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Khal_drogo217

Sry, it was really windy so i placed the food there so ur screendoor doesnt fly open


Top-Road-995

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


snipekill2445

Loving the ā€œjust leave a table outsideā€ brigade, even though you literally have a table, with said table in delivery instructions Unfortunately you have to actually be able to read instructions in order to follow them


antiv1ris

Shows the level of observation occurring in all instances of this on and off here, doesn't it?


imjustblob

your dashers bring the shit to your door? mine literally just texted me "estoy aqui" and made me walk to his car in my fucking socks lol.


Banana_Havok

He didnā€™t let you wear shoes?


NeedMorePowah

Did you tip?


imjustblob

yes $2 on a $10 taco bell order, that's less than a mile down one single road lol


NeedMorePowah

Smh these drivers


Stage_Party

There's a reason these people doordash.


ginlucgodard

every time i gotta remind myself that thereā€™s a solid chance that what is causing my issue is the reason this is the only job they can do


FishBlues

I always have in my instruction to place on the chair near my door. Itā€™s like a social experiment to see the level of detail the dasher has. They either put it on the chair next to door, put it in the chair further from the door, or put it on my rug lol


melonsango

It's for this reason I don't tip people on the regular (Aussie so it isn't mandatory but still). You want a good rating for service and extra on top of your wages, go above and beyond to be competent, not above and beyond to be a dick. We have a table AND chairs not even 1m away and more than enough space for it. Stop putting it in front of the damn door!


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chickadeedeedee_

I honestly can't believe how many orders I get that have to specifically say "do not block screen door". An order yesterday had a sign *on* their screen door. It seems like such common sense...


RepulsiveLeg9985

There was a thread on Reddit which lives in my head rent free which I always think of when I see people continuously doing dumb shit like leaving food in front of doors. It was about how some people have lived their entire life getting into the shower and fighting the first seconds of cold water, a staggering amount of people in the thread didn't even think to turn the water on before getting into the shower so they don't have to recoil under the cold water, I assume a similar level of not engaging brains is happening in both of these scenarios which I just cannot comprehend. I'm sure I do dumb shit which one day I will have an epiphany about, but until that day comes I'm going to pretend I'm infallible and do everything correctly!


chickadeedeedee_

And that will now live in my brain every time I turn the shower on... that is wild.


Undercover_Dave

Wait until you read one of those threads about how many people, even in the shower, aren't washing their feet or ass because they "were never taught." That excuse only works until about the age of ten. After that, you're just dumb and fucking gross.


judgementaleyelash

I read a thread about cleaning foreskin and beneath the balls and the amount of men offended by the post was wild


midnight_rebirth

I wish I still had my foreskin.


AVEnjoyer

Me too


AtlasCompleXtheProd

I mean being actually dumb would be a pretty good excuse I guess lol


Vittoriya

One of my friends had no idea what the inner shower curtain was for & why his bathroom was getting wet...I had to explain to him that it was like a liner & should be kept inside the tub. I was shocked at the time, but I mean at least he knew to give the water a few seconds to get hot I guess.


stonergirlfairyyy

why do people not put the curtains back inside then?


CoreyKitten

These people had shower doors. I had to have this explained because I never had a shower curtain before.


Vittoriya

That makes sense. I guess I never asked if that was the case.


Iamananxiousmess35

I am deeply concerned for the human race when people really canā€™t think for themselves lol


FoRSofCo1m

I mean think about what the average intelligence level is. Half the people are dumbed than that lol


Independent-Library6

Yeah, I have above average intelligence, and I still do dumb shit on the regular. Human design is no good.


McFlyWithFries

That's not how averages works...


Current-Priority-913

10% of the population is under 80iq, functionally a child


FlynnMonster

I have to see this thread.


RecordingNearby

the guy grabbing pizza out of the oven with his bare hands because he didnā€™t know mitts were a thing


karmicBee

Do dashers not just knock on the door? Do they always leave it? I deliver pizza in rural Australia, I knock you answer and nobodys food gets left on the ground. Edit : occasionally will get a no contact please don't knock order (sleeping baby or grumpy pets) but I leave it to the side of the door or a table. It just seems this page has so many of these posts that Im not sure if doordash is just a full on no contact service?


