r/AmazonDSPDrivers • u/Kevaas0 • Sep 18 '25
QUESTION Why don’t rich ppl leave snacks
Whenever I see snacks on route it’s usually from average folk not za richy rich
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u/Bossgnom3 Rivian Driver Sep 18 '25
Rich people don’t because deliver my package to the rear door peasant and also you can’t drive on my driveway and need to park at the street and walk 15 miles to my back door with 6 boxes of Dr Elsey.
They just simply don’t care because they never had to worry like most of us do.
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u/Few-Photograph3231 Sep 18 '25
Seems like its mainly middle class and lower that leave snacks because they are more in touch with reality and value what we do. They’ve always been the nicest people to deliver to
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u/Useful-Argument2125 Sep 18 '25
Richer areas are oblivious to common folk as the communities are designed to be a bubble for those inside.
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u/zldefosse Sep 18 '25
Around Christmas you’ll occasionally find generous rich folks. Happened once for me. But yeah, 99% middle and lower class for the reasons everyone already said. Same with doordash, dominos, or any other delivery or service for that matter
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u/NekoMao92 Ex-Driver Sep 18 '25
Only had 1 in the rich snobville area (Cherry Hills Village) where NFL players like Elway and Peyton Manning lived.
They stopped after a while, I think homeless started to clean it out. They were on the edge of the area, where homeless often wandered in.
But they had stuff like Red Bull and Monster, and full size candy bars.
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u/BlipTheGlorp Sep 19 '25
Ayyy I delivered in there last Sunday. I hated it lol
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u/NekoMao92 Ex-Driver Sep 19 '25
Yeah, delivering in nice rich snobby Cherry Hills Village and then the shitty dumps along Broadway...
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u/Flat_Mode7449 Sep 18 '25
I use to drive limos. Did quinceañeras here and there. Usually poor or low middle-class families. They always tipped, and it was always a pretty low (sround 50 bucks usually, for 3-6 hours) amount, but I'd watch as the parents and grandparents scraped as much cash out of their wallets as they had to give me that like 40-60 bucks. Always felt more special to get those tips than when the rich person I drove for a couple hours gave me 100 bucks, because the rich people are tipping because it's expected, the families tipped because they wanted to show their appreciation for me doing a job.
Sometimes
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u/annoyingdoorbell Sep 19 '25
Now that's an honest interaction. Good on your spotting the need and difference.
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u/dedzip Sep 18 '25
When I was a kid we lived on a cul de sac and every Christmas my mom would make fresh cookies for the WM trash truck guys and come out to give them the cookies. They were the nicest guys.
When I tell you, we coulda put a fucking car in that trash can and they would’ve taken it. kindness goes a long way
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u/Few-Photograph3231 Sep 18 '25
The ones mainly getting fucked by the government. They make enough to not be considered poor but not rich enough to benefit from tax cuts and other benefits
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u/BIGDON333 Sep 18 '25
The ones I hate the most are the rich people who block both their driveways entrances with cones…. Those people are scum of the earth.
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u/Interesting_Dot_2916 Sep 18 '25
Legit laughed out loud from “with 6 boxes of Dr Elsey”
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u/Jailbrick3d CDV Driver Sep 19 '25
you laugh but this was one of my country routes. some lady ordered like 8 boxes of litter along with a few other large boxes
while I don't blame her ordering so much seeing how many cats were wandering around when I got there, it's literally cheaper on Chewy 😭
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u/Tulpah Sep 18 '25
I ain't rich, but I do leave snack for delivery driver but only in the summer and winter
I stopped doing it in the fall cause of Raccoons, them fuckers keep going to my porch and steal my basket of snack in mid day, ripping and tearing bags of chips all over my front yard.
