Rossen Reports: Why is food more expensive on delivery apps?

Jeff Rossen uncovers the hidden costs of ordering food through delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash, revealing how prices can be significantly higher compared to in-person purchases.

Jeff Rossen uncovers the hidden costs of ordering food through delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash, revealing how prices can be significantly higher compared to in-person purchases.

Ever notice that food is usually more expensive on delivery apps like Uber eats and doordash even before you factor in all the fees. Now, Rosson reports revealing just how much it costs you on your order. Ok. I'm gonna do *** little experiment here. I'm gonna go into *** restaurant and order something nice and easy right in person. Then I'm gonna come on the apps, Uber eats or doordash and order the exact same thing from the exact same restaurant and see if there's *** price difference. I'm not talking about delivery fees and tips I'm talking about. Is there *** price difference of the actual food product itself? Apples to apples comparison. Let's see. First I check out *** local Greek restaurant. How are you? Can I grab *** chicken Souki platter? How much is that? 1499? All right. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Now, I'm on Uber eats same exact restaurant as I promised you. Same exact chicken sou Floki platter and look what it is on. Uber eats 1799 for the exact same thing that's not including the delivery fees and all the tip and all that. These are the same guys, they're gonna make it here. And in person, I save $3 by coming in the store. It's 20% more, 20% more around on the app. Here's why Uber eats and doordash charge restaurants, commission fees to be on the platform anywhere from 15 to 30% on deliveries. The fees cover things like payment, processing, managing deliveries and customer support. The bigger the fee, the bigger exposure the restaurant gets on the app and what do the restaurants do? Well, they pass that cost along to you like at this mcdonald's in the restaurant, we see this big Mac meal selling for 859. But when we look on the delivery app at the same exact mcdonald's the same big Mac meal was suddenly 1029. But we found one of the biggest increases at Chick Fil ***, I'll take the Chick Fil *** sandwich meal. $9.45. Here. This is the mother lode as I pay him. Here you go, Jeff. All right. $9.45 ordering in the drive through. I am on Uber eats in the same exact restaurant. It's $12.29. Same thing. That is *** 30% difference in price. You're paying 30 percent more on the apps just for the food itself than just coming here in the drive through one. So, what can you do to save money? Always check *** restaurant's website to see if they have their own delivery locally. For example, my local pizza joint, the place I order from is about $9 cheaper to order *** large cheese pizza from their website with their delivery versus ordering on Uber eats or doordash. I'm doing that from now on for the same exact food. I'm gonna share more tips on my Rawson reports newsletter, plus bonus content and exclusive deals. Sign up for free at Rawson reports.com. Back to you.

Rossen Reports: Why is food more expensive on delivery apps?

Jeff Rossen uncovers the hidden costs of ordering food through delivery apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash, revealing how prices can be significantly higher compared to in-person purchases.

Have you noticed that food is usually more expensive on delivery apps, even before you factor in all the fees?Rossen Reports conducted an experiment – ordering food in person, and then looking up the exact same restaurant on a delivery app to compare the cost of the same menu item. The menu items we looked at were 20% - 30% more expensive on delivery apps.Watch the video above to see Jeff Rossen compare menu items in person and on delivery apps.Platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash charge restaurants commission fees, anywhere from 15% - 30% on delivery orders, depending on the pricing plan the restaurant chooses. The fees cover things like payment processing, managing deliveries, and customer support. The bigger the fee, typically the more exposure the restaurant gets on the app.Getting food delivered to your doorstep instead of going in person can be worth the cost of convenience, but there are things you can do to save on delivery.Before ordering on a delivery app, check the restaurant’s website to see if it offers its own local delivery, which may be less expensive.While you can’t change the menu prices, there are tabs you can filter through on Uber Eats and DoorDash to help you save in other ways. Selecting the Best Overall tab on Uber Eats and the Deals tab on DoorDash will show you restaurants offering discounts and deals. You can also click the Delivery Fees tab to filter out restaurants with higher delivery fees. Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He’s answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at RossenResponds@hearst.com. Want bonus content and exclusive deals? Make sure to sign up for our free newsletter at RossenReports.com.

Have you noticed that food is usually more expensive on delivery apps, even before you factor in all the fees?

Rossen Reports conducted an experiment – ordering food in person, and then looking up the exact same restaurant on a delivery app to compare the cost of the same menu item. The menu items we looked at were 20% - 30% more expensive on delivery apps.

Watch the video above to see Jeff Rossen compare menu items in person and on delivery apps.

Platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash charge restaurants commission fees, anywhere from 15% - 30% on delivery orders, depending on the pricing plan the restaurant chooses. The fees cover things like payment processing, managing deliveries, and customer support. The bigger the fee, typically the more exposure the restaurant gets on the app.

Getting food delivered to your doorstep instead of going in person can be worth the cost of convenience, but there are things you can do to save on delivery.

Before ordering on a delivery app, check the restaurant’s website to see if it offers its own local delivery, which may be less expensive.

While you can’t change the menu prices, there are tabs you can filter through on Uber Eats and DoorDash to help you save in other ways. Selecting the Best Overall tab on Uber Eats and the Deals tab on DoorDash will show you restaurants offering discounts and deals. You can also click the Delivery Fees tab to filter out restaurants with higher delivery fees.

Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He’s answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at RossenResponds@hearst.com.

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