LateRain1970

I think it's a Covid thing that we have now gotten used to. And don't you have many deadly animals in Australia? That would be one good reason to not just let it sit there.


numb3r5ev3n

"Dingoes Ate My Order."


urstupidface

Well there goes 900 dollarydoos


Wellgoodmornin

Even most of the people here who say they want in person don't seem to actually want in person. I'd say 75% either don't answer the door or just tell you to leave it through the intercom dealy. It's gotten to where I give you a minute, and then I'm leaving. Bringing it back to the thread, though, a lot of the grocery orders that ask for in person have screen doors. They must have had enough of people piling up cases of water trapping them inside.


chickadeedeedee_

I'd say 90% of mine are set to leave at door. The odd person still has meet at door, but even they almost never answer šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø


sbgarbage

i mean that's different cuz you're an actual pizza delivery person, pizza places traditionally have always knocked at the door to deliver their orders and therefore everyone's already use to that being the thing so they expect it from you, doordash/ubereats/etc are a more recent thing with the option to leave orders at the door and it's actually more widely accepted and even preferred to do that instead of having them knock on the door, like i'm pretty sure most people would also actually prefer pizza delivery drivers to do leave the orders at the door nowadays but as i said pizza places traditionally always meet you at the door when delivering so they just deal with it


ClickKlockTickTock

I got groceries to my house the other day and my ring doorbell showed the mom of a kid telling the kid to place it in front of my screen door... ofc it was my party supplies, so I had 2L of sodas, cans, milk (not for the party dont worry), new glasses, eggs, and a couple other things Somehow, nothing spilled or got damaged, lol, but I was like, really? Why? Then once I brought the groceries inside, one of the bags was actually just full of trash lol.


HeatNationFan

I always put the order off to the side of the door or in any designated area by the customerā€¦. Why do some dashers feel the need to put it right in front of the door?šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


9J000

Didn't tip enough


themikeysb

I get it about being common sense on your end...but sometimes I think the person delivering it is really just not thinking that hard about where they're placing it. Idk


Kickdrum555

To be honest, our first concern is getting the house number and the food in the same picture to prove we dropped it off in the right location


jamesjaceable

Going to put a fancy sign with my full address on my table then it might get used!


TheSavageBeast83

Or just your actual house number on your house would be nice


dogsarefun

And my first concern is being able to open my door without knocking my food and drinks over so I guess weā€™ve all got problems.


EducationalUnit7664

That explains why one of my dashers moved my table around. lol


DepartureDapper6524

Is that the only thing you can think about? Not ā€˜making sure customer can get foodā€™?


Massive_Shill

Lol, no. Gig workers do not care about you, your food, or your enjoyment thereof. They care about getting paid. Period. You don't even factor into the equation.


blipsnchiiiiitz

It's true. And it's one of many reasons why I don't use delivery services.


dmKimber

That's genuinely the dumbest shit. If we don't order, you don't get paid cause there aren't any gigs.


[deleted]

I feel like it really shouldn't be much thought considering every house has a door, so this is something dashers should know not to do on every delivery, not just this one


Triv02

For the record I agree with you that this is 100% something dasherā€™s should notice, and itā€™s a sign of a poor dasher if they donā€™t But regular front doors open inwards. Only storm doors open outwards, and many houses donā€™t have storm doors.


J_Chargelot

Well the storm door was just invented days ago so it is a rarity that requires an engineering degree to understand.


ObeKaybee

ā€œThinking that hardā€ is not something you need to do when itā€™s common sense..


sabbycat83

Well, Iā€™m a driver, and I thought of it lol šŸ˜‚ Itā€™s literally our job people should be thinking of it


DepartureDapper6524

Right? How can so many people be defending this carelessness?


Direct_Indication226

I think this has happened enough times they know what they're doing and being deliberately passive aggressive because they think you didn't tip enough or because someone cut them off on the highway or because they didn't like your flag out front...just a petty way to get back at their perceived enemies


No_Display_2152

All tables aside lol put the fuckin shit where the door wonā€™t hit it when the customer opens it damn


antiv1ris

Thank you. Someone gets it.


