Especially since all I need to do is the teeniest amount of planning ahead, e.g. I'll just call ahead for pickup somewhere and plan it around times when I'm driving anyway.
Myself and most of my social circle happily used UberEats heavily before and during the pandemic. It was great to pay a little extra for delivery.
The pricing dark patterns and inflation have put a sharp end to that. We now only use it when in a real pinch (late-night revelers getting hangry) and when we do, it's almost guaranteed that the order will be messed up and late. Delivery from our favorite local Chinese restaurant is more than double what it costs for takeout. It's absolutely not worth it anymore.
Every item on Uber eats is a dollar or two more than if you were there in person, instead of making it up with a higher delivery fee. boo.
Looking at the McDonald's app it's $10.69 after taxes. Which is frankly still too expensive for a fast food meal, but Uber nearly doubles the price. The meal itself is even 30% more expensive on UberEats before all their other fees.
Likely because Uber is taking a 30% cut of the restaurant's take, so they increase menu prices to compensate.
I wish these companies would stop requiring restaurants give up a portion of their revenue. Uber should just have a larger service/delivery fee that's added on top. But I'm sure that's where customers would balk, seeing the actual real cost of delivery would scare too many people away.
We stopped ordering food once it got to be more of an inconvenience than picking it up.