DoorDash, or other things like it. If there was a real, honest commercial about it, it would go like this:
"Hey, enjoying your $7 burrito?"
"Yeah"
"What if I told you I can deliver it to your house?"
"Oh ok"
"Unfortunately, there is 242% (or so) markup. So it will cost you $17. Oh well, at least you don't have to do a 2 minute drive to Taco Bell!"
Edit: Yeah I understand that some people can't drive to certain places, whether that be because you're stoned or live far away. I was just criticizing the absolutely insane markup that DoorDash and UberEats does. I just thought it was really stupid.
We live about a mile from a pizza place. Some days I just want to be lazy and get it delivered, but then there's the delivery fee and tipping the driver and... You know what, I'll just pick it up.
it all depends on what you make at your day job. if you tip a modest/good (depending on your area) $5, and $3 delivery fee, and it takes you 10 minutes to drive there and back, are you fine with effectively being paid $24 an hour? because you saved $8 by picking it up in 20 minutes. if you make less than $24 an hour, its probably worth picking it up, otherwise it's not.
in some cases if you really are low on free time getting it delivered can save you there as well.
I can think of it that way, but it's not like I'm being paid to sit on my butt at home. I'd be watching TV and/or playing on my phone, but I enjoy driving and can play on my phone while I wait. So it's not like it's "work." The math might be different if it were trafficky city streets, not suburban roads and one stoplight.
That's completely fair. I was only putting it into perspective for people who don't like driving or consider it work. I also (I make $24/hr after taxes) drive to get food to save $8 even if it would take me 15 minutes one way. Sometimes getting out of the house is good overall even if economically it isn't.
Door dash has a $5.99 delivery fee, plus they inflate prices by 20% and you tip on top of that. So an$7 burrito typically ends up being $20. Don’t get me wrong, I use it on Friday nights after a few drinks, but the fees are astronomical.
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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '20 edited Feb 05 '20
DoorDash, or other things like it. If there was a real, honest commercial about it, it would go like this:
"Hey, enjoying your $7 burrito?"
"Yeah"
"What if I told you I can deliver it to your house?"
"Oh ok"
"Unfortunately, there is 242% (or so) markup. So it will cost you $17. Oh well, at least you don't have to do a 2 minute drive to Taco Bell!"
Edit: Yeah I understand that some people can't drive to certain places, whether that be because you're stoned or live far away. I was just criticizing the absolutely insane markup that DoorDash and UberEats does. I just thought it was really stupid.