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[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Pizzerias in Italy have been delivering for ages without apps. I don't understand why everybody uses apps now.

[–] Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

I find apps very useful for discovering places I can order from. Typically I will then visit their own website and see if they are cheaper when ordering directly

[–] Brosplosion@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Cause staffing and paying deliver drivers is more expensive than subcontracting, sadly

[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago

It’s not, but they get more business on the apps, even if the apps take a massive cut.

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Because with an app you can open it and see all Restaurants that deliver to you and see what they have to offer.

I simply don’t know an alternative that offers a comparable user experience.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah, but still. After a while you get to know which restaurants you like. And you can call them directly without giving money to big companies.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] B0rax@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

Maybe I didn’t see it, but Google Maps does not have a filter for places that do delivery. It also does not show the menu. Maybe the restaurant has a link in the description, but that is often not the case.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Google maps does the same thing…

[–] B0rax@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe I didn’t see it, but Google Maps does not have a filter for places that do delivery. It also does not show the menu. Maybe the restaurant has a link in the description, but that is often not the case.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

Probably depends on the restaurant if the menu is up to date, but this was the first one I clicked on and it has the menu listed multiple times in multiple places.

The delivery filter is in the scrollbar below the map

[–] dumples@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

Some of the pizza places by me have delivery people still. I use them often

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

pizza and asian near me.