With the hustle and bustle of our every day, it can be tempting to turn to food delivery services when we’re not in the mood to leave the house to get groceries or take-out, however, these often come with high delivery costs, increased prices on menu items, and other fees that yield a degraded experience for the consumer.

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The Downside of Delivery

Gone are the days of the in-house pizza delivery services where you were promised a hot pizza in 30 minutes.

Today we as consumers are faced with the choice of cooking at home, ordering take-out/drive-thru and picking it up ourselves, or relying on one of the food delivery service companies.

I’ve yet to have a positive experience with any of the latter. While I agree certain use cases justify their existence, I’d rather abstain from relying on them entirely.

And I’m not alone in my sentiment. There are numerous articles all over the internet and many Reddit threads where folks express similar feelings.

One Reddit thread, in particular, covers the marked-up prices and the impact on consumers, the toll these services take on both the restaurant owners and the drivers, and the dissatisfaction of shareholders who have invested in companies that aren’t profitable.

Use cases aside, I stand by the fact that we are better off making our food at home or getting out of the house to pick up the food ourselves.

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Reddit Post "DoorDash and UberEats are a lose/lose/lose/lose for everyone involved"

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