The Death of Food Delivery Apps

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[@hyukadoree]

hey king😍😍

[@152IsntAvailable]

I’m bad at puzzles

[@kai-u8t4e]

Card's last 4 digits are still visible at 4:14 -- it's not properly censored. Never rely on layering a semi-transparent stroke lol.

[@nurtaytulegenov7431]

If a service cannot exist without exploiting workers and underpaying them, then this service shouldn't exist no matter how convenient it sounds

[@braziinc6960]

Right but if these apps disappeared tomorrow because they don’t pay a decent wage(or frankly even the gas money it costs to deliver in some cases) then customers(you) would be out there claiming the striking dashers are greedy scumbags. Company changes gears and stays out the spotlight, you get your victim points, and the driver is still out of a job

[@polygonalfortress]

Service is badly overpriced, service is very inconsistent and poor, top of all that, the workers aren't even paid well at all? It certainly makes one wonder how delivery apps even got successful in the first place.

[@braziinc6960]

@ quite simple really, they sold you slavery as convenience and you bought it. Once they had you used to waiting at your door for your food like a lab rat of course they jacked up the price.. and why should they pay me $5 to deliver something when 2 million other drivers will do it for $4 meanwhile they’re charging you $10 delivery fee but as I stated earlier… YOURE USED TO IT you’ll keep paying

[@braziinc6960]

@ now they have an endless supply of cheap labor and an endless supply of fat lazy consumers who won’t drive .8 miles to pickup their bag of grease. “You get what you fucking deserve” -joker

[@lucyla9947]

​@@braziinc6960 maybe don't accuse the original commenter of considering workers who strike greedy. Like unsurprisingly, two different people can have different reactions to the same event.

[@arctic13767]

As a former DoorDasher I will never understand most of the people who use it. The food will never be hot, usually it’s lukewarm at best, it tastes worst and it’s absurdly expensive. Even worse are people who DoorDash McDonald’s, like bro, McDonald’s fries only taste good for like five minutes after they are made it’s not worth it

[@Nero_Jero]

So many people say they NEED to use delivery services for whatever reason, but they've only existed for a few years. How did these people survive before that?

[@nu1x]

@@Nero_Jero Many people do not remember what happened one year ago.

[@jehantiny_burn8869]

​@@Nero_Jeroin the case of disabled people, they ordered food via phone (many places no longer do in house delivery like this now, but some still do, like pizza delivery), or had a support worker or family member to bring food. This isn't viable for everyone, unfortunately, and delivery is just an 'easier' option! Especially if they were disabled recently. Can't speak to anyone outside of this situation, though.

[@AdaireKrickets]

I only used it when I had a Hella fever and couldn't drive/cook, and you're totally right. The service sucked.

[@Noelle-h6f]

Disabled and sick people exist.

[@spaceweezr]

i’m so effing tired of businesses making everyone else pay their minimum wage to workers..

[@Dragon-Believer]

Their workers don't make minimum wage. That is one of their big problems. Their workers eventually realize how bad the economics are and quit. Or give terrible service.

[@thenatureboy1837]

Tell me you don't know basic economics without telling me you don't know basic economics lol

[@bbwblk]

@@thenatureboy1837spotted the right wing kvnt

[@adraiptt7550]

I mean... That's pretty much how a bussines work

[@doctorgrubious7725]

How… how exactly does a business pay their people if they don’t first take money from costumers

[@LostintheTangle]

I am disabled and have no car, so I get groceries from Misfits Market, brought by FedEx. Comes once a week, costs $10 to ship. Healthy, good food. When I got groceries from a local store through Doordash, it was awful. Rotten produce and pissed-off drivers who didn't think a $10 tip was enough, so treated me and my groceries like crap. Never again.

[@Sofus-fu4ro]

I never tip, sorry food cost to much and I cant drive They also do the bare minimum

[@estevanolivas8972]

​@Sofus-fu4ro bare minimum seems to be more then your ungrateful ass is capable of

[@grahvis]

I live in the UK and have poor mobility. There are three local supermarkets which deliver at either low cost or free, the drivers do not expect tips. Convenience meals are kept in the fridge or freezer, they only take a few minutes to prepare.

[@Metallijosh100]

​@@grahvis Same in Poland, free delivery after about $60 of a groceries delivery, no tips expected, comes next day inside our chosen hour time slot. My partner and I do this as our weekly shop about half of the time. The US sounds like such a sad hellhole and I wish they fully realised how much better it could be.

[@kitki83]

Gonna try misfits market, seems interesting

[@ahmarindungu9010]

Uber has the worst support system ever and also these companies DONT have contact support anymore for bad service and mid food im so tired of getting told to contact support and there isn’t one

[@stinkyfeces8728]

Uber eats is absolutely awful. I’ve not gotten my food before and complained time and time again and they just say I’m not eligible for a refund and I’m like WHAt!!??!!! I DIDNT GET THE FOOD I PAID FOR.

[@NBT1120]

Having ai support say "sorry we'll do better next time" when you contact support to let them know items are missing or completely inedible is the craziest shit. Like I'm sorry but you're literally engaging in theft from me if on every order an item is missing, how is that legal?

[@ahmarindungu9010]

@ exactly that’s what I’m wondering 😭

[@LARKXHIN]

I hear so many horror stories of a robot going "we're sorry" with no refund when the food delivered (or not) was wrong. Never used one never will

[@kewlenjo219]

What’s sad is I picked up an order, scanned QR code on receipt n asked restaurant to verify order, they did. I deliver successfully. In middle of next delivery I get a call- while Im driving, the customer wants me to call back. I try but call doesn’t go through. They said they didnt get entire order. It’s nite so we only get ai support or live chat from India. I ask the live chat what to do and can they give directions to house so I can help the people ( at my gas, time and income because I feel sad the restaurant messed up). Was told after delivery, tell them contact Uber support. Once we deliver what the restaurant us supposed to have properly prepped, we no longer have address n text/ phone doesn’t seem to work through app. All I could do was complain to Uber when it asks via app survey.

