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At least in my area of the Midwest US, delivery before 2020 was strictly for pizza, and the delivery-apps were generally distrusted and harrumphed at. Even Chi
by mbg721 4y ago
At least in my area of the Midwest US, delivery before 2020 was strictly for pizza, and the delivery-apps were generally distrusted and harrumphed at. Even Chinese-food-at-your-door was still regarded as an extravagant Larry David plot device. But after 2020, it opened up and burst out of control, and now nobody seems to know or care where they're ordering from, because it almost always just shows up. I walk into restaurants, and they often don't seem to know what to do; they have a growing counterful of takeout orders waiting for the drivers, and two people scrambling around to seat people.
- com2kid 4y agoRedmond Washington, home if Microsoft, until Uber eats came along you had only a tiny handful of choices for delivery. Around 2015 or so I was in charge of driving to pick up dinner for my team when we worked late. It was either that or Pizza. Do restaurants even have their own delivery drivers any more? I actually ordered from a place recently that didz but it was the first time I'd seen that, again outside of pizza, since Chinese delivery as a child in the 1990s!
- bpye 4y agoI’ve noticed that I think SkipTheDishes, or maybe DoorDash here in Vancouver has some restaurants that are marked as doing delivery themselves. I guess they get a higher cut if they do?
- bombcar 4y agoAround here pizza and sandwiches (??) have their own branded delivery. It also amuses me that if I order for pickup they assume I’m door dash when I arrive.