And how long have you been doing that for? $50/week/$200/month for 4 cooked dinner each week, sent to my house every week. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Alternatively, they offer a membership fee of $99 per year to waive the delivery fees. I've only done Freshly when they have a special like 6 meals for $39.99. What was nice about it though was that it turned me on to a bunch of new recipes. Ordering your food won’t usually be cheaper than strategic grocery shopping, but at $10 a meal, on average, it could easily be less expensive than eating out. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Though critics are concerned that meal delivery services are wasteful in terms of packaging or simply a fad, they seem to have found a market. If the food-delivery services start cutting back, it's likely to show up in restaurant earnings reports during the next several quarters. There’s a reason fast-food restaurants are so popular, and the time factor is a big part of it,” Dr. Caroline J. Cederquist, bistroMD’s co-founder once noted. If you hate cooking look at things like a rice cooker, slow cooker, or even an instapot. Get the food. I regard the extra expense as worth it since I am slowly learning to cook. You can easily cook a very generous pasta meal for $5-12 that will provide for 6-8 meals if not a tad more depending how much meat you eat. Are any of you depending on food delivery work for your livelihood? The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Full disclosure: I am a researcher studying app-based food delivery in NYC, Berlin, and Amsterdam. I average $35 for the 2.5 hr shift and $55 for the 4hr shift. Get to the restaurant. Prices range from $5.99 for a two-hour delivery window to $9.99 for a one-hour delivery window. Trying breads and cakes. Suck it up and move to another employer. 40-60 hours a week. Then somehow made 2 more deliveries in about 30 minutes..? And using a car in NYC traffic doesn't seem feasible, especially during peak hours. It will be cheaper in your case to pay as you go. I work 6 to 7 days a week during busy the hours of 11:30am-2:00pm and 5:00pm-9:00pm so 2.5 hrs, a 3hr break, then 4hrs. Freshly is a food delivery service offering healthy, chef-cooked meals delivered directly to your door. But my main problem is time, or rather lack of it. The more deliveries I make, the more payouts I collect. 2 min to restaurant and about 10-12 min each dropoff, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the couriersofreddit community. I use doordash in charlotte, nc as my full time income. We actually just create our grocery list from the recipes on blue apron. Food Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - Lehigh Acres, FL - November 24, 2020. They don’t work for Walmart, and keep 100% of their tips. Are any of you depending on food delivery work for your livelihood? Less overhead costs but much tougher on your body.. im doing the same thing with Caviar. Where do you live? THis post alone makes reddit worth it to me.) That’s still much lower than the $377 current grocery bill plus the lunch expense. Just have to get the top tier and beat everyone to the hours. It would never pay the bills in the market city but it serves me well in my dilapidated rust belt town. I had Blue Apron for a few months, and I was generally happy with it until there were some ingredients issues week after week and I cancelled it. After a couple months, I cancelled and now I buy my own food and use said recipes weekly. Just quit my shitty car wash job, I work full-time for Postmates and I honestly only make about 350 a week but I get 1600 a month from army disability and I’m not paying rent right now so I’m saving up. One of the biggest complaints we hear about meal kits is that they’re too expensive. You can even meal prep for the week each weekend doing it that way. I work full time and go to school 3 days a week so I barely have time to cook. I might as well just eat out if I'm paying $12.50 a meal. Less than 10 cents on the dollar for gas. It seems like those of you who work full time do so using a car. In fact, the company claims to receive more total orders than any other food delivery app. Meal kit delivery services might not be cost effective for your family’s food budget week … If the alternative is you eat out - yes these services can be good. I'm here to learn. Full disclosure: I am a researcher studying app-based food delivery in NYC, Berlin, and Amsterdam. 2. The food is primarily made from chicken, with chicken and chicken broth its first two ingredients. The food is very close to a purée and may be a good choice if your cat has missing teeth or difficulty eating firmer foods. Food Delivery Driver (Former Employee) - Lehigh Acres, FL - November 24, 2020. Amazon Flex, Caviar, Doordash, Favor, GrubHub, Instacart, Postmates, UberEATS, you name it. $200 / month for 16 cooked dinners per month equals $12.50 per meal. Don't fall for it. That’s a lot of time in your vehicle lol I cut my hours down to 30 to keep my sanity. Wow. For reference, I spent and average of $377 per month on groceries last year, $120 per month on restaurants, $50/month on eating out to lunch at work, and $56/month on general fast food trip. I made $1000 my first week at $11 an hour. Waiting on my background check for caviar.. will a couple misdemeanors disqualify me? Close. Grubhub in Denver. $12.50 really isn't that cheap on a per meal basis. Right now, Postmates drivers are earning at minimum $20-27 an hour, depending on when and where you deliver.Add in customer tips, and you can get paid even more. if you're trying to save money, this is not the way to do it. Obviously, not as good as just shopping, planning, and cooking on your own. With Freshly, you don't have to choose between delicious, nutritious, and quick – you get it all! Food in the other hand have become the new rhythm of the days. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm here to learn. That was worth it for a bit of a change of pace, but the regular price is not worth it to me. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the personalfinance community. It has a real chicken smell, reminding me of chicken baby food. How much would you typically spend on eating out? I made $1000 my first week at $11 an hour. Delivery times typically start an hour later than pick up times. Outside of that I think it's $10/serving and my fiancee and I found we were generally still hungry afterwards. In our investigation of Instacart shopper pay, we found that Instacart shoppers can make $20 and up per hour.. With Instacart, you’ll spend your time delivering groceries instead of restaurant meals. Postmates says you can earn up to $27 an hour delivering food and more. $377 for groceries for 1 person for 1 month is also kind of high. I say average but i do have my 30 hours ans my 14s.. Pizza delivery drivers of reddit, what was the most fucked up place you’ve ever stopped at? Were all 3 from on the border? We save a ton of money by buying the groceries ourselves, and can follow the recipes to make their meals. (Including personal driving), Jesus dude. The wheels and tires could command a higher price if they weren't bolted to this heap. I want healthy, homemade dishes but in fast-food time. Grocery cost has gone way down as a result (both pre and post-blue apron). I find that for the promotional price of 6/$39, it's not terrible considering the convenience. While not required, it is highly recommended that you tip your delivery driver through the app. Replacing meals you would otherwise cook and eat at home will likely cost you more.