[@milkemoments1366]

I once ordered $30 worth of food and ended up with somebody's $70-$90 order. Feel terrible for the person who got mine.

[@CarinoBimbo]

But I know you ate good that day 😂

[@StarxLolita]

Got someone's white castle order once. Didn't even order anything. The uber gods blessin us both

[@Nervous101]

Same, got someones KFC order. Boy did i eat, they ordered so much.

[@ville-c4u]

no one cares, im better

[@littlebytes4462]

I would've complained it was the wrong order, kept the food they mistakenly brought and then received my original order on top of that. BOOM I'm eating good for days

[@erikas.6790]

I found frozen food is actually better when you have little time to cook, like you should wait 15 to 30 minutes for a delivery food to bring you the food anyway, why don't you just pop a frozen pizza in the oven? I actually even lost weight this way since I have full control about the servings of what I'm eating

[@obscuraxxxx]

Yesssss! Frozen foods and veg are a lifesaver for me. Easy to cook, quick to eat.

[@Spearra]

Tyson's Frozen Chicken Strips is what caused me to stop ordering delivery. Since 1. It was cheaper 2. The quality was waaay more consistent 3. Crispy and hot because I'm literally right there when the oven is done So for me, it was more like a "ordering delivery is OBJECTIVELY less effective all around, so why bother?".

[@kaas2597]

And you can find such a good variety of frozen foods in most grocery stores. I love to keep some Korean dumplings in the freezer for this reason. The easiest and quickest soup is just boiling pasta (anyone can manage this much) with a handfull of frozen veggies with any random spices you feel like adding that day. Takes less time than going though ordering process and waiting for the delivery, then warming up the food cuz it's cold and sad.

[@ladyofthedarkmoonlotus]

yeah, exactly. i used to blow a lot of cash monthly on ordering food to the house, but recently i changed my sleep routine and most restaurants are shut when i'm awake. to counter this, i've been going to the store and buying these small, two to three dollar microwaveable burgers and a handful of different vegetables, you know, lettuce, tomato, pickle, yeah. far cheaper, and i've lost weight a lot this year kicking out food delivery apps.

[@mweeee]

Frozen pizza is usually not as good as the one from an actual pizza place

[@zdubbs7609]

I absolutely DESTROYED my wallet w Uber eats back when I was depressed and ate my feelings bruh it’s just not worth it and them especially have horrible customer service when things go wrong it’s insane Also why are we meant to tip a driver before we even get our food ? Never made sense to me, you tip AFTER a service

[@kelswels5319]

No me too, it definitely helped to fuel my depression filled binge episodes... and I cancelled my dashpass MONTHS ago and I still get charges for it that I keep having to send a claim about -_-

[@ayla8345]

Why didn’t you just eat frozen food? Not all frozen meals are bad or unhealthy

[@zdubbs7609]

@@ayla8345 One because they don’t taste as good 🤣 and at the time I felt bad about it but didn’t really care to make better spending decisions

[@zdubbs7609]

@@kelswels5319 That is INSANE and I’ve heard other ppl say the same thing. Don’t understand how they can get away with that

[@Patchouliprince]

@@ayla8345not to make assumptions about the person ur asking but in general depression leaves you with so little motivation or care or energy for anything especially when it comes to things like feeding yourself or taking care of yourself. Cooking a frozen meal is easy yes, but it requires the effort to actually get up and follow the instructions and do the steps required. I know someone might assume that’s so little effort, but for someone with limited or no energy it’s possible they cannot be bothered or motivated to do those steps. Pressing a few buttons on your phone and food showing up at your home without you having to interact with a person is not only extremely tempting but extremely easy in comparison

[@ashk7244]

I wouldn't download an app for every place I want to eat from, but I will just visit their website. I want to go back to an internet where we used the web browser instead of apps (especially since most apps are just rendering in your browser).

[@bbshrimp]

exactly this... having an app for something that can be done from a website is so irritating

[@MiniiCitrus]

But how else will the companies exploit more of your data if they can't make you use their apps and accept their privacy agreements? Using mobile websites prevents increased profits and data brokerage! Bad for economy, bad! (Sarcasm, because I know one person out there isn't going to understand)

[@gwennorthcutt421]

if possible i will literally just look for the restaurant's website/phone number and use that. i dislike apps in general bc im lazy and also am on my laptop more, and i miss Websites too

[@ville-c4u]

no one cares, im better

[@magamam1706]

Just use door dash on the web?

[@kuma1326]

Food & grocery delivery is actually a lifesaver for us who can’t drive. But the prices keep getting higher and the companies are corrupt, treating their drivers like crap, it’s an awful situation but some of us don’t have much of an alternative 😢

[@Orquet-qj2nf]

What about paying a neighbour twenty bucks plus the cost of your groceries? Unless there's no trustworthy neighbours around.

[@Craftypillar]

I'm absolutely not trying to be mean, but wouldn't it be better to just uber yourself there? Unless you are disabled in a way where you can't walk, in which case I would hope you would have better options, it's safer to watch your food at all time. I remember there was a woman who was an ubereats driver who filmed her dog pooping on the uber orders and barely brushing it off before delivering. It makes me sick to think of still.

[@coolchameleon21]

exactly, some people rely on these delivery services. many disabled people rely on it, and most of them are already low income :/ some better companies needs to come along and take the place of instacart and door dash

[@holliemichailidis2951]

​@@Orquet-qj2nf In Australia it's only $5. If you spend over a certain amount it is free. While I get along with my neighbours I'd be too embarrassed to ask. Plus one speaks zero english but somehow we always say hi and swap vegetables/fruit.

[@coolchameleon21]

@@Craftypillarubers are insanely expensive and are way less convenient, especially when you have a large grocery order

[@moonbyeol9130]

I had a chat with uber driver recently. He told me that when he arrives in place earlier than estimated Uber cuts the money he gets from the ride and takes it themselves. 🙃

[@aliciaj3406]

My favorite sushi restaurant's rating on Google Maps went wayyy down as soon as they agreed to deliver via DoorDash. Everyone who mentioned delivery complained about sushi that was too warm, so presumably they were placed in the same bag as hot food because the drivers have to stack orders due to low pay. I want to put all the blame on the reviewers, but honestly, it's like every single party involved in this exchange lost except for DoorDash Corporate.

