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submitted 11 months ago by to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 11 months ago (14 children)

Sadly, it's food delivery I've had to add exceptions for :(

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Justeat and its local variations (liferando, pyszne) work just fine over VPN and can even be paid with gift cards

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (6 children)

    You’re ordering food delivery through a VPN? Why?

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I’ve done it several times (though I prefer pickup).

    DoorDash isn’t known for being an ethical company so I don’t share my location with them, and I purposely use Apple Pay because like NFC it generates a one-time card number with only enough funds for the transactions.

    Thankfully DoorDash has never denied me service even while ordering from what looks like across the planet to it.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    If you don’t tell them your location, how does the food reach you?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    I’ve done it several times (though I prefer pickup).

    Besides, you can give it whatever address you want. You don’t have to give it access to location services at all.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    If you give it some random address then they’ll get the food, not you?

    Also why even use the app if you’re going to pick up at the restaurant yourself? Just call the restaurant and give them your order. You’ll pay less for the food because there’s no fees going to the app!

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    Unfortunately, geolocation is a valid thing for that business to want. But can't you install a location spoofer?

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Er... maybe? First I've heard of one. I just assumed it's the IP addresses that are blocked - I can't even load the site even with a home-country VPN connected

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Ah, that's also possible. Have you considered switching your VPN server to a more local one? And yes, location spoofers do exist; they're widely, if coyly, used in some communities for Niantic games (Pokemon Go, etc).

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