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I recently got a ridiculous coupon code for 50% off Postmates (Uber Eats) orders, when I did a Google search for Postmates. 5 orders, up to $100 savings on each order, and the code worked on my wife's account too so we get 10 orders. For weeks I've been ordering $200 meals from fancy steakhouses and paying $100, with leftovers for days. Somehow they haven't stopped subsidizing their customers yet.

The code is FEAST if anyone cares to try it. Probably expired by now. It doesn't seem to work on Uber Eats, only Postmates.com on desktop web.

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The FEAST code has a few things to note, as the actual discount doesn't come out to 50% off. Which is fine, just have the right expectations before using it.

- It's for delivery only

- Discount applies only to the food

- The service, delivery, "temporary local fee", and "temporary fuel surcharge" stay the same

To test this, I put together a $67 order of Thai food, which had $17.88 of fees added onto it, coming out to $84.88. With the coupon, it's $51.38. If I was to order it directly from the restaurant (so I'm only paying tax), it's $74.79.

So it's not horrible, $84.88 (no coupon) to $51.38 (with coupon) is a 39% discount. And 31% off compared to ordering directly from the restaurant.

This is all true. But if you max out the discount (which is easy if you have a large family and/or want lots of leftovers and/or like fancy restaurants) then it's still a screaming deal and way cheaper even than eating in at the restaurant. I can't believe the code is still going...

And you can wait for it to show up. Around here a Doordash or Uber Eats delivery is at least an hour, maybe 90 minutes. So you need to plan ahead a bit.

If they stop subsidizing, then revenue growth may slow, stop, or turn negative. If the latter happened to Uber/Lyft for even a quarter, they may struggle to continue operations. After all, what's worse than a business losing billions of dollars? A shrinking business losing billions of dollars.

Wow, just looked this up and this is insane. Guess I’m gonna be eating out for a bit. Thanks for the tip

For comparison, I ordered 10kg (22lb) of premium beef, different cuts, organic-ish (not certified) from a farm for about AU$200 (US $140-ish) a few years back.

Huh, I wonder if these long-expiry promo code campaigns are actually intentional referral marketing. Not accusing, just noting how it worked here!

Oh Jesus, I mean thanks for the code, wow

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