[@jocelynsmyth6604]

I really believe in house delivery is such a smart service, if the demand is there

[@magentatime]

"Stack orders due to low pay" yeah but also people are stupid and don't realize/care that sushi is cold

[@Unknown2Yoo]

Sushi is warm or room temp when I order it in the restaurant (I understand its room temp when served in Japan, too, at the fancy places), so I don't understand that complaint. As long as the ingredients are fresh, you're good. Cold sushi, is old sushi. It's no good once it's been refrigerated.

[@Koalavater]

The amount of people who rate a restaurant poorly based on a bad door dash/GrubHub experience is astonishing, especially when it's a local mom n pop place.

[@raquelsylvester2871]

Here's some interesting insight from my experience. My bf and I did Doordash delivering when we were in a tough spot financially (last year). In our area (im not sure if its everywhere) Dashers literally ONLY get tips, no wage. The money we made was so little it should be criminal.

[@Orquet-qj2nf]

I'm pretty sure it is. There's people you can call to ask about that.

[@GracefullyHigh]

I mean.. thats kinda the job description, its hard to wanna pay more than a $5 tip when all you're doing is driving for one and two the fees are $20 alone.. so yeah imma tip you $1.50 for going to the restaurant down the street from me lmao, could just get a stable job🤷🏽‍♀️ doordash never looked stable, i mean you're relying on tips instead of a set wage, thats kinda on you, I mean did you REALLY think you'd be making hundreds a night as if you worked a normal job?

[@murphychurch8251]

@GracefullyHigh So you're ordering from Door Dash while looking down on the drivers because the fact that they don't get a salary is "on them"? Lovely.

[@LARKXHIN]

​@@GracefullyHigh you seem young, so why do you have a boomer mindset of "the pleb didn't work hard enough so I can treat them with disrespect"?

[@Ash_Wen-li]

@@GracefullyHigh I mean no matter how you feel about tipping you should recognize that there's something wrong with them not getting paid for deliveries

[@BlasianLynn]

I BEEN BEEN SAYING TIPS ONLY EXIST BECAUSE THESE PPL ARE CHEAP AND DONT WANT TO PAY. if you are a multi million dollar company…absolutely appalling you dont properly pay

[@calvincoolidge1207]

Cooks at fast food places have low pay and they don't ask for tips. I worked there and eventually moved on to a better job. Also, it is easy to get promoted if you want to stay and have basic initiative.

[@mattorama]

Where do you think the money comes from? You can either pay $30 for the food and $10 for a tip or just pay $40 for the bill. The company isn't paying the employees. YOU are paying them. YOU are where the company gets their money from.

[@calvincoolidge1207]

@@mattorama The problem is tips are not set. You have to think 'should I pay $5 or $7 or $8.' You have to do mental calculations. Most countries are able to figure this out without tipping. In China, I can track an order and the food arrives fast most of the time if you don't order at peak times. Not a surprise that food delivery is very popular here.

[@mattorama]

@@calvincoolidge1207 If you can't figure out what 20% of the bill is, that's a you problem.

[@calvincoolidge1207]

@@mattorama I thought it was 15%. Also, what about only average or poor service? A tip is bribery for service.

[@spaceyduo]

i once had a dasher that came to my house, took a photo, then ran away with my food before i could get to the door 😭😭

[@HSA954]

I’m sorry that happened to you. I also couldn’t help but imagine the “when I ask my dog what he has in his mouth” meme of SpongeBob running away 😭

[@GracefullyHigh]

Nah I'm so scared of this happening I WATCH them the whole time they pull up and let them know I'm watching lmao idc imma watch you sit it down and leave every time I ain't taking chances. I'm already scared of people spitting on my shit if the tip isn't necessarily high enough for them

[@SprinkledFox]

NOOOO

[@shuaybhaniyfah9939]

I'm sorry but 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mischievous_Moth]

Happens ALL the time. I'm amazed it's only happened to you once if i'm going to be honest.

[@jonahmagnus9833]

some insight from south east asia here: we have a similar service, Grab, which not only does food delivery but tons of other stuff. food delivery wise, it's usually a one-order basis, so they go to pick up your order and deliver only that order before they can pick up another one. we can tip either as it's delivering or after delivery, and most importantly, we get a lot of coupons and vouchers that end up making the delivery fee 0 or even have the total amount (plus delivery) lower than the actual total, but the drivers all have a fixed rate per order so it doesn't hurt the amount the drivers earn. we can pay for express delivery (rate varies with traffic and weather) or, if we don't mind waiting, we get a way cheaper deliver fee if we choose a saver option. there's a countdown estimate in the app, and if the delivery goes beyond the estimated time (minimum 10 minutes over), we get a compensation voucher. I'm kind of shocked at how delivery apps are across the pond because I'm so used to grab's services

[@sophiagonzales8974]

I’m from south east Asia as well ever since I learned about the west’s practices I’m grateful we have grab also a nice thing about some restaurants is they offer food for the driver so the drivers also do not get hungry and customers want to get them food

[@justinetillman4851]

It's the same for me as a southeast Asian. I'm familiar with grab, but I sue Foodpanda , along with everyone else I know. The services are a lot better than the delivery horror stories I hear about in America so far. You simply pay for your food, pay the delivery fee(which is fairly cheap, almost the same amount of money it'd take to commute to the restaurant), and get your order hot enough.

[@rainb0wpiie]

most of what you are tellin about the apps is the same here in Germany. please don't throw all 'westerners' into one pot, Europe is very different from the USA too ~

[@r.d.donovan2243]

Grab Express and Grab Assistant have saved my sanity so many more times than I can count 😅 I can’t imagine living anywhere that doesn’t have something like this

[@donajonse]

I'm from Russia, and we have Yandex and some other services. The terms are very similar to Grab, and the delivery works very well, mostly on time, and you can see your courier on the map. I was soooo shocked, when I learned how bad these services are in western countries!

