• soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz
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    10 months ago

    Where I live it’s about £2 more on a order of any cost. That’s not even close to being double, especially with a minimum spend of £10

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      10 months ago

      You should check the price of the food on the DD menu isn’t also higher than the price on the regular menu. It may be a 2$ fee, but I’ve also seen higher per item prices.

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        10 months ago

        Yeah, Uber eats is about 20% more expensive per item on the menu, though I am sure it varies.

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          10 months ago

          The restaurant probably sets that price. Not only do delivery services ask for fees and tips from you, the customer, they will also take 20% of the restaurant’s earnings for using their delivery services. Hence why some restaurants still choose to be on the app for visibility but have higher prices and/or separate delivery and pickup services that they set at normal prices and prefer the customer use instead.

          Learned this when I was working for a delivery start up that operated locally and didn’t charge such a fee.

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      10 months ago

      Indian take out for my wife costs about $44.

      The same items ordered on the delivery apps comes out to about $56 and then after fees and tips is roughly $80.

      I wish these companies were only $2 more expensive than just going to the restaurant.

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      10 months ago

      Turns out some places are different. Weird, right?

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      10 months ago

      My experience using DoorDash and Uber eats is in the 2x range for costs. When I switch to pick up or order directly, it’s always about half the cost.

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        10 months ago

        This clearly differs wildly between countries. It’s just not this way at all on europe

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      10 months ago

      Yeah there’s comments are from the US it seems where there lack of regulations have resulted in an… advanced pricing structure. To put it mildly.

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        10 months ago

        I’m just glad I don’t have to live in that country, judging by the quantity of downvotes theyre very upset about this discrepancy

      • soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz
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        10 months ago

        Considering I used GBP and door dash is not used in the country which has GBP as it’s primarily currency. You can live safe that I’m not a current door dash employee looking to retain angry American customers