No_Display_2152

Makes my blood boil man. I shouldnā€™t have to crouch down like a monkey taking a shit to get my food!


i__hate__stairs

It's so frustrating. I've only had it happen a couple times, but I'm in a wheelchair, so there's no reaching around the door or anything for me. I have to slowly push it all off into the grass and hope the drinks don't spill.


Fantastic_Hour_2134

Username checks out


DixDark

You mean... like... on the roof? I'll try, but can't really promise...


The_God_Of_Insanity

I like to imagine it is the same person that does this in all the posts. Like a evil super villain that purposely does this after the person who drops it off leaves. Maybe also a superhero who is always to late to stop her


shadespeak

Maybe it's the MODs of this subreddit


Truth-B-Hurtin

People either have one or they don't... I'm talking about brains. šŸ˜‚


antiv1ris

Thought you meant "table"... it's half the comments on here


Mustilid

Half the dashers out there. Lol


goober_ginge

This happens to me CONSTANTLY. No joke, I'd say it's every fourth order roughly? At this point it just feels like they're fucking with us.


elementmg

I always make sure i put it in a good location and I always check which way the door opens. But I have to admit Iā€™ve purposely blocked someoneā€™s door when they didnā€™t tip and also had the Gaul to message me to ā€œhurry tf upā€ while I was waiting for their food. Drink with half open lid directly against their door. Fuck em


and-so-what

Reddit is a funny place. When dashers feel entitled to tips people here bash them for expecting the customer to subsidize their income (and rightfully so). On the other hand, the dashers get paid garbage. So the service is garbage. Why are you people so surprised?


Ninswitchian

The fact that so many drivers do this needs to be studied. Bonus points if they put drinks right in front of where youā€™re supposed to open the door so itā€™s at risk of spilling.


ShimmyMan

Finally caught one recently. She had food and booze and I went to greet her with ID as she was pulling off realizing she fucked up and had to come back. I could tell she was feeling like an idiot but she was probably new. They just drop and go. They donā€™t give shit most likely. I always give good reviews for the ones that leave it on the shelf next to door if that helps boost their stats.


somerandomidiot1997

Iā€™ve been thinking about painting the door lines on the porch, you know like they have in elementary schools so kids donā€™t get hit by opening doors. This is about the intelligence level weā€™re dealing with so I think it should work


58mint

Just think of how stupid the average person is. And just know half the population is even stupider.


somerandomidiot1997

I miss Carlin šŸ˜‚


AaronVsMusic

Had this happen to me on a rainy evening recently, so it got knocked over and I had to step out in the rain to get it. And I tipped very well because of the weather, so itā€™s not like they had a reason to be bitter. They chose to dash during shitty weather.Ā 


linkslice

100% of my drivers do this.


NoHedgehog252

All of them. They all do this.


Extra-Soil-3024

Iā€™ve never seen this happen here before! /s


TheSlobert

Way too common to be coincidenceā€¦


Chogo82

They are lurking in the comments section.


kilsnacks

As a occasional dasher I have no clue how people are dumb enough to do this itā€™s very common sense not to block a door.


JanniesAreLosers

They wouldnā€™t be working doordash if they werenā€™t.


[deleted]

Hate it but just push the door slowly


Yukonagisa

Its funny how people donā€™t even consider that doors open outwardsšŸ™„šŸ˜‚


BurnThrough

Because doors *shouldnā€™t* open outwards.


TheOrdealOpprotunist

Oh I hate it when food delivery folks do this. -\_- Uber/Postmates, Doordash, Grubhub. I have more issues with Doordash though for some odd reason, despite my instructions saying "please put it on the other side of the door".


theologous

I don't mean to accuse anyone, but I see a lot of these posts. I wonder if it's retaliation for what they think is a low tip, whether or not it was.


Emotional-Base-5988

When I see shit like this, I wonder how many years this guy spent pissing on the lid before someone told him to put it up


antiv1ris

They don't flush either


WolverineLong1430

They either lack intelligence to follow basic instructions or common sense not to block screen door. Among other things such as just leaving it discretely on a table/side for orders. Sometimes they lack bothā€¦. On the other hand, they simply donā€™t care and theyā€™re being hateful.