[@diobrando9508]

I’m personally afraid of using delivery anymore because not only is my food cold, the prices are high, I’ll sometimes get paired with a really mean driver or a driver who will essentially hold my food hostage because the tip wasn’t huge. I tip very nicely and have had a driver or two either steal my food or tamper with it or harass me to increase my tip. I’m disabled and due to my disability, I cannot drive. Some days my disability makes it hard to even get up.

[@BobaTeaGirl25]

Lmao I don't get this. WHY take the order if they aren't happy about the tip amount? They don't have to take that order! 😅

[@Leila3i5]

Same here, I am afraind and angry. I've had them do that when the tip WAS huge. The driver was late, did not grab the beverage and called up to demand I come out and find them down the block because they were lost. They yelled at me and said my house did not look like a house. 😳 I've never regretted so much having given them a 50% tip, but unlike some of the other apps, with grubhub you commit to the tip beforehand and can not take it back. NEVER again.

[@txri9677]

Ive had a ubereats driver take my food, mark it delivered, and leave a message saying “if you want people to bring you food you should tip more.” I TIPPED $10. The restaurant wasnt even that far (maybe 10 minutes from me?) i got lucky and got a refund but jeez

[@casandra0]

Oh no that’s horrible :( Locally we have a veteran delivery service that runs out of the veterans hall, no app you have to call for availability. I wonder if you might have something similar where you are?

[@jadetea6112]

​@txri9677 man, tip cultural is downright horrible in this country. I wish someone would make a video about tip cultural becoming hostile.

[@JD-yk4cw]

I hate AI with all my heart 😭😭😭. The AI food pics were grossing me tf out!! Bold marketing strategy to say the least 🥴🥴🥴

[@coolchameleon21]

this honestly makes me really sad. i used to door dash, and i actually made good money. i’m autistic, and door dashing was actually a really good job fit for me. it’s one of the only jobs i was able to do for several years in a row. this past year, i had to stop altogether because i was actually LOSING money from driving around and not get any orders

[@PlayerTenji95]

As someone who is Autistic/ADHD and works mainly in customer service for this reason, yikes. I’m sorry.; I hope things get better for you.

[@selkiefluff]

I'm not American and I never really had any significant problems with delivered food, but the delivery fees are getting insane. Gas prices are one thing, but now they're adding absurd fees on top of everything. Last time I ordered a pizza I had to pay a fee for plastic utensils. THERE WERE NO UTENSILS just a paper box! Nowadays even when I'm in pain and bedridden I'd rather use all I got to heat up some fries and nuggets over bothering with delivery. Cheaper, too.

[@Jacqli-Rivoli]

Before it was a matter of convenience. Then it became borderline robbery.

[@matt8104]

During covid, everybody inthe restaurant industry got greedy

[@QIURIOS]

my family used to always order from this one local burger place for like £8 for a whole burger meal which was DELECTABLE but. oh my god. the price has SHOT UP to £17 just to order online??? yet in person it only went up to £10??? not a clue how this happened. Ubereats also suddenly logged the place as being wayyy further than it actually is, delivery fees for that place went up from free to £4.40 for no reason. its a MESS

[@nevergoon4315]

Different people pay different prices for the same goods from the same place. The delivery places take the extra cut. Don't forget how these companies set up ghost kitchens and illegally signed up businesses to steal and grift from them.

[@sonicsakura8368]

Delivery apps charge the restaurant a % in fees for orders made through them so they usually just add the fee to the original price of getting it in person. Lots of restaurants have encouraged people to order directly through them or pick up in person so they don't get charged

[@CupcakeFairy777]

*God *G

[@Narangarath]

@@CupcakeFairy777 *Dog *g

[@MamaMOB]

It's called a disincentive. They don't want people to order online. They want you to come in. But with all these delivery apps they don't really have a choice but to offer delivery. So they jack up the price on delivery.

[@BobaTeaGirl25]

As someone who did doordash and also dash orders for me sometimes, i think there should be an option where the customer can choose if they don't mind being a multi pick up OR if they want to be the ONLY pickup for that dash. The amount of times I actually dashed food and it was ICE COLD simply due to the dasher picking up and dropping off 3 orders at a time...

[@moko3868]

Don't they have a rush or asap option for extra fees?

[@Narangarath]

A big part of the issue is that a lot of the time, the food has to wait a long time for a driver to come pick it up, so it's cold before it even starts heading you way. There's no viable solution for that, since you have to put up the delivery as soon as you get it (if you even have a say in the matter) so the customer doesn't wait too long, but that also means you need to make it NOW so the driver who's barely turning a profit doesn't need to wait for the food. I used to work at a restaurant that used one of the very early food delivery services (~15 years ago) and those orders were always my least favorite, because someone, if not everyone, involved will be mad at you at some point.

[@raejae3755]

Yes I would feel SO BAD when I got orders stacked 2 or 3 at a time. I tried not to take those, but if you’re too picky you don’t work. Sometimes it routes you funny and you just know someone is getting screwed big time. The customer gets mad and takes away some tip or rates the driver badly because the food sucks. They only did the driving. 🫤

[@hvrrormind]

​@@moko3868they do, and it used to mean you'd be the only order, but now that's not a guarantee even with the extra fee

[@BobaTeaGirl25]

@moko3868 i believe so how ever I don't think it stops a dasher from making your order a multi dash

[@Ellocellow]

Eddy burback’s Video on Ghost kitchens is not only funny but super informative, I’m so glad you used the clip of him buying the same sandwich 9 times

[@olennnnna]

when I was an agoraphobic alcoholic, Uber Eats was a lifesaver. now that I'm healed and better I will NEVER use that app again

[@Libby_Hannah]

Bless you.

[@EleanorBrimblecombe]

​@@epic360noscopeI don't know if you're looking for help, but go through your bank account and look at how much you're spending per week, per month. Then delete the apps and only get alcohol by physically going to the store. You'll spend less, drink less, and get slightly more exercise. It doesn't have to all happen at once, but make a start.

