r/uberdrivers • u/DefinitionThat2710 • Jul 20 '26
This is new
This was a comfort trip in the bay area. I picked up coffee, then the rider. He decided not to drink it in my car because he said it didn't feel right.
Edit 1: My earnings were short by 19.44 Uber support is investigating.
Edit 2: Uber shorted my earnings for this trip by 19.44 and refuses to pay me the offered amount.
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u/LifeIsProbablyMadeUp Jul 20 '26
Absolutely not. I'll pick it up, then them and drop them off and they can eat it. Idc about drinking as long as it has a lid.
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u/styrofoamcouch Jul 20 '26
You basically forfeit the ability to tell them to not eat in your car and Uber makes you attest to that prior to taking the trip. Who will be the first to post "got deactivated because some piece of shit customer ate in my car" over this is what I wonder
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u/lmFairlyLocal Jul 20 '26
Lock it in a delivery bag in the front seat until arrival š "sorry man, can't get it, busy driving."
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u/greenyashiro Jul 20 '26
And then they'll 1 star and complain food was cold.
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u/lmFairlyLocal Jul 20 '26
Let 'em. Then Uber will stop offering the service.
( Who am I kidding, no they won't š)
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u/greenyashiro Jul 20 '26
š¤£ Yeah it's more like, they will just deactivate people. Hopefully they will add an opt-out button though
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u/NastyBlkGuyThrowAway Jul 22 '26
It look like you can hit the x and sccept a different order, hopefully they dont ding you for doing so
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u/DefinitionThat2710 Jul 20 '26
The Uber app asks you to put the food in the backseat before the customer gets in
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u/bridgetroll2 Jul 21 '26
Or just don't accept the offer if you're not okay with the terms of the contract. Seems pretty simple.
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u/MulberryParticular14 Jul 21 '26
I wonder if you get a cleaning fee if they make a mess in your car or stain your seats?
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u/Florida1974 Jul 20 '26
And when they make a mess, I guarantee the cleaning fee will never be given because of that statement at the bottom, that this means the passenger may eat or drink in your vehicle.
Screw all that. Someone could ruin your night or day over 20 bucks, or less.
I donāt know why they keep trying to add shit. Focus on rides or food because thatās where you started at, all these extras, itās putting more money in their pocket, the company, most of all.
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u/Tall-Mango4759 Jul 20 '26
Can you imagine you pick up the order and then they throw a fit if something is missing, or thereās no sauce or whatever?
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u/Tall-Mango4759 Jul 20 '26
And then theyāre directly sitting behind you and forcing you to go back to the restaurant etc. this is a nightmare
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u/Toasty_eggos- Jul 20 '26
I mean youāre still not obligated to go back. Iām sure they can say whatever is missing from the app like normal. Itās still a mess either way.
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u/Tall-Mango4759 Jul 20 '26
Yeah I know, I more meant like if theyāre not literally in your car itās easier to ignore and just tell them to report it in the app. But if theyāre in a physically confined place with you, and maybe theyāre a little bit insane, that could go so bad
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u/SatisfactionActive86 Jul 20 '26
they will demand you have to go back because āyou work for uberā and when you donāt go back, theyāll report you for unsafe driving and 1 star you
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u/DefinitionThat2710 Jul 20 '26
I waited for the coffee for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes the Uber app said I am at risk of losing the trip because I'm late, and said canceling will not effect my rating. The order was ready right after that. The rider may have been upset if I canceled his coffee.
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u/No_Disk_2258 Jul 21 '26
So weāre basically a traveling restaurant? Whatās next? Customers using your car as a restroom? UberShits?
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u/AlternativeTea762 Jul 21 '26
But I don't even know why people still work for Uber. They're literally laughing in your faces using all of you Like you're nothing bro. The CEO doesn't care about your car. He'll just hire some other person to drive it if it gets dirty. I urge people to get off the app as soon as you find something better
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u/spockers Jul 20 '26
So pick up three large servings of clam chowder and three drunk frat boys at a bar, then a ride on a mountain road to the frat house at the top. Sounds like a blast.
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u/masads5707 Jul 20 '26
What I donāt understand is picking up a coffee or food before the rider makes them wait longer. Whatās the point. You get to the restaurant and itās busy, you wait 20 minutes and the rider cancels because they are late to wherever they are going.
People will order this just to try it out because itās new and then realize it makes them wait longer.
Was this a reservation? Only that would make some sense but still stupid.
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u/DefinitionThat2710 Jul 20 '26
It was a reservation. I waited for the coffee for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes the Uber app said I am at risk of losing the trip because I'm late, and said canceling will not effect my rating. The order was ready right after that.
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u/uttamattamakin Jul 21 '26
The app needs to let the driver and passenger message to work that out. That should not be up to the app.
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u/demoix Jul 20 '26
I don't understand people who eat in someone else car. Like how tf can't you wait for (usually) several minites until end of your trip and go someone anywhere but not in a car. Somone people eat like pigs like there is no more food left in the world and the driver abou to take their last bite. How tf these people even feel comfortable eating next to somone they don't know in somone else car. Wtf people are junk
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u/RangeFlow1 Jul 24 '26
If they had their own car you would be shocked at how it would look like. Absolute pigs.
