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I went to make an order from a restaurant that was about a ten minute drive from my house. On a $45 cart, I was hit with: ~$8 "service fee" $8 "delivery fee"
by rkho 8y ago
I went to make an order from a restaurant that was about a ten minute drive from my house. On a $45 cart, I was hit with:
~$8 "service fee"
$8 "delivery fee"
And a variable tip percentage that defaulted to ~$9
Add tax to the matter and this "$45" order quickly ballooned into almost $75.
I don't mind tipping -- I've come to accept that American society refuses to let that one go -- but at these rates I decided to just place the order myself on the phone with the place, drive over, pick it up, and tip the restaurant directly.
- timcederman 8y agoAnd there's often also the hidden upcharge on menu prices.
- rkho 8y agoExactly. Some services will add a variable percentage increase to all menu prices. It also turns out the quoted cart that Doordash gave me was $10 below actual cost at the restaurant, and from past experiences on other platforms I'm under the impression that Doordash would not have been willing to eat the miscalculation either.