I recently tweeted that I was looking for a list of the food delivery apps so I don't have to pay for another meal in SF. Amazon is offering $10 off first order and Chubby Noodle only costs $9/dish 😋
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Going to need someone to explain the reason behind all of these food delivery services popping up, some even charging for delivery (Amazon's is clearly free like others). I've been getting my food delivered from pretty much every restaurant in NYC for free for the past 10 years via Seamless.
If it's a nicer eatery that doesn't deliver, odds are I'd probbaly rather be served their food in their restaurant rather than out of a tin foil to-go tray in my home
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@kristofertm NYC is a special case. The distance between restaurants and homes is usually close. For cities like Los Angeles, delivery can be nightmare with long waiting time and limited selections. Plus, the growth of local driver network makes the delivery prices drop by a significant percent.
@kristofertm Although they say NYC, most of them only deliver in Manhattan (and below 125th street). The whole delivery area is not more than 30 minutes end-to-end I believe.
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@kristofertm Moved from NYC to SF. RIP my Seamless dreams. I used to live in Sunset Park and still had delivery options! Not in the Mission, though...
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@kristofertm you haven't seen anything yet - wait until you see how the food del apps works over here in China.. every food place on there inc KFC ( they charge 9rmb for del most expensive del ever! until you realise its only $1.34usd lols greedy fkn pigs eh! all others are free or only 3-4rmb 59cents usd for del ) everyone is on the app but just not maccas, they have their own del app. You can get two turkish rolls and a dish of turkish meat and rice del for $2.40usd. for example. plus the apps have specials where they pay for discounts, so a 10" pizza & two bags of chicken popcorn del for $5.08 usd and if you order over 60rmb the app gives you a discount of 45-50% etc off your meal.. same app also used by hotels for booking a stay over, spas, movie tickets you name it. in my apartment building you'll see the del guys from ( 6pm to 9pm ) every few mins come in with orders on their ebikes..
Whilst not available in the UK, I wonder how this would impact other food delivery companies like Just Eat, Deliveroo etc, especially as Amazon is such a big name.
@mlsj1@angelo_liao The verdict is still out on on-demand food delivery winners. It's very hard to compete and build a sustainable business without the volume.
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In Oslo I use Foodora regularly. Normally I get my food within 40 minutes. It's going to be interesting to see how they would compete. I guess they'll get access to the same restaurants, delivery the same way (bicycle) and have similar user-friendly apps. Probably in the end it would boil down to price and in the past Amazon has been known to be crushing competition head-to-head battles on price.
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It looks like a very interesting product, and it's a serious contender in the massively crowded food delivery market with UberEats, Postmates, Zomato, DoorDash, etc. It's a serious contender because of the efficiency of logistics operations at Amazon. So, keep an eye on it.
Have tried it. Was enticed by the free offer of food. Their selection is currently pretty bad, which makes me think they're aren't negotiating nicely with their vendors. Tons of potential for this, but right now it's on the bottom of the list behind Caviar, Postmates, DoorDash, etc
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