On some of those late nights, especially when I picked up Indian food, I’d be hungry enough to genuinely consider this

    • Chozo@fedia.io
      75·
      2 days ago

      After delivery fees and tips, that’s roughly a meal for 2 people, plus a dessert. And a drink, which the driver left at the restaurant.

      • Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
        29·
        2 days ago

        I cannot, in any way, shape, or form, justify that kind of money on what you just said. Our grocery pickup to get us the next two weeks was $132 and we were being generous this time.

        • aeiou@piefed.socialEnglish
          25·
          2 days ago

          I knew several people who would have a smoothie or some shit doordashed to work daily while simultaneously complaining they can’t afford food

          • Bytemeister@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            24 hours ago

            Yeah, I woke up late for a meeting one morning, and figured I’d try ordering a doughnut and coffee from door dash (my wife door-dashed/grubhub’d all the time, so I figured it wouldn’t be too crazy expensive), it was going to cost me 19 dollars to get a 6 dollar doughnut and coffee from a few blocks down the street. And then it suggested a 5 dollar tip for the driver.

            Fuck that shit, I just went hungry that morning.

        • Pyr@lemmy.ca
          4·
          2 days ago

          As a treat it’s worth it once in a while but definitely not regularly unless you are quite wealthy.

        • SaucySnake@lemmy.world
          26·
          2 days ago

          Take whatever the price of your food is, multiply it by 1.3-1.5 because restaurants have to make up the 30% they pay the company, then add an extra $30 for taxes, fees, and a tip. Food delivery got boiling frog’d like rideshares after market capture and needing to stop subsidizing post-IPO. Funnily enough drivers are making less than they ever have despite all the price increases, funny how that works.

          • ViatorOmnium@piefed.socialEnglish
            6·
            2 days ago

            I just checked and the most expensive restaurant I found in delivery platforms in Berlin costs about 35 Euros per person (with drink, taxes and delivery but without the tip). In most restaurants that would be the price of both meals. 100+ for delivery food is bananas, especially since the transportation is never kind on the food.

            • Jessicat@lemmy.world
              9·
              2 days ago

              I love going to grocery stores in Berlin, the prices are incredible when you’re used to the US and the quality of vegetables/fruits much higher. Prices are close to twice as high often here. Restaurants only concentrate that price discrepancy. There is no way that I could get a full meal delivered for $40 including taxes and charges unless it was fast food.

        • Jessicat@lemmy.world
          5·
          2 days ago

          I think it also depends on where you live. I would be shocked to see American food prices in comparable French or German restaurants. We are used to overpaying on the basics much less meal delivery apps.

    • Jessicat@lemmy.world
      27·
      2 days ago

      That could be a family of four or so. After charges, taxes, fees, and tip my husband and I often end up paying $70-80 for delivery food service in the US.

    • Lemming6969@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 days ago

      Restaurant bill for 2 yesterday was $350… It’s easily achievable too if you aren’t careful, and no single item seems that expensive until you add it all up.

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      That could be a feral colony of lepers. After taxes and charges, my paramour and I often end up paying an arm and a leg for food delivery in antiquity