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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't news. [/quote]

+1 who doesn’t know this? [/quote]

You won’t know it until you use one of these services and do the math for yourself. OP was posting this warning for people who were not aware of the fee structure. For example, my Boomer parents wouldn’t know about any of this.

UberEats/DoorDash/PostMates make money by charging you: (1) a service fee, (2) a delivery fee, and (3) increase the price of each item you order by a certain percentage. The discretionary tip is supposed to go to the driver, but I think there were recent lawsuits where DoorDash was even taking a portion of the driver’s tip! So yeah, it’s a crapload of profit for the service provider while very little profit goes to the restaurant or driver.

I didn’t know of this fee structure until I used PostMates once a long time ago and felt totally ripped off. Never used PostMates or any similar service again. It basically increases the cost of your food by 50% relative to just ordering takeout and picking it up yourself.

Personally, I think these services were developed to take advantage of corporate expense accounts where the employee isn’t really price sensitive and the company is on the hook for the bill. I bet these services have caused corporate meal expenses to explode at law firms, tech, and banks where people who work late are given dinner. [/quote]

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