Should You Tip for UberEats Delivery Despite High Fees?

Some people don’t recognize a favor. They see UberEats, see the receipt, and suddenly the “tip” button feels like the last step in getting mugged by fees.

In this Reddit post, the OP is stuck in that exact loop: UberEats hits them with a 15% service fee, plus a delivery fee and a small order fee, and the OP is convinced the restaurant gets squeezed too. Then they look at the driver screen and realize the driver gets none of that extra money, which makes skipping the tip feel justified. But the OP also admits they could just cut Uber out and pick up the food themselves, even though that’s not always realistic.

So the question is not just about money, it’s about whether the driver still deserves something when the app already feels like it took everything first.

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So I get this dilemma a lot since I order for delivery.. As you all know UberEats new fees are atrocious.

15% service fee, delivery fee, and small order fee, and I assume they take a huge chunk of what the restaurant makes too and restaurants in response jack up the price.. and guess what?

Drivers get NONE of that. So it always pops up in my head to skip tipping because of the ridiculous fees.

However, I found it much more convincing to just cut Uber out and pick up the food myself. However there are times where I just can't be bothered and want to order delivery.

So.. WIBTA for not tipping due to the ridiculous fees?

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Also, this feels like the sister-versus-parenting drama that made one mom skip her sister’s gender reveal.

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The OP keeps staring at the stacked UberEats fees, thinking about how the restaurant prices rise while the driver sees none of it.

That’s when the OP starts comparing two options, either tip anyway or bypass Uber entirely and pick up the food themselves.

The whole dilemma lands right on the driver’s doorstep, because the OP’s plan to “cut Uber out” doesn’t work every single time.

Now the OP is wondering if not tipping is a protest against the fees or if it just punishes the person delivering the food.

What's your opinion on this situation? Join the conversation!

If the OP skips the tip every time the app gets greedy, the driver is the one paying for it.

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