![]() If you don't want to tip, don't order food for delivery. Each app allows you to tip right from your phone, so tip. There was a tax of $1.02, making the total $12.34 before tip. There was a tax of 81 cents and a booking fee of $4.99, bringing to total to $14.75.įinally, from ClusterTruck we ordered an Italian hero for $11.32. That item was chosen to meet the $10 minimum order required by Yard House. There was a $3.99 delivery fee and a $1.12 tax, making the total $17.06 before tip.įrom UberEATS we ordered a calzone from Pearl Street Pizzeria and Pub for $8.95. That made the total cost of the burger $10.56, not including tip.įrom Grubhub, we ordered buffalo wings for $11.95 from Yard House. I was also given an automatic $3.99 discount without the use of any promo codes or special. Along with that, there was a 68 cent tax, a $3.99 delivery fee, a 38 cent service fee and a $2 small order fee. Now it's time to order some food, and here's what we picked.įrom DoorDash, we ordered a burnt cheese burger from Punch Burger for $7.50. But you should never do that because only a completely terrible person would have someone brave the cold to bring them chips and then not tip at all. For example, you can put a single bag of Lay's potato chips in your bag, remove the tip and only pay the tax, and you can still place the order. You can also remove the tip completely and still place an order for a very small item without restriction. It starts at a minimum of $3 or about 20 percent, whatever is more, but you can change that amount. However, ClusterTruck does automatically add a tip once you've moved items to your bag. ClusterTruck also is the only service without an upfront delivery fee. So instead of a number of partner restaurants, ClusterTruck divides its food offerings into about a dozen “digital trucks,” but all the food comes from the same kitchen, and so has the same delivery time. When ordering from a computer, that fee only seems to appear after you’ve placed an item in your bag.įinally, ClusterTruck is a totally different beast when it comes to options, as it’s the only service that houses its own 2,000-square-foot kitchen in Downtown Indianapolis. During the test, we found that delivery estimates and fees were available upfront on the mobile app, but not when going to the website on a desktop. Another 22 restaurants were listed as closed, but there was no option to preorder. ![]() UberEATS came in with 35 restaurants available. None of the other tested services indicated that there was a price minimum for an order to be completed. ![]() But unique to Grubhub was a minimum order amount. Time estimates were available upfront as well as delivery fees that ranged from $1 to $7. Grubhub came came in second with 82 different restaurants listed as available. On the day and time we ordered, the lowest delivery fee was $1.99, and the most expensive was $6.99. However, 10 of those restaurants were slated for “preorders” because they weren’t open at the time the orders were being placed.Īs you scroll, each available restaurant lists the estimated time for your order to arrive and your delivery fee, which and is set by the restaurant, according to DoorDash. When it comes to sheer options at the time of the test, DoorDash came out on top with 122 restaurants listed as available. Here’s where each service starts to get a bit different. If you want to keep Facebook out of it, you can just create a login and password.įor UberEATS, I was able to log in using my existing Uber account and payment information. For DoorDash, Grubhub and and ClusterTruck, I connected to the apps through my Facebook page. For the record, that day had light snow and minimum wind chills between 5 below zero and 15 below zero.Īll of the apps require you to create an account and sign in so that your order history, location and preferences can be saved. I did not use any promo codes or special promotions of any kind when placing my orders. Don’t ask me why none of these services believe in using spaces in their names.įor this test, I was delivering food to the IndyStar newsroom at the corner of Georgia and Meridian streets, and I was doing so as a first time user to each of these apps. The services used in this were DoorDash, Grubhub, UberEATS and ClusterTruck.
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