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The $2 hot dog at my gas station would be $15 on UberEats

• runako 3y ago
  The entire point of this is that you can use UberEats to buy a $6 pack of 8 hot dogs instead of a single hot dog for $2 at the gas station, if you want hot dogs.
  • mrits 3y ago
    That is literally not true. 5 pack Oscar Mayer 1 mile away is $6.58 after UberEats markup, $3 service fee, $.99 delivery fee for a total of $10.57
    • runako 3y ago
      This would be a valid comparison if Uber Eats was planning to limit grocery carts to a single item. But TFA didn't mention that.
      • mrits 3y ago
        This would be a valid critique if you are limited to 1 pack of hotdogs per taxi ride to the grocery store. "inaccessibility to the poor."
        • runako 3y ago
          Switching this to a conversation about taxis is an interesting diversion, but a diversion nonetheless. That said, currently an Uber to my grocery store, which is almost exactly a mile away is running at $9.97 each way. (Taxis are unreliable here.) Spending $20 on transport to get access to lower in-store fees, but the math is more complicated as Uber Eats doesn't use a flat % markup on items.
    • hotpotamus 3y ago
      When the hell did hot dogs start coming in 5 packs? And at my local grocer a pack would be less than $3 for some commodity hotdogs. A premium (if you can call a hotdog that) option is less than $6.58.
      • jareklupinski 3y ago
        "why do hot dogs come in packages of ten while hot dog buns come in packages of just 8?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPgzjFPzGx4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPgzjFPzGx4
    • runako 3y ago
      For comparison, here are the numbers I found in UberEats: 1 pack of 8 bun-length Bar-S hot dogs, $1.59. Total delivered with tax etc. $7.03. The delivery fee is $2.49, which obviously amortizes across more items. Also, unlike the gas station, this store sells fresh produce.
• jareklupinski 3y ago
  plus tip