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Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by cortesoft on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:54AM (#23399867)
I order food 2-3 nights a week, mostly using Grubhub and DoorDash. I occasionally order from some restaurants that aren't on those platforms, too.

They all do delivery, and I pay online.

Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by BeetleB on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:16AM (#23400031)
Most Grubhub and Doordash restaurants don't do delivery.

When I say "they don't do delivery", I mean the restaurant doesn't do delivery. DD or GH provide the service to you. But if you call the restaurant directly, they'll tell you they don't do it on their own.

Which was the context of this conversation ("Why don't people directly call the restaurants instead of using GH?").

Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by tomc1985 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @01:28AM (#23400126)
I try not to use those services too often. I don't agree with their dishonest pricing and predatory business practices. As another commenter mentioned, those restaurants don't do delivery -- your postmate or whatever is working for postmates, not the restaurant.

I've been doing a lot of takeout as most days its my only trip out of the house

Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by cortesoft on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @02:01PM (#23406531)
I am stuck at home with young children, and I don't feel comfortable bringing them out at this time.