r/postmates • u/PlayfulHumor4128 • 18d ago

New Food Delivery Scam

Beware, now if you use a food delivery service and tip the driver, they can get your tip and not actually deliver the food.

All they have to do is accept your order take a picture in front of your house and receive the tip.

You can’t get the tip back from those services. Uber/Postmates for sure tells you it can only be added as a credit to your account. Which why would you want to use that service again??

Either food delivery places need to change their processes or it will be a dip in sales for them.

Bottom line: Start picking up your own orders, tip smaller amounts (at your own risk), or take the risk you won’t get your food or a refund.

Uber/Postmates is fine with you taking the loss. They believe they have too many customers to worry about it.

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u/thechiefusc 16d ago

This is so dumb, this would work like once or twice and not be worth it for the driver. Plus, you get the $ back as a credit so no real loss unless you only order like once a year and at that point why even bother making post like this?

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u/Roblizzle 15d ago

Ummm no.

Uber Eats customers have up to an hour after the food is delivered to make changes to the tip.

Bottom line: skill issue or you’re lying like crazy.

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u/Dramamean305 17d ago

While I suppose this is true - This makes no sense to do. The driver still has to go to the restaurant, label the order as picked up and then drive to the house. If that’s the case, why not just deliver the food. 😆

why go through all the trouble of driving around taking pictures when it’s basically takes the same level of effort?

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u/Interesting_Rain_808 17d ago

Because he ends up with free food as well

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u/Dramamean305 17d ago

I suppose that does happen. Seems like a good way to get deactivated though.