this isn't 'oh no capitalism is forcing people to get into debt for food', folks. doordash is an extremely expensive and ineffective way of getting food!
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DoorDash and Klarna have signed a deal where customers can choose to pay for food deliveries in interest-free installments or deferred options aligned with payday schedules.
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What happens if people can't pay?
-Paypal
-creditcard
-AfterPay with 3 easy installments of 8.75 plus fees
For a goddamn KFC burger meal at checkout.
There have been news stories of people falling in to huge debt with this.
what then
You just need
1) a gaming chair
2) a kitchen island
3) a curved musical instrument from india
4) a dental drill
5) some Fuji 9 with its little two sided spoon.
We made good money but still!
Downwards mobility in lifestyle is sufficiently unpleasant that the Talmud says you should give to the needy enough to sustain what they were accustomed to
Like in A Doll’s House in 1879 the middle class family is borrowing money it doesn’t have to buy fancy food they don’t need
And “wealthy family becomes slightly less wealthy, fails to reduce spending, goes bankrupt” is a trope
"You can get breakfast for a dollar!"
*does not know the median salary of Chinese citizen in rural Fujian*
It's hard for delivery to be economical when someone has to drive through 20 minutes suburban side streets per delivery.
Playing the capitalism card is just an excuse to not change personal behaviors.
For the price of doordashing a burrito from Chipotle's I can go eat out at the local Italian place in my town and get more food that tastes better for slightly less!
(Full disclosure, I have not had food delivered in at least five years. I do take-out about once a month.)
i have a feeling that widespread executive dysfunction contributes as well. inertia + impulsivity. when stressors compound, people take expensive shortcuts (plus other counterproductive behaviors like sports betting)
at least, all of this has been my personal experience. but i see the signs all over
It’s a trap.
Dumpling is an ethical alternative to Instacart. But they're struggling to get people to use it, because the up front cost is so much higher, even though there's no markup on items, so it ends up being cheaper unless you only get a few things.
It isn't a particularly effective way of getting food, but it has its uses.
I would never finance my food deliveries, though!
When we moved into this apartment, the stove looked brand new.
It had been there for at least 20 years.
Learn to cook, people.
(I love eating out too, but...)
Now some people don't carry cash at all and put everything on credit. Which is only ok if you never pay interest
(I agree with you)
You should absolutely be forced to drag yourself to the corner store to do that.
We order takeaway like weekly - ish on average, and eat out maybe once-twice a week.
Palmer does this a lot, but so do a lot of other “posters.”
Too bad all the platforms for it are shitty.
Between the markup on food, fees, and a tip, I pay a premium of $150 a month for delivery.
My local bus system caps fares at $56 a month.
So for $200 a month I'm able to live car free. It's a huge net savings to my budget.