Food delivery apps are dumb

[Harsh Jones]

Low quality food delivered by low quality people to low quality consumers. 

 

Fast food was intended to be when you are in travel. You drive through or stop for something to eat when time was tight. But now people are paying someone to deliver food to them so that they can sit on their behinds and gain more weight. Do you just leave the door unlocked so your grubby delivery guy can just hand it to you when you're on the couch ?

 

Plus now when I am in line at some fast food joint, I have to wait for these delivery idiots with their grubby bags to get out of the way. And they usually take big orders of food with them. There should be a diabetes tax when using these delivery apps. 

 

Are these people not aware of the concept of walking a meal off ? I am not a health nut in the slightest. But I probably am compared to the ppl that use these apps. 

 

Anyway, who agrees ?

Edited August 14, 2023 by Harsh Jones

[KannikaP]

11 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

Low quality food delivered by low quality people to low quality consumers. 

 

Fast food was intended to be when you are in travel. You drive through or stop for something to eat when time was tight. But now people are paying someone to deliver food to them so that they can sit on their behinds and gain more weight. Do you just leave the door unlocked so your grubby delivery guy can just hand it to you when you're on the couch ?

 

Plus now when I am in line at some fast food joint, I have to wait for these delivery idiots with their grubby bags to get out of the way. And they usually take big orders of food with them. There should be a diabetes tax when using these delivery apps. 

 

Anyway, who agrees ?

Totally agree. Those MCcKings are bad enough when you eat in. After 20 minutes in an enclosed box.......yuk!

But you are just as susceptible to diabetes whether you eat in or have it delivered.

Edited August 14, 2023 by KannikaP

[Stocky]

Someone got out of bed the wrong side this morning.

 

If you don't want to wait in the queue maybe you should use one of these food delivery apps?

 

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Edited August 14, 2023 by Stocky

[Harsh Jones]

6 minutes ago, Stocky said:

Someone got out of bed the wrong side this morning.

 

If you don't want to wait in the queue maybe you should use one of these food delivery apps?

 

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Umm I only eat fast food when I am in travel. That is what it is intended for. 

 

Ordering fast food to your door is terrible home economics. 

[2baht]

21 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

Anyway, who agrees ?

Anyway, who cares! ????Do you grow your own food?

[Ralf001]

11 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

 

 

Ordering fast food to your door is terrible home economics. 

I know right.

Have spent a small fortune modding the missus's scooter (2000 model Honda Dio 110cc) in order to help her get me my food quicker.

[Harsh Jones]

10 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Anyway, who cares! ????Do you grow your own food?

Some veggies just for the hell of it but no.

 

It would really be hilarious if you are implying that fast food delivery is an extension of the agricultural revolution. 

[KhunLA]

Like any service, you need to pick an choose wisely.  Delivery service has been excellent for us, especially when at Krung Thep.  A lot more convenient than use going out to 'that' vendor during rush hour with the car or public trans, if not walking distance.

 

If within 'almost' walking distance, still convenient to avoid the heat and vehicle exhaust.  Scooter delivery many time faster.

 

OP complains about big orders, but just imagine if those big orders, were done in person.  hmm ... longer Q & wait time as they order.

[2baht]

Just now, Harsh Jones said:

Some veggies just for the hell of it but no.

 

It would really be hilarious if you are implying that fast food delivery is an extension of the agricultural revolution. 

Fast food is crap! That's what I'm implying!

[KhunLA]

22 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

Umm I only eat fast food when I am in travel. That is what it is intended for. 

 

Ordering fast food to your door is terrible home economics. 

Many times cheaper and easier than driving to get it yourself, especially if using an ICE car/truck.

 

The business of delivery thrives for a reason.

[KhunLA]

2 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Fast food is crap! That's what I'm implying!

You have choices, we order from Jone's Salad quite a bit when @ Krung Thep

https://jonessalad.com/menu/salad/

[Harsh Jones]

49 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Many times cheaper and easier than driving to get it yourself, especially if using an ICE car/truck.

