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DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in big consolidation for grocery delivery (abcnews.com)
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[–] 14 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Flabbergasted that people will pay so much to have McDonald's delivered.

Top Ordered Food Nationwide:

Fries

Chicken Quesadilla

Mozzarella Sticks

Garlic Naan

Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Pepperoni Pizza

Chips & Queso

Traditional Wings

Cobb Salad

Fried Rice

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I wonder if it’s gotten so expensive to eat out, that the delivery fee doesn’t appear as bad any more (comparatively)

    It was 40-fucking-dollars to get two meals at carls Jr. I’ll never go there again and would rather buy local than a chain, but even another $10 wouldn’t look too bad for delivery

    I don’t do delivery so idk what the actual cost is

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago* (4 children)

    I'm flabbergasted at the amount of energy their occupation demands of them so much that it makes delivering naan and fries worth the cost in contrast to the time and energy savings it takes to get it yourself. Sounds like people are getting overworked or otherwise anxious. It's not like people are doing it for the cost savings.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (3 children)

    It's dumber when you consider that cooking is not only fun, but once you're good at it, it's really fast and easy to make a way better meal than you'd ever get.

    I can make a better smash burger than 95% of the bullshit places popping up, and for a literal fraction of the cost.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    Lots of people struggle with things like dishes, which makes things like cooking not realistic or fun option. And getting out of that rut is hard.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Nearly everything on that list tastes better fresh and hot.

    Chinese and pizza are typical delivery items because there’s a pizza joint in every neighborhood and Chinese can sit an hour with very little change to the food but why would anyone pay double or triple for McDonald’s when their fries are gross and soggy fifteen seconds out of the fryer?

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