Apple Pay Promo Offers 20% Off Grubhub Purchase of $10 or More

[jonnysods]

As nice as this deal is, the advertisement still makes me sad. What an isolating year for everyone.

 

[BGPL]

I used this last night, worked great for a small sushi order. I also tip in cash because it gets the drivers more money - I believe GH and DD give the driver the same either way (unless you tip big), so when you tip cash they make $9 and $6 respectively, plus your cash tip. Also, I like tipping based on the driver's performance. Last night I had an extremely rude driver who was upset about something, not sure what or why. I still tipped him but not the same as a driver with a more polished bedside manner. I delivered pizza to get me through college so I know all about using a professional attitude to get more money - it absolutely pays off, and customers remember the drivers and vice versa. This guy wouldn't speak to me and just held my food out the window by the knot in the bag, waiting for me to walk up and get it. When I thanked him for coming and gave him a cash tip, he put it in reverse and left... clearly mad about something. I once had an Uber Eats driver leave my food on the curb at the end of my driveway. Le sigh.

 

[BGPL]

Is anyone clear if this offer is funded by Apple or the restaurants? My neighborhood places here in NYC are really hurting, so I try to use ChowNow or their own websites so they get the money without having to pay the steep fees/commissions. Does this deal further reduce the restaurants' take?

Some restaurants charge more on their DD/GH/UE menu than they do on their take out or dine-in menu. Most of my local restaurants upcharge the food to offset the fees, which makes sense to me. So if your restaurant isn't doing that, then they are "eating" some of the fees, but not the 20% off. That's a deal worked out between GH and Apple. Some enjoy the third part delivery business, it keeps them from having to employ, pay and insure their own drivers. Having drivers stand around on a dead night is expensive.

 

[DarthDon]

too much money? there is a app for that. apple pay...

 

[MiamiC70]

These companies hurt local business by taking a cut of the restaurant revenues. Order direct and pick it up yourself, or use the restaurants own delivery service.

Then why didn’t those same small local businesses advertise and provide better delivery options in their local area pre-GrubHub? Oh, yea it wasn’t important then. Oh, well.

 

[newyorksole]

That dash pass cost you $550 a year. Jk, love my CSR, but I’ve been contemplating on down grading since we haven’t been able to use the travel benefits lately.

Lmao true! Luckily it was still only $450 this year. The $300 travel credit can be used for groceries/gas! I think it’s still worth it tbh. I don’t wanna downgrade.

 

[az431]

These companies hurt local business by taking a cut of the restaurant revenues. Order direct and pick it up yourself, or use the restaurants own delivery service.

What????? You mean GrubHub collects a fee for delivering the order? That’s just shockingly evil!

/s

 

[az431]

I used this last night, worked great for a small sushi order. I also tip in cash because it gets the drivers more money - I believe GH and DD give the driver the same either way (unless you tip big), so when you tip cash they make $9 and $6 respectively, plus your cash tip. Also, I like tipping based on the driver's performance. Last night I had an extremely rude driver who was upset about something, not sure what or why. I still tipped him but not the same as a driver with a more polished bedside manner. I delivered pizza to get me through college so I know all about using a professional attitude to get more money - it absolutely pays off, and customers remember the drivers and vice versa. This guy wouldn't speak to me and just held my food out the window by the knot in the bag, waiting for me to walk up and get it. When I thanked him for coming and gave him a cash tip, he put it in reverse and left... clearly mad about something. I once had an Uber Eats driver leave my food on the curb at the end of my driveway. Le sigh.

Hoping this story gets turned into a movie.

 

[alphaswift]

What????? You mean GrubHub collects a fee for delivering the order? That’s just shockingly evil!

/s

I wish that was all it was but it goes much farther. They charge the restaurant up to 30% of the food items for the privilege of delivering it to the customer (who is also paying). The restaurant's profit is wiped out by the like of Grubhub.

 

[MiamiC70]

I wish that was all it was but it goes much farther. They charge the restaurant up to 30% of the food items for the privilege of delivering it to the customer (who is also paying). The restaurant's profit is wiped out by the like of Grubhub.

The local business had the opportunity to do direct delivery all along but decided not to and still can.
Restaurants pad the cost of the food and every single one I check has higher prices on delivery food orders vs. pick up or in-house dining.