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I don't understand why people in central areas of the city order delivery. There are 10 amazing restaurants within easy walking distance of me, why order deliv

I don't understand why people in central areas of the city order delivery. There are 10 amazing restaurants within easy walking distance of me, why order delivery when I can walk for 5 minutes instead?

switch007 6y ago
Depression, chronic fatigue, disabilities, anxiety...?
flerchin 6y ago
Sick in your apt with covid for one.
donatj 6y ago
- There is a pandemic going on - Not everyone is physically able
dubcanada 6y ago
Cause people are lazy/committed to something else/working too much/sick/what ever else? They wouldn't be ordering delivery at all if they weren't. They would make their own food.
fortran77 6y ago
If you have enough discretionary income, why not circulate it and help expand the econony? I'd never have a problem with any of my neighbors spending money, and especially not locally.
- scarface74 6y ago
  My barber (well masked up and a face shield) was seeing fewer customers. I was getting my haircut less since I was at home and spending less in gas. I was giving him double the amount that I usually pay for a haircut when he reopened. I’m also tipping delivery drivers a lot better these days.
amyjess 6y ago
Maybe because some people are completely quarantined and unable to leave their homes.
bluehatbrit 6y ago
We're moving from an age of consumers going to the good/service and to the good/service going to the consumer. In particular younger generations see delivery as a norm. It's less about being lazy or having high expectations and more a case of it being baked into the culture of younger generations now. I work for a takewaway / food delivery company and it's facinating listening to what our customers are saying. I heard one parent say that their kids have sometimes ordered ice cream on a delivery platform rather than look to see if there's any in the freezer first. It's quickly becoming the norm to the point where peoples literal first thought is "can I order it?" rather than "can I go and get it?".
- chillwaves 6y ago
  Sounds incredibly wasteful, no matter the economics involved.
  - missedthecue 6y ago
    Because those parents are bearing the costs of their childrens eating habits, rather than the kids feeling the cost.
  - bluehatbrit 6y ago
    I'm not defending it, it's just the trend I'm seeing.
  - 05 6y ago
    Once the long promised delivery drones are finally here, it’s actually less wasteful. So the younger generations are just adapting to the yet to come future :)
- wyre 6y ago
  I think Amazon Prime is a big cause of this mindset. It's become so much easier to order things on Amazon and wait two days than it is to think about going to the store and looking for the item you want.
austhrow743 6y ago
5 minute walk then 20 minute wait then 5 minute walk back. When you're earning $50+ an hour, which many in cities are easily clearing, it starts to make a lot of sense to pay someone else to do your waiting for you.
- ghaff 6y ago
  Call ahead?
- asdff 6y ago
  Takeout is 15-20 minutes, delivery is 40-60. Call ahead, and the food will be ready by the time you get yourself together, walk out the door, and arrive at the restaurant.
  - missedthecue 6y ago
    Right, but you can be doing other things during those 40-60 minutes
    - Agathos 6y ago
      I usually spend that time distracted with thoughts of where is my delivery, why is my delivery late, I'm so hungry, why did I even order delivery? The walk is a lot more pleasant.
- OkGoDoIt 6y ago
  This is maybe a reasonable argument for lunch on a workday, but doesn’t really apply for dinner or on weekends. There’s a counter argument to be made that for many people their productivity and creativity increases when interspersed with a bit of walking, change of environment, sunlight, etc. Anyway it’s largely a matter of preference. There’s are certainly occasions where it’s nice to relax and order door-to-door delivery regardless, although I’m never personally willing to pay the insane fees that apps like Uber Eats charge.
  - chillwaves 6y ago
TylerE 6y ago
Because my time is worth more to me than that. It's not so much the travel... it's the waiting once you get there for the food to actually be ready (or conversely, waiting at home first and risking it not being hot when you get there).
- sokoloff 6y ago
  I prefer to pick up the food myself, so that I can be reasonably assured that it's hot when I sit down to eat it. I've gone so far as to buy an insulated pizza delivery bag so we can eat hot pizza at home. For me, the prospect of lukewarm food kills the delivery experience for me, even if delivery were "free" (not itemized to me).
ponker 6y ago
Because they’re lazy and can afford it.

