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> One question: What did this people do before all of these apps came into play? We went to a restaurant and ate there. Or we got takeout. Only pizza was eve
by bsder 2y ago
> One question: What did this people do before all of these apps came into play?
We went to a restaurant and ate there. Or we got takeout.
Only pizza was ever "delivered" because you could batch up multiple pizzas and deliver them simultaneously.
I don't even remember any delis doing delivery and at least their products travel well.
- gruez 2y ago>Only pizza was ever "delivered" because you could batch up multiple pizzas and deliver them simultaneously. Can't you do the same with regular restaurants? I've been to many non-pizza restaurants where delivery drivers regularly come in to pick up food. Surely those restaurants could do the same?
- bsder 2y agoPizza has really high throughput and very short, fixed latency. I don't think there are many restaurants that can match that. "Chinese" places are probably the only ones that I think can get close.
- ssl-3 2y agoAlso: Pizza delivery is one-to-many, in terms of locations. Traditionally, one shop had one or more drivers who would deliver multiple orders in one trip, and then return back to that same shop to pick up and deliver the next round. This is very different from services like Doordash, which are many-to-many in terms of locations. There's a huge efficiency loss here. Also different: Pizza delivery was single-source. If there was a problem with the order, the driver could fix it. Things like "Hey, man. You forgot our bucket of soda" could be fixed pretty quickly and painlessly -- they'll just bring it over on the next round, usually rather quickly. Things are not this way with Doordash.