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The pandemic finally broke my online food ordering habit, which was getting ridiculously expensive over the past year. Along those lines, I refuse to support Ub

The pandemic finally broke my online food ordering habit, which was getting ridiculously expensive over the past year. Along those lines, I refuse to support Uber in any way as I loathe Uber's company culture. So Seamless (GrubHub) will be an instant uninstall if they are unfortunately bought by Uber. Which will continue to help curb my bad habits. So bad things can be good, I guess...

chadlavi 6y ago
Damn, I would really hate for Seamless to get swept into the Uber mess. I've been using them for a decade and it would be painful to give them up. Though on the other hand, I've been doing the old school call and pick it up myself method with local restaurants during quarantine, and not only are their prices usually lower, it does feel good to know that (besides card processing fees from Visa) all that money is going into their pockets. Maybe I should just take this opportunity to stop using food apps anyway.
- cheungyinglon 6y ago
  Not all food apps suck! I use https://www.eatnyc.org/ https://www.eatnyc.org/ since I live in NYC. They help customers order direct and don't take any commission.
mattzito 6y ago
Seamless is just as bad: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/29/21113876/grubhub-seamless-fake-restaurant-listings-no-permission-postmates-doordash https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/29/21113876/grubhub-seamless... https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/28/19154220/grubhub-seamless-fake-restaurant-domain-names-commission-fees https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/28/19154220/grubhub-seamless... https://www.eater.com/2020/3/31/21201207/restaurants-pay-grubhub-discount-support-for-supper https://www.eater.com/2020/3/31/21201207/restaurants-pay-gru... https://www.eater.com/2020/5/1/21243966/giuseppe-badalamenti-chicago-pizza-boss-shares-grubhub-earning-statement-on-facebook https://www.eater.com/2020/5/1/21243966/giuseppe-badalamenti...
- lilyball 6y ago
  Nobody is as a bad as Uber.
  - koolba 6y ago
    Uber has been staunchly pro-consumer. Their antics and legal shenanigans were always going up against either the local government or their drivers. As a customer I’ve never had a complaint about their service outside of the asinine decision to add tipping.
    - _bxg1 6y ago
      What a blatantly self-centered outlook.
    - Marsymars 6y ago
      > Uber has been staunchly pro-consumer. They don’t let you use their app without adding a credit card, even if you have more than sufficient credit with Uber to pay for a ride.
      - what_ever 6y ago
        That's a pretty minor thing to hold against. A rider can cause any number of issues in the car including a very common issue of throwing while returning from a drunken night. How do you charge that person then? Lot of companies also use credit cards to tie account to a person so they don't abuse the initial sign up bonuses.
        Marsymars 6y ago
        Yes, that is a relatively minor thing, but it remains a way that despite being "staunchly pro-consumer", they're less pro-consumer than traditional taxis. > How do you charge that person then? They could require a credit with Uber sufficient to cover that charge if someone wants to take a nighttime Uber ride. > Lot of companies also use credit cards to tie account to a person so they don't abuse the initial sign up bonuses. Yeah, but still, companies tracking purchases via credit cards is definitely not "pro-consumer".

chadlavi 6y ago

Damn, I would really hate for Seamless to get swept into the Uber mess. I've been using them for a decade and it would be painful to give them up. Though on the other hand, I've been doing the old school call and pick it up myself method with local restaurants during quarantine, and not only are their prices usually lower, it does feel good to know that (besides card processing fees from Visa) all that money is going into their pockets. Maybe I should just take this opportunity to stop using food apps anyway.

cheungyinglon 6y ago
Not all food apps suck! I use https://www.eatnyc.org/ https://www.eatnyc.org/ since I live in NYC. They help customers order direct and don't take any commission.

mattzito 6y ago

Seamless is just as bad: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/29/21113876/grubhub-seamless-fake-restaurant-listings-no-permission-postmates-doordash https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/29/21113876/grubhub-seamless... https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/28/19154220/grubhub-seamless-fake-restaurant-domain-names-commission-fees https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/28/19154220/grubhub-seamless... https://www.eater.com/2020/3/31/21201207/restaurants-pay-grubhub-discount-support-for-supper https://www.eater.com/2020/3/31/21201207/restaurants-pay-gru... https://www.eater.com/2020/5/1/21243966/giuseppe-badalamenti-chicago-pizza-boss-shares-grubhub-earning-statement-on-facebook https://www.eater.com/2020/5/1/21243966/giuseppe-badalamenti...

lilyball 6y ago
Nobody is as a bad as Uber.
- koolba 6y ago
  Uber has been staunchly pro-consumer. Their antics and legal shenanigans were always going up against either the local government or their drivers. As a customer I’ve never had a complaint about their service outside of the asinine decision to add tipping.
  - _bxg1 6y ago
    What a blatantly self-centered outlook.
  - Marsymars 6y ago
    > Uber has been staunchly pro-consumer. They don’t let you use their app without adding a credit card, even if you have more than sufficient credit with Uber to pay for a ride.
    - what_ever 6y ago
      That's a pretty minor thing to hold against. A rider can cause any number of issues in the car including a very common issue of throwing while returning from a drunken night. How do you charge that person then? Lot of companies also use credit cards to tie account to a person so they don't abuse the initial sign up bonuses.
      - Marsymars 6y ago
        Yes, that is a relatively minor thing, but it remains a way that despite being "staunchly pro-consumer", they're less pro-consumer than traditional taxis. > How do you charge that person then? They could require a credit with Uber sufficient to cover that charge if someone wants to take a nighttime Uber ride. > Lot of companies also use credit cards to tie account to a person so they don't abuse the initial sign up bonuses. Yeah, but still, companies tracking purchases via credit cards is definitely not "pro-consumer".