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Anyone can become a doordash driver... That means that "anyone" is touching your food.

Why would you overpay a company to have a random person pick up and deliver your food? Am I missing something or what? I don't understand it.
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
The nearest they should be to the food is the carton or bag, and that should be safe. If not, don't use that food shop.

If this means cooked take-away food I don't need use deliveries anyway, as there are Chinese shops, a fish-and-chip shop and a pizza shop all within a few minutes' walk from home. Besides, I don't buy take-away foods very often anyway.
meggie · F
The last time i had food delivered was at work one night. We all ordered chinese food. When it was collected from reception the person collecting it thought it was a big order and asked it was all for us. The delivery driver, who spoke little English, nodded, took the cash and left. Everyone piled their plates up and halfway through the restaurant rang and a very angry man shouted that we had at least £100 of extra food so the driver was returning to collect it. I told him all the containers had been opened and food had been eaten. He shouted, it didnt matter to put the lids on and take to the driver as it was someone else's order. It turned me off getting food delivered.
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@meggie Good grief! That's a feature of takeaway food that I hadn't heard of before. I haven't personally ever ordered food to be delivered and that doesn't encourage me to start!
meggie · F
@ninalanyon I haven't for years either, but it certainly put me off. Some of the delivery drivers get on the tube with their bikes. And the insulated box they put the food in is covered in food stains. I make all my own pizzas, burgers, curries and heat up Waitrose southern fried chicken fillets and perhaps some supermarket oven chips. It's a fraction of the cost. But at least I know what I'm eating.
WillaKissing · 56-60, M
Humans have become accustomed to having everything done for them. Heck how many people do you know in your real life that can cook from scratch and not out of a box or carton?

As for me I have never used door dash and never will. I cook everything from scratch. And the only delivery service I use is the US postal service, UPS, Fedex, or Amazon prime, or a farm implement dealer.

But to each their own poisons as they say, right!
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@WillaKissing Good for you!

I am sometimes lazy and buy a ready-meal or take-away meal, but the latter not very often (they are not cheap) and directly in the shop.

I cook most of my food myself though.
WillaKissing · 56-60, M
@ArishMell Thank you.
Wrong, your food is packed and sealed
@OriginalNedKelly Not always. McDonald’s seals orders, but I’ve received unsealed food from Popeyes. Regardless, I don’t want sealed food being handled unhygienically. I’ve seen videos of Dashers taking food into restrooms and leaving without washing their hands.

But you know what? If that meets your standards, Ned Kelly, bon appetit.

 
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