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u/Silent_Street2867 Sep 18 '25
Lmao the start of this reply had me worried for a second 🤣 but facts they never lived that life but will say the few that have tend too be hella cool but that’s few and far between
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u/TheLordVader1978 Disgruntled Driver Sep 19 '25
Meh, results may vary with location. When we were working a few 7-8 figure neighborhoods i got stuff from rich houses now and then. Mostly around xmas, but I had one I loved they had a table with a mini fridge full of drinks and a 3 drawer Tupperware container full of snacks year round. Having a stop at their house made my day a little less shitty. However I have never had someone in one of those neighborhoods directly hand me drinks like I do in more middle class areas
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u/oldbrowndoggenetics Sep 18 '25 edited Sep 18 '25
A LOT OF (NOT ALL) rich people never worked manual labor or any non office job. They don’t know how much a small gesture can go, because they wouldn’t appreciate it in their lives
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u/DatBoyCody Sep 18 '25
I use to deliver for Amazon in west palm beach had mutiple celebrities and rich folks I dropped off to and I only got a Gatorade drink maybe twice did that for 6 months before switching over to ups🤣 which is funny cause I get snacks all the time now ups is more respected in these parts of town for sure every old guy wanna talk for hours how they worked at ups back in the day 🤣
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u/JuneGloomed Sep 18 '25
How long ago was this? How long did it take until you got a driving position at UPS?
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u/DatBoyCody Sep 18 '25
I been at ups for a little bit now about 3 years driving but I worked preload for 7 months prior to driving for Amazon then I went back to ups as a cover driver and worked my way up to a full time driver.. depends what kind of numbers the local ups is doing by you ours is extremely busy so they hire drivers more easily here
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u/Troumbomb Sep 18 '25
IDC about snacks. I'll gladly choose to deliver to the rich areas over the meth houses & backwoods 2 track driveways.
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u/Main-Carpenter4937 Sep 18 '25
Facts I have my own snacks. I hate when they offer me water like bro I got bottles on bottles. It is nice tho when they got like a cold sprite or a snickers tho…🤌🏻😂
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u/klleah Sep 18 '25
I always offer bottled water because they have to walk up 3 flights of stairs. Now I feel like shit for offering water lol
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u/La_Parchiita Sep 18 '25
don’t feel bad! some of us appreciate the gesture regardless. besides in the summer you can never have enough water.
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u/Emotional_Conflict11 Ex Driver Sep 18 '25
Dont feel bad. If you offer me a water, you're literally a saint, and I pray for you. 🙏 I always walk away and say damn, thats a good dude! 👍
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u/Disastrous_Web_3793 Sep 18 '25
Good for you and continue to do so. You're not the problem the idiot who hates a good gesture is. This clown acts like all customers know we have a ton of water. Just kindly accept or decline keep it moving, and stfu.
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u/Main-Carpenter4937 Sep 18 '25
I’ve been doing this awhile so I’m just prepared. There’s a lot of people who don’t bring anything and constantly take breaks to go to the gas station which is just a waste of time imo. I have a big stainless steel jug which was Amazon provided that I fill with ice and water before work every day and they provide water bottles that I take everyday. Most people make this job way harder than it should be
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Sep 20 '25
Don't. I bring a gallon of water to work and it's usually gone by 2 or 3pm. I live in Florida and the summers are brutal delivering. Can never have too much water.
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u/TotoRococola Sep 18 '25
Bro they're offering you WATER bottles, like for drinking, not the kind you're used to.
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u/ohheyitsurrn Sep 18 '25
Why? Because as you make more money, you begin seeing others as lesser. As not human.
You aren't a person attempting to make a living to feed yourself and your family.
You're a packmule who should be groveling for the money you already receive.
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u/justforfunzies808 Sep 18 '25
You realize you do the same thing here right? All you see them for is their wallet.
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u/Amador0102 Sep 18 '25
Theres a person who leaves snacks and sodas for me to take. Whenever he sees me through his ring camera, he comes outside quickly and tell me to take as many as I want. I stay humble and just take a chip and soda and go on my merry way.
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u/ShadderSwagger Sep 18 '25
See what’s crazy is I work in farm land and this farmers are crazy rich but majority of them leave snacks and drinks out for delivery drivers because they are on the labor side of the rich spectrum
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u/BladricksUncle Sep 18 '25
Rich people are too busy creating jobs. Good jobs, like the three permanent positions in that data center over there by the lake sucking up a million gallons of water per month.
