I’m sitting at 4.98 after 300 deliveries and I think two things made the difference: a second insulated bag and quick pre-arrival texts like “2 mins out, blue door?”. What tools or small add-ons have moved your ratings — phone mount for safer ETA messages, extra utensils, door hanger notes — anything under $30 that pays off?
Your ‘2 mins out, blue door?’ reminded me: setting up text replacements on my phone was the biggest boost — short triggers like ‘2m blue?’ and ‘gate?’ auto-expand to full messages so I can send them parked in two taps. , typing still wastes time, so this plus a $10 vent mount keeps it safe; just don’t spam more than one pre-arrival ping. If you’re on iPhone, here’s the how-to: If you can’t burn to DVD or Blu-ray disc in Final Cut Pro - Apple Support — do you tweak phrases by neighborhood?
And cheap win for me was a $15 clip-on cap light — it frees my hands and makes those “tiny house numbers” readable fast, which cut down on missed turns and couldn’t-find-you dings. Small caveat: aim it down so you’re not lighting up windows — @OP it’s been the most noticeable bump for night drops.