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No, but price affects demand. So 2-day delivery doesn't have to drive down costs quite as hard to meet the required price (which is probably a bit lower but sim
by kevincox 5y ago
No, but price affects demand. So 2-day delivery doesn't have to drive down costs quite as hard to meet the required price (which is probably a bit lower but similar to the 15min service).
Of course the workers will be exploited anyways because lower costs means more profits but they don't need to be exploited quite as much. At the end of the day the workers will be exploited exactly up to the limit of what the company can get away with. For "disposable" and interchangeable untrained workers like delivery people that limit is pretty high.
- gruez 5y ago> No, but price affects demand. So 2-day delivery doesn't have to drive down costs quite as hard to meet the required price (which is probably a bit lower but similar to the 15min service). This argument only works if you consider 15-minute delivery as a different business unit as 2-day delivery, so they'll be fighting it out to gain market share. In reality, the same company is behind both options, so it doesn't really matter. They really don't care if you choose 15-minute or 2-day delivery, only that you bought it from them. If anything, they'll keep the 2-day delivery cost the same and charge a premium for 15-minute, because "how urgently you want it" is a pretty good price discriminator.