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Many good alternatives for European food delivery :) (lemmy.ca)

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[-] Blaze@feddit.nl 108 points 2 years ago

Or go pickup the food yourself. Those companies tend to be toxic, wherever they are from

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 24 points 2 years ago

Or even just order through the restaurant's website or over the phone instead of using a middleman. Especially smaller places sometimes have better offers if you do it that way.

[-] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

This is hell in the UK because no one on the other line speaks English.

I don't order food but whenever I go in I'm thankful for automated self-checkouts because I pick my order on a touchscreen in seconds instead of shouting it at some poor busy deaf wageslave over noise of ovens and sirens blasting.

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 years ago

I agree it's so much nicer to go out and eat at restaurants.

[-] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 years ago

Or if you can get take out, or check and see if the restaraujt itself has delivery. Idk about elsewhere, but in the states shit like uber eats and DoorDash tend to screw over the restraint too.

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 16 points 2 years ago

Or home cook.

[-] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

The mark-up is nuts too! Not only are you paying service fees etc., the cost of the items on the menu is also higher when you order through these kind of apps vs. the vendors own website or in-store.

[-] DicksAndPizza@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago

Lazy people: „Not possible. I need these services because otherwise I would starve!“

Same with Amazon etc.

[-] zabaaaa@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Elitist bullshit, sometimes it happens that people actually work long hours in difficult jobs and would like a little treat without having the time to actually go out. So yes, these services existing are a good thing. It's not a laziness issue, it's a privilege issue.

[-] DicksAndPizza@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You’re certainly not wrong. I could’ve made it clear that I meant people who constantly use these instead of occasionally.

There are people out there who order their food multiple times a week and it’s a problem in my book.

[-] Patch@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

Sometimes I want a takeaway when my kids are already in bed, and I think it's generally frowned upon to leave them in the house on their own while I amble down the street to get a chicken balti.

Most of the time, restaurants do the delivery themselves and charge a couple of quid for the privilege. I'm fine with this arrangement.

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