alt Hacker NewsWell, you can also - shock horror - drive (or bike, if possible) over to the restaurant and pick up your order yourself! That's of course assuming that the restaurant has another means of placing orders than through the delivery apps (e.g. a phone number)...
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ebiester • 01/21/2025
While I personally make 95% of my food, I order delivery when I am so busy that if I don't, I will not eat.
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Yeul • 01/21/2025
I like food delivered to me but I am willing to pay for it. The minimum wag applies to gig workers too- and with an aging society and shrinking workforce the pay is usually a lot better than that.
Ofcourse in the US with tens of millions of illegal immigrants who will do anything to survive the situation must be very different.
nullstyle • 01/21/2025
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This is what I do. Dealing with the uncertainty of the delivery apps as a customer in my area is approaching the levels of nightmare it is as a driver in others. I didn't keep track when I was using them but let's just say it was a pleasant surprise when I received everything I ordered. Usually something was "forgotten".