The Cost of Food Delivery vs. Takeout

[Count Bobulescu]

Choose your delivery app wisely.............

Quote The real price of eating in Food delivered via an app can cost as much as 91% more than ordering the same dish in the restaurant, the N.Y. Times' Brian X. Chen found: Why it matters: "When you order through a delivery app, you pay multiple parties, including the driver and the companies that offer the apps, like Uber Eats and Postmates. In some cases, you pay the restaurants extra fees as well." Chen used Grubhub, Uber Eats, DoorDash and Postmates to fetch turkey sandwiches from Subway, and a "family value meal" from Panda Express. His findings: "The markups can be downright egregious." Keep reading (subscription).

[deangold]

I always liked Postmates as a delivery service. Now that I am a consumer, I am flattened at how much they charge. Meals that would cost $25 in he restaurant can be $50 or more. Enough to get us to put some clothes on and drive 5-10 minutes to the restaurant. Once at the restaurant, we agree what were we thinking. The only delivery we do these days is Pizza from Valentino's and that has been 4 times in 6 months. But at least a $19 pizza only winds up $27.