 

The business of delivery thrives for a reason.

Fast food is intended for when you are on the road already. Getting it yourself is the wrong move too. But paying someone to make the wrong move and preventing yourself from at least walking to your car or motorbike and back is even worse

 

 

Edited August 14, 2023 by Harsh Jones

[Lemsta69]

4 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

Fast food is intended for when you are on the road already. Getting it yourself is the wrong move too. But paying someone to make the wrong move and preventing yourself from at least walking to your car or motorbike and back is even worse

 

 

You're living in the past old pops. You also seem to be living in a fantasy land where everybody drives a car or rides a motorcycle. 

 

If I want, say a pizza or two whilst I watch a movie then why would I hump the BTS then walk for 15 minutes in the sauna that is Bangkok, pick up my pizza then head home via the same route?

 

Pizza will be cold by then and I'll be all hot and bothered. Waste of time and money when all I have to do is fire up Grab, choose priority delivery and the nice, polite delivery man or lady will get it to me piping hot (most of the time) and without all the mess and fuss. 

 

Also, calling the delivery guys grubby, well that's just sad man. They're just normal people trying to eke out a living. You're taking food off their table by not using them, or worse not leaving a tip.

[JayClay]

16 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

Fast food is intended for when you are on the road already

You seem very adamant about this apparent rule. Where exactly is it stipulated that fast food should only be consumed when you are "on the road already"? Is it a legal thing? Or a religious issue perhaps?

Edited August 14, 2023 by JayClay

[Lacessit]

I don't use them, mainly because there is no way of knowing how long the food is sitting on the back of a scooter, breeding bacteria.

[jaywalker2]

2 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

Low quality food delivered by low quality people to low quality consumers. 

 

Fast food was intended to be when you are in travel. You drive through or stop for something to eat when time was tight. But now people are paying someone to deliver food to them so that they can sit on their behinds and gain more weight. Do you just leave the door unlocked so your grubby delivery guy can just hand it to you when you're on the couch ?

 

Plus now when I am in line at some fast food joint, I have to wait for these delivery idiots with their grubby bags to get out of the way. And they usually take big orders of food with them. There should be a diabetes tax when using these delivery apps. 

 

Are these people not aware of the concept of walking a meal off ? I am not a health nut in the slightest. But I probably am compared to the ppl that use these apps. 

 

Anyway, who agrees ?

You have to pay a premium too. Walking to buy food should be part of your exercise regime if you're retired.

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, Harsh Jones said:

Fast food is intended for when you are on the road already. Getting it yourself is the wrong move too. But paying someone to make the wrong move and preventing yourself from at least walking to your car or motorbike and back is even worse

That makes no sense.  Why is there fast food chains in malls?

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

Umm I only eat fast food when I am in travel. That is what it is intended for. 

"That is what it is intended for".

Says who?  

[Liverpool Lou]

2 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

It would really be hilarious if you are implying that fast food delivery is an extension of the agricultural revolution. 

It would be even more hilarious if you are implying that food with vegetables in it, or only vegetables, is not available from the delivery apps.

[Liverpool Lou]

"Food delivery apps are dumb"

 

To suggest that those apps "are dumb" is even dumber than suggesting that an app can be dumb.

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, Harsh Jones said:

Fast food is intended for when you are on the road already.

Who says?    Isn't that just your opinion?

[Liverpool Lou]

54 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I don't use them, mainly because there is no way of knowing how long the food is sitting on the back of a scooter, breeding bacteria.

You know exactly how long the food is in transit via the tracking of the insulated delivery!  

[Liverpool Lou]

53 minutes ago, jaywalker2 said:

Walking to buy food should be part of your exercise regime if you're retired.

Says who?   How do you know how mobile retired people are?

[richard_smith237]

15 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Food delivery apps are dumb"

 

To suggest that those apps "are dumb" is even dumber than suggesting that an app can be dumb.

