How do you justify continually using take out delivery services? - eviltoast

For those that continually use services like Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash, etc., how does justify using the cost?

With fees and tip added, it’s almost double the cost, the food arrives cold and wait time is longer than you picking it up yourself.

  • CADmonkey@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I recently started using Doordash.

    My mother in law doesn’t see that well. She lives in an apartment about 30 miles/48 km away. She is able to get around her apartment, and do things like take showers and use the bathroom, but she doesn’t see well enough to cook, and wasn’t ever any good at cooking anyway. She is supposed to have another family member living with her and making sure she gets fed, but said family member is too interested in doing drugs and chasing men.

    So I’ve been sending doordash to her apartment for lunch when Im at work, along with leaving simple food she can prepare by herself. The wife and I are working on getting her into an assisted living facility. She doesn’t need a nursing home, she needs people to talk to and a place where she can eat.

    It’s really handy for people who need food, but for some reason aren’t able to go get it. Thankfully this situation is temporary for me.