Amazon will give their drivers a $5 tip if you ask them to this holiday season, but only for the first two million requests.
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Amazon drivers can earn an extra $5 for the holidays if you thank them for a recent order.The company has brought back its “Thank my driver” feature after first launching it in 2022.Amazon says it will cover a limited amount of $5 thank-you’s at no cost to customers.
Amazon has brought back its promotion that’ll allow you to tip your delivery driver this holiday season.
Beginning December 12, the first 2 million US customers to send their Amazon driver a thank-you through the app or Alexa will also be tipping them $5 courtesy of the company.
Amazon will give your driver $5 if you thank them for a recent order.
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The feature is called, “Alexa, Thank My Driver,” and you can participate by typing “Thank my Driver” into the search bar of your Amazon app or asking Alexa to “thank my driver.” But, you’ll have to thank them within 14 days of your last delivery.
Those with Alexa-enabled devices need only to ask for their driver to be tipped. If Amazon fulfills all 2 million thank you requests from customers, they’ll be out about $10 million for the holiday promotion.
You’ll have to send your Amazon driver a thank you within two weeks of your last delivery.
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A delivery driver can only be thanked once per delivery, but you can keep thanking your driver “all year round” when the $5 perks run out — they just won’t receive any extra money, according to Amazon.
Only US-based drivers are eligible, and they must be an Amazon Flex partner, drive for a delivery service partner, or a hub delivery associates. Amazon package deliveries from the Post Office and companies like UPS aren’t eligible for the extra $5 tip.
Those looking for other ways to thank their delivery people can check TikTok, where creators are posting about the care packages they leave on their doorstep.
Others already have it covered with a free doormat from Pizza Hut. The mat features a QR code that delivery people can scan to get a free pizza — while supplies last. The promotion ended Sunday after the chain gave 50 doormats per day for about a week, according to the announcement.
During the holiday season, Amazon drivers’ shifts can be as long as 10 hours and a serious workout. There are some Amazon drivers who earn $18 an hour compared to top rate UPS drivers who bring in about $49 an hour on average, according to Teamsters.