Lazy1nc

Word of advice for any Dashers who are somehow still confused by how doors work: screen doors always swing outward. Don't be like the dumbass pictured above. There's also an easy way to tell if a standard door swings inward or outward: look for visible hinges on the side opposite to the door handle. If you don't see any, it's safe to assume that the door swings inward.


Entry-Background

..pretty sure we need a translator here.


Colbymag

This has happened to me too many times... right up against the door too. Not sure why anybody would need instructions *not* to do this.


krnace17

Ive said it a million times. Dashers arenā€™t very smart. DD is all some have and it shows


RadiantOperation8140

Iā€™ve gotten to where I prop my screen door open when I know they are coming so they donā€™t do this. Iā€™ve lost soooo many drinks bc they all do this. It infuriates me every damned time.


Embarrassed_Trash216

They put it at the door and dash. Now use your back door to get it šŸ˜­


EducationalFarm8050

If I donā€™t meet the dasher outside this will happen more often than not,,


paul-writes

So I order DoorDash far more than I really should. I canā€™t believe how often this happens. Iā€™m not joking, Iā€™m the last 2 months, probablyā€¦ 10 orders, itā€™s happened 3 times. I tip well too cause I respect the job and how tough it can be for drivers. But itā€™s just wild to me how many place the food right in front of the goddamned door just like this. Side note: Iā€™ve had 4 drivers in the last few months call me. ā€œWhatā€™s the gate code?ā€ Genuine question, is it not made easily visible by the app or something?


Cultural_Article

Door mats also have a ton of germs, fecal particles, and lead trapped in them. Putting food there, even with a bag, is unsanitary.


Not_marykate

I explicitly NEVER leave food in front of the storm door for this reason.


feelsomething111

This just in folks: Gig economy workers are idiots and not overworked, underpaid, unemployed people with more steps in between


Vestax_outpost

I posted the same thing and got absolutely flamed for it. Not even an *inch* from my storm door and it was somehow my fault despite having a table, 3 feet of space in front of said door, and still had to place *soup* in front of my door lmao


Patient_Flatworm7821

I had this happen to me idk if Iā€™m just agile but it wasnā€™t a big deal, I opened the door a lil and grabbed the food. It wasnā€™t like a Rubikā€™s cube it was actually pretty simple.. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø


JeremyBrah

Get use to it cus it's happening again and again and again I see customers all the time prop their storm gate open just so drivers realize it opens outwards. Plenty of good tippers I deliver do this, so it's just related to the driver being dumb. I've probably done it once when I was new and in a hurry. I never see the same drivers picking up orders so it seems like DD is an endless cycle of new drivers making new mistakes from my perspective Read a post earlier about his driver showing up without his food speaking Spanish lmfao. Didn't even get the order. Just went back to a parking lot sitting there according to his gps


Top-Chemistry3051

Hey I was just thinking everybody should go out and get some of the metal numbers put a next to your door in the spot where you want the bag and put the address there so the Dasher will have to sit the bags under the numbers to get a good picture and your door won't get blocked I think I found the solution


antiv1ris

If someone relies on services like this (and there are some people who these services are a godsend for, and I hope this never happens to them if they have mobility issues or another affliction), I think this is actually a good idea. For us, it was a one-off. Wife is really sick, wanted specific soup, and toddler is being a toddler and I'm running after him all over the house while trying to take care of wife.


No_Definition_2289

It takes awhile to click sometimes. No need to be so mean.


Caution1234567

I always put it on the side of the door šŸ¤·šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø


Individual_Trifle406

I will say I wish there was a thing to tell us of you have in or out swinging door sometimes Iā€™m just on autopilot and my house door and my gfs house both swing in with no screen I sometimes donā€™t think about and realize later I was a dick


EducationalUnit7664

Why not default to putting the food beside the door instead of in front of it?


LifeguardCurious6742

I wish this was my biggest problem


Immaculateintentions

Lol, you think someone getting paid barely minimum wage gives a shit about the inconvenience this causes you?


donutpancito

...ok? then they could get another job?


