uber eats takes a percentage out of the order, so the restaurants surcharges to compensate.
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valar@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
How many people you feeding for $132?
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 hours ago
Jessicat@lemmy.world 13 hours 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 9 hours 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.
Ice@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
That’s more than our monthly grocery budget for two…
tetris11@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
That could be a feral colony of lepers. After taxes and charges, my paramour often end up paying an arm and a leg for food delivery in antiquity
Chozo@fedia.io 14 hours 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 13 hours 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.social 13 hours 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
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
i am related to people like that. do NOT get me started.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
As a treat it’s worth it once in a while but definitely not regularly unless you are quite wealthy.
ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 13 hours ago
What are you ordering? I’ve seen Michelin star restaurants with cheaper options.
SaucySnake@lemmy.world 12 hours 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.social 12 hours 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 12 hours 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.