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Oh no, how do I get my $22 burrito now?

by cloudking 4y ago

sigmonsays 4y ago
now i'll pay more on all 5 different fee's and a probably even a markup on every menu item... Yay doordash!!
- soulofmischief 4y ago
  I tried switching to Postmates today and was presented with 5 different fees including taxes, only 1 of which was actually covered by their subscription service. This is in contrast to Door Dash, which only had 3 fees (delivery, service fee, & taxes), which were mostly covered by their subscription. So I have to hand it to DD, despite all of their flaws with transparency, they're a more transparent about fee structuring than some of their competition.
  - NonNefarious 4y ago
    Their entire service IS delivery, so WTF is the "service" fee? It's still an insulting rip-off.
    - soulofmischief 4y ago
      I agree, it's still shady. I don't understand why less scummy businesses can't seem to make it in this space.
- civilized 4y ago
  5 different fees plus unpredictable markups? What is this, a Comcast bill?
  - NonNefarious 4y ago
    Or a TicketMaster purchase.
- sottol 4y ago
  Just checked today and it looks like the markup is 12-12% per item over picking up at the restaurant. Overall it seems to cost 25% more than picking up oneself on a ~$100 order. And I bet they charge restaurants the same. Double-dipping, yum!
ajsnigrutin 4y ago
We have different delivery services in my country (mostly wolt and glovo), and yep, they fucked the prices of food here. They probably take 20-30% of the item price from the restaurant (+charge delivery extra)... so eating inside or takeout should be cheaper.. but nope, to keep the prices consistent, pretty much everyone raised all their prices to the delivery levels. I did start cooking more though.
- jamesbfb 4y ago
  I wouldn't go as far as cooking more often, but I am calling the restaurant and ordering direct and picking it up myself more often than not.
- poisonarena 4y ago
  Israel? I have never ordered food because I knew it would be insane.. Are you telling me ordering wolt is about as cheap as ordering take out?
  - ajsnigrutin 4y ago
    Slovenia. I'm saying that stuff used to be eg. 7eur if you either picked it up or ate inside. Then wolt came, and due to wolts taking a percentage of the price, the price was 9 or even 10eur + delivery fee if you ordered on wolt, and because people complained (because the in-restaurant price was still 7eur), they raised the price to 10eur in the restaurant too.

Oh no, how do I get my $22 burrito now?

sigmonsays 4y ago

now i'll pay more on all 5 different fee's and a probably even a markup on every menu item... Yay doordash!!

soulofmischief 4y ago
I tried switching to Postmates today and was presented with 5 different fees including taxes, only 1 of which was actually covered by their subscription service. This is in contrast to Door Dash, which only had 3 fees (delivery, service fee, & taxes), which were mostly covered by their subscription. So I have to hand it to DD, despite all of their flaws with transparency, they're a more transparent about fee structuring than some of their competition.
- NonNefarious 4y ago
  Their entire service IS delivery, so WTF is the "service" fee? It's still an insulting rip-off.
  - soulofmischief 4y ago
    I agree, it's still shady. I don't understand why less scummy businesses can't seem to make it in this space.
civilized 4y ago
5 different fees plus unpredictable markups? What is this, a Comcast bill?
- NonNefarious 4y ago
  Or a TicketMaster purchase.
sottol 4y ago
Just checked today and it looks like the markup is 12-12% per item over picking up at the restaurant. Overall it seems to cost 25% more than picking up oneself on a ~$100 order. And I bet they charge restaurants the same. Double-dipping, yum!

ajsnigrutin 4y ago

We have different delivery services in my country (mostly wolt and glovo), and yep, they fucked the prices of food here. They probably take 20-30% of the item price from the restaurant (+charge delivery extra)... so eating inside or takeout should be cheaper.. but nope, to keep the prices consistent, pretty much everyone raised all their prices to the delivery levels. I did start cooking more though.

jamesbfb 4y ago
I wouldn't go as far as cooking more often, but I am calling the restaurant and ordering direct and picking it up myself more often than not.
poisonarena 4y ago
Israel? I have never ordered food because I knew it would be insane.. Are you telling me ordering wolt is about as cheap as ordering take out?
- ajsnigrutin 4y ago
  Slovenia. I'm saying that stuff used to be eg. 7eur if you either picked it up or ate inside. Then wolt came, and due to wolts taking a percentage of the price, the price was 9 or even 10eur + delivery fee if you ordered on wolt, and because people complained (because the in-restaurant price was still 7eur), they raised the price to 10eur in the restaurant too.