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jellyrollo t1_ixi7w08 wrote

Reply to comment by RisinSon in How it feels trying to deliver orders in Maine by Baphometwolf83

Brilliant! I just did this for my next-door neighbor's address. I'm always finding their Doordash lunch deliveries on my doorstep.

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RisinSon t1_ixi9m28 wrote

I just learned this last week. Gotta pass it on. Together we can beat the issue! As drivers we depend on a navigation on our phone (especially at night) - usually Google maps unless they have Apple. I find this very helpful for future deliveries and happy to take to 15 seconds to make someone's life better!

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RisinSon t1_ixi9ymq wrote

However a seasoned driver like myself will almost always look for a house number before making the final drop off. And other tips like evens on one side, odds on the other. But there are a lot of younger drivers out there that didn't know the skills of driving before GPS. I used to deliver pizza with no GPS... thinking about it today seems crazy.

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jellyrollo t1_ixiep6w wrote

My street is kind of weird, so my neighbor's driveway is connected the next street over, and their street address and their front gate are on my street, but on a steep hill so the house is out of view below the street grade. Doordash drivers assume the first street-level house they come to (mine) is the delivery address because they can't see the other house clearly and its driveway is on a different street. Hopefully moving the Google Maps pin over to their front gate area will help clarify the situation.

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RisinSon t1_ixigt15 wrote

Yes! The pin makes a big difference. I see the problem at your house. Sometimes deliveries like that will leave a note to call upon arrival and they tell me how to proceed which is super helpful too. Though that would be your neighbors job and out of your control. Seems like you have taken the necessary steps to hopefully solve this!

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BabaYagaInJeans t1_ixkzdix wrote

I never delivered pizza, but I remember having those street map books, with different neighborhoods on different pages.

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RisinSon t1_ixm6e6z wrote

Yes! Printed map books we would receive and keep in our car... the memories.

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demalo t1_ixifuz2 wrote

For some reason I read that as “I’m already finding their door dash lunch deliveries on my doorstep!” Was like “wait a min…” then reread your post.

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