It's the economy, stupid

[ditcherman]

That's not entirely correct.

You can set your price on doordash, but they still take their fee (21-25%). Smart restaurants (and many chains), put a 25% increase to their pricing on doordash, so the net at the restaurant level is roughly the same as a direct guest.

Who is the “you” in “you get to set your price”?
And then, either the restaurant takes a 25% hit or I pay 25% more or we meet in the middle?
As you can see I’m more likely to buy a starbucks than order doordash, and I detest coffee, so I’m ignorant of how it works.

 

[ditcherman]

That's how they stay poor.

It’s like the lottery, it’s a tax on people who are bad at math.

 

[BigRed]

I never understand people claiming to be "poor", but they get food delivered EVERY day.

I suspect fewer know what poor is than those claiming poor.

 

[ditcherman]

Dominos is handing out other's coupons? That's pretty cool.

This may be past tense, I’m not sure. Looking into it a bit more, Dominos feels threatened by the delivery services more than some other restaurants.
The gift card giveaways were by market, and possibly substituted with just more free stuff from them.

Why Domino’s gave out gift cards to local restaurants

Operators in several markets handed them out to random delivery customers as part of the company’s effort to highlight high fees for

www.restaurantbusinessonline.com

 

[BigRed]

Dominos is handing out other's coupons? That's pretty cool.

I know the strategy.

Why is it pretty cool?

 

[Ingomike]

Dominos is handing out other's coupons? That's pretty cool.

Actually it is a great ad campaign but very few are being handed out per location. 2600 customers of 17,000 locations got a gift card to a local restaurant costing Dominoes $7.65 per store…

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I know the strategy.

Why is it pretty cool?

Smart marketing. Unexpected, therefore memorable. Creates the appearance of generosity/community involvement. Unexpected 'gifts' nudge you toward reciprocating with more orders. If the coupons are for local businesses, gives them exposure.

Dominos has a strong media relations/marketing team. I am not a customer and I know they are offering $3 off for carryout. Why? Because a $3 discount is lame and boring, so they phrased it as a $3 tip for you to do it yourself. Media then picked it up and gave them free advertising in my news feed due to the uniqueness of it.

 

[ditcherman]

Smart marketing. Unexpected, therefore memorable. Creates the appearance of generosity/community involvement. Unexpected 'gifts' nudge you toward reciprocating with more orders. If the coupons are for local businesses, gives them exposure.

Dominos has a strong media relations/marketing team. I am not a customer and I know they are offering $3 off for carryout. Why? Because a $3 discount is lame and boring, so they phrased it as a $3 tip for you to do it yourself. Media then picked it up and gave them free advertising in my news feed due to the uniqueness of it.

Also, I wonder how many of the people inclined to order food in (or even not) see the $3 ‘tip’ and think, I’m not getting out for that, but then tip about $3?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Dominos has a strong media relations/marketing team. I am not a customer and I know they are offering $3 off for carryout. Why?

Can't speak to all Dominos locations, but the one that delivers to me can't get delivery drivers, so even though I order for delivery, I've been called more than once to tell me that if I want it, I'll have to come pick it up. Wonder how much that is driving this?

 

[Route 45]

What are we really that woke now boys?

Wow, doubling down. Neat.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Wow, doubling down. Neat.

Should I feel gypped I'm not offended?

 

[Route 45]

Should I feel gypped I'm not offended?

You should feel bad that no one taught you not to use ethnic/racial slurs on a public forum that represents gun owners.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

You should feel bad that no one taught you not to use ethnic/racial slurs on a public forum that represents gun owners.

Eh, they are words I grew up hearing and using. Never with the intent to slur any group of people. Heck it wasn't until not that many years ago that I even knew the origin of them. Do I get a pass for slurs that stem from my racial/ethnic heritage?

 

[Route 45]

Eh, they are words I grew up hearing and using. Never with the intent to slur any group of people. Heck it wasn't until not that many years ago that I even knew the origin of them. Do I get a pass for slurs that stem from my racial/ethnic heritage?

Are you seriously asking if you get a pass for being wrong, even though you now know what is right, just because you've always been wrong? And wow, I'd like to know which race/ethnicity includes the use of slurs as part of their "heritage."

Holy ****.

 

[firecadet613]

Who is the “you” in “you get to set your price”?
And then, either the restaurant takes a 25% hit or I pay 25% more or we meet in the middle?
As you can see I’m more likely to buy a starbucks than order doordash, and I detest coffee, so I’m ignorant of how it works.

Sorry, the "you" is the restaurant.

As the customer ordering food, you pay the price listed on doordash. Doordash's fee that they charge most restaurants is 21%. The restaurant should put their pricing on Doordash 25% higher than in store, covering that fee. Most people ordering food for delivery do not balk at the slightly higher pricing.

If the restaurants don't do this, they likely make next to nothing off a doordash order...

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Are you seriously asking if you get a pass for being wrong, even though you now know what is right, just because you've always been wrong? And wow, I'd like to know which race/ethnicity includes the use of slurs as part of their "heritage."

Holy ****.

Nope, that's not what I was asking. I was simply stating why I use them. I don't use them as slurs, I use them as words describing actions. Same as I always have.

And didn't say that using slurs was part of anyone's heritage. I was asking if using slurs that relate to my race/ethnicity/ancestors country of origin/etc is acceptable. Cracker, honky, ice monkey, etc.

 

[indyjohn]

Hey! What do you say we all get together and watch Blazing Saddles to celebrate the 48th Anniversary of its release February 7th, 1974!

 

[ditcherman]

Wow, doubling down. Neat.

Sorry my notifications just showed me this, but pretty much what TJBB said. Not a racial slur at all, just describes an action.

 

[KLB]

Sorry my notifications just showed me this, but pretty much what TJBB said. Not a racial slur at all, just describes an action.

You don't see how using Jew as a verb in that context is a slur? It is the definition of one.

 

[ditcherman]

You don't see how using Jew as a verb in that context is a slur? It is the definition of one.

No I honestly don’t.
I looked up the definition, and this didn’t even make the list, here;

List of ethnic slurs - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

In fact, it went on to say that “the connotation of a term and prevalence of its use as a pejorative or neutral descriptor varies over time and by geography.”
Just a neutral descriptor to me.