'Stakeholders want to bleed us dry? ...Ok': Pizza parlor gets price gouged by 40% by a food delivery company, then they use the company's deliveries as free advertising for far cheaper ‘in-house’ deals, scoring a slew of regulars as a result

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jul 2, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

When you're feeling both lazy and hungry, the only way to satiate your needs is to fork out a little extra dough. While many of us are ashamed of what we would spend to have a minimum wage employee deliver takeout straight to our door during a summer thunderstorm, most of us will happily go online to feed ourselves out of convenience, spending far more for a pizza than any person should. 

However, when this restaurant decided to team up with a large food delivery company, they found that they were losing money instead of making more. Why? Because they were getting price gouged on the back end of the app by more than 40%, bleeding away their profit margins straight into the pockets of a huge company. 

To solve this pizza parlor's problem, the restaurant owner decided to capitalize on food app delivery regulars by raising his prices by nearly double and advertising far cheaper 'in-house' delivery pricing on the food's packaging. Now that's one way to make corporate greed work out in your favor. Keep scrolling to read all the details of this lemon-to-lemonade story that sticks it to the big guys.

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    "I get a lot more tips now"
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    UberEats' stakeholders want to bleed us dry? SOC I worked in a pizza joint which started advertising on UberEats. According to my boss, UberEats take a huge cut of the sale, up to 40%.
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    No problems, we just increased the price on the app to compensate for that 40%. Along with handing out a menu on each UberEat order with our real, in-house delivery prices.
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    We got a lot of new regular customers, originally from UberEats, ordering directly from us. I'd get a lot more tips now.
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    I know that my boss benefited much more than me, but truth is lamer than fiction and I'm not larping here.
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    soulmatesmate 14 hr. ago Next time you are picking up your own food, plug the same order into DD, GH or Uber Eats. I find it is slightly less than twice the cost. No only are all the prices higher, the selection is smaller and there are no special discounts or coupons.
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    saraphilipp 13 hr. ago I ordered from Pappa John's. They sent me an uber driver and when my order was incomplete he said just get a refund. I called the manager and he starts process of
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    refunding my partial order. I said no. Bring me my order and he refused so I called corporate. Let them know I won't be using their service anymore because of that. like
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    RSGK 15 hr. ago GrubHub has been known to add restaurants that don't deliver to its app without their knowledge or permission.
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    TKXXX630. 14 hr. ago Because they aren't just "picking it up." The restaurant isn't actually ON GrubHub, so the customer isn't actually ordering from the restaurant.
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    The GH driver has to order it FOR them either on the phone, the restaurant's website, or in person. Also, GH has used outdated menus, with old prices and items. These problems result in errors or canceled orders.
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    The resulting mistakes reflect poorly on the restaurant because the customers don't realize this order is any different than a regular GH order.
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    grauenwolf 16 hr. ago I don't know why any company wouldn't do that. UberEats is a luxury for most people, so they should be paying luxury prices.
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    glaive1976 15 hr. ago I can believe this as I have heard similar stories from places I frequent. We've all but eliminated delivery food in my house for many
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    reasons, but one is the way they treat the establishment, us, and our food. They be ripping off everyone, their own employees/contractors, the customer, and the restaurant.
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    Renaissance_Slacker 15 hr. ago Stakeholders are going to bleed us all dry. Vote Reply Share nerojt 12 hr. ago Uber doesn't even make any profits - they've been basically losing money for a decade.
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    StormRage85 15 hr. ago There are 2 takeaways in my area that I really like, one pizza place and burger joint. I ordered from JustEat and they did the same thing. They even have their own app that gives regular discount offers.
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    lost_in_life_34. 15 hr. ago i'm old and used to order the old way. rarely order take out but when i order it's either drive or use one of the services. i don't want to clutter up the house with dozens of menus and lots of times i have little cash around
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    at least with the gig workers when i order the delivery person heads out to pick up my order right away and i don't have to rely on the single delivery guy employed by the restaurant being slammed and taking a while to deliver my food
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    Large-Meat-Feast. 15 hr. ago A takeaway near us keep telling us to not use Uber eats and hand out their menu when we collect.
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