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Re:Uber Trials Fast Food Delivery Service UberFresh by pyronite on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @03:34PM (#8229036)
1.) The ability to deliver from any restaurant, not just those participating or offering their own delivery service. 2.) Drivers in a large number of locations, likely closer to the intended restaurant than any "pick it up for you and deliver" service could ever be.
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Re:Uber Trials Fast Food Delivery Service UberFresh by discardorama on Wednesday August 27, 2014 @01:27PM (#8233383)
As a driver, I'm sure you make more money delivering passengers than burgers. Which would you rather pick: taking a ride across town and making $25, or delivering a $8 sandwich the same distance and making $5, tops?
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Re:Uber Trials Fast Food Delivery Service UberFresh by eli on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @03:53PM (#8229141)
Wait, did I miss the part where they can deliver from "any restaurant"? How would that work? Is that what their goal is?
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Re:Uber Trials Fast Food Delivery Service UberFresh by Instacartlove on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:01PM (#8229185)
This is basically Postmates.
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Re:Uber Trials Fast Food Delivery Service UberFresh by eli on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:18PM (#8229288)
I agree, but I guess the argument is they are more efficient because unlike Postmates their drivers can work as both taxis and delivery vehicles so will have less down time.
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Re:Uber Trials Fast Food Delivery Service UberFresh by 2pasc on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @05:09PM (#8229573)
There is a big difference between - delivering food you have in your trunk in under 10 minutes, and what Postmates or Caviar does. It seems UberFresh is closer to a Sprig/Spoonrocket model than a Postmates model.
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