It's no secret that Food Delivery Services are taking over the way that Americans are eating and for some people that's great. Others... not so much!
Some people have arguments as to why Food Delivery Services are bad and their arguments hold great validation. However, on the flip side, the people who support food delivery services also offer valid arguments.
So, here, we have compiled a list of the Top 6 Upsides and Downsides to Home Food Delivery Services.
And without further ado... here they are!
UPSIDE: CONVENIENCE
Food Delivery Services make it easy and convenient to order whatever restaurant and food it is that you are feeling in that moment without having to even get up off of the couch! Well, that is of course, if you have your wallet in your pocket!
UPSIDE: RELAXATION
Having food delivered right to your front door step means that you can relax throughout the entire night while watching your favorite show and eating your favorite meal! You can throw on some comfortable pajamas, rub off the day's makeup and throw your feet up... no one's looking! It's just you in the house!
UPSIDE: DISCOVERING SOMETHING NEW
Food Delivery Services make it very easy to discover a new restaurant (or maybe even a new food) that you wouldn't normally have ordered while out on the town! The comfort of being in your own home will sometimes make you feel spontaneous about certain things and you could be trying a new cuisine you've never even heard of! This also helps you discover new restaurants that you didn't even know existed just because they are listed on your food app!
DOWNSIDE: WAIT TIMES
If you've ordered food delivery before, you've probably dealt with the frustrations of the fact that it typically takes a lot longer to receive your food this way than if you physically went out to a restaurant. This is because, not only is a third party sending your order to the store, but restaurants will often take precedence of the guests within their establishment by making their food first. You then have to wait for your delivery driver to arrive at the restaurant, drive to your hopes in hopes of finding it and receive your food all before getting cold!
DOWNSIDE: SOCIAL DISCONNECT
Ordering food from home can become a nasty little habit if you're not careful. It seems so harmless because of its convenience yet it could turn into something much bigger than you could imagine.
When you're eating at home, you're socially distancing yourself from others and potentially building up habits of isolation, which in the long-run, no matter how nice that sounds now, just isn't a good thing.
DOWNSIDE: PRICEY
Add up taxes, restaurant fees, delivery fees and delivery tips to your bill and let's see how much more food delivery is than actually just going out to the restaurant. Sure, you can argue that you're saving money on gas and a waitress tip. But if you pickup, you typically won't leave as high of a tip as a delivery driver or when you're dining in. And as for gas, let that not be an excuse, because it's not a very good one!
No matter the delivery company, no. matter the restaurant or food that you're ordering, food delivery will have its upsides and downsides, as you've clearly seen here.
Now it's your choice to see whether or not ordering that Chicken Chimichanga from your couch is worth it or not!
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