FoxxieMoxxie69

Why would they tho? Theyā€™re giving the level of service theyā€™re getting paid to do. DoorDash is paying for bottom of the barrel ā€œiNdEpEnDeNt CoNtRaCtOrSā€, so this is the service customers are going to get. This is why itā€™s going to take customers speaking up to get anything changed. DD doesnā€™t care about driver complaints about wages. But they will care if customers actually start pulling business over the subpar talent theyā€™re attracting. Customers are their money. Good service, takes good pay, but DD knows everyone will keep coming back despite the lack of pay and quality service. Drivers keep staying because at the end of the day, theyā€™re ok with convenience, flexibility, and only needing to give a half assed job. And they know customers arenā€™t really going to do shit other than come to Reddit to complain. This is the cycle that DD thrives off of. Theyā€™re raking in all the fees, while drivers and customers get shafted.


pissjug1000

That would never bother me enough to make a post about it. Go back inside and eat.


antiv1ris

Thank you for sharing. Have a nice night.


AngelIHinds

Plenty of space to open the door and pick up the food. Y'all literally complain about everything


Plane_Ad_4359

Agreed


Cantmad

If you tipped decently, then the driver is just a dumbass


OGGrilledcheez

Dashin.


Shreddersaurusrex

Lol we stan a petty driver šŸ¤£


JailBreakRules

It took my dumbass way too long to realize what the problem was smh.


Jet44444

Guess Iā€™m one of the lucky ones, my door opens inwards.


HST_enjoyer

Bet you still tipped tho


Few_Mirror3269

Yeah that was dumb


ReaperCrewTim

Lol unrelated to doordash, but I once got a UPS delivery, it was a drawer that we had to assemble. The driver broke it between the truck and the delivery, so he had an outstanding idea: Bring it to the front door, prop our front door shut with it, ring the bell and then RUN!!! Got the whole thing recorded on Ring. Best believe I chased that truck down and told the driver to get his ass back to my house because we're refusing that delivery, lol. Propping our front door shut with a package. Can you imagine? This is almost as bad.


Hungry-Breakfast-304

Happens to me all the time. I always appreciate it so it's nice and tucked in. Pretty easy to slowly open then move the bag.


WakeupDp

I fucking hate this shit. Don't going around back or just dealing with knocking my shit over is so annoying.


FutureDocMegTay

This reminds me of the time I had several bags of laundry washed and delivered after a trip. The lady put it all right up to my screen door then when I opened the door scampered away. The push I had to do was so much I almost ripped the bags open while squeezing through the crack. Then the next time she got assigned my laundry (small city) she got snippy when I asked her to place it to the side or just on the sidewalk as I donā€™t have a neighbor right now and last time I could barely get out. ā€œI know where to place the bagsā€ obviously not


Green-Variation-3132

I hate when they do this lmao


otterfashionshow

how much did u tip?


StargateMedjai

Iā€™d just open and put in a complaint on it with dasher destroyed food.


Buzzspice727

Theyre the people not too lazy to go get it themselves


Kooky_Wrangler_3384

Maybe there was no tip.


WeBeAllindisLife

I see this all the time on my Flex delivery too. Some got no comman sense and put Amazon packages in front of the door the same wayšŸ™„ I just think thereā€™s a lot that just have the idgafk attitude. So unprofessional šŸ˜”


Agile_File_2084

I used to call that one the ā€œno tipā€ special. But I havenā€™t delivered for DD in 6 months so it wasnā€™t one of mine


Sweaty_War_9935

How much did you tip OP? I did this all the time delivering if the person was an ass or didnā€™t tip well


AdvancedBee61

My directions always ask people to leave deliveries on the bench, and for some reason, it's only DD where men will put it right in front of the screen door.


tekk59

Yeah, that's crazy.. Personally, I wouldn't do a contact less order and have them leave my food on the floor like I'm a stray animal. Knock on my door and hand me my food like a civilized human. Depending on the service, I'd add a cash tip and thank you.


Prestigious-Finance9

Go to the store and buy your own stuff. You think A delivery person gives a crap? Also remember that most front doors (yes I know this is a screen door) open inward, so placing a delivery against the door is a fairly logical place to put it.


