DoorDash/Delivery Ride-Along Week Summary

General Overview

• Started the week with a $7.70 order for 2 miles.
• Encountered various orders and faced challenges throughout the week.
• Main goal: Improve hourly earnings and minimize dead miles.
• Ended up living in the car to save money for a few days.
• Utilized a gym for showering and Walmart parking for overnight stays.
• Used multiple delivery apps: DoorDash, Uber Eats, Walmart Spark, InstaCart, and GrubHub.

Day 1 Highlights

Morning Orders

• First Order: 2 miles for $7.70, increased to $11.50 with an extra tip.
• Second Order: $14 for 4 miles (lost due to another person picking it up, received $3 cancellation pay).

Lunch and Afternoon

• Relocated to Scottsdale, AZ targeting high-value areas.
• Walmart Order: $1 for 4 miles, a dog caused issues.
• Another Walmart Order: Took long, no gate code provided by rich community.
• Chicken Sandwich: $3 Walmart purchase, ate cold.

Dinner Shift

• Started with $22 double order for 5 miles (total $27 after tips).
• Big Order: $35 for 9 miles (cancelled after 50 minutes of waiting, received $3).
• Several small orders followed.

Day 2 Highlights

Morning and Early Shift

• Later start, aiming for better efficiency.
• Bad Order: DoorDash delivered to the same apartment complex but different buildings.
• Large Pizza Order: $19 for 13 miles, long wait, and delivered to Tesla store.
• Massive Order: $43 from Safeway with a significant $61 tip.

Afternoon and Evening

• InstaCart: $14 for 0.7 miles, delivered alcohol causing GPS issues.
• Experienced long waits and complex drop-offs.

Dinner & Night Shift

• Mixed of good and bad orders.
• Good Orders: $15 for 4 miles, several consistent orders, ending with a Jack In The Box order and a $26 cash tip.

Day 3 Highlights

Early Morning & Breakfast Shift

• Energy drink start, several easy breakfast orders.
• Great Start: $18 for 4 miles double Uber Eats order, solid orders followed.

Lunch and Afternoon

• Misfortune: Long wait times and addresses at complex locations.
• Key orders: $8 for 4 miles, $39 for 6 miles 28 items InstaCart.

Dinner & Late Shift

• Continued inconsistencies, good blended with problematic orders.
• Solid Orders: $10 for 7.8 miles, $21 for 12 items InstaCart.
• Closed with another Pizza Hut order.

Final Tally: $353 for 16 hours, $21.73/hour average.

Day 4 Highlights

• Started with $31 for 14 miles from Walmart Spark.
• Lunch: $22 for 11 miles Pokey place and Chick-fil-A combo.
• Midday: $41 for 2 miles Walmart Spark, $17 for 1 mile Walgreens.
• Dinner Shift: Strong start, Shake Shack triple order.

Ended: $38 for 12 hours, maintained a $25/hour & $2+/mile average.

Day 5 Highlights

• Early Start: Starbucks $20 order, covering high-value zones.
• Afternoon: $10 for 9 miles Door Dash order (cancelled, received $7.75).
• Dinner: Chasing high orders: $19 for 11 miles, $16 for six items Safeway.
• Several high-value orders until an issue at Papa John’s slowed momentum.
• Wrapped with another Pizza Hut order.

Overall Week Stats

• Total earnings: $1,518.
• Total hours worked: ~63 hours 15 minutes.
• Hourly rate averaged: $24.
• Miles driven: 882 miles.
• Average dollar per mile: $1.72.

Challenges & Observations

• High variance in order quality and waiting times.
• Long wait times, address issues, and customer interactions affected efficiency.
• Better planning and area targeting improved mid-week.
• Resilience and adaptability crucial in maintaining earnings.

Upcoming Plans

• Visiting family for Thanksgiving.
• Considering relocating and resuming videos post-Thanksgiving.
• Evaluating different cities for next move; Boston is a potential option.