switch007 6y ago

Depression, chronic fatigue, disabilities, anxiety...?

flerchin 6y ago

Sick in your apt with covid for one.

donatj 6y ago

- There is a pandemic going on - Not everyone is physically able

dubcanada 6y ago

Cause people are lazy/committed to something else/working too much/sick/what ever else? They wouldn't be ordering delivery at all if they weren't. They would make their own food.

fortran77 6y ago

If you have enough discretionary income, why not circulate it and help expand the econony? I'd never have a problem with any of my neighbors spending money, and especially not locally.

scarface74 6y ago
My barber (well masked up and a face shield) was seeing fewer customers. I was getting my haircut less since I was at home and spending less in gas. I was giving him double the amount that I usually pay for a haircut when he reopened. I’m also tipping delivery drivers a lot better these days.

amyjess 6y ago

Maybe because some people are completely quarantined and unable to leave their homes.

bluehatbrit 6y ago

We're moving from an age of consumers going to the good/service and to the good/service going to the consumer. In particular younger generations see delivery as a norm. It's less about being lazy or having high expectations and more a case of it being baked into the culture of younger generations now. I work for a takewaway / food delivery company and it's facinating listening to what our customers are saying. I heard one parent say that their kids have sometimes ordered ice cream on a delivery platform rather than look to see if there's any in the freezer first. It's quickly becoming the norm to the point where peoples literal first thought is "can I order it?" rather than "can I go and get it?".

chillwaves 6y ago
Sounds incredibly wasteful, no matter the economics involved.
- missedthecue 6y ago
  Because those parents are bearing the costs of their childrens eating habits, rather than the kids feeling the cost.
- bluehatbrit 6y ago
  I'm not defending it, it's just the trend I'm seeing.
- 05 6y ago
  Once the long promised delivery drones are finally here, it’s actually less wasteful. So the younger generations are just adapting to the yet to come future :)
wyre 6y ago
I think Amazon Prime is a big cause of this mindset. It's become so much easier to order things on Amazon and wait two days than it is to think about going to the store and looking for the item you want.

austhrow743 6y ago

5 minute walk then 20 minute wait then 5 minute walk back. When you're earning $50+ an hour, which many in cities are easily clearing, it starts to make a lot of sense to pay someone else to do your waiting for you.

ghaff 6y ago
Call ahead?
asdff 6y ago
Takeout is 15-20 minutes, delivery is 40-60. Call ahead, and the food will be ready by the time you get yourself together, walk out the door, and arrive at the restaurant.
- missedthecue 6y ago
  Right, but you can be doing other things during those 40-60 minutes
  - Agathos 6y ago
    I usually spend that time distracted with thoughts of where is my delivery, why is my delivery late, I'm so hungry, why did I even order delivery? The walk is a lot more pleasant.
OkGoDoIt 6y ago
This is maybe a reasonable argument for lunch on a workday, but doesn’t really apply for dinner or on weekends. There’s a counter argument to be made that for many people their productivity and creativity increases when interspersed with a bit of walking, change of environment, sunlight, etc. Anyway it’s largely a matter of preference. There’s are certainly occasions where it’s nice to relax and order door-to-door delivery regardless, although I’m never personally willing to pay the insane fees that apps like Uber Eats charge.
- chillwaves 6y ago

TylerE 6y ago

Because my time is worth more to me than that. It's not so much the travel... it's the waiting once you get there for the food to actually be ready (or conversely, waiting at home first and risking it not being hot when you get there).

sokoloff 6y ago
I prefer to pick up the food myself, so that I can be reasonably assured that it's hot when I sit down to eat it. I've gone so far as to buy an insulated pizza delivery bag so we can eat hot pizza at home. For me, the prospect of lukewarm food kills the delivery experience for me, even if delivery were "free" (not itemized to me).

ponker 6y ago

Because they’re lazy and can afford it.