▲ 1195 ▼ I've honestly never quite realized up until now how utterly ridiculous it is that people (especially in the US) regularly demand that their food be chauffeured to them. (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 352 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) Back in the day they’d have free delivery and a free pizza if it took more than 30 minutes. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) That was a bad thing. It killed people. Literally. Drivers were incentivized to drive recklessly to meet the deadline, and it caused them to wreck into pedestrians and other cars permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Okay maybe not the 30 minute deadline but free delivery was awesome permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you place your order by using the restaurant's own website or call the them on the phone then you still get free delivery today. Or at least that's how it is in nyc almost always permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Most restaurants around here just outsource that to DoorDash. And if you order for pickup they sometimes give your food to a random driver because it says “DoorDash” on the ticket permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago We used to be a proper civilization permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beacon@fedia.io 11 points 1 year ago (1 child) That was a bad thing. It killed people. Literally. Drivers were incentivized to drive recklessly to meet the deadline, and it caused them to wreck into pedestrians and other cars permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Okay maybe not the 30 minute deadline but free delivery was awesome permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you place your order by using the restaurant's own website or call the them on the phone then you still get free delivery today. Or at least that's how it is in nyc almost always permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Most restaurants around here just outsource that to DoorDash. And if you order for pickup they sometimes give your food to a random driver because it says “DoorDash” on the ticket permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Okay maybe not the 30 minute deadline but free delivery was awesome permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you place your order by using the restaurant's own website or call the them on the phone then you still get free delivery today. Or at least that's how it is in nyc almost always permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Most restaurants around here just outsource that to DoorDash. And if you order for pickup they sometimes give your food to a random driver because it says “DoorDash” on the ticket permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) If you place your order by using the restaurant's own website or call the them on the phone then you still get free delivery today. Or at least that's how it is in nyc almost always permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Most restaurants around here just outsource that to DoorDash. And if you order for pickup they sometimes give your food to a random driver because it says “DoorDash” on the ticket permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Most restaurants around here just outsource that to DoorDash. And if you order for pickup they sometimes give your food to a random driver because it says “DoorDash” on the ticket permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago We used to be a proper civilization permalink fedilink source parent
