All deliveries uses a third party app, hell, even Pizza places now use delivery apps to fullfill their delivery. Menus on third party have always been inflated. Those apps charged the restaurant anywhere from 5% to 30% per order, so the restaurant just charges the same percentage of all their items.
So its not really useful for anyone beside those who actually want a delivery, and were already willing to pay the inflated prices.
They’re not the only company pulling this but at least they put up the disclaimer. I got a “free delivery offer” on another app a few weeks ago. Logged in, made my order, noticed it was higher than when I order pickup on my way home from work. Look closer, and sure enough, there’s no delivery fee but all the item prices were higher. It’s bait and switch and should be illegal.
Thats what Temu does with its gift and discount promos as well at global scale which is clearly illegal in many countries. People fall for this hard because their already invested and continue with the process - it’s a well known dark pattern. Thats why Agoda and all airlines do as many extra fees visible at the last step as possible.
I’ll always remember the first time I went to Chipotle. I guess it must have still been a regional thing at the time because I had never heard of it or been to one, so I wasn’t familiar with how it worked. Someone I had just started dating brought me there.
There was a small menu on the wall in the area where you wait in line. It listed things like chicken burrito, bean burrito, etc, along with ingredients for each of those. So I thought, “Alright. Bean burrito sounds good.”
It’s my turn to order. I asked for the bean burrito. They stare at me and I stare at them.
“No, but what do you want on it?”
-“All the things for the bean burrito.”
“I need to know what you want on it.”
-“What? Just the regular. It’s on the sign there.”
I have returned to Chipotle only once because that same person I was dating at the time wanted to go. I didn’t want to deal with the burrito process, so I just ordered rice.
They didn’t specify that there was cilantro in the rice back then. I’ve got that cilantro equals soap gene.
I have never returned to a Chipotle.
Thank you for reading my mundane story.
I hate cilantro
I know it doesn’t matter but as much as I like their burritos I just had to stop buying. I couldn’t take their fuckery, and it’s absurd to me what they’re charging for a burrito that’s basically all beans and rice. I wouldn’t mind it if they paid their workers well, but we all know they don’t.
$20 for a burrito was my limit I can go down to the taqueria and get 2 burritos and a jarrito for that price
Where do you live where it’s 20 for a burrito? Is that for delivery or pickup?
That was ordering in store around 2022 north East
I’m boycotting because the new chicken is a gross honey thing instead of last year’s Al Pastor which I liked. If I wanted chicken drowned in sugar sauce I’d go to Panda Express.
Discount increased prices or increased discount prices?
It is cheaper if you were already planning on getting a delivery. This uses a third-party delivery app to fullfill the order, menu prices has always been inflated by 5-30%. The app charges the restaurent, and in turn, they charge the customer.
Yes.