[@trinadream5106]

Lol dude SAMEEEEEE

[@MoreCoffeePlease.]

Congratulations on your sobriety. Protect it because you’re worth it and you deserve a full, joyous life. 🫶🏻

[@iggberthumperdink]

Agoraphobic alcoholic 😂😂😂

[@katsudon526]

as a dasher (don't judge me, no one is hiring im doing what i have to 😫😫) i hate to see a no tip order but i understand it and i don't (always... it depends) hold it against the person im delivering to. i just wish these apps would just pay us themselves and not take it out on the customers

[@Leila3i5]

I don't blame you for wanting a tip. I have heard nightmare stories on both sides; the customer and the driver.

[@KendallM0219]

You would think with the 30% up charge and random fees they could pay their drivers something.

[@Orquet-qj2nf]

I clean houses to supplement my income. If you can doordash, that means you have a car to drive to people's houses with and you can charge people an insane rate to clean. I'm in Ontario and I can charge $25 an hour.

[@OrbObserver]

@@Orquet-qj2nf "Just do something else and make more money"

[@GracefullyHigh]

Exactly, doordash has more than enough money to pay doordashers and it shouldn't be on the customer to support that employee, people have tampered with food, stolen food, gotten threatened over a low tip just bc doordash doesn't wanna use their own money and the fees are $20 alone making a drink a $30 order plus a $10 tip if you don't want spit in it

[@Paminjapan]

I drive for DD 5 years now and most orders are $2 +tips lately. We now rely on tips now. People are not tipping due to high cost. I saw this coming 2 years ago and got a part time job at a local pizza chain and make great money. Due to health issues I can't work a full 40 hour work week. DD has become just a fill in and not dependable. I personally used DD once. I can't afford it myself!

[@theuncensoredaboriginal]

The trick is dont take anything less than 10- 15 dollars a delivery....u will average a hundred in 5 hours

[@Kossa-Odessa]

I used to be heavily dependent on delivery services due to a multitude of issues that still keep me stuck at home and bed ridden for most of the time. It was always insanely expensive and the amount of issues with the food was just horrible. Nowadays I use a grocery delivery service and only have to carry my groceries inside and prepare it. I just buy ready to eat meals or something that I can just shove in the oven or airfryer. It’s still expensive, but not as bad as delivery food and the quality is much better.

[@thalovemuscle]

TV dinners are absolutely not better for you than restaurant food. That's delusional.

[@Kossa-Odessa]

@ I’m not eating tv dinners. Ready meals like a salad and then a piece of meat to go with it is my main thing.

[@studybuddy.]

@@thalovemusclegrocery stores usually have food they make in house and package

[@bubblegumplastic]

​​​​@@thalovemuscle Some of them are, it depends where you live and what you're buying. Not every tv dinner has highly processed items in them. Where I live they're made by a local company that also supplies meals to hospitals and schools, and the quality is the same as meals prepared at home, just less fresh since you're reheating it. My supermarket also offers frozen meals that are things like steamed fish and vegetables and rice. It's genuinely wholesome food. Plus, many restaurants offer food that are high in salt and fat, because that's what makes it a popular restaurant item. Lastly, it's pointless and also oddly cruel to shame disabled people who are either eating a tv dinner, or nothing or something like a bag of chips. Not eating or having to rely on snack foods is obviously the worse option

[@user-zk8ed4kd2b]

There are also some decent frozen food entrees from Amy's.

[@fishycoont5714]

The last time i ordered on ubereats, a driver stole my food but passed the order to a different driver to make it look like it wasnt picked up. After waiting an hour to get it picked up (tacobell so not even worth it), a very very kind driver used his own money to buy my food again and i had to pay him back in his tip. I have never used a delivery app again since

[@11nookcolortablet]

Similar situation happened to me too

[@CrystallynRose]

I believe that happened to me as well. At the time I didn't know what happened, but your story sounds like what happened to me, so I guess that's probably what happened. I thought maybe there was just a huge screw-up and confusion with the app. Nice to know there are some crappy people out there willing to take advantage of others.

[@theuncensoredaboriginal]

I hate that drivers do that and even worst its always a high tip but the restaurant won't make the order again nor does uber cancel the order.

[@julie-zmb]

That is so sad for the driver. I was in the exact same position and I learned the hard way how some people just don’t deserve my time. I ended up losing money than gaining it. I hope that driver never does that again because we aren’t supposed to be spending money to work. That was out of the goodness of his heart but now I wouldn’t even do it after what happened in my case

[@davidperry4013]

Food delivery apps are enshitified beyond all recognition. I’m glad I’m fine with getting up and running the errands or eating out at the restaurant by myself. If I’m too tired or impaired to drive, I’d order food from a business that has a native delivery system like dominos and pay a cheap fee and tip.

[@jw-729]

What I don't understand: What the heck is the service fee for if they're charging us the delivery fee on top of the over inflated pricing of the thing we order already??

[@mfitzger99]

When things are consistently bad, always blame the company. They have a level of control. If they paid the drivers $80 an hour, and told them to make sure the order is perfect, and arrives quickly, they'd do so. $80 an hour is unrealistic, but as a company it's up to them to find what is satisfactory in order to provide good service. At the moment, they pay nothing, and have no control, so they take no responsibility.. They are useless.

[@silntwaves]

Def realistic the CEO made 417 million

[@gwennorthcutt421]

literaly this every time all the time. customers and employees get shafted while the company execs line their pockets. thats why class solidarity is important

[@queenofpents3442]

Doordash was cool when it came out but after a few years the delivery fees became ridiculous and got sick of pay $30-$40 for a $15 meal. Way easier to just pick it up but I completely understand for ppl who are disabled or don't have a car. Those fees are so criminal.

[@Chisom_Ijeoma]

In NYC they enacted a bill requiring delivery drivers make $18 an hour. I used to deliver to make extra money but now you have to reserve a time to deliver and there is rarely time available. Not to mention if the area is not busy enough they won't even let you start delivering there. So bye bye to my side hustle.

