This is why the best way to order food is to directly call the restaurant. Many of these food delivery services charge extra service and delivery fees. On top of that, Uber Eats take away 30% of the cost as commission from these restaurants, so they are forced to recoup the costs by hiking up the price of each dish. Don't forget the tip to the delivery guy as well. Once you add everything up, you end up paying a lot more.pawprints86 wrote: ↑ Taxes, delivery fee, tip, *and* service fee? Really?? Good thing it's mother's day and we can't go anywhere... That's a little nutty. $50 for roughly $30-$35 of actual meals. Mom really wanted somewhere that wasn't on skip... But that's kinda crazy. Probably much more worth it with large crowds? But for 2 people you're paying alot this way
Sorry, just had to vent...
But ubereat is really about delivery instead of orderingGeneralStore wrote: ↑ This is why the best way to order food is to directly call the restaurant. Many of these food delivery services charge extra service and delivery fees. On top of that, Uber Eats take away 30% of the cost as commission from these restaurants, so they are forced to recoup the costs by hiking up the price of each dish. Don't forget the tip to the delivery guy as well. Once you add everything up, you end up paying a lot more.
Don't forget that they (and all delivery services I think) mark up the menu prices as well.pawprints86 wrote: ↑ Taxes, delivery fee, tip, *and* service fee? Really?? Good thing it's mother's day and we can't go anywhere... That's a little nutty. $50 for roughly $30-$35 of actual meals. Mom really wanted somewhere that wasn't on skip... But that's kinda crazy. Probably much more worth it with large crowds? But for 2 people you're paying alot this way
Sorry, just had to vent...
Correct. I need someone to bring me the food.
That's the part we should appreciate sharing economy : it gives people some opportunities getting money. Not a lot but something is better than nothingjohnb56789 wrote: ↑ Well... I will say this, coming from the other side (I worked for Uber Eats as a delivery driver for a little while last year), I hated every moment of it (Not the people I delivered to), cause the pay definitely isn't great.. I know it's not meant to replace a real job, but I spent more time sitting around waiting for deliveries that I actually did deliver. In a REALLY good month, I think I could've pulled in maybe $600 (Not including the cost of gas), but then again, I know it can vary heavily depending on where you are delivering (In my case, St.Catharines, but not during heavy school season, I worked June to September while I was looking for a real job)
Yes I know that. Even though Uber Eats mainly deals with delivery, I'm saying that ordering through the restaurant is the best way to go. If someone is close to the restaurant they are ordering from and they have time to pick it up, it's more cost-effective to take out yourself instead of going through Uber Eats, Doordash, or another food delivery service. The convenience is an added cost to this entire process and you pay quite a lot for it. The only time I would actually need to use these services is when I am extremely busy at work and don't have time to pick it up or if I try to call the restaurant and they don't answer due to a flood of calls.
engineered wrote: ↑ Don't forget that they (and all delivery services I think) mark up the menu prices as well.
That's sleazy on uber's part so make their markup look like the normal food price. They shouldn't charge the restaurant and it should be added under delivery fees.HghSsociety wrote: ↑ We do. Our menu items are anywhere from 20-28% higher on Uber compared to picking it up yourself. We wouldn't use Uber if we couldn't markup our prices seeing as how Uber takes 30%. Our best selling item is $10.20 with taxes in Store. Same item costs $13.05 on Uber before delivery fees. Some platforms don't allow an increase in pricing and others like Skip only allow 10% hence we only use Uber
Some places don't answer the phone or have it disconnected. I tried to get takeout from a local place the other day and they weren't answering calls. I had to actually go to the place and order in person. However, I could still order via the uber eats app. I tried to get bbt a couple of weeks back. They wouldn't take orders in person and were telling customers to order through the various food apps instead.
Just a tip... Most people don't tip the delivery people.GeneralStore wrote: ↑ This is why the best way to order food is to directly call the restaurant. Many of these food delivery services charge extra service and delivery fees. On top of that, Uber Eats take away 30% of the cost as commission from these restaurants, so they are forced to recoup the costs by hiking up the price of each dish. Don't forget the tip to the delivery guy as well. Once you add everything up, you end up paying a lot more.
They are not the only ones that do this, several restaurants do. I am not sure if it has changed both Swiss Chalet and Pizza Nova did this at one time. The delivery price of each item was higher than the regular price. They weren't charging delivery fees but you were technically paying a delivery fee for each item not the entire order. It wasn't indicated anywhere on the receipt that you were paying anything extra. I remember Pizza Nova's receipt would say INCLUDED on the delivery line.engineered wrote: ↑ That's sleazy on uber's part so make their markup look like the normal food price. They shouldn't charge the restaurant and it should be added under delivery fees.
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