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DoorDash fees make you a clown

This meme uses the popular step-by-step clown makeup progression format to joke about the ridiculously high extra fees charged by the DoorDash food delivery platform. It starts with a person planning to order a $12 item via DoorDash, then each step adds another extra fee (dasher tip, service fee, an additional existing fee) until the final total comes out to an absurd $74, with the person fully transformed into a clown to imply that only a clown would pay this massively marked-up price. It is a relatable joke about the excessive hidden fees common on third-party food delivery apps.
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Step-by-step text: I'll doordash this $12 item, dasher tip, service fee, existing fee, Your total is $74

Overview

This meme uses the popular step-by-step clown makeup progression format to joke about the ridiculously high extra fees charged by the DoorDash food delivery platform. It starts with a person planning to order a $12 item via DoorDash, then each step adds another extra fee (dasher tip, service fee, an additional existing fee) until the final total comes out to an absurd $74, with the person fully transformed into a clown to imply that only a clown would pay this massively marked-up price. It is a relatable joke about the excessive hidden fees common on third-party food delivery apps.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit meme communities, created to complain about the exorbitant extra fees charged by DoorDash and similar third-party food delivery services. It repurposes the popular 'clown makeup progression' meme template, where a person gradually turns into a clown to represent realizing they are being fooled or acting foolish by overpaying.

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