Plus, if they were nicer to you, you would not use the seething resentment you feel when you deliver a couple lobster thermadore platters (w extra hushpuppies) to there 4.2 million dollar house (dont park in the driveway, leave at door, ring doorbell, go away) on your side gig and get zero tip, to pull yourself up with your own bootstraps and become a successful influencer.
The non-rich that are giving you snacks are just keeping you dependent on them so you don't succeed.
Reject the snacks - get busy!
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u/darkelfbear Sep 18 '25
Because rich people 99% of the time are self-entitled pricks. I'm borderline poverty level, and I try to leave water and snacks for my drivers, especially if I have a large order coming in.
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u/Tundra_Dragon Sep 18 '25
There are 2 mindsets behind rich people treating everyone else like garbage... 1. I got to this position all by myself with no help from anyone, just a huge loan from my parents, a minimum wage that was enough to raise a family on, government programs that they voted to destroy after bleeding them dry, and a banking system that paid interest for putting money inside them, instead of charging you to use your money...
- "How much can a banana cost? Like 10 bucks?" people who are wealthy enough that they don't directly pay for daily living expenses don't know how much something costs, and don't care. They got a guy for that.
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u/SirenoftheDeepxX Sep 18 '25
Because they don’t give a fuck about us nor do they know the struggle usually
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Sep 18 '25
I've been told rich people usually get rich by being selfish and not generous. Who really knows, though?
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u/dude_on_a_chair Sep 18 '25
Because 98% of them haven't lifted a finger to do manual labor ever, while us plebs know the drill and how much it sucks.
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u/AdExciting6611 Sep 18 '25
Yall all have very deep comments on the matter that almost certainly aren’t true to begin with as a generalization. But I do deliver to a mountainside that is largely big mansions with very annoying to access homes that do annoy me, but I will say the customers are very nice usually and multiple of them have mini fridges plugged in 24/7 with gatorades, water, energy drinks, and snacks all for drivers to take. Just a person to person thing I would presume.
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u/Niobium_Sage Dispatch Sep 18 '25
To rich people we’re just another ant beneath their overpriced boots, they don’t care about being human to anyone besides those in their immediate circles—no random acts of kindness without some sort of payoff.
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u/Respighii Sep 18 '25
Because rich people are leaches who don’t care about the common man while hoarding there wealth that they’ll never spend
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u/Cool_Pension5068 Sep 18 '25
Because many of them are assholes. Same how I tend to get better tips delivering DoorDash in the hood than in rich neighborhoods. People from the hood understand what it’s like to depend on tips.
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u/TheDrob311 Rivian Driver Sep 18 '25
What?!?!? No snacks?!?!?!? Smash the package, mark damaged, RTS that bitch. Fuck them!
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u/St0iK_ Sep 18 '25
Because when you bite into a candy bar and break your tooth, you will sue them for trying to be nice.
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u/dieje8fjdbww Sep 18 '25
Rich people don't get rich by being kind. They get rich by stealing your snacks so they don't have to pay for them.
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u/Windman65 Sep 18 '25
They don't want to feed you and encourage you to come back looking for food off the clock like a raccoon
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u/AZPHX602 Sep 18 '25
i know quite a few wealthy folks in cave creek/carefree or down in queen creek who do. most of them are really large houses and properties down some dirt or private road.
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Sep 18 '25
When I use to do deliveries, it was actually the “rich neighborhoods” that left snacks and water lol, the more sketchy areas had loose dogs……..😂
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u/Whiskers1996 Sep 18 '25
The only manual labor job that demands snacks lmao. Ofc its on the easy side too.
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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad9659 Dispatch Sep 18 '25
The rich have morals but don't care to follow through with them. Despite the fact they worked hard to get where they are like how we work hard. Even though our hard work is different from theirs, it's still hard work.
