It’s often significantly cheaper for me to order takeout through DoorDash with all the promos/rebates/points than to call in an order with the restaurant themse

It’s often significantly cheaper for me to order takeout through DoorDash with all the promos/rebates/points than to call in an order with the restaurant themselves. I’m sure this isn’t all subsidies and is likely Doordash squeezing the restaurant in some way (eg forcing them to accept a lower margin on doordash orders, not letting them charge differently on their own vs through doordash for the same items, etc) but it’s pretty good for the consumer in the short term. I’ve also had some insane deals for grocery and convenience store deliveries where the cost of food + delivery inclusive of all fees was less than if I had gone to pick it up myself. If you’re buying frozen or shelf stable food that’s almost like free money.