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> Paying someone for 30 to 45 minutes of their time is expensive. Definitely, but this was also the case before Uber Eats et al.
by paulgb 6y ago
> Paying someone for 30 to 45 minutes of their time is expensive.
Definitely, but this was also the case before Uber Eats et al.
- belltaco 6y agoIt's not the same though, because the costs are reduced by two things at places like Pizza joints and Chinese restaurants. First, every trip by a driver would include multiple deliveries, which is very rare with Uber Eats style delivery. Secondly all of the drivers would wait and drive back to a single restaurant, eliminating the time needed for a driver to drive to the restaurant from their spot. Not to mention that crazy high costs of developing, running and maintaining slick apps that work for all restaurants, restaurant and customer acquisition, and tech support. Those costs have to be made up somehow.