Can You Order DoorDash Food or Gifts for Someone Else?

by | Dec 23, 2021 | Gift Cards, Taxi Rideshare & Rentals

Our entire culture has changed In the era of social distancing. Food delivery and Amazon with everything and anything (even alcoholic drinks) being delivered to the door has taken off like internet banking in the early 2000s.

If you are looking for an idea for a gift to give to your loved ones or to a friend, food is always the fastest way to the heart. Food is central in the lives of many of us, a source of great little joys and often a remedy for anxiety and harassment.

You are probably one of the 19 million Doordash users by now and you already enjoy ordering your favorite food and getting it delivered to your doorstep by a Dasher. You may wonder if you can order for someone else and how it is possible without sending to the wrong address and making sure they know you sent it for them and not wondering about the random order arriving at their door.

DoorDash Gifting Guide

In times like these home cooking is not possible, whether it’s a family member, a best friend, a sick friend or a coworker, the good news is that you can send a meal or a gift using Doordash even if the person is in another state. The delivery app allows you to send holiday gifts (in a gift box) right to their door, or you can have your order ready and waiting at the nearby shop with the pickup option.

In this guide you will learn everything you have to know about DoorDash food gift delivery feature.

How To Ship Food to someone else

To make our guide complete, we want to start by giving you all the information and options you can choose to mail food.

First of all, shipping alcohol domestically or internationally is really complicated due to shipping and delivery laws which dictate how alcohol can be moved across the country. If you want to send alcohol, we suggest you consult our guide to the best alcohol delivery services .

Instead, shipping food is really easy.

Long distance food delivery services like UPS allows you to send food in the mail.

Here is a list of food you can mail:

  • Fruit
  • Baked goods
  • Meat
  • Shipping perishable foods, prepared meals and even shipping frozen food can be done using delivery services.

However, it requires respecting a few basic rules to ensure that the food arrives safely while still being edible.

Whatever the nature of the food you wish to ship, it is essential to provide packaging suitable for the transport of food products such as:

  • Bubble wrap
  • Ice packs
  • Plastic wraps
  • Can You Order DoorDash for Someone Else?

Can you order Doordash for someone else?

Here you can learn how to use the Doordash gift feature to send food to a friend, family member.

DoorDash Gift Delivery Feature
When you send perishable items using a carrier is always at your own risk. As we said you should take particular caution and care on the package.

In November 2020 DoorDash and Caviar introduced a new gifting feature allowing users to have delicious cooking meals, gift baskets and chocolates and more delivered to friends or family members’ houses in all the +3000 cities where Doordash is located.

With the San Francisco headquartered company, you can find the best food gifts for men or women. You can choose from one of the 300,000+ restaurants and stores partners available on the DoorDash app or the Caviar app.

The good news is that if you’re on DoorDash, and you happen across a perfect gift for someone, and you want to order it for their birthday but the occasion is months in the future, you can schedule a gift delivery on a DoorDash order for delivery in the future.

If you need food gift ideas, here are some example of what can been sent via the app:

  • Birthday cake
  • Ice cream (It is the perfect get well soon present.)
  • Gourmet food gifts
  • Last-minute Christmas gifts (we sent someone a box of oranges)
  • Birthday treats
  • Additionally the app gives you the opportunity to add to your food gift a personalized digitally-animated card.

You can find cards for a variety of occasions including:

  • Birthdays
  • Congratulations
  • Happy holidays
  • ‘Thinking of you’
  • If you’re scrambling for a last minute gift, Doordash recently launced convenience stores that deliver in less than 30 minutes.

Related Article: How To Get Free Food On DoorDash

Are There Shipping Costs Or Delivery Fees On Gift Delivery Orders
Whether you want to order a meal delivery to a sick friend, send meals to a friend or a gourmet gift basket for your mom, you will order from local restaurants and shops. This means that you will pay the normal DoorDash fees and service fees. So no. There are no additional charges on gift delivery orders and if you have a Pass subscription, you will have all the advantages of the membership.

How To Send Food To Someone With DoorDash (4 Steps)

If you want to find out how to get something delivered secretly, you should know that you can send an anonymous gift from DoorDash. In this case the only information that appears on the label is the recipient’s name and address.

The recipient will not know the identity of the mystery gift-sender.

If you want them to be aware that you sent the gift, you must include a gift sender.

If you prefer, once you place your order, you can send and share the gift tracking link with the recipient.

If you already know how to order on Doordash this should be quite similar.

Basically, to send a meal as a gift with Doordash you only need:

  • The gift recipient’s name (the name of the person who receive the gift)
  • The recipient’s phone number: Providing the recipient phone number is really important because in case the Dasher has trouble delivering the gift, they can contact the recipient.
  • The correct address of the recipient
  • A DoorDash account
  • Follow our step by step tutorial and find the right way to share Doordash with a friend.

Enter the recipient’s delivery address
Select A nearby restaurant
Add menu Items a the cart
At checkout tap on send as a gift

As for very DoorDash order, you will be able to choose a contactless delivery and you will be able to add to your order special instructions such as:

  • Ring the bell after drop off
  • Call upon arrival
  • Leave next to the porch
  • 💡 Pro Tip: With Doordash you can send an anonymous gift or if you prefer, once you place your order, you can send and share the gift tracking link with the recipient.

🎁 New to Doordash? Create an account and enjoy free delivery on your first order.

Other Gift Delivery Ideas

If you want to send a dinner to a friend but you are not sure what are their favorite dish, here are other gift delivery ideas for you:

  • Send a DoorDash gift card
  • Send an Uber Eats gift card
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • How To Send Food To Someone In Another State
  • If you like to cook, to ship cooked food to another state you can use a shipping carrier. Most of them offer a full range of express services including same day, overnight, and next day shipping. Keep in mind that some food items have a limited shelf life. The latter will then recommend that you opt for the option of express delivery, dedicated transport to avoid any risk of damage.

Keep in mind that generally the express shipping rates are really high.

How To Change Address On Doordash
You can edit, add, or delete addresses from the DoorDash app or website. However, if you already placed an order, the only way to change or update the address or other instructions, you have to contact the DoorDash support either by chat or phone.

Can I Share My DoorDash Account?
Doordash doesn’t have a system of “Family account” like some ridesharing companies. Technically you can share your email address associated with your account and the DoorDash password with a friend or family member.