Holborn/the British Museum area has tons of regional Chinese places doing roaring Hungrypanda business. UCL, Soas, LSE, Kings and CSM/UAL all have tons of wealthy international students.
I suppose I would like ‘the apps’ better (and use them) if riders were not constantly telling people that their working conditions suck and amount to bogus self-employment.
― steely flan (suzy), Friday, 5 April 2024 14:10 (two months ago) link
If I had my way, street-facing retail space would be required to prioritize renting to businesses that actually have a reason for customers to come in and out. Not really sure if we have ghost kitchens near me though. I usually look places up separately before ordering from them.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 5 April 2024 14:36 (two months ago) link
eh i live in flushing and the number of fantuan/hungrypanda riders you see whizzing around...― 龜, Friday, April 5, 2024 6:27 AM (one hour ago)
― 龜, Friday, April 5, 2024 6:27 AM (one hour ago)
are these restaurants/services unsavvy enough to use Doordash/UberEats/GrubHub as a front/middle end (per OP)?
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 5 April 2024 15:26 (two months ago) link
i went to a popeyes near me to eat there after going to a B&N and it was a little crazy how long it took us to get our food because everyone working was feverishly filling online orders. i mean it makes sense if you are driving and you just call them five minutes before you get there. but we didn't do that and we paid the modern day price for it. the local mcdonalds here is nuts like that between delivery services and the drive-thru. last time i was in there i heard the manager say she was going to go postal because of all the doordash orders and then she smacked her forehead on the food warmer because she was running so fast.
― scott seward, Friday, 5 April 2024 15:33 (two months ago) link
I'm amazed that "go postal" is still in use
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Friday, 5 April 2024 15:38 (two months ago) link
she was pretty old. it was era-appropriate for her.
― scott seward, Friday, 5 April 2024 15:51 (two months ago) link
xp to steve i dunno! have never downloaded doordash to see what's available around me
― 龜, Friday, 5 April 2024 17:49 (two months ago) link
one thing i hate are what i call skimmers - people who create a website based on a restaurant in the area and SEO it - it sits there routing orders from the web to the restaurant while taking a cut. the restaurant just sees online orders coming in i guess and doesn't know they're coming from a website that's impersonating their brand. often happens with immigrant owned places not savvy enough to have their own web presence. sometimes you'll google a place and it has 3 different websites that all purport to be the official one. just sucks. i think doordash was actually running this scam itself back in the day.
― 龜, Friday, 5 April 2024 17:52 (two months ago) link
Yelp as well, also google has done it in the past, not sure if they still do.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 5 April 2024 18:06 (two months ago) link
I do this 1-2x a week probably. mostly when I’m working that day and am too tired to cook. the politics are questionable on balance but it’s great for lazy people with disposable income. modern life!
― brony james (k3vin k.), Friday, 5 April 2024 18:32 (two months ago) link
Doordash fucked me again. 3rd time. I ordered a Falafel Non-Pareil with Aeolian Cheese Bernaise sauce, major side of tenderized Purple Potato Jardiniere in Cocotte, minor side of Garnish Gnocchi. $100 tip. Guy was 4 hrs late and he saltburned my Civil War vet Great Uncle's grave— The Heart of 2024 (@tupacdurex) April 8, 2024
― ciderpress, Monday, 8 April 2024 20:35 (two months ago) link
I used'em in 2020 four or five times, stopped whe I realized I could get it faster and without fees by driving.
These days if I want to eat a restaurant meal I just go to the restaurant (I live solo).
― poppers fueled buttsex crescendo (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 8 April 2024 21:20 (two months ago) link
i mean it makes sense if you are driving and you just call them five minutes before you get there.
There’s a company out there called mavi.io that allows you to order through the dashboard and uses the car’s gps to time your order being ready with your arrival.
just sucks. i think doordash was actually running this scam itself back in the day.
This is how door dash bullied restaurants onto its platform. I do recall though one pizza place they were doing this to where door dash were offering a discount over what the pizza place was selling pies for. The restaurant started putting in orders and getting paid more than it was shelling out.
― Ed, Monday, 8 April 2024 22:11 (two months ago) link
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262316/doordash-pizza-profits-venture-capital-the-margins-ranjan-roy
― Ed, Monday, 8 April 2024 22:52 (two months ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 10 April 2024 00:01 (two months ago) link
I used to order for myself a cornucopia of items from a restaurant because I hated paying a $30 delivery charge/restaurant fee/tip for just nothing, and then would have to eat a mountain of food for a week which became very tiresome.
More recently I'm just ordering from delivery services when I have visitors and want to provide a dinner without cooking or having to go out at night. It's maybe a few times a year
― Dan S, Wednesday, 10 April 2024 00:13 (two months ago) link
Too often
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 10 April 2024 01:03 (two months ago) link
how much are delivery fees in america? here it’s usually around 2$ with a 5$ minimum order.
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 10 April 2024 04:45 (two months ago) link
Ah there's the sanctimony that was sorely missing from the thread
― bae (sic), Wednesday, 10 April 2024 07:01 (two months ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 11 April 2024 00:01 (two months ago) link
Lol only here would I have seen these results
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 11 April 2024 00:10 (two months ago) link
I ordered a pizza using the Slice app last night. No delivery fees. Seems legit?
― brimstead, Friday, 12 April 2024 16:09 (two months ago) link
yeah Slice is legit, I've never used it but a few places I almost bought from use it
― CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Friday, 12 April 2024 16:19 (two months ago) link
whoa these results, tracks with the discus I guess
― nashwan, Friday, 12 April 2024 19:54 (two months ago) link