Food delivery apps

[Bunk Moreland]

Do you use them? What do you think of it?

I do sometimes, but I'm lucky to live a short walk from a pretty big shopping strip with lots of options.

Last night I went round to my local fish n chip shop. I was the only one in there except for the steady stream of delivery drivers/riders. Every single one of them - 100% of them - was young and of Asian or sub-continental appearance, which only increases my suspicion that they're probably mostly international students who are working part-time for s**t pay and struggling to make ends meet.

So chatting to the shop owner. He said they're on seven different platforms - Uber Eats, Foodora, Deliveroo, Menu Log etc - and that you'd basically be broke without them. Nobody comes in. He said around 60% of his total business is now through the delivery apps, and many busy nights it's up to 80%.

They take 30% of the order total from the shop in addition to the delivery fee ($5 on Uber Eats I think) they get from the customer.

It really does rival Chrisco as an absolute pisstake of a business model. No stock, no actual product. Just transport. Employ very few people directly, put all the drivers on ABNs specifically to dodge paying them a legal wage. Get paid by both parties, and hold onto the money from the customer - he said he gets paid in 14 day blocks, 4 days after the fortnight ends. So he makes a meal, the customer pays, and Uber gives him the cash up to 18 days later. Interest $$$

What a scam. The way government works, they'll make them start paying proper wages in about a decade's time.

 

[perthblue]

Hate them.

 

[Kurve]

They take 30% of the order total from the shop in addition to the delivery fee ($5 on Uber Eats I think) they get from the customer.

30% plus the delivery fee is a huge whack out of your profit, then not to be paid for fourteen days. I used to have dibbs in a pizza restaurant fish n chips which was geared more to take away/deliveries I wouldn't use those apps. They must be paying their staff peanuts.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

30% plus the delivery fee is a huge whack out of your profit, then not to be paid for fourteen days. I used to have dibbs in a pizza restaurant fish n chips which was geared more to take away/deliveries I wouldn't use those apps. They must be paying their staff peanuts.

In Melbourne at least, there's actually been a couple of food outlets set up without a shopfront, purely producing food for delivery apps.

If current trends continue, this would be the future - fewer and fewer lower-end restaurants having shopfronts / dining facilities. People simply aren't leaving home.

 

[iluvparis]

Probably sucks for the shop owner/driver but Christ it is a revolutionary change for the customer.

Take away food is laughably overpriced in Australia anyway.

 

[edgie]

Weird city slicker things

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[Kurve]

In Melbourne at least, there's actually been a couple of food outlets set up without a shopfront, purely producing food for delivery apps.

If current trends continue, this would be the future - fewer and fewer lower-end restaurants having shopfronts / dining facilities. People simply aren't leaving home.

The only way I'd do it using apps would be if I had a kitchen somewhere out of the way where I wasn't paying huge rent for the exposure of a shop front. I can see problems with council inspections and regulation in those circumstances, they're slack as it is.

 

[GROTTO]

I swear, I reckon my food is half eaten every time I order delivery.

I get suspicious when my uber delivery driver has sauce across his face.

 

[Shell]

Use menu log now and again. Never had an issue except maybe they're late sometimes.

 

[Scotland]

I don't get the fascination. I'd rather just make my own food or go and get it myself/eat it where I get it.

 

[perthblue]

If you use Uber Eats to get Maccas, you are a human pig

 

[Shell]

Oh yeah, only ever order thai, chinese or pizza.

I'd never order fish n chips, burgers..

 

[HahnPremium]

In Melbourne at least, there's actually been a couple of food outlets set up without a shopfront, purely producing food for delivery apps.

If current trends continue, this would be the future - fewer and fewer lower-end restaurants having shopfronts / dining facilities. People simply aren't leaving home.

Its awesome. Buy shitty microwave meals from Coles , heat em up, get uber to deliver them. No overheads.
$$$$Profit.

 

[GROTTO]

Just watched recently a doco on food couriers being attacked in London.

Disgusting that those that take up minimum wage jobs to support a family and trying to lead an honest life, are subjected to this by street thugs.

 

[RickSanchez]

My mate had like 150 orders in a year or so from uber eats. I think he said 80-90 of those were from McDonald's. He'd probably be a 2-3 min drive from there.

Hes in pretty good shape as well, just has lots of money and is lazy.

 

[GROTTO]

My mate had like 150 orders in a year or so from uber eats. I think he said 80-90 of those were from McDonald's. He'd probably be a 2-3 min drive from there.

Hes in pretty good shape as well, just has lots of money and is lazy.

Must not enjoy food. With the variety out there for decent food via uber eats, choosing Maccas is one of the worst decisions he could make.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Just watched recently a doco on food couriers being attacked in London.

Disgusting that those that take up minimum wage jobs to support a family and trying to lead an honest life, are subjected to this by street thugs.

In Australia at least, they’re not even paid minimum wage. They’re paid an illegally low rate.

How on earth it’s allowed, I have no idea. Where the * are the unions.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Do not use, the delivery fee doesn't seem worth it considering it's twice as quick to jump in the car to go and get food yourself. Half the orders are probably people too hungover to drive.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Only time I've ever used one was a few months ago, at a get together around a mate's place. We ordered Mackers, which is probably about a two minute drive from his place, and I reckon it took at least 45 mins to get to us.

Not a fan.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Some food really doesn’t travel well for delivery either. I mean, if you’re grabbing it and taking it straight home, ok, but there’s often long delivery times with these apps due to the use of bikes / operators not knowing where the * they’re going / picking up multiple orders etc.

Pizza is generally ok, as is Asian food in sealed containers etc. But burgers and fish and chips etc? Be prepared for a very cold, soggy, sweaty feed.

 

[JG22]

Must not enjoy food. With the variety out there for decent food via uber eats, choosing Maccas is one of the worst decisions he could make.

Completely depends on your location, but your probably right.

 

[revo333]

They are good if you are watching sport and don't want to miss any action or having drinks and can't drive.

 

[Macca19]

People are so lazy with ubereats. We had someone order just a 600ml coke from us. It cost them $10.95. For a 600ml coke. We accepted the order just because of the sheer stupidity of it.

 

[raskolnikov]

Has anyone used Hello Fresh?

 

[Doss]

Some food really doesn’t travel well for delivery either. I mean, if you’re grabbing it and taking it straight home, ok, but there’s often long delivery times with these apps due to the use of bikes / operators not knowing where the **** they’re going / picking up multiple orders etc.

Pizza is generally ok, as is Asian food in sealed containers etc. But burgers and fish and chips etc? Be prepared for a very cold, soggy, sweaty feed.

My favourite cuisine is Spanish.

Amazing fresh in a restaurant, but it's not the sort of tucker that generally travels well; I've never tried getting Spanish takeaway and probably never will for that reason.

30% plus the delivery fee is a huge whack out of your profit, then not to be paid for fourteen days. I used to have dibbs in a pizza restaurant fish n chips which was geared more to take away/deliveries I wouldn't use those apps. They must be paying their staff peanuts.

It's a massive whack, but they cover it by passing on the cost to the consumer; ordering anything through Uber is always more expensive than getting it in the restaurant.

Of course Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Average probably put that down to it being a delivery fee though, when in reality it's the restaurant trying to prevent themselves being gauged too severely by the food app.