The Deuce: You’re both aware that food delivery has existed for a long time, right?

It is unfathomable to me how bad the McDonald's app is. * - illini August 26, 2025, 13:24:45

It's proportional to the service you get at their restaurants* - timmer Today, 11:17:40
- and the heat of the meat* - Sammich Today, 11:18:08
OTOH, the CFA app is an absolute pleasure* - ATL Today, 8:50:55
- and the Mobile Thru process is nice, usually much faster than using the normal lline* - Gene Parmesan Today, 10:19:19
So my wife just had surgery and a bunch of people gave us DoorDash cards… - haighter Today, 8:44:46
- I refuse to use any third party food delivery service.* - longsnapper Today, 9:04:38
  - Same. * - harb Today, 9:45:11
  - there are maybe two restaurants in Ottawa that don't use doordash for delivery - Sammich Today, 9:43:41
  - Me too * - illiniranger Today, 9:35:19
  - I stopped using it in 2020 but was desperate on a business trip about 2 years ago - ATL Today, 9:30:55
    - This is the trifecta of why it sucks* - Sounder Today, 9:39:12
    - I was ambivalent on it. My neighbor across the street gets every meal delivered… - haighter Today, 9:34:40
      - Stories like this legitimately bum me out* - Sounder Today, 9:39:45
        
        The wife is in tech and I think gets some sorta meal allowance IIRC... - haighter Today, 10:56:14
        
        I hate everything about that story* - Sounder Today, 11:01:07
        
        I think I spend way too much money eating out but I hardly ever get delivery - ATL Today, 9:52:09
        
        What about takeout?* - Sounder Today, 10:51:00
        
        Takeout more often but that's better for the restaurant as I use their website* - ATL Today, 10:52:09
        
        I despise delivery, but we do takeout a lot - Sounder Today, 10:59:25
  - Because you’re not a lazy and pathetic zoomer* - Sounder Today, 9:10:38
- No, it’s not just you. DoorDash legitimately sucks. Their whole business is enabled by - doubledown Today, 8:55:19
  - Here’s the thing about third party delivery - Sounder Today, 8:59:36
- Hope your wife is recovering well* - Carl Spackler Today, 8:54:27
  - Yes that too.* - ATL Today, 9:02:12
- You’re the most ridiculous Doordash customer ever - Sounder Today, 8:53:15
  - Wait…if we both think it sucks…why? * - haighter Today, 9:28:25
    - I meant it as a compliment - Sounder Today, 9:37:30
      - Oh...well thank you then kind sir. Admittedly the entire concept... - haighter Today, 10:57:59
        
        This is why I hate it - Sounder Today, 11:02:06
        
        You’re both aware that food delivery has existed for a long time, right? - IlliniSax05 Today, 11:23:14
- All of those apps are trash and yes, they do push irrelevant restaurants to you - ATL Today, 8:50:32
  - They are awful* - Sounder Today, 8:54:09
Went to pick something up yesterday curbside... - MojoJojo August 27, 2025, 9:13:31
- last time I went to McD's I used the drive thru. was told to pull ahead to a parking spot - IlliniSax05 August 27, 2025, 10:07:12
  - I think there's some McDs that are universally awful and some that are good - ISeeDeadHawkeyes August 27, 2025, 10:10:17
    - the worst mcd's I've ever been in was the one at the Illini Orange by the 6 pack - IlliniSax05 August 27, 2025, 10:19:11
      - When was McD's there? Not sure what was in there ('86-'87), but it definitely wasn't McDs* - ibdoc August 27, 2025, 15:01:16
        
        Not sure when it opened but it was there when I was in school (01-05) - IlliniSax05 Today, 8:54:26
        
        I think it closed around 2005. It was gone by 2007 I know. * - illini Today, 10:48:33
It's terrible. consistently bug-y* - UofIL6 August 26, 2025, 15:20:35
I have to re log in every time* - Mrap24 August 26, 2025, 15:18:08
My go-to after a hockey game is a spicy McChicken (no mayo) and a double cheeseburger… - timmer August 26, 2025, 15:13:47
- 800 calories worth of processed meat and saturated fat sitting in your gut all night? - doubledown August 26, 2025, 15:24:39
  - I'm in no place to judge anyone's nutritional intake, but in this case, I'd be more worried about - Taz August 27, 2025, 10:16:43
  - oh no, are you one of those preachy formerfats now?* - VIV August 27, 2025, 9:16:49
    - No. * - doubledown Today, 9:11:42
    - He lives on a strict regimen of kale and GLP-1's now.* - Illiniphil August 27, 2025, 10:02:42
  - That's nothing, I usually get two DQPw/C and a secret third item.* - Warrin'_Illini August 26, 2025, 16:08:21
    - Take THAT, DD. Makes my order seem like a rice cake to his* - timmer August 26, 2025, 16:11:02
      - Yep, and I usually only get McDonalds after a night of drinking. No exercise for me.* - Warrin'_Illini August 26, 2025, 16:15:37
  - 768. I said no mayo * - timmer August 26, 2025, 15:29:15
for a while, you couldn't add cheese to a hamburger happy meal. i think that's fixed now* - lcubed August 26, 2025, 15:11:09
- also, my only other problem is when i get to the store to check in, it doesn't let me - lcubed August 26, 2025, 15:12:38
They started to tone down my deals, but I never have any issue with it* - Carl Spackler August 26, 2025, 14:59:45
Never had an issue...other than it being slow to open when I'm in the drive thru.* - EffinIllini August 26, 2025, 14:58:37
- Takes forever to load. Very glitchy too, at least on my phone. * - illini August 26, 2025, 15:04:13
I don't use it much but never had an issue with it* - Taz August 26, 2025, 13:43:38
Indeed, they should stick to food.* - Warrin'_Illini August 26, 2025, 13:31:48
hot take: ordering on apps is one of the 7 signs of the apocalypse - Sounder August 26, 2025, 13:26:31
- The only food app I’ve ever used is the Starbucks one. * - haighter August 27, 2025, 9:52:43
- Except for all the free food you can get from ordering on apps.* - MojoJojo August 27, 2025, 9:14:45
  - all that is just their way of masking the inflated prices and shrinkflated portions* - Sammich August 27, 2025, 9:29:32
- WAT? It's teh only way I order Chick-Fil-A and I eat there twice a week. - ATL August 27, 2025, 9:07:18
  - Currently has 13,841 points on Chick-fil-A app ----> - ibdoc August 27, 2025, 9:56:24
- It’s the worst.* - GhostofPokeyStixPast August 27, 2025, 8:56:02
- Ordering on apps is amazing - ISeeDeadHawkeyes August 26, 2025, 15:08:01
  - I hate it so much.* - DiamondDazzle August 26, 2025, 16:11:03
    - Why? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes August 27, 2025, 9:11:51
      - Keep in mind she also hated HD TV.* - KingTalkyTiki August 27, 2025, 10:22:07
      - Not DD, but I hate cluttering my phone with apps. I would consider it if it was - GhostofPokeyStixPast August 27, 2025, 9:46:32
- or just means labor is expensive* - ECEIllinois August 26, 2025, 13:38:01
- And all the apps ask if they can keep the change. And also if you want to add a tip - doubledown August 26, 2025, 13:32:41
it keeps showing me expired deals* - ECEIllinois August 26, 2025, 13:25:24

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