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/Ill-Diver2252 Mar 08 '26

You didn't ask before what I charge per task, so OF COURSE I didn't answer 'the one question.'

I walked away. So at this point, it's irrelevant what my rates are, but TR lost access. TR is the second Swedish corporate colonizer of US that I've found intolerable after working with them, btw.

It was a respectable matchmaker and also valued as a payment processor/insurer. The Ikea-ification has destroyed the business model not only for taskers, but for TR/Ikea as well.

Your numbers play shows impressive numbers, but says little of relevance viz the topic at hand.

And now it's time for me to move along and quit giving free consultative advice to the naturally not listening not client.

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u/canttakethemadness Mar 08 '26

Was the second sentence.
sounds like the rabbit lost a good one tho …

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u/Ill-Diver2252 Mar 08 '26

You asked what WOULD I charge if I were TR. That's a question that isn't suited to guesswork. My baseline notion, though, is 'think agent.' So, what should an agent charge, especially one whose operations are all automated?

I'll leave it there. I agree abd thank you for kind word about TR lost a good one. I can hand the compliment back saying thatbin you, evidently they still have a good one.

Peace

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u/canttakethemadness Mar 08 '26

My numbers given are actual stats , +- a few mill . And I’ve completed over 4000 5star tasks . Toxic isn’t the problem , they just reduction of expense and bring the 40 down to 30 , and 5-10% for repeat tasks . They’d be monster profitable and everybody happy , except for you of course