This a loaded question but it’s constantly asked in my Facebook Group
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The answer is yes and no. It completely depends on YOUR area. For an example in my market it does NOT matter, there’s so many orders floating around and the market is always “Very Busy” I personally never need to schedule I can always click “Dash Now”
Maybe your market is different and unless you are a Top Dasher or Platinum Dasher you will never be able to Dash. Some people say its too much work to schedule but my personal experience I set a alarm at 3pm and schedule for the next 6 days out everyday, its not hard and takes 30 seconds. If i don’t work that day no big deal. I see a lot of people saying “I’m a platinum dasher because I don’t want to schedule” Ok so your out here taking $2 orders going 9 miles just so you don’t have the tiny inconvenience of making a schedule? seems like its much more of a inconvenience to keep taking trash orders but hey you do you I guess.
Now lets talk about Platinum. According to DoorDash you will not get catering orders… Well I can promise that’s not entirely true. I have a AR of 1% and I still get them, yes I probably don’t get as many as the dasher who is Platinum, but i still do get them. My point is this is nothing but a lie to make you keep taking low paying orders its just not true plain and simple. Yes it could be different in YOUR area.
Conclusion
Does AR matter? In some areas yes some no. You need to learn your area. Do some experiments, try it with platinum try it without. Only you can determine if its worth it to take low paying orders. My personal advice is NO I will never take low paying orders I have too many different apps, I can wait 10 mins for a good order to come through on a different app. You will never see me taking a $5 order for 2 miles. My minimum is $4 a mile to start my car. This might not work for your area but how many apps are you not using? Do you even know how many apps are live in your area? You might not know so stay tuned while I post about them all and my experience.
FAQ
Does ignoring the order still affect my AR? Yes if it didn’t we would all have 100% AR come on guys why do people keep asking this SMH
Will I get banned for a low AR? No I have a 1% AR
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