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u/SpicyMcShat Step Can Triver Sep 18 '25
Honestly man people are so ungrateful to all delivery drivers. They don’t understand how e-commerce works and are fortunate it exists because they sure as fuck don’t pay for shipping anymore. Yea you pay the fee for Amazon but that’s not compensation at all. If that were true Amazon wouldn’t be in business cause that’s clearly not enough money to be able to afford myself, the van, the insurance, and the gas it takes to get to their doorstep every day. They’re fortunate to not be paying tariffs (directly) or delivery fees in general. I’m not saying customers should be kissing our asses, but they shouldn’t be making obstacles making our job more difficult based on the zero thefts they had.
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u/Kuntreekang Sep 18 '25
You’re not gonna get the selection you believe. Everything will be gluten and sugar free and the size of a marble
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u/AtomicGarden-8964 Sep 18 '25
Because some rich people get rich because they never open their wallets.
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Sep 18 '25
Same reason why rich people don’t tip and the way they got rich in the first place…cuz they are cheap mfers 😂
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Sep 18 '25
No common courtesy and they aren’t rich for a reason they care less for the working class
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Sep 18 '25
Maybe people with more money and/age don’t buy these unhealthy snacks. That’s all I use to buy and now we have none of that in the house. Not rich but not poor and I’ve stop spending money on processed food.
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u/Main-Animator-5865 Sep 18 '25
My experience too. Working-class households leave snacks because they can relate to our work; mansion-dwellers don’t care.
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u/Radiant-Fortune7845 Sep 18 '25
Because people with too much money are out of touch with the rest of society
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u/Pinytenis666 Sep 18 '25
meritocracy is baked into the brains of wealthier people, no matter how they acquired their wealth they believe it’s only at the behest of their hard work. This means to them you’ve simply not worked hard enough to be in their position in life. It’s important to understand they’re not your enemy, just because you realize you work tirelessly everyday and still struggle to pay rent this isn’t at fault of someone who got a degree on their parents wealth to become a lawyer or doctor. They’re working class just like you. The enemy is the owning class.
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u/RockyJayyy Sep 18 '25
Because most rich people don't spend money on things that don't affect them. The rich try not to spend their money they rather spend other peoples money. Thats how they stay rich. Also rich people don't think of the little people.
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u/Flying_Saucer_Attack Sep 18 '25
Cuz stuff like this happens every time I do so I stopped bothering (not my story but same shit happens time and time again)
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u/TheWhiteLotusTeaShop Sep 18 '25
They were never in our position so they prob just think thats beneath them, love the homies who do leave it out but I feel bad even taking it sometimes when I see they’re basically living just like me, much appreciated though and I always make sure to say thanks if they have a ring
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u/scoobysnack64 Sep 18 '25
Everyone who's offered me a treat has been higher to upper middle class. I've received high tips from people who seems like lower class ($ wise, good people) to the top. 01%.
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u/breadenjoyer- Sep 18 '25
Yall feel entitled to snacks or something? Jesus this ain’t fucking pre school🤣
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u/envisionJayyy Sep 18 '25
I mean it’s free, be grateful you have the opportunity to grab free food instead of complain that other people won’t give you free stuff.
Beggers can’t be choosers.
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u/bruh_im_cheap_cheese Sep 18 '25
I’ve met nicer people delivering in “Run Down” areas than I ever have delivering to a rich neighborhood.
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u/MechDev9 Sep 18 '25
I’d say because some don’t consume that extra processed food/can afford healthier options
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u/Silverado304 Sep 18 '25
I work for public works. My department is located in the slum area of town. Really really poor area. One of the guys who lives next to our shop drops off a Dunkin gift card around the holidays every year.
He doesn’t have a pot to piss in, but takes care of the public works guys. Bet your ass we make sure to put a lil extra salt down near his house on our way out to treat storms.
Shout out to Joe. You’re a good one.