[@coolchameleon21]

@@Chisom_Ijeoma same :( i used to be able to just hop in the car and go a year ago, but now there’s never any times available

[@treacherousjslither6920]

I tried to deliver for some side money but I had to join a waiting list for my area. The only other areas available were outside my city. I just deleted it.

[@lilkev102kev]

Why pay by hour??

[@V1sual3y3z]

I miss when restaurants, and some grocery stores, had in house drivers and all it cost you was tipping the driver. As a kid my mom and I didn't have a car so we would hitch hike to the store (yeah, we were that rural and poor), do the shop and then get it delivered.

[@raybanz8218]

What really gets you is the increased price per item. You guys be sure to check if you are ordering anything online. Sometimes that's how they get you!

[@Starsongzz]

4:25 As someone who DoorDashed for some bucks here and there, idk what they claim those extra charges do. Literally, you sign up on the app, and you’re good to go in like a day tops. There’s no real vetting or anything that you get as a driver, so I assume those charges go straight to the app/business. And, I have made plenty of mistakes, mostly because they don’t set you up with anything, and you have to figure it out yourself. But managing peoples food is a lot harder than it seems. That stress wasn’t worth the little pay. There’s lots of people who do it illegally (uninsured), as well. Someone who Dashed illegally hit my car, and he had to pay for it. The dude was a jerk about it, too. 12:27 it’s like Bob’s Burger’s businesses come to life

[@uninvincibleete]

Also an important thing to note: apps like Doordash would only need to add a teeny tiny fee to keep up with new regulations; they added these massive fees to try to get the laws repealed. You see similar things when there's a gas/carbon tax: the actual base price stays the same, but they jack up the price for consumers to trick consumers into hating the gov regulations. Tale as old as time.

[@クロミxxx]

uber eats makes me angry

[@rainb0wpiie]

It's crazy to see how high these fees in the USA are. Here in Germany we have small delivery fees (around 2-5€) and that's it. And the prices for the meal are also pretty decent, even though they are a bit more expensive than by just picking them up yourself, which is understandable.

[@Sweet4chokoreeto]

I live in a "bad" neighborhood in Santiago de Chile but urban planning here at least it's nice. And I have burgers, sushi, ceviche, empanadas and completos 2 blocks away. You can order online and your food will be ready in 20 minutes.

[@96mariah]

0:31 arcane too real

[@Rhiannercakes]

Even with the 50% off coupons they try to send me, Uber is too expensive. Idk how anyone can afford using them.

[@LadySnowfaerie]

I'm kinda glad I live outside the range of these apps. Can't get stuff delivered even if I wanted to, so if I want something specific, I either learn to make it myself or learn to live without. xD

[@desktopkitty823]

I used food delivery after I came home from the hospital after having 2 surgeries. It was painful to walk and I could barely stand for 2 minutes. So it's a convenient service when you really need it.

[@sweet9041]

fr bro tell me why everttime i try to order a 9 bucks meal it suddenly becomes 24 dollars...? this economy is a joke

[@twinklestarsprites]

walmart plus is the only delivery service i will ever pay for. all i pay for is my groceries and then driver tip (which isnt awful since i live super close to the one near me, i literally just cant fucking drive) so much easier than having to uber or ask around for rides when i need to shop

[@rickyspeople]

Agreed. I also love not having to yknow…go into Walmart

[@kibagami25]

Ok how can McDonalds cost me 180$ for 4 people. INSANE. I never used door dash or anything like that ever since. It was good before now the fees are just insane.

[@motherofheckers9751]

As a McDonald's worker, i have two opinions, really. I don't ORDER delivery bc my employee discount doesnt apply, and i cant afford the delivery fee and service fee. However, i really enjoy PACKING the deliveries since it's methodical and im fast and accurate. I have to do my own system to make sure none of the food is wrong and that people take the right orders, and that they take both the food and drink (im primarily in charge of the drinks and handing it over). we've had orders that have taken me 2 mins to pack the drinks, and everyone on food 15 mins to pack the food before. that's frustrating for all involved. but i have to double check the code on the delivery to make sure it's the right one, especially because if anyone gets it WRONG, there's pretty much nothing the customer can do (which sucks) sorry for the ramble, i just like packing up the delivery drinks and wanted to contribute

[@gwennorthcutt421]

doing a vital and honorable service, and you should be eligible for veterans discounts

[@charlzwerth69]

I always kept to ordering from stores with their own drivers, at least around me there's still a few

[@grazyrj]

Never ordered from one of these. Glad I haven't now

[@spaceweezr]

being a delivery driver at an already overpriced place, two sandwiches are around $30 and then with delivery just for a lunch is over $50 that’s without tip 😭

[@GwendolynnBY]

the apps were always predatory toward the people who work for them. but what's missing from this video is that it isn't just restaurants "letting" these apps take the bulk of delivery work, the apps will list those restaurants as options without the restaurants' consent.

[@krazyworld6433]

I stopped using these apps too. I only get delivery now if its from the store directly like pizza hut or milios. They have their own delivery drivers.

[@RCZeta919]

Damn I just had to report fraudulent Uber Eats charges on my corporate credit card too smh

[@driiifter]

I remember back in like 2009 we used to order Chinese food from this small business and the lady that took our order would just send her husband to deliver it. You're better off just cooking food from a food truck and then delivering it to people directly, cuts out all the middle man crap. In fact, there's this dude in Japan who does that with ramen. He'll drive to your house and cook it right outside, then you come grab it.

[@Yazzie1]

I wish that the delivery drivers were paid properly, I doubt that all the extra mystery fees are all going towards workers and not mostly back into the corporations… also I’m watching this whilst I wait for my food to get delivered 💀

[@869ofuncertainty]

I spent some time in Japan where delivery was so cheap even without converting to US. Lol I uninstalled uber eats as soon as I was back on US soil

[@AniMerDol]

In the good old days, we phoned the restaurant, gave our order to a person & their delivery driver brought it to you & you tipped them 10-15% of what your order cost. Now it's 15-18%. I only order from restaurants that do deliver. Don't have money to throw away on extra fees.

