I’m starting a new series, asking what is it like to deliver for the delivery apps, starting this week with Uber Eats. Last fall, we dedicated some episodes to whether each of the four major options are good ones, including Episode 45 where we asked, “Is Uber Eats a good delivery option for independent contractors?” …
News broke last week that Uber and Postmates were negotiating a take over. This morning, Uber and Postmates announced that a deal had been reached. Uber will buy Postmates for 2.65 billion dollars worth of stock. Postmates will fall under current Uber Eats management. Bloomberg reports that Bastian Lehmann and his team will stay on …
Uber is back in the food delivery mergers and acquisitions rumor mill. This time they are negotiating a take over of Postmates. Several weeks ago, Uber and Grubhub were in talks about a possible takeover. I had the feeling that a deal would be done, but wasn’t sure that it could pass regulatory approval. It …
So I got this special offer from Grubhub this weekend. Accept every offer and get a $4 bonus for every completed delivery during the dinner rush. I’ve learned that high acceptance rate = low profit and lots of miles, especially with Grubhub. But four bucks a delivery extra? At two deliveries per hour, that’s an …
Almost a month after news broke that Uber Eats and Grubhub had been negotiating a takeover deal, a deal has been reached. Grubhub will now be owned by Uber Eats, ummm, Just Eat Takeaway. Wait, what? Who is that? What will this mean for Grubhub contractors? How will things change? What do we know about …
Doordash has a problem. And they’re cracking down. I just wonder if their solution to their problem ends up creating a bigger problem for them in the long run. Related: A more recent wave of deactivations and more changes in deactivation policies prompted this more recent article on Contract Violations and Fraudulent Activity (how in …
News broke within the past hour that Uber Eats is negotiating a take over of Grubhub. (As I write this it’s about 10 AM MST). There aren’t many details right now. I’m not sure there are any details, to be honest. Sources have confirmed to several news outlets that talks are taking place, and that …
Is Grubhub improving how you get orders? They sent out an email to their drivers promising that they are. If you’ve been delivering for Grubhub long enough this may remind you of another email where they promised “we’re improving how you…” Early last year, they promised to improve how we are paid and ended up …
Uber Eats has made a lot of improvements that help us with accepting and rejecting offers, but we still don’t know the total amount that we will earn. How do you know whether an order is worth taking or not? Uber Eats is different than Grubhub and Doordash. With Grubhub, you know what you will …
Is it possible to earn as much when Uber Eats is your primary source of income as it was when I was relying more heavily on Grubhub? This is the thing that I set out to discover this past week. I’ve tried it for a part of a week, but how would it go for …
If you’ve been reading along, I’ve been trying something out. How well could I do if I focused primarily on Uber Eats for a whole week, full time? I’ve tried a couple of shorter term tests but never for the whole week. Yesterday (Friday the 13th) was my fourth delivery day, having taken Tuesday off. …
I tell drivers to have a lot of options. I say not to get so invested in just one delivery platform that you are overly dependent on them and that major changes with that platform could derail you. And yet my earnings have ranged between 70 and 80 percent coming from one platform: Grubhub. Could …
Let’s just call it brain fart Wednesday. Or maybe we’ll call it brain fart slow Wednesday. I thought of calling it the Uber Eats Theory of Relativity Wednesday. For every really good day there’s an equal and opposite… you know where I’m going. Seriously though, it wasn’t THAT bad, but it sure felt it for …
This week I ditched Grubhub. I didn’t schedule any blocks with anyone else but made the decision to go all in on Uber Eats. You can read more about my decision here. I’ll share my progress as I see if I can make enough money as a full time UberEatser I’ll be honest, I kind …
Or Influenza or any other health crisis Does the Grubhub attendance policy have the potential to help spread infectious diseases such as Covid-19 (Cornonavirus)? With the growth of the gig economy, there is already a concern related to whether people who rely heavily on independent contractor income can afford to take time off. Luke McGee …
