2 pizzas, a small order of breadsticks, and wanted to splurge and get cinnamon sticks.

Pizzas are a “Buy one get one deal!” at 13 bucks a pizza. Figured what the hell, I’ll splurge on desert then with the deal. Get to checkout… hold on a minute… 50 dollars for pizza?! Wait a minute 80 dollars after fees and taxes?!

Usually I only use Doordash for finding something, then I order direct from the store. I just saw the sweet “buy one get one” deal and thought eh, fine I’m here. Right, that’s why I stopped using door dash. I’m not spending 80 dollars on freaking pizza. I’ll just go pick it up and spend a quarter of that price.

At least I would have saved the $3 dollar delivery fee. Phew. Thanks DoorDash.

  • @[email protected]
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    102 months ago

    Stop using it. It’s that simple.

    Gig economy work is horrible for the workers, and incredibly exploitative. The workers frequently make less than minimum wage.

    I refuse to order from any restaurant that doesn’t do their own delivery. If enough other people do the same, these places will curl up and die very quickly.

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      I don’t disagree, but jobs are already hard to come by, pushing people out of the only jobs they can find is a rough solution

      • @[email protected]
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        22 months ago

        The jobs won’t disappear. They’ll just change. The need is obviously there.

        Here in Colorado a bunch of drivers just formed a employee owned co-op, both to give the middle finger to Uber and Lyft, and so the drivers can actually earn a living. We need more of that.

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          12 months ago

          This is the way. This gig worker industry is in need of disruption. It’s ultimately a matchmaking service. There is no other broker than can charge 100% markup.

          Professional job placement company, realtors, etc do more for a much smaller percentage.

        • Syl
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          12 months ago

          what’s the coop called?

        • @[email protected]
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          22 months ago

          A fediverse app to empower coops and smaller taxi companies and allow them to reach users could actually be a pretty good idea and a great way to reduce Uber’s power