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A few years ago when I began to use Grubhub more exclusively to order food, I realized that I was effectively being shut out from other establishments that were
by rm_-rf_slash 10y ago
A few years ago when I began to use Grubhub more exclusively to order food, I realized that I was effectively being shut out from other establishments that weren't on Grubhub, simply because I hadn't checked to look at what was nearby, and because the options on Grubhub were usually good enough on their own. It was "post-Google," in a way.
I imagine this effect would be even more pronounced with "the everything store" encompassing an ever-larger portion of total commerce.
- tootie 10y agoI usually go to menupages if I'm hunting. Since they merged with seamless it's one-click to do an online order, or I'll just call. I'm a pretty dedicated Amazon user, but I'm not sure what this service actually offers beyond that or even to match it.
- gdulli 10y agoI used to believe Foodler was the category killer. Then I found a restaurant I like a lot has lower prices on a more obscure site, MixMenu. Definitely shop around.
- burntwater 10y agoI intentionally shut out a restaurant that didn't have online ordering. I like their food, one sandwich in particular was a favorite, but they had a nearby competitor I liked just as much that DID have online ordering. I'm hard-of-hearing, so online ordering is a godsend compared to the old days of calling up a fast speaking, often accented person with terrible background noise. So if the choice is between calling one restaurant, or ordering online from a different restaurant, I will always pick the online ordering. The restaurant without online ordering eventually closed, despite the fact the neighborhood has really boomed, and I'm sure no small part of it is because of their refusal to do online ordering.