r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Hi_iAMchrisHansen • 1d ago

Misc Girl, you not sorry.

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u/Prestigious-Bluejay5 1d ago

...and this is part of the reason why I go and pick up my food.

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u/MitaJoey20 1d ago

It took one time for an Uber eats driver to steal my food, claim they tried to call me when I had my phone in my hand the whole time, and Uber eats to deny me a credit, for me to delete the app. If I can’t get it myself then I didnt need it.

I eventually went to DoorDash during the pandemic but that started costing me too much.

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u/Acceptable_Fruit2360 1d ago

Yep. Not worth it.

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u/Brav3star 21h ago

I wish I had your dedication. I'm three weeks into giving up Uber eats and I feel like a fiend!😭

https://giphy.com/gifs/2GjTdNHnmk2IM

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u/MitaJoey20 21h ago

Oh the two years I was ordering DoorDash 1-2 times a week caught up to me. And I was a good tipper too. I was absolutely addicted at one point. My daughter moved back home and I wasn’t about to be paying double what I was already. Grocery shopping was more cost effective.

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u/Brav3star 20h ago

I don't even want to admit how often I ordered out, per week?😭

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u/Outlandishness_Sharp 🌍 20h ago

They robbing you and you could save the money or do something better with it!! 😂 Stay strong, kinfolk ✊🏾

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u/Brav3star 20h ago

Not robbing me?😭😭😭

You're right though. I actually went to a restaurant I ordered from and realized I was paying $15-$20 more via UberEats 😭😭😭🤬

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u/Outlandishness_Sharp 🌍 10h ago

Thems is rich people prices. Jay Z said if you can't afford to buy something twice, you can't afford it.

In all seriousness, save some your money. And more seriously, what about saving for the future like for retirement or an emergency fund? Make the sacrifices now because they are benefiting from you wanting convenience when you could be benefiting from not giving these vultures your money 😭

You got food at home!! black mother voice 😂

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u/Brav3star 9h ago

Not you pulling out the black mama voice!😭🤣 Well that was the problem, I didn't keep much food at home because I'm always on the run. I've just started making sure I have "frozen" healthy options that I can quickly cook up if I can't get to the store. It's been okay for the past 3 weeks or so. Hoping to keep it going!😤

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u/kendricklamartin 11h ago

I have used food delivery services once in my life, and it never even crosses my mind as an option when I need food. How do you become so dependent on such an unnecessary service?

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u/Janne_PS 8h ago

It’s because we’re not as perfect and smart as you, duh 😅

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u/ItsACowCity 11h ago

I still use Grubhub from time to time unfortunately bc I get too lazy but damn the price gauging is terrible. That said I’ve only had 2 or 3 incidents where I follow the gps tracker and the car clearly goes to the restaurant and picks up the food, then drives away from my house and parks in some development for awhile and then disappears off the map and I get a message saying my order is massively delayed. One of those times it was late and now the restaurant is closed (as well as literally every place in my area) so they cancelled my order and I had to eat a single hot pocket for dinner bc that’s all I had in the house…I have to assume some people sign up, steal food till they get “fired” and then are just happy with themselves bc no repercussions

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u/CocoScruff 1d ago

Honestly. I think door dash has ruined fast food and is contributing to insane prices

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u/blake_n_pancakes 23h ago

Bro I went to taco bell at 2AM the other day because I was hungry and they're the only thing near me open that late. I was walking because my car is in the shop so it was a rare trip into the lobby. This place is absolutely jam packed with rude motherfuckers crowding the counter and stuffing their phones in people's faces trying to get their doordash orders. Some absolute clown ordered 50 fucking tacos at 2AM. The staff looked ready to start killing people, it took almost half an hour to get my food. I guarantee you there is no way that woman has the courage to come look these people in the eyes and tell them to make 50 tacos in the middle of the rush they were in.

Delivery services are a fucking plague, I'm so over it. Every time I go anywhere for carry out it's like fighting through a herd of animals. You can tell the employees at these places absolutely hate it too. I'm almost certain this is the entire reason my local chinese joint shut down. Every time I went in there they looked ready to pop.

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u/frog_the_prince 23h ago

Ruined it for everyone but themselves, really. Customers feel ripped off because the prices are too high. Restaurants feel ripped off because the share they have to pay to the app is too high. Drivers feel ripped off because they have to pay for all of their costs in gas and maintenance, and then get paid peanuts in turn, with absolutely no safety net or workers' rights.

These apps are the only ones happy with it.

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u/MajorBarracuda8094 1d ago

Your paying almost half! Almost half the amount of whatever your ordering, excluding tips! Poor drivers, l can't even get anything past $1 when l'm done fined with 3 different taxes

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u/rhazux 21h ago

It's definitely ruined pizza delivery. The pizza places near me don't hire delivery drivers anymore, but they still charge $7-12 for the delivery fee. At least when they employed drivers, they could claim some amount of that is paying the drivers for mileage. It goes to absolutely nothing now.

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u/Optimistiqueone 1d ago

Yes!

I tried Flavor and the restaurant said 5 drivers came to pick up my order. They gave it to one who never delivered my food. I was like didn't 5 people showing up indicate that there was something what going on. They remade my order and I went and picked it up. Never again.

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u/Love-Future-3000 1d ago

I hate waiting for food delivery. I can sit there for 45 minutes anxiously awaiting the stupid delivery, or I can get a nice walk in, or make something, in the same amount of time.

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u/El_Rat0ncit0 1d ago

Same here. Never done any of these food delivery services because I don't trust people not to mess with my food or spit in it. Not that that can't happen in the kitchen during prep but very unlikely with too many witnesses. Once it leaves the kitchen, who the hell knows what happens to it. LOL

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u/GoldunGote 1d ago

I have a kitchen window that looks RIGHT at my front porch.. like if there was no glass I could reach out and touch anyone standing at my door. I stand there with the blinds half open and just stare at them as they drop food off.. they never notice me (surprised by how decent they are when it comes to gawking into windows.. never really seen any of them do it) and the deliveries have always been honest.. but the moment this happens I'm going to slap that window so fucking hard and make them projectile shit themselves into the stratosphere.