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How much can I realistically earn from UberEats?

According to what ChatGPT told me based on its own internet search, I can earn as much or even slightly more than minimum wage, depending on location, time, demand, and strategy. I'm kind of skeptical because I've read and watched many testimonies where people who worked for them complained about low pay and terrible working conditions. I am delivering by bike rather than car, so I don't have to pay for gas nor insurance, and that gives me a competitive advantage in urban areas. Come to think of it, I don't really see much people delivering by bike at all.

I do also know that to truly "rival" drivers that deliver, I'd need either a motorcycle or an e-scooter because a bike isn't sustainable for me if I work full-time as I live in the suburbs. By the way, I am from the greater Toronto area within Ontario, Canada if that helps for anyone to predict accurately what my future earnings are; I still need to switch to a phone plan with data as well as get a food insulation bag. I may or may not consider getting a bike helmet, along with knee and elbow pads, considering I don't even have those while cycling casually, but I might just for this job.

Are the horror stories about tip baiting, being sent to closed restaurants, customers refusing to pick up food, being given wrong orders, and other couriers stealing orders true? I know that Reddit isn't exactly a source of credible information and that those are probably fringe cases, but are they true and if so how often do they occur? Do optics really matter to improve my chances of earning higher tips, and should I really prioritize restaurants that aren't fast food to make more money? Are the negative reviews of the Uber Delivery/Driver app on Google Play valid, or are those also just a loud minority that doesn't impact majority?
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HermannFegelein · 26-30, M
If you get an electric scooter, steer clear from Segway’s ES4 or any of their ES series. I have one and the external battery often falls off while riding. It’s a common issue that multiple customers have with that scooter.

The scooter I’ve had pretty much no problems with is the TurboAnt V8. Its range is pretty good. It’s advertised as having 50 miles in range but that’s if you’re going at a snails speed. A more realistic range if you’re going at its max speed (20mph) is around 21 miles. It only takes 4 hours to charge. I always carry the spare battery with me to extend my range.

The thing I really like about TurboAnt is that whenever you need to replace a specific part that’s not sold on the website, you can email the customer support team and send them a picture of the part you need and they’ll sell one to you which is rare for many scooter companies to do. More often than not you’re limited to what’s sold on their website.

Both scooters come with solid tires so you’d never have to worry about getting a flat tire.

But there’s so many more scooter options out there. I’m sure there are plenty of other good brands and models out there but I haven’t tried them.

If you do decide to ride a bicycle or scooter, I recommend you get yourself one of those huge hot bags that you can wear like a backpack. I got a DoorDash one and I can fit pizza boxes in it. I’m sure Uber has their own.
@HermannFegelein yeah many restaurants and customers won't accept me unless I have such a bag