Because of our schedules, we got far too comfortable ordering delivery for 2-3 meals per week! It's ridiculous how much money we threw away.

We have scaled back partly because the costs got completely out of hand. $150-$200 for a meal for 4 people. My husband and son were putting in stupid orders like milkshakes from McDonalds which is a fvie minute drive from us. And because Door Dash and Uber Eats screwed up delivery by taking way too much time and delivering food. Now we save it for when I really really can't stand to cook another meal.

Never. If we get takeout, we pick it up and takeout/dining out is generally limited to once/week.

Anonymous wrote:During the pandemic I was basically ordering everyday and sometimes a few times a day. I haven’t ordered uber eats/doordash in months. It’s just too expensive now and not worth the fees. How often do you use the service?

Never. The fees are insane, I can't stomach it.

I do eat at neighborhood places fairly often --- a few times a week. So I'm not stingy, I just don't want to give Uber eats or door dash my money.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe how many ppl spend money on takeout or delivery. Just eat at home or bring your lunch. Do you know how much you can save by doing this?

You seem ignorant to the concept of people being unable to cook for various reasons.

DP but I'd still consider it better to purchase prepared and frozen foods from the grocery store.

I'm not the person you quoted, but I get where you and the pp are coming from. Eating at home saves a ton and is obviously a better option. But sometimes people use delivery because they're working long hours, juggling multiple jobs, or dealing with family responsibilities. In those cases, spending a little on convenience can actually reduce stress and save time they don’t have. Life circumstances aren't one-size-fits-all; sometimes time saved is just as valuable as money saved.

Almost never do food delivery. We do take-out that we pick-up 1-2 x per week.

Rarely. I don’t like lukewarm food. We do takeout a lot bu I generally go get it

Never. I cook often and we occasionally go out to a restaurant or do pick up. Ubereats seems so expensive and add that to already super inflated restaurant prices and it's just not an expense I am willing to take on. I rarely get coffee out either. I love my grind and brew coffee maker.

We used to do it once or twice a week but it got to expensive. Now we maybe do it once a month but try to do pick-up to avoid most of the fees.

We can go weeks without or use it several times in a weekend. I use it most during away weekends for sports tournaments when we need food at very early/late hours or delivered quick to a venue and we can’t leave to pick it up.

A fool and his money are soon parted.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe how many ppl spend money on takeout or delivery. Just eat at home or bring your lunch. Do you know how much you can save by doing this?

You seem ignorant to the concept of people being unable to cook for various reasons.

DP but I'd still consider it better to purchase prepared and frozen foods from the grocery store.

We go out and pickup takeout biweekly now.

It's too expensive to do food delivery for us.

Never. I'm well-off, and I stay that way because I don't like throwing money out of the window. If I want food not cooked at home, I go pick it up or sit down at the restaurant. This is not a frequent occurrence.

Pizza on Fridays 2-3 times a month. Uber Eats for family dinner once every 2-3 months. Uber Eats for lunch every 2-3 months (paid for by gift cards from work).

Everything got too expensive over the past 4-5 years, groceries, dining out, and delivery. We rarely eat out anymore so delivery is a treat.

Once or twice a week. I am willing to pay the fees in return for the convenience. I cook all the meals for my family and get burned out if I don’t get a night off for too many days in a row.