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I used to live in Dublin until recently and coming from a country (Greece) where food/coffee delivery is free (apart from any tip), fast and ubiquitous, I was t
by lvoudour 7y ago
I used to live in Dublin until recently and coming from a country (Greece) where food/coffee delivery is free (apart from any tip), fast and ubiquitous, I was taken aback by the fact I had to pay a substantial delivery fee.
The upside was that driver safety seemed to be taken more seriously (it's a cutthroat business in Greece and drivers are pushed to their limit, accidents being rather frequent in their line of work).
- chrisseaton 7y agoHow do the Greeks afford to include delivery cost in food prices, a business usually with minuscule margins? How much does a cup of coffee cost if the price includes delivery? And does every food item include enough cost to support delivery independently? How do they amortise the delivery costs across an order?
- harrygeez 7y agoThe margins were small largely because a huge chunk of it goes into prime estate
- lvoudour 7y agoIt's seen as part of the standard business expenses like utilities and rent. Of course it squeezes their profit margin but what can they do? Competition is fierce. What most joints do though is to require a minimum price per order to allow delivery.