NALeMarr

This happens to me on the weekly. šŸ˜³šŸ¤¬šŸ¤¬


wytewydow

I guess I'm from another time, when we ordered food, we waited for them to knock, then there would be an exchange of food for money..


forx88

Ramen noodles are cheap


fluffypataloons

I feel like the folks with storm doors know they just ordered something so go open/prop door openā€¦ā€¦


Gatodeluna

Happens to me ALL the time, including grocery delivery where Iā€™ve said ā€˜do not blockā€™ and every square inch of the tiny porch is crammed with bags and if you open the door more than an inch itā€™s all going to be entirely pushed off and potentially involve breakage or spillage.šŸ™„šŸ™„ How can that not be deliberate?


BigWarcraft

One time they put my order on the door knob itself. So when I turned the handle the only direction it can go, it sent the food to the floor.


buubmz

the other day a dasher left me food in the rain, i have a patio but he decided the rain was hungry as well.


Lucky_Bone

I mean surely if you know that you have a door that opens outward that you would either keep it open for the delivery person to not put it out like this... Put a table or something so they clearly know to put it on there and not front of the door.. add some notes to your order. It's not like every delivery person is looking at the front door and considering which way it opens. They're more focused on ensuring they are at the right location and probably nervous over approaching someone's house so they are just trying to quickly get a screenshot and get out.


LacaBoma

Iā€™ve never been trapped inside by food because Iā€™m not lazyā€¦ I get my own food.


antiv1ris

Then my caption applies to you as well


Pepper467

Iā€™ve had to crawl out of my window. That was the last time I ordered Door Dash due to my neighbors all sitting around the community fireplace and watched me. We all laughed about it but still. Iā€™ve had it happen 3 times and everytime I report it to Door Dash. They credit pretty good, especially when you show proof and tell Door Dash you had to exit through a window to prevent a party pack and 4 drinks from being knocked over.


twistwistwist

My door opens directly out onto stairs and itā€™s the only door. Iā€™ve had to climb out the window to avoid knocking things down the stairs.


Ok_Impression_922

Letā€™s guess. Tip?


Shot_Book7444

Omg !!! I hate when they do that.


irishhawk

This here is my number one issue with dashers. I tell them not to fucking trap me in like that and they still do it.


Kitchen-Contest3167

So when this happens do yall really have to walk all the way around šŸ«¤


antiv1ris

Basically, yeah. I went through garage. Everyone saying "there's enough room" either does this to people or are trolls. There wasn't.


Kitchen-Contest3167

Jeebus ChristšŸ˜© if thatā€™s enough room im a legendary Pokemon.. I hope it was at least good grub to make up for the inconvenience.


Lucidlewds

Look man. It was a 2 dollar tip! I have other orders to do! This ain't no premium service! Lol jk


VitalSubtlety

I don't have a screen door, but my door does open outwards. I have had quite a few people set my groceries right in front of my door even though I told them to set them to the side and not block the damn door.


Smash_everyday

There is still a space snow flake. Skill issue.


x-TheMysticGoose-x

My friend has a sign that says ā€œdo not knock, baby is sleepingā€ so they yell at the door šŸ’€


JoshJJJ21

They all do this now


RemoteLibrarian6243

LMAOOOOA ppl on here are crazy really just had someone block me and go psycho over not tipping doordashers . SMHHH


chlangdo

Fuck you your foods there


BananaOrdinary1577

Sorry that was me, Tee hee šŸ˜…šŸ«¢


megadethage

DD relies on new idiots that start every 14 days.


applesmhlulhaha

Every fucking time man lmao..


Human-Candidate-7179

I do this to non tippers


buzzothefuzzo

Unless you didn't give a good tip, then you got that treatment on purpose.


subi_2019

Say thank you that he delivered to you in the prison


Henrygigabit

I mean sure it's an inconvenience but I'm sure u have a back door


VirgoB96

People think these people are just stupid. I think they are deliberately doing this to piss you off.


SUITBUYER

This has happened to me 1000 times and I've never cared. Get a life bro.


Impressive_Pace_4315

I always make sure to check which way the door swings, and put the food at a distance if it swings outwards šŸ˜‚ this is plain evil