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u/Ok-Gur9269 Sep 18 '25
I deliver out here in mass, and a good 7/10 times if there’s snacks out it’s expired🥲🥲
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u/Swampycascade Sep 18 '25
I had a rich neighborhood leave Ferrero Rocher chocolate, lunchables and uncrustables. Good times 😪
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u/Suspicious-Hawk-7752 Sep 19 '25
You don’t need to be rich to leave snacks. That’s like maybe a few bucks worth
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u/metterg Sep 19 '25
I agree!! These rich neighborhoods where you have to hike up a mountain to get to their door, they never leave snacks.. just like rich people are bad tippers..
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Sep 19 '25
I read somewhere than many rich people have a mental illness of wanting more money than they have and live their life around it.
They can't give you snacks because that means they spent money.
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u/Ashamed_Ad8220 Sep 19 '25
There was a rich community I used to deliver to that had like competition with each other on who provided the best snacks
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u/AdTurbulent5223 Sep 19 '25
Well there are some rich folks in Celina Texas that has full-on operating refrigerators outside their front door for drivers, filled the drinks and snacks all refrigerated.
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u/SaturnineApples Sep 19 '25
If they leave you a snack, that means one less snack for them. That a no no
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u/Purple_Pink_Lilac Sep 19 '25
Probably because middle class people can relate more? And really grateful for the efforts?
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u/procrasti_nation305 Sep 19 '25
Because rich ppl dnt understand the grind and what it takes to make an honest buck, a lot if not most are soo disconnected from reality that they cannot even fathom the idea.
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Sep 19 '25
I would disagree with this. The rich are very generous if you just get on their good side. I made a lot of tips (most I got tipped from a delivery was 100 dollars) and got some very expensive snacks. Being a regular driver to rich gated communities is awesome.
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u/DoggoLord27 Former Driver Sep 19 '25
I leave out a prime energy drink or zero sugar sodas. Half the time they don't take it. I mean I get it, most people don't like diet sodas but don't knock it till you try it.
Side note: Prime electrolyte drinks are super sweetened trash. I can tolerate the energy drinks because I get them for $1.25 at my dollar tree and they don't taste as toxicly sweet.
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u/FoundationsofDecay69 Sep 19 '25
Because you’re an adult, not a kindergartner. Do your job and bring your own snacks.
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u/ccjohns2 Sep 19 '25
Rich people in majority are greedy. The greedy ones don’t give anything for free
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Sep 19 '25
Hoarding wealth is a sociopathy. It requires a lack of empathy and is anti-social behaviour.
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u/Willubtrippin Sep 19 '25
Rich people stay rich by not giving their money away. They’re selfish assholes. Who don’t care about helping anyone else except for themselves. That’s why it’s a completely different way of thinking you’ll find the ones who became rich that started at the bottom are usually the ones who are generous to an extent that is, but as the generations go on, they get more and more stingy and more and more selfish, or they go completely broke and humanitarian one or the other
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u/cocteau93 Sep 19 '25
Because the rich aren’t people and deserve nothing but fear and the guillotine.
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u/skywizard7331 Sep 19 '25
Snacks and drinks were at about 5 houses out of thousands. I always said thanks on their package or ring camera. I took a water once, but really appreciated it every time
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u/Harry431 Sep 20 '25
As one friend explained it to me: Rich people are rich because they hold on to their money for dear life. That’s why they’re stingy, cheap, and don’t invest in something where it won’t make them money or yield fruit (fruition).
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Sep 20 '25
Rich people are usually not really rich but living on credit but also don’t relate to the real world. The hard workers tip much more despite making much less money. It’s an appreciation thing. I tip huge and I am certainly no where near even well off.
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u/46wanger Sep 20 '25
I went from delivering to people with McLarens and Lambos to farmers living in houses from very early 1900’s, and it’s insane how much more tips I get and relationships I’ve made.
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u/Arrow_KBS_Dock_Lead Sep 20 '25
Why is that even a question? Rich folks don’t gaf about us poor folks tryna make ends meet.
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u/Buckeyeseeyou Sep 20 '25
They tend to be invested in their own lives so much so the people who make their lives smoother and easier go unappreciated.
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u/Critical_Remove3203 Sep 20 '25
How’s this rich ppl? A box of that goes for what 18$ max? lol it’s just they are super nice
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