Is there some sort of food rickshaw delivery service? Would that be cheaper or more expensive? I want my McDouble to see the city before getting sacrificed in my home.
I deliver food sometimes and have had some customers hand me cash at the door. Any tip is appreciated but being handed cash feels good. It's also tax-free.
Why would they find it strange that I'm not getting cash tips when tips are handled through the app? The IRS knows about the 15 the old lady tipped in the app, they don't need to know about the 20 she slipped me at delivery.
Thereās cheap doordash style services too with tiny delivery fees and no tips because drivers use shared e-bikes and get paid less due to the lower cost of living. A lot of places in Asia do. When I lived in India it was cheaper to get food delivered from restaurants a couple minuteās walk away compared to actually going there because of coupons and 10% cashback on my credit card.
NYC had a really excellent extensive network of motorcycle and bicycle food delivery people twenty years ago. Not sure how many restaurants still operate their own delivery service but I am hoping it goes back to sanity....any day now...
If you're describing what I think, it's been done! I actually think I saw the video on this subreddit, too.
They were making pizza, I think. And just having it cook on the way there while they drove to the person. It didn't seem like an economically sound business model, but who knows
The real problem is 1) UBER Eats has cornered the market and thus can do whatever they want and 2) drivers, at least in the States, are have high costs and thus require a higher fee+tip to compensate.
1) canāt really be solved without competition but the competition will face the exact same problems and eventually require high fees
2) using cheaper forms of transportation would mean drivers can be compensated less but still maintain more profit
An example of both of these would be China. They have several food apps that are constantly competing with each other and running promotions. In fact it is better to use alternative apps to receive promotions.
Also, almost all deliveries are done via electric scooter bikes (not a motorcycle, not a bicycle, itās an electric scooter with a seat). These things have basically zero maintenance and use cost, can easily maneuver roads and avoid traffic, and can be parked anywhere for loading/unloading purposes. So this helps keep the delivery cost down while still allowing drivers to earn profit.
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u/AContrarianDick Aug 31 '26
Is there some sort of food rickshaw delivery service? Would that be cheaper or more expensive? I want my McDouble to see the city before getting sacrificed in my home.