This worked as of 21:30 Eastern time on 6 December 2024.
Don’t think it worked for me 😞
That sucks. I wonder if 3rd party drivers can’t participate or if there are regional limitations?
Looks like USPS delivered items are not eligible for the $5.00
Makes sense. Amazon won’t know who your regular postie is.
Possibly? I think my last delivery was via USPS which might not be able to qualify since they’re government employees.
My guess is the funds have dried up already for this year.
The first 2 million thank-yous given will include $5 to the delivery driver at no cost to the customer. After that, customers can continue to thank their driver via the feature all year round, and drivers are able to see the number of times they are thanked within their app.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/alexa-thank-my-driver-feature
Worked for me and then immediately after my boyfriend tried and he got the same message as the most recent posted screenshot
Just worked for me
Worked for me
And me just now.
Works in Japan, too. Gives ¥500 extra.
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Well hell, wish I’d known this when they dropped off a bunch of flat pack desks. I’m not tipping the guy that just dropped off a kitchen spoon.
Why not. Is not like that was his only delivery for the day. Plus it’s no cost to you.
I don’t like paying people just to do the job they’re already paid for, and I think it’s bad for society to promote it.
This is paid by Amazon as a social experiment. You don’t pay the tip.
Doesn’t matter, the money is nothing to me, it’s simple principle. I also don’t use store cards or coupons.
Weird flex
I’m a weird guy
Do you refuse to buy items on sale? Do you hate having money?
I do avoid most sales. They’re either a lie using a fake regular price, or a low quality product that didn’t sell, so they taking a loss to get rid of it. Either way, not worth my time. I shop for quality products that meet my needs when I need them, not when they’re on sale.
You know what else is bad for society to promote? Billionaires like Jeff Bezos.
I think your driver deserves $5 more than he does. Especially this time of year when they are no doubt working much harder for the same pay they get the rest of the year. The drivers, not Bezos. Bezos is doing the same amount of work (practically nothing) and getting way, way, way more money this time of year.
That’s bad for society.
I agree, and also think a stupid stunt is a poor way to reach better wages. It’s just a way to placate the masses.
nah fuck amazon.
Done. Two seconds. 2/3 hrs pay to them. Do it you assholes.
Didn’t say anything about giving $5 :/
It could limit it to a certain number per driver or something? Who knows. It’s not transparent (on purpose) so we probably can’t know what’s going on.
This happened to my bestie just now when I screencapped that it had worked for me and told him about it.
I wonder what the difference is? Maybe its regional?
Edit: He figured his out. He placed the order through Amazon but it was delivered via USPS. Maybe that’s the issue?
Hmm, I don’t know. The last purchase was a book my mom bought, it’s possible that’s the issue. I’ll try again next time we order something to make sure.
Thanks!
Nah, most recent one didn’t follow delivery instructions. Too bad you can’t pick, all the others have deserved it.
Edit: woo, good news, my last delivery before my prime “trial” expired and I stop using Amazon again, the driver managed to push the large face-height Amazon brand doorbell (didn’t install it) and earned their $5 reward.
Amusingly I got more downvoters for giving the money than not, lol
Lmao I feel you but you never know what the other person’s day is like. We order from them while coming on here and cheering for their fair wages. We gotta have empathy that their lives suck in the micro, if we can see the socioeconomic component in the macro.
(Also, do it after your next order if you really want to withhold)
I’ve angrily thought “I want my ten dollar fucking tip back from this piece of shit” than shutup, ate my cold or incorrect meal, thought over it without being hangry and realized the evening is still worse for them.
My delivery instruction is “ring the doorbell” (so I know to come downstairs and grab it off the major street before it’s stolen)
Yes, my post was a trap for people like you.
Maybe you should try altering it to say “Please, ring my doorbell so I know to come downstairs and grab it before it’s stolen.”
The delivery app that drivers use often simply says “ring the doorbell” as a default but then also in the same area says “no need to knock / ring bell” so being more explicit in your instructions may improve your results.
Haven’t had a delivery in 14-days, didn’t work. Bummer. I like my guy.
Don’t seem to have that option in the app in Canada
Does Canada have $5?
nah all I got was a live laugh love style poster and a gendered keychain
What drivers qualify?
Only U.S. delivery drivers delivering Amazon packages (inclusive of Delivery Service Partner (DSP) Delivery Associates (DAs), Amazon Flex delivery partners, and Hub Delivery Associates) are eligible for a thank-you through this program.
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/alexa-thank-my-driver-feature
IIRC when Amazon Fresh was a thing, they were encouraging tips, but they were caught using the tips to cover some of the hourly wages.
Texas schools need $X funding. The Texas Lottery was meant to add $Y dollars to education. The lottery was sold to the public as meaning schools would be funded to the tune of $(X + Y) each year.
Instead, the state funds $(X - Y). Instead of supplementing education funds, the lottery supplants it. And it’s the exact same thing with tipping culture.
(I’d bet this is how most state lotteries which fund education operate.)
Chiming in to say it’s the same in VA. I’m reasonably confident it’s the same everywhere.
not here in austria
Is there an option for “Request Amazon to pay drivers decently and improve working conditions?”
Nope, just a “illegally suppress unions” button.
Worked for me
Hmmm US only? Doesn’t work here.
In the US, didn’t work. Just says, “Thank you for your appreciation! We’ll share your thanks with your driver.”
Edit: Ups delivered it. It probably has to be their personal fleet or one of their flex vehicles.
Mine just showed me products. Also I guess my last one was not delivered by Amazon either. Good catch.
For some time now I’ve been very successful at not buying anything from Amazon.
I’ve been considering this as my New Years Resolution. I’m ashamed that I might be too weak to go through with it. The convenience is just so…manipulative and infantilizing. I am perfectly capable of buying anything I need from a physical store front.
Try sorting results by ‘price low to high’ and then watch as it completely ignores you - no - laughs in your fucking face - as it gives you results in whatever goddamn order it so desires.
It might make it easier to give it up if you can fully realize that Amazon is now 100% in the business of fucking you over.
Yeah, buying from physical stores also helps your local economy. Otherwise there’s eBay and Aliexe (spelling?)
Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
If you need something you can still search for it using Google. Sometimes manufacturers even have lists of companies who sell their stuff. You can buy from some other retailer.
And if Amazon is a lot cheaper or the only option, then you suck it up to living in a fully-evolved capitalistic hell scape and buy it from Bezos.
Yeah, my husband and I stopped using Amazon years ago, and this is what we did. You can just Google anything you need to buy and then order it straight from the manufacturer.
This year I did dip my toe back into Amazon because I discovered we get a free Prime account through our cell phone provider, but I only use it for when I need something guaranteed delivery by a certain date. For everything else, I just go to a store’s web site.
I usually completely forget I even have an account when I’m searching for stuff I need to buy.
yeah, I only use it for bullshit now, like 200 mini plastic ducks I can leave all around work
If you’re willing to wait 2 weeks for shipping (with an added shipping cost of $0.40) you can just order that stuff directly from Aliexpress and cut out the middle man.
you know what, honestly, youre right
for bullshit like that i should
theyre taking two weeks to ship anyways 🙄
Worked for me
