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10 of the lowest-paying orders on Uber Eats that drivers have ever seen

Updated June 14, 2023 By Doug HLeave a Comment

Pay for most Uber Eats delivery drivers averages around $15–$25 per hour, but the averages don’t tell you how high—or how low—the pay for any one delivery can really be. Most customers don’t know that the minimum pay for an order is around $3, or $1.50 for an add-on order. Drivers see an upfront payout […]

Originally Published June 14, 2023
Filed Under: Uber Eats

The highest tips we’ve ever seen for Uber Eats drivers! ($170+)

Updated June 6, 2023 By Doug HLeave a Comment

For better or worse, Uber Eats delivery drivers depend on tips to make the gig worth their time. Tips make up around 30% or more of a driver’s income. And without tips, the pay for a delivery can be as low as $3. So when a big tip comes in, it’s cause to celebrate—and take […]

Originally Published June 6, 2023
Filed Under: Uber Eats

Customer changed the delivery address? What DoorDash and Uber Eats drivers can do

Updated May 18, 2023 By Doug HLeave a Comment

It’s a frustrating situation that every delivery driver on DoorDash or Uber Eats has seen before: You’re already on the way to the delivery when the customer messages you to let you know that the address in the app is wrong. They want you to go to a different address. Sometimes it’s an honest mistakes. […]

Originally Published May 18, 2023
Filed Under: DoorDash, Uber Eats

How to get instant pay on Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Spark, Instacart, and Amazon Flex

Updated June 8, 2023 By Doug HLeave a Comment

You earned it, and now you want to cash it out—But most gig apps only deposit your earnings once each week! If you need your money sooner than payday, many apps allow you to instantly withdraw your earnings—for a fee. But what are your options if you want quick access to your earnings without paying […]

Originally Published November 29, 2022
Filed Under: Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Instacart, Lyft, Spark, Uber, Uber Eats

Crazy low pay for some Uber Eats orders—only $1.44? Here’s what’s going on

Updated September 26, 2022 By Doug H21 Comments

Recently, Uber Eats delivery drivers began getting unusually low payouts for orders—as low as $1.44. Base payouts are typically around $3, so drivers wonder why pay is dipping to absurd new lows. UPDATE: The low payouts—<$2.50 for an order or <$1.50 for an add on—were most likely caused by a glitch. Trip supplements and tip […]

Originally Published September 22, 2022
Filed Under: Delivery Gigs, Uber, Uber Eats

Are Walmart orders worth it for Uber Eats drivers?

Updated September 12, 2023 By Doug H15 Comments

Did you know that some Walmart orders are delivered by Uber Eats? Spark isn’t the only Walmart delivery app in town! But it turns out that Walmart orders aren’t always popular with most Uber Eats drivers. Head over to any Uber Eats driver forum to see some VERY strong reactions: “Nothing good ever comes from […]

Originally Published June 29, 2022
Filed Under: Delivery Gigs, Uber Eats

What the data says about Uber Eats pay: Earnings per day, per week, and per trip!

Updated April 14, 2022 By Doug H1 Comment

Let’s get to the bottom of this: How much do Uber Eats drivers really make? It’s not easy to get a clear answerk. Uber avoids giving a specific number, and most of the anecdotes online aren’t very trustworthy. We can’t get info directly from Uber, so our approach was to gather the highest quality information […]

Originally Published April 14, 2022
Filed Under: Delivery Gigs, Uber Eats

Drivers: Get cash back on gas for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash & Amazon Flex

Updated September 18, 2023 By Doug HLeave a Comment

Gas is one of your most significant expenses when you drive for apps like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Amazon Flex, and Spark. The gig companies don’t directly compensate drivers for gas. As a 1099 contractor, you are responsible for your own gas expenses. But the gig apps know how that gas is at the top of […]

Originally Published March 12, 2022
Filed Under: Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Lyft, Ridesharing, Uber, Uber Eats

Uber Eats hiding upfront Info from delivery drivers? Here’s why

Updated July 27, 2023 By Doug H26 Comments

One of the biggest perks about delivering for Uber Eats is that you have the freedom to accept or decline any order offer that comes in. If you don’t like the estimated payout, the restaurant, the distance to the customer, or anything else about the order, you can skip it and wait for the next […]

Originally Published November 18, 2021
Filed Under: Uber, Uber Eats

Uber app down? How to tell, and what you can do while you wait!

Updated February 9, 2023 By Doug HLeave a Comment

Like any other service on the internet, the Uber driver app sometimes goes down. But the Uber driver app is quite reliable—especially compared to DoorDash—and what might look like a service outage is usually just a slow day. Common issues that indicate the Uber driver app is down: You can’t log into the app Can’t […]

Originally Published September 16, 2021
Filed Under: Delivery Gigs, Uber, Uber Eats

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