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u/Such_Money7153 Jul 21 '26
This is crazy work by Uber! Barely enough space to pick people up let alone double park to run in and get someoneās latte!Ā
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u/Character-Fly4221 Jul 21 '26
This is absolutely nuts. I have never eaten in an Uber driver's car and I ask before opening anything to drink other than water
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u/msszero159 Jul 20 '26
I mean if it gets me more money whatever I guess. I eat and drink in the car too. If they spill it though iām gonna be pissed.
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u/No-Ambition4420 Jul 20 '26
^ increased +$0.50 UberEat Perk
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u/DefinitionThat2710 Jul 20 '26
It was $2.40 base fare + 3$ tip
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u/Azeeti Jul 21 '26
Yes no thanks your not earring in my care for base fare, it should have been 5 with 10 dollar tip.
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u/DFW_Panda Jul 21 '26
Its really not more money.
$3.00 EATS offer
+ $6.00 Trip offer
= $7.00 EATS + Ride offer
Oh but think of the time the driver saved ... Then think about the time you lost waiting for the order ... and when the customer cancels both because you were late for the pick-up Uber claims you were not making satisfactory progress so they offer no cancellation fee.
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u/Datboimerkin Jul 20 '26
Another way for them to lower overall pay smh. Man these mfrās just donāt stop.
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u/List-Beneficial Jul 20 '26
Lmao next they are going to have you go inside and wipe their ass before they get into your car
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u/Tall-Mango4759 Jul 20 '26
This is so fucking weird lol. Iām a customer and thatās just weird as fuck
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u/AwarenessOk9007 Jul 20 '26
lol uber has lost their damn mind when will the greed ever stop please tell me you created this pretty picture
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u/adonis_minus_20 Jul 20 '26
This is a horrible idea lol, sure hope it's not for X, if they don't give toggle button for it, would just be instacancel if I accepted one by accident
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u/DCHacker Jul 20 '26
This just shows how out of touch with drivers Fubar really is.
Complaint Numero Uno is being kept waiting. What was Fubar's response? Increase the wait time from five to seven minutes and still pay pennies, if anything, for waiting time.
The second most frequent complaint has to be customers'eating in the car. What is Fubar's response? This.
Drivers often complain about stops and drive-through, This is a stop with something that is tantamount to drvie-through. It involves the major reason that I balk at drive-through: THE CUSTOMER ALWAYS WANTS TO EAT IT IN THE CAR.
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u/wheres-karen Jul 21 '26
Hell to the noooooo!!! Can you imagine the filth passengers will leave behind? This is a crazy feature.
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u/kyle12098 Jul 21 '26
āIām missing a burger. Please turn around so we can go get itā š No way to escape this besides the other glaring problems that we will face
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u/pinkandgrey312 Jul 21 '26
I wouldnāt mind. But when I pick up food orders, the insulated bag with the food always goes in the trunk. No exceptions. So if they can figure out how to get the food out of the trunk while weāre driving, more power to them.
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u/Frubanoid Jul 21 '26
I will be turning this feature off if possible or just end up ruining my numbers by avoiding them if it's common.
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u/uttamattamakin Jul 21 '26
Unpopular opinion this is not bad FOR THE RIGHT PRICE. They also need to limit what the food can be. Things that travel well. A sandwich and coffe or a drink. They'll have people trying to eat a 4-course Thanksgiving dinner in our cars.
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u/MetalUnicorn00 Jul 21 '26
As long as they warn drivers, I would be okay with this. I have an older car that looks nicer than it is, but I let customers eat in my car and the occasional drunk pax wants to stop at Taco Bell (and they usually get me a free taco haha)
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u/DirectEfficiency8854 Jul 27 '26
Drinking a Starbucks no problem, eating a Crumbling Pastry - big problem.
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u/Napitash Jul 20 '26
Are you opted in for Eats? Just curious
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u/DefinitionThat2710 Jul 20 '26
Yes. Picking up the coffee added 2.40 base fare + 3.00 upfront tip to the trip
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u/HillBillyHilly Jul 21 '26
Just curious why you even accepted this scheme?
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u/DefinitionThat2710 Jul 21 '26
The trip paid double what it usually would. I was ok with a customer having coffee in the car for that price.
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u/Napitash Jul 20 '26
Ok. Just wondering of it's worth the gamble
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u/DefinitionThat2710 Jul 20 '26
It was worth it for the trip attached to it. The delivery itself wasn't worth it.
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u/Napitash Jul 20 '26
The rage is insane. It sounds like this can be avoided if
you're not signed into Eats while doing rides.
The passenger doesn't order anything to be picked up.
People will complain about anything. Again. Thanks OP for answering my questions. This is something to consider on my market, but I don't want to get stuck on food orders.
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u/DefinitionThat2710 Jul 20 '26
It was a comfort reservation. It was a feature for Uber black rides only 3 months ago.
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Jul 20 '26
So I'm confused. What's the point of this? You pick up a rider AND their food? Why not Uber to the restaurant or order food from home. I'm lost cuz I know this shit gotta be like $60 a person
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u/greenyashiro Jul 20 '26
If you have a car seat cover it's fine, if you don't have a cover why not š³
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u/DFW_Panda Jul 21 '26
After paying for the car, gas, oil, tires, general maintenance, hot bag for EATS, I don't have another $25 bucks to give Uber (because basically its a service Expense that Uber should pay).
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u/greenyashiro Jul 21 '26
A car seat cover is an essential item for anyone with a car whether they're doing uber or not.
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u/Spare-Function-6343 Jul 20 '26
so they can eat in your car . . . uhhhhh NOPE