• surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      11 months ago

      You should check the price of the food on the DD menu isn’t also higher than the price on the regular menu. It may be a 2$ fee, but I’ve also seen higher per item prices.

      • Chocrates@lemmy.worldEnglish
        26·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, Uber eats is about 20% more expensive per item on the menu, though I am sure it varies.

        • meowMix2525@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          The restaurant probably sets that price. Not only do delivery services ask for fees and tips from you, the customer, they will also take 20% of the restaurant’s earnings for using their delivery services. Hence why some restaurants still choose to be on the app for visibility but have higher prices and/or separate delivery and pickup services that they set at normal prices and prefer the customer use instead.

          Learned this when I was working for a delivery start up that operated locally and didn’t charge such a fee.

    • bramblepatchmystery@slrpnk.netEnglish
      24·
      11 months ago

      Indian take out for my wife costs about $44.

      The same items ordered on the delivery apps comes out to about $56 and then after fees and tips is roughly $80.

      I wish these companies were only $2 more expensive than just going to the restaurant.

    • Ech@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      11 months ago

      Turns out some places are different. Weird, right?

    • june@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      My experience using DoorDash and Uber eats is in the 2x range for costs. When I switch to pick up or order directly, it’s always about half the cost.

    • Carighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Yeah there’s comments are from the US it seems where there lack of regulations have resulted in an… advanced pricing structure. To put it mildly.