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it feels similar in egregious price to getting room service, and you don't even have to talk to the guy, and you can convince yourself it's nice to treat yourself you've been working hard etc etc. you don't have to do any dishes or think about all the rotten shit in the fridge. it can feel like a legitimate mental break, horribly

i've worked too too many years doing delivery and honestly on good days it feels like being on vacation , just out there driving around somewhere peaceful without a boss over my shoulder

but whenever i actually order the garbage myself too much it can lead to a crazy period of overspending. i already spent $30 on a burrito that sucked why not spend $20 on a film i know is good, etc etc

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 47 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I can only imagine what it must be like to have enough money that you are not meticulously scrutinizing every purchase to see if it's the most value and stretch your limited budget as far as you possibly can. When I first checked out DoorDash and saw what I would normally pay only $8 for was going to be $30 delivered, I was already over it.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

Right? Like I'm gonna pay that much for cold food when I literally rent a kitchen?

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 months ago

What's crazy is that all these food delivery apps are barely breaking even. They're still in the "disruption" phase where they're trying to offer the service at a really low cost to capture market share. $30 for an $8 item to be delivered is actually their introductory price!

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