Where Do Kids Get Money For A DoorDash Lifestyle?

This image is a screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/Money subreddit. The original poster is a 44-year-old restaurant owner who owns four fast casual locations, and he questions how young people (especially high school-aged kids and his own entry-level employees) can afford to order food delivery via services like DoorDash multiple times per week. He explains that delivery adds massive markup and fees: a $16 poké bowl purchased in-restaurant ends up costing nearly $30 after delivery fees and tip. He notes even his own employees who get a free meal at work when they work any shift still regularly order other restaurant delivery to the store, despite only making $16 an hour. The underlying point, echoed by the 9Gag repost context, is that many people who order delivery frequently don't realize how much money they waste compared to preparing food at home.

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Can someone explain to me where kids are getting the money to live a DoorDash lifestyle? I can't figure it out. I'm a 44 year old male. No kids. Own and operate a fast casual restaurant with four locations. I'm intimately familiar with the insane amount of money it costs to have food DoorDash/UberEat/GrubHub'd to your front door. At my own restaurant; a $16 poké bowl, delivered, with tip is gonna run you close to $30. For someone making six figures? Sure, have at it. But trust me when I tell you, almost every high school aged kid these days seems to use DoorDash multiple times a week. Including my own employees who I offer a free meal to, when they work literally any shift. Yet even then; I will see Taco Bell or Chick-fil-A being delivered to my own store because an $16/hr employee ordered it.

Overview

This image is a screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/Money subreddit. The original poster is a 44-year-old restaurant owner who owns four fast casual locations, and he questions how young people (especially high school-aged kids and his own entry-level employees) can afford to order food delivery via services like DoorDash multiple times per week. He explains that delivery adds massive markup and fees: a $16 poké bowl purchased in-restaurant ends up costing nearly $30 after delivery fees and tip. He notes even his own employees who get a free meal at work when they work any shift still regularly order other restaurant delivery to the store, despite only making $16 an hour. The underlying point, echoed by the 9Gag repost context, is that many people who order delivery frequently don't realize how much money they waste compared to preparing food at home.

Origin notes

The original question post was created by Reddit user u/RipplesOfDivinity on the r/Money subreddit, and this screenshot of the post was later reposted to 9Gag. The 9Gag repost's title notes that most people who regularly order food delivery don't realize how much money they can save by preparing food themselves at home.

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