Are you using Doordash or Instacart and worried about creepy drivers? #safetytips
Have you considered using a male name when ordering to avoid uncomfortable situations?
Learn from this #LPT to ensure a smooth delivery experience.
Why Should You Use a Male Name when Ordering?
– Avoid potential creepy drivers
– Enhance safety measures
– Ensure a smooth delivery process
How Can You Implement This Tip?
1. Use a male name when placing orders
2. Stay vigilant and report any uncomfortable encounters
3. Prioritize your safety and well-being
Next time you order through delivery services, remember this #tip for a worry-free experience!
What if I already have a male name
Pat. It’s always Pat
If you’re a male, use a female name to disappoint creepy drivers.
Yes, I would like to place my order under the name Lesley…….no, better make it Kimberly, no, no…..let’s go with Carroll…..really my name is Evelyn.
Or don’t, as my friend did this recently and her bank is now investigating potential fraud on her account. Anecdotal evidence and all that, but still.
I did this, and the amount of “come outside I can’t find your house” calls have decreased significantly.
I use the name John Wick.
My order is never wrong and on time.
I once placed three separate orders *with a FOOKING PENSILL!!*
After reading some of these comments from the ladies all I can say is…do better delivery men, some of y’all are creepers.
I (F) have an androgynous name (think Taylor or Devon). I’m grateful for it.
As a lyft driver, I like to have fun with it. If it tells me I’m picking up “Debra” and it’s clearly a guy getting in, I still obviously like to make sure I’m picking up the correct person. So I greet them with “I take it you’re Debra”. It often gets a little bit of a laugh and helps break the ice a little bit.
Probably a good idea. I’ve been surprised to see some of the insane things I’ve seen on this sub said to women. Both as dashers and customers.
I’m a woman and this is crazy paranoid. Maybe stop encouraging other women to fear everything? Jfc
I do it differently.
I use the name “Karen”. That way they know if they mess up by a millimeter, I’ll be yelling: “I demand to speak to your manager!”
I use the name Fart Smellerton. No one ever hit on me.
Why they hiring so many creeps we need tips to avoid them
I like this idea because the majority of food delivery/instacart drivers have a female name and are actually male. It’s pretty annoying. It never fails. They do it to get better tips I think.
Initials are fine too
Door dash driver: Pat?
Woman: My name is actual samantha
Door dash driver: I can’t give you this food now
[Kelly can be a guy’s name, too! ](https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx4mwcg-F46atTLuVeg7Ugl2hi8IoP2X-f?si=j5-xB-5nT8m4rBgM)
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Please use your real identity when you interact with people in the real world. Just my 2cents.
When I was a teenager, I’d order food under the name ‘Reginald Von Hammercock’
I make sure my wife is in my Uber profile pic with me. I get a lot more female drivers now that I assume were not accepting previously.Â
Oh wow. I hadn’t even realized there was a problem, because I’ve always just used the Door Dash account my husband set up, so it’s under his name.
Reading these comments has me considering changing my name on Lyft, though.
I use Mike Rotch.
If you’re gay put a lil’ rainbow emoji at the end of your name so you get all the DL “straight” guys messaging you trying to hook up.
Sad Life Pro Tip. Why must we be like this, dudes?
What about Lyft or Uber how can you or other prevent that?
Also don’t order Pizza Hut if you don’t want a Door Dash driver. Learned that the hard way today, won’t be ordering delivery from them ever again if they can’t even bother to pay their own drivers.
Richard is a personal go to bc it makes me chuckle
I am so sorry that this is something that women have to think about and deal with. That’s truly fucked.