Completely agree…

 

I’m quite entertained with the irony presented by the Op highlighting something is dumb for the dumbest of reasons !!! 

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, jaywalker2 said:

You have to pay a premium too. Walking to buy food should be part of your exercise regime if you're retired.

That depends entirely on where the vendors is, my mood, along with, how much strolling around have I already done today.   I get plenty of exercise, locally and when O&A.

 

Walking around the polluted roads (Suk) of Krung Thep is far from healthy exercise.

[jaideedave]

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Like any service, you need to pick an choose wisely.  Delivery service has been excellent for us, especially when at Krung Thep.  A lot more convenient than use going out to 'that' vendor during rush hour with the car or public trans, if not walking distance.

 

If within 'almost' walking distance, still convenient to avoid the heat and vehicle exhaust.  Scooter delivery many time faster.

 

OP complains about big orders, but just imagine if those big orders, were done in person.  hmm ... longer Q & wait time as they order.

I use the delivery apps quite often. I seldom order from fast food restos though.It saves me fighting traffic at 4-5 pm when I usually order my dinner.I also cook most b/f though.

[KhunLA]

7 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

I use the delivery apps quite often. I seldom order from fast food restos though.It saves me fighting traffic at 4-5 pm when I usually order my dinner.I also cook most b/f though.

Yea, I don't think I ever ordered from a fast food chain, as if getting something delivered, means I'm in a metro area, and sure to be a KFC (wing zap) or 7-11 within walking distance.  The only FF chains I eat from.

 

Jones Salad (never close) or a ma/pa vendor usually, when in Krung Thep.  Even that is rare, and I have to be really lazy.  Usually plenty of food near hotels that we stay at, as a priority when choosing.

 

Locally at home, we're just a wee bit too far, from local vendors for delivery.  Though easy to hop on the scooter, to pick something up about 5 ish mins away.

Edited August 14, 2023 by KhunLA

[NextG]

4 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

Low quality food delivered by low quality people to low quality consumers. 

 

Fast food was intended to be when you are in travel. You drive through or stop for something to eat when time was tight. But now people are paying someone to deliver food to them so that they can sit on their behinds and gain more weight. Do you just leave the door unlocked so your grubby delivery guy can just hand it to you when you're on the couch ?

 

Plus now when I am in line at some fast food joint, I have to wait for these delivery idiots with their grubby bags to get out of the way. And they usually take big orders of food with them. There should be a diabetes tax when using these delivery apps. 

 

Are these people not aware of the concept of walking a meal off ? I am not a health nut in the slightest. But I probably am compared to the ppl that use these apps. 

 

Anyway, who agrees ?

Have you considered that not all food deliveries go to homes. Have you not seen food delivered to people having a picnic at the beach?

Of course if you are writing about low quality food and low quality people, you have inadvertently included yourself in that description, since you are queuing up for exactly the same food that you criticise. What a sad character you project. 

[Ralf001]

most of the food these delivery services deliver... is it not from actual restaurants AKA not fast food joints ?

Edited August 14, 2023 by Ralf001

[BangkokReady]

5 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

Low quality food delivered by low quality people to low quality consumers. 

 

Fast food was intended to be when you are in travel. You drive through or stop for something to eat when time was tight. But now people are paying someone to deliver food to them so that they can sit on their behinds and gain more weight. Do you just leave the door unlocked so your grubby delivery guy can just hand it to you when you're on the couch ?

 

Plus now when I am in line at some fast food joint, I have to wait for these delivery idiots with their grubby bags to get out of the way. And they usually take big orders of food with them. There should be a diabetes tax when using these delivery apps. 

 

Are these people not aware of the concept of walking a meal off ? I am not a health nut in the slightest. But I probably am compared to the ppl that use these apps. 

 

Anyway, who agrees ?

I think it's pretty negative in terms of laziness and lack of exercise.  People seem to be getting food delivered from the 7/11 that's literally 30 seconds walk away.  They do deliver normal food as well, but definitely a problem.