# Does anyone understand DoorDash and other companies DoubleDash Strategy?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 3, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-understand-doordash-and-other-companies-doubledash-strategy/1027345 "2026-02-03T17:54:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-understand-doordash-and-other-companies-doubledash-strategy/1027345/21 "2026-02-06T03:19:20Z")

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well, for me there’s 2 types of delivery drivers: there are drivers like DD who only do pickup and delivery, whom I tip accordingly, and then there are shopper/delivery drivers whom I tip more for more effort

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**Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-understand-doordash-and-other-companies-doubledash-strategy/1027345/22 "2026-02-06T04:05:03Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> I don’t use DoorDash. I have used various delivery services, but not them and not recently.

The only delivery service I use is the pharmacy in the next town over. For $2 extra per prescription, they deliver my prescriptions to my office.

For food deliveries, I really wouldn’t want to take the chance that the delivery driver eats my food and/or spits in it.

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**Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-understand-doordash-and-other-companies-doubledash-strategy/1027345/23 "2026-02-06T13:32:13Z")

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The restaurant either staples or tapes the bag closed.

I remember news during Covid that Dashers were nibbling and snacking on the food they deliver. _The house on Elm street won’t miss seven french fries._ From a medium fry order. 😋

McDonald’s frustrates me with their very large delivery bags. For example, a egg McMuffin meal with Large coffee gets bagged as usual and then placed in the large delivery bag. The breakfasts that I’ve ordered are stapled shut.

I like the cardboard cup-holder that fits tightly in the bottom of the delivery bag. Preventing spills.

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**Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-understand-doordash-and-other-companies-doubledash-strategy/1027345/24 "2026-02-06T17:07:45Z")

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> [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#):
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> doesn’t take away from the fact that OP ended up paying $6+ for a cup of McDonald’s coffee

That he wasn’t going to order w/o the deal.

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