▲ 645 ▼ DoorDash now warns you that your food might get cold if you don’t tip (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 312 comments fedilink hide all child comments DoorDash now warns you that your food might get cold if you don’t tip::The app-based delivery service is alerting customers that drivers may not take their order in a timely manner if there is no tip included upfront.
[+] Xatolos@reddthat.com 167 points 2 years ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 44 points 2 years ago More like blackmail, specially after this warning. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago "that's a nice lunch you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it" - door dash mobster permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* Tips should always be made after service is rendered, not before. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mango@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago No, it's a bid for service. Think auction house restaurant where the only people going to serve you are the ones who think your pay is worth it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) I always heard tips started as "To Insure Prompt Service" or something. Which is basically what you're doing here with Door dash, so we've gone back to the root of tips. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] webadict@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Nah, that's a Backronym (added to fit the name after the fact.) Tip comes from English slang, meaning "to give". You can give tips for money or information. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 44 points 2 years ago More like blackmail, specially after this warning. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago "that's a nice lunch you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it" - door dash mobster permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* Tips should always be made after service is rendered, not before. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mango@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago No, it's a bid for service. Think auction house restaurant where the only people going to serve you are the ones who think your pay is worth it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ramblinguy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) I always heard tips started as "To Insure Prompt Service" or something. Which is basically what you're doing here with Door dash, so we've gone back to the root of tips. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] webadict@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Nah, that's a Backronym (added to fit the name after the fact.) Tip comes from English slang, meaning "to give". You can give tips for money or information. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] webadict@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Nah, that's a Backronym (added to fit the name after the fact.) Tip comes from English slang, meaning "to give". You can give tips for money or information. permalink fedilink source parent