A) I’ve no licence
B) I’ve no car
C) The only transport near where I live is a bus every hour.
Comment on What even is the point of delivery anymore
jeffw@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Idk who is using all those expensive ass delivery options. Just pick it up, food is fresher and cheaper.
VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Nudding@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What are you too good for the bus? Also, cook your own food, it’s way cheaper…
RedSeries@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yeah! Are you too good for a 4 hour round trip with 50 pointless stops on an empty bus? Too good for that 1 hour wait time if you miss it? You should instead use said bus to go grocery shopping so you can carry that shit home instead of conveniencing yourself and being rightfully upset with the cost and bad product. /s
Nudding@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Jesus christ, if you can’t manage to use a bus properly and feed yourself without relying on door dash you should move back in with an adult.
grue@lemmy.world 9 months ago
dalekcaan@lemm.ee 9 months ago
A bike isn’t an option everywhere, especially in the US. My parents are from the Netherlands, where almost everyone bikes almost everywhere. When they moved to the US, my dad biked to work once. To my knowledge, in the 30 years they lived here, he’s never decided to try it again.
MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world 9 months ago
One of the games I play on my commute is imagining what the bike route would be like. I looked it up once and every path included a high traffic street with no sidewalk; where I live, that’s straight up flirting with death. Cycling in my area requires a large group and/or limited capacity for risk assessment.
3aqn5k6ryk@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Not with that attitude.
Toes@ani.social 9 months ago
I’m told the most frequent customers are students. Somehow the people with the least money use it the most. Teach your kids to cook…
BakerBagel@midwest.social 9 months ago
Most dorms don’t have any means of cooking and even ban things like toasters.
Toes@ani.social 9 months ago
Perhaps in your area. Where I live it’s pretty common to have a shared kitchen.
Fixbeat@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
I do, but am trying to cut down. It became a habit during covid. Restaurants are now jacking their prices up plus the fees and tips on top of that pushes the cost over the top now. Then Uber has the nerve to do multiple deliveries in one shot unless you pay extra. By the time you get your food it’s turned to cold garbage. I am getting groceries delivered, which has added cost, but you can get a lot more food for that money. I guess I just hate getting out of the house.
cm0002@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It gets more cost effective the more food you order, 1 meal @ 15$ + 15$ in fees and tips is outrageous, 50% of your total is just fees and tips. But 4 or 5 meals at 50-60$ + 15$ in fees and tips is much more reasonable. The DD fees don’t scale to the order size you make (surprisingly lmao).
Carighan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Fifteen dollars in tips and fees?! wtf?
Is the food delivered with a Porsche and the delivery person personally feeds you or what?!
cm0002@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The fee is about 8-10 depending on the restaurant and your area. I usually do a tip of about 5-7 so that I can get better service from the driver. Really, the tip should be thought of more of a “silent bid” for services or a bribe if you want to have fun with it lol
Carighan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Damn, you tip before the delivery? Then it’s really just part of the fee, no? Especially if it’s like a bid. :o
Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social 9 months ago
Don’t give them ideas (even though it’s probably already in the pipeline)
noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 9 months ago
These meals don’t cost the money to be microwaved again, it’s just not that good. Better off ordering groceries in that case.
PugJesus@kbin.social 9 months ago
Personally, I have no family to take care of and work from home, and as part of that I gave up on cars. Very good for my finances overall. But it does mean that restaurants that were once a 10 minute drive away are now inaccessible except for delivery.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 months ago
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PugJesus@kbin.social 9 months ago
Alright, buddy, three things:
I quite literally have a bad leg and walk with a cane, so fuck running.
The 10 minute drive includes stretches of highway.
I generally don't have three hours to burn in travel time (round trip) when I want to eat at a restaurant.
CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Most places won’t let you use the drive-thru on foot either, and some stores (due to “labor shortages”) are drive thru only. So they literally won’t serve you without a car.
American car culture is terrible but it’s not like we get a choice at the DMV between driving and having functional, walkable towns and cities. You get to be a driver or a second-class person.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Okay jeez. Its not uncommon however, for people to believe that a ten minute drive (maybe a 30 minute walk) away is impossibly far to walk. Its very much baked in to “American” car culture to believe like this, and you can resist that culture by sometimes walking instead of driving.
blackluster117@possumpat.io 9 months ago
Welcome to poor urban planning and a lack of capable public transportation.