tip. 14 minute trip. Banged it out, and as I slid the delivery button, next ping: $22.01.
And the next: $18. And the next: $22. And the next, $16.
So when I say I "played cleanup", all these places I showed up to had these orders waiting for a very long time (2 hours on one of them) for a driver. No drivers = no deliveries.
The orders sat for so long, they capped out the $15.00 delivery payment from Uber, and the rest was tips, etc.
I'm considering doing this regularly from now on. Sit at home on Sunday evenings and go online at 9pm to close out the ballgame for 5-6 orders ~$22 each.
I was trying to stay close to home while finishing up a huge, 70-trip weekend bonus quest late tonight. I'm live 30 minutes from the actual surge areas in my market (Pittsburgh), so most drivers aren't hanging out this area (neither do I under normal circumstances, too). But it was 9pm on a Sunday night and I needed 5 more trips to nail that big bonus.
It's so secluded and desolate in this county, all the Mom n' Pop shops close up at 6pm here. Leaving the big chains to cover the food orders 'til 10 or 11pm.
So ya, it's 9pm and ping: $22.01 w/ included tip. 14 minute trip. Banged it out, and as I slid the delivery button, next ping: $22.01.
And the next: $18. And the next: $22. And the next, $16.
So when I say I "played cleanup", all these places I showed up to had these orders waiting for a very long time (2 hours on one of them) for a driver. No drivers = no deliveries.
The orders sat for so long, they capped out the $15.00 delivery payment from Uber, and the rest was tips, etc.
I'm considering doing this regularly from now on. Sit at home on Sunday evenings and go online at 9pm to close out the ballgame for 5-6 orders ~$22 each.