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Alexa, Tip My Driver

Author Jaybeau Jones

Have you heard about the Amazon Tip My Driver program? You won’t believe HOW Amazon has arranged how you tip. “Alexa, tip my driver.”

It’s the newest in a series of the everyone gets a tip trend engulfing our world. Don’t get me wrong. I am a very good tipper and have no problem tipping when it’s earned. But should every service be tipped? For example, if you are picking up the pizza, should you leave a tip on the “choose your tip” iPad?

The Survey Says

According to playusa.com:

In the poll of more than 1,000 people, conducted by PlayUSA.com researchers found that 56 percent feel pressure to tip when the option pops up on a screen during cashless checkout. That’s a small increase over the 54 percent who said the same in Play USA’s 2022 survey.

So it seems if you’re feeling the pressure, it’s normal. But, I have found, when you give more than you get, what you WANT, really begins to show up. Now that’s a good tip.

Alexa Tip My Driver

Just when you thought your Alexa smart device is getting a little TOO smart, smarty-pants Alexa feels we are not giving Amazon enough this holiday season. Now, customers can now say “Alexa, thank my driver” to their Amazon Alexa device. That’s right. Rather than the warm and fuzzy, face to face feeling and gratitude of the one-on-one tip, we can now avoid human contact, and still do the right thing.

You can simply search “thank my driver” on Amazon’s website or on the Amazon mobile shopping app.
The driver who completed the customer’s most recent delivery will be notified of their appreciation.

BUT, Amazon says the first 2 million thank-you’s will also send $5 to the driver at no cost to the customer.

While the technology part of this seems cool, if there’s a glitch, I’m not sure I want to spend the time calling support so they can resend my tip to the correct driver.

Sorry, Alexa, to me, cash is still king.

Jaybeau Jones’s radio career has brought him from New York City’s #1 station Z-100 and America’s Top 40 to WROR! Currently, JayBeau’s distinctive voice can be heard not only on WROR but also on Sirius XM’s 70’s Channel and on Dunkin Donut’s in-store radio. Jaybeau’s other life is his writing. In 2012 he launched “Heroes Mentors and Friends” a book about well-being and positive thinking. Jaybeau lives in the area and has two grown children, Jordan and Matthew. Jaybeau loves spending time in nature and spending every second with his wife Heidi and the kids. Jaybeau likes to write about pop culture, music, and personal growth. Jaybeau also loves to write his own backyard in Boston.

Delivering These 3 Things Makes Your Amazon Driver Want to Quit

  • Kitty Litter

    It’s heavy. And it doesn’t take long to go through it, so people are constantly ordering it on Amazon now. She wishes you’d just pick it up at the grocery store. I mean, it’s easy.

  • Dog Food

    Who does this? (Except maybe elderly, frail people.) Those bags can weigh 30, 40, or even 50 pounds.  And it’s something you can get at grocery stores or Petco. Get off your butts, people! 

  • Bottled Water

    Amazon sells 40 packs, and they’re not light.  It’s another thing you can get yourself at a grocery store or Costco.

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