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Doordash simultaneously screws over the drivers, the restaurants, and the customers (with terrible service). It's truly a trifecta.
by zippergz 4y ago
Doordash simultaneously screws over the drivers, the restaurants, and the customers (with terrible service). It's truly a trifecta.
- tech_tuna 4y agoCashdash
- whimsicalism 4y agoLiterally none of those three parties are forced to do business with doordash.
- bena 4y agoWhile that's technically true, doesn't that just highlight how pointless the company is? Without drivers, restaurants, and diners, what does DoorDash do?
- whimsicalism 4y agoWithout diners, employees, physical kitchens, what do restaurants do?
- bena 4y agoYou do see the difference, right? Two of those things are properties of the restaurant itself. DoorDash is an entirely separate party. Technically, without any one of those parties, DoorDash doesn't work but network effects can force one party to use a substandard service. Hell, even two of the parties. But if it's bad for all three. And there's other services like DoorDash? How does DoorDash stay afloat?
- ihumanable 4y agoAnd yet still can't turn a profit, it's really amazing. It would be one thing if I were sitting here going, "Well that makes sense you can't deliver a $12 hamburger for $10" but every time I use DoorDash it's "Somehow this $12 hamburger is listed as $18 and when I went to check out with service fees and tip it's going to be $40..."