[@pajeebruce5393]

The worst part is that restaurants hardly handle their own delivery anymore. Like you buy the food, they bring it to you, you just had to tip the driver and that was still always a choice…

[@Libby_Hannah]

I'm not gonna pay 30 bucks fee for delivery for cold and expensive food. I used Uber Eats once for.my birthday in the pandemic and I was so sad because my food was cold. I never use it again and I only use the deliver from the supermarket when I buy the groceries for the entire month.

[@kkelseym]

Being charged two-twices the amount of the actual food just for it to arrive cold only makes sense to me when I'm sick and literally in no condition to get in the car to drive. Outside of that, I will get my ass in a car and drive to get my own food.

[@isometimespaintstuff]

Used Uber eats and I had a guy ask me to meet him at his car when it was dark out. Since it was dark out and I’m not dumb, I said no you come here (where there’s other people). He gave me my food but took the sauces. I called the restaurant, explained the situation, and wound up with three times the food and even MORE sauces so thanks weirdo but also it would’ve been a lot easier and more cost effective if he simply wasn’t creepy and just did his job.

[@ivania321]

we are not creepy or weird. some of us really nice family people

[@coolchameleon21]

he was probably asking you to do that bc he couldn’t find you so he thought it would be easier for you to come to him. i’ve had to do that before because the customer didn’t know how to use basic communication to explain where to meet

[@isometimespaintstuff]

@@ivania321 I never suggested that. I was commenting about what's probably my weirdest interaction with a delivery driver--who was tipped beforehand! 99% were people I had pleasant interactions with.

[@isometimespaintstuff]

@@coolchameleon21 Nope. Not where I live where I've literally NEVER had that issue before in 10+ years. Thanks for the negging though--it's been a while since I've experienced that.

[@coolchameleon21]

@@isometimespaintstuff wtf are you on about 💀 girl bye lmao

[@riggsvsoliver]

Having driven for DoorDash, it’s an all over loss for everyone. So like, let’s say you order a normal meal, with a drink - it comes to let’s say 12$, and you tip 25% so a 3$ tip on top of it. Then you add the 7$ small order delivery fee, then you add the 7$ DELIVERY fee, now your 12$ order is 29$ - and what’s even funnier is, let’s say the restaurant is 4-5 miles away. That order, to a DoorDasher would be considered a loss. Now your 29$ 12$ meal will sit and become cold. Now you have an illegal immigrant who takes all orders get your food - now you’re at the gamble of - are they gonna tamper the food? Are they gonna steal the food? Are they gonna intentionally misread instructions? Ok now from the drivers side. We get 2$ base no matter what distance the order is, so let’s say the same person ordered from a 5 mile distance restaurant in the middle of no where, so the store is around 6-8 miles away from you, the number you see is 5$ for 6-8 miles, mathematically that order makes no sense to deliver, as for at minimal 1$ per mile is considered breaking even or barely profiting

[@JustAnzia]

as a disabled person with osteoarteritis food delivery has really been a life saver, I'm aware using most my income on delivery is bad and it has become an issue financially. But a lot of the time if there is no food that's ready to eat I will just not get to eat because a lot of the time ervything hurts especially atm where I'm not allowed to buy more pain meds because of how expensive they are...

[@laumay7364]

You live alone, have no family or friends, church community, neighbors or private nurse who can pick up an order? That’s odd! 🧐

[@JustAnzia]

@laumay7364 I live alone, my parents are retired, and my friends don't live near me, and its not their burden to handle that I am disabled. I'm not religious. My neighbours aren't home too often, and I only have a caretaker that comes once a week. It's not odd in the least that disabled people don't ask for the help. If I can pay 10$ a month to get food delivered, it's what I will do even if my meals will onto of that be anywhere from 20-50$

[@EspritsFantomes]

I stopped ordering on these apps. If the restaurant has drivers, I order from them directly otherwise I walk there

[@Willow-as-Phoenix]

As a Door-Dasher, I can tell you your pay is not based on how far you have to deliver. I used to be a Dasher on a "bike" and the flat fee was $2.00 if people didn't tip. One block or 5 miles it was the same. Now more expensive orders you may get a bit more but not much.

[@skinnycarrotchan]

woah got here while the video is fresh, unlike my food when it get delivered

[@lust4lyfe101]

Main reason why I just cook food at home or if I really want food outside I will already be out to eat outside .

[@NoctisAquila]

I just can’t afford it anymore- used to order every day at a certain point in my life Insanely expensive! Like- $25-45 for 1 meal, 2 coffees- gtf outta here! Since when are burgers, fries and pizza this insanely expensive?!

[@DivaViews]

These jobs were meant to be "gigs", temporary, not a full time long term job. I never wanted to be an employee of Uber or Postmates.

[@Its_like_the_T-Rex]

There's so many reasons. The fees being the biggest, but also the lack of care and quality that delivery drivers have now adays, because there's no product standard for them. Cold food? Not my problem! Food leaking and mostly gone? Not my problem! Zero standards or accountability. The last restaurant to stop doing in house delivery went under within 5 months. They had been operating for decades before they were ruined by delivery app fees.

[@imanotaku653]

2:42 ad ends I know we all hate ads ;)

[@kanele1309]

Idk much about doordash but, Uber takes half the delivery fees every order(the one you pay for driver), they even take 30%-50% from the restaurant, being a driver you would earn $3 for half an hour if you don’t know how to pick good offers. Drivers mainly rely on tips to survive

[@Mitzi_DelverVRC]

Love how the Mastercard at 4:14 is still fully visible and by "Love" I mean Why is it visible oh god

[@dubblebubbletoilandtrouble6646]

Thankfully it's only got the last 4 digits of the card visible

[@gab.bee123]

12:04 "WHO'S FUCKING THEM?? WHAT'S HER NAME?!- oh." i lost it

[@sassycatenthusiast]

I spat out my water at that part 😂

[@beingWantable]

In my country the restaurant pays a fee to the service for being on it. Then, the customer pays a delivery fee. The food is only maybe a euro more expensive than in the restaurant but the delivery is max 5 euros. So yeah, most people don't order "a coffee", that is insane behaviour to me. We make our coffee at home or go to a café.

