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Re:Uber, DoorDash Sue NYC to Stop Delivery Drivers from Gett... by Eumenes on Monday July 10, 2023 @06:46AM (#36664465)
You could cook a meal for a family of 5 for ~ $20, likely way less. Unless its pizza, sounds like it'd be closer to $100+. Using these delivery apps feels akin to buying a bottle of water at a concert or alcohol from a hotel mini bar. One of the biggest rip offs out there.
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Re:Uber, DoorDash Sue NYC to Stop Delivery Drivers from Gett... by Gigachad on Monday July 10, 2023 @06:58AM (#36664588)
It’s not a rip off, it’s the fact that having another person do everything for you is fundamentally too expensive unless there is a massive pay imbalance.
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Re:Uber, DoorDash Sue NYC to Stop Delivery Drivers from Gett... by Eumenes on Monday July 10, 2023 @07:15AM (#36664748)
Unless you're loaded, its most def a rip off. After the restaurant gets their share, the government fee/taxes, employee wages, doordash fees, delivery driver wages ... 5-10% of the bill is actually food cost.
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Re:Uber, DoorDash Sue NYC to Stop Delivery Drivers from Gett... by Gigachad on Monday July 10, 2023 @08:35AM (#36665422)
A rip off implies some kind of scam or unreasonable markup. Which isn't the case, it's just inherently expensive to have someone bring food to your door.
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