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Food delivery apps like Uber Eats are another one. They add up to 50% (or more) to the price of a meal for things like delivery fee, bag fee, service fee, prior

Food delivery apps like Uber Eats are another one. They add up to 50% (or more) to the price of a meal for things like delivery fee, bag fee, service fee, priority delivery fee etc. and then prompt you to tip 20% of the total.

earthling8118 4y ago
Doordash will increase the base cost of items in addition to the extra fees
- bluefirebrand 4y ago
  Skip does this too. Actual menu price 10.99 Skip menu price 11.99 Plus delivery fee, driver tip, etc.
- Karunamon 4y ago
  This is entirely up to the restaurant; likely to recoup some of the fees they are getting charged. I can pull open a local store right now and verify that the prices on the Doordash menu and the prices on the wall in the building are the same. … But that restaurant isn't on dashpass and has a delivery fee. So there is definitely some incentivizing of rolling the platform fees into your base prices.
  - Ekaros 4y ago
    I think this really is one of the cheats that these delivery companies run. They also take cut from the food and this is invisible for the customer. It would be nice if they broke down the price. X for restaurant for the food, Y for delivery, Z for processing fees. And then n% cut from total to the middle man. But that might direct the consumers straight to restaurants, so no one will do that.
    - Karunamon 4y ago
      Most of these restaurants would not have delivery at all without companies like this. Source: decades of history before delivery apps were a thing.
listenallyall 4y ago
I'm actually kind of impressed with DoorDash's (and competitors) audacity. They tell you right up-front, hey, the menu price of your order is $40*. We think you're so lazy (or busy, stressed-out, whatever) that we're going to charge you $70, and yes, you still have to tip. Deal? And then most people apparently say yes -- so why wouldn't they keep their pricing model? * yes I know this part is deceiving, often the actual menu price is less -- but DoorDash's customers typically know this
adamredwoods 4y ago
Do the food app delivery people get to see the tip amount beforehand? If the tip is not enough, do they decide not to accept the task? I've had several Uber Eats where my food arrived late, ice-cold, and wrong order. I've stopped using those services.

earthling8118 4y ago

Doordash will increase the base cost of items in addition to the extra fees

bluefirebrand 4y ago
Skip does this too. Actual menu price 10.99 Skip menu price 11.99 Plus delivery fee, driver tip, etc.
Karunamon 4y ago
This is entirely up to the restaurant; likely to recoup some of the fees they are getting charged. I can pull open a local store right now and verify that the prices on the Doordash menu and the prices on the wall in the building are the same. … But that restaurant isn't on dashpass and has a delivery fee. So there is definitely some incentivizing of rolling the platform fees into your base prices.
- Ekaros 4y ago
  I think this really is one of the cheats that these delivery companies run. They also take cut from the food and this is invisible for the customer. It would be nice if they broke down the price. X for restaurant for the food, Y for delivery, Z for processing fees. And then n% cut from total to the middle man. But that might direct the consumers straight to restaurants, so no one will do that.
  - Karunamon 4y ago
    Most of these restaurants would not have delivery at all without companies like this. Source: decades of history before delivery apps were a thing.

listenallyall 4y ago

I'm actually kind of impressed with DoorDash's (and competitors) audacity. They tell you right up-front, hey, the menu price of your order is $40*. We think you're so lazy (or busy, stressed-out, whatever) that we're going to charge you $70, and yes, you still have to tip. Deal? And then most people apparently say yes -- so why wouldn't they keep their pricing model? * yes I know this part is deceiving, often the actual menu price is less -- but DoorDash's customers typically know this

adamredwoods 4y ago

Do the food app delivery people get to see the tip amount beforehand? If the tip is not enough, do they decide not to accept the task? I've had several Uber Eats where my food arrived late, ice-cold, and wrong order. I've stopped using those services.