[@CT-vz8qm]

Idk if all McDonald’s are like this but near me they put DoorDash orders in large bags and they put the drinks inside with all the hot food items and the ice cold drinks make the food cool down very quickly it’s awful

[@mercedes199x]

This video reminded me to cancel my Uber One membership because I'm tired of the increasing inflation of the prices and the fees. Thank you!

[@Crochet_by_mic]

Ghost kitchens are wild, I'd say over half of the places on ubereats and just eat are ghost kitchens nowdays..😅 I tend to always click on the adress to see what's really located there.

[@porshfeast8398]

In Aus I paid 40 dollars for a cool new vegan Asian resto to find out it was a ghost kitchen operating out of a noodle box franchise as well as having a dumpling ghost kitchen that if I changed some items on the menue and picked it up could have saved 14 😅

[@sixftturkey]

a couple of our favorite local spots have told me that if i call the order in they’ll give me a discount over using a mobile delivery app. since listening to them i’ve noticed our orders have been taken care of to an extra degree and they usually throw in something for free. the price versus the app is negligible too. i hate talking on the phone but honestly it’s old school all the way for me

[@CC-qx7hk]

Fuck the service fee but Doordash does have really decent refunds. Dont even need to talk to a person. Never had an issue with it and I had a small chunk of time I kept getting messed up items and they refunded me everytime with no questions asked.

[@morgiemango6242]

I have never used a delivery app for food. Thankfully I am able bodied enough to go out and pick up food in my car. The fact that its super expensive is crazy

[@jaybee2337]

I love your humor and “delivery” (heh). You never fail to make me laugh.

[@onibaka14]

I stopped in Salt Lake City, Utah 3 weeks ago when driving to Portland for a rest. Imagine my surprise finding what I thought would be a local restaurant called… Burger SL,UT. Turned out to be a virtual brand and when I looked at the addresses it didn’t even seem like it was consistently sold by the same brands.

[@haveialigned]

The only thing that makes delivery apps worth it is when you get a coupon good enough to pay for all the fees + tip. But I gave up playing that game once covid ended. No idea if they even do promotions that make it worth it anymore

[@evelynnnyt]

I used to get DoorDash coupons for 50% off two orders and things like that. Now I rarely get any and when I do, it’s more like 15% or 20% off

[@crunchytacoman2158]

Guys DoorDash has gotten so expensive I was drunk and I still said no to the price you know it’s crazy when your force drunk people to say no

[@user-jz3xk1xd8m]

Its funny how they up the price, but still pay workers minimum wage💀😭

[@MyWitsEnd190]

I remember when restaurants hired their own delivery drivers.Why cant we just go back to that. I don't eat out or use the apps, so I don't have a horse in this race, but I do remember back on the day... pre app. Everything.

[@corym.m.3084]

I never used these stupid apps and never will. I don’t trust some random person from an app to deliver anything on their time. If I’m not willing to pick it up or their website doesn’t offer delivery, I’m not ordering it. Especially if they are going to cry if they don’t get a $10 minimum tip

[@FallenRosestorm]

They want to cut the middle man when it comes to paying their employees minim wage, THEMSELVES!

[@VDO-ty3bw]

the delivery apps were definitely more popular during the pandemic, and spilled over to after it ended. However, like a lot of things from those years, it’s starting to become less popular as people realize how expensive it is…

[@ayla8345]

I ordered from a food delivery app once and immediately regretted it. I know so many people that order food multiple times a week and I’m like?? That’s easily $200 per month

[@Ella-g2m]

More than that, it's at least $50 each time, if they do it twice a week that's $400 a month.

[@njm1971nyc]

I live in Manhattan, so in theory the orders should arrive quickly and relatively hot/fresh. Most of the deliveries are coming from less than a mile away. Many even closer. However, Uber Eats just kept getting worse and worse. Lots of mistakes with orders, missing items, lots of extra charges, etc.etc. I was doing a couple of orders per week for a while, but now I'd literally only use Uber Eats in an absolute emergency. Service too expensive and quality just not good enough.

[@LowBMIVoice]

💯 same. I used to use them a handful of times per week. Given what's happened to them now, I'll never use them again. Doesn't seem like a reasonable long-term business solution.

[@muffin7320]

Ooops I've been a heavy delivery app user, especially before I got a car, so I feel called out. It's getting pricey in and of itself, but most delivery apps do offer a pickup option that is usually much cheaper than delivery. You don't have to tip with it, either. I've been trying to use that more, now that I have a car.

[@Narangarath]

You're probably still paying an inflated price. You should consider looking up where you want to order from on an app (if Google doesn't do the trick for you), then going to the restaurants website for a menu (which is also likely larger than the one on the delivery app) and then ordering online if they do online orders or (I know, I know, I desperately don't want to either, but it gets a bit easier the more often you do it) call the restaurant to place your order.

[@muffin7320]

​@@Narangarath That's true, the owner of one place I ordered from even gave me his card and told me himself to just call instead of ordering online, next time. lol It seems they don't like taking orders from these delivery apps very much, either. To be honest, the reason I use them is out of convenience, like Ed mentioned. Also because I like that it allows me to remain more anonymous when ordering. Maybe it's weird and doesn't make much sense, but I end up thinking that if I avoid ordering on-site I have less of a chance of getting my order messed up, getting bad service, etc. It seems almost every time I order on-site I get completely ignored and have to go out of my way to get my order taken or finished. I'm not saying I haven't had bad service with delivery apps (Two or three times now I've had drivers deliver to the completely wrong door), but at least with pickup I feel some greater kind of damage control. idk

[@KendallM0219]

@@Narangarath100% still paying an inflated price.

[@hermanb8389]

I stopped spending on delivery food, bought food at the store and made it at home.

[@vand_alice]

I just got my order from kfc and I just got called poor because I asked for my full change.

[@alexaelizabethb]

"the $5 regulatory response fee is used to help cover doordashes increased operating costs" basically it helps the ceos and owners not have to take a pay cut. it does not help the real doordash workers make more money.