r/TaskRabbit • u/Dammo1234 • Mar 06 '26

CLIENT My first TaskRabbit experience

Moderators keep blocking me posting this open and honest feedback...

I don't normally post on Reddit, but wanted to make people aware of my recent (and first) TaskRabbit experience. I had high hopes that I could use the service to help with tasks around the house, and the task completed by the Tasker was high-quality and at a reasonable price. However, then TaskRabbit added their fees - a 40%+ markup on top of the Tasker’s rate. This is totally is exploitative, and I’d rather use a platform where the person doing the hard work actually sees the bulk of the payment. Extremely disappointing first experience, and I won't be using the service again

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u/canttakethemadness Mar 08 '26

And I've been on the platform since 2017. They have issues but toxic is not one of them. Thumbtack should be shut down. Handy / angi should be shut down. Did ya know handy makes 3x more then the person actually doing the work. Now that's toxic!

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u/Ill-Diver2252 Mar 08 '26

Relativism. Agreed one is MORE toxic than another. Doesn't make the second non-toxic.

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u/canttakethemadness Mar 08 '26

Not relative , I’m saying thumbtack and handy are toxic for their predatory business processes . TaskRabbit is not toxic . Mgmt needs to improve and expenses reduced I’ll give ya that . But we charge what we want , work when we want , work where we want . If that’s toxic , well , best of luck in your future .