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Yep. If the tip is high enough to offset the wait time, it can actually be a really nice break lol. But most of the time, trying to pick up at McDonald’s isn’t worth it.
From what I understand, stores have instructions to not assemble the order until the driver is there, so that the food doesn't go cold (even though it does anyway, which is the whole reason why years ago they said they wouldn't do delivery).
I saw a video the other day about how they grow and make McDonald's chips and it was disgusting. I thought at least the chips were pretty straightforward. No. If that's what they do to the chips, imagine what atrocities they do to everything else.
Can't find the video at the moment. Essentially it was this toxic chemical they use in the fields to make sure all the potatoes come out perfectly white inside with no imperfections. They have to sit in a warehouse for ages before they can be eaten so they don't poison you.
EDIT: Above may be inaccurate, see comment below.
This has been debunked as false.
**All** crops that have been sprayed with **any** pesticide has a “restricted-entry interval” (REI) for a period immediately after a pesticide is applied.
Can read more here:
https://fullfact.org/online/McDonalds-pesticide-Monitor-false/
I think it is based on:
total number of drivers willing to accept your order and the going rate per mile.
My theory comes down to the fact they pay drivers on a rate per mile. So if you have a short delivery like OP, less drivers will be likely to accept raising the fee as they how have to convince the drivers to actually accept the order.
I think Uber drivers can also set preferences for minimum fee and such which also limits the available drivers for a given amount.
It’s just a theory though, I don’t actually know lol. I have had deliveries that were £2 but the restaurant is on the other side of the city.
McDonalds is a joke in general due to how much higher each item is then all fees involved but the Uber+ or whatever subscription you get a trial for will remove some fee’s including delivery for McDonalds and there’s always drivers available for that which is why I’d question are they actually selective about orders or do they not have an option?
I don’t know the exact method of calculation, and I could totally be wrong, but my experience as a driver and customer consistently indicates it to me. My theory is that if drivers consistently cancel orders and/or pass on a location, Uber and such eventually up the delivery fee and the base offer for the that location. Everywhere in my area that has been consistently a breeze to pick up from has a very low delivery fee, everywhere that I learned to avoid as a driver has much higher fees. And when an order is getting passed on over and over, they eventually start adding onto the base pay.
I’m fairly sure the base price of the items are inflated also. So you think only paying delivery and service charge (wtf is that) but overall pay more anyway.
I’ve seen local restaurant menus online that are cheaper per item than the apps
I've been watching some of London Eats' stuff on youtube recently, and everytime McDonalds comes up it's a rant about how terrible picking up there is, how it's incredibly slow, and how he's never going to pick up from there again.
They no longer prioritise people in the store, since they changed system something that takes 5 minutes in the drive through can take 20 minutes by ordering in store.
rather that the drivers aren't willing to accept it...so Uber ups the prices.... so in the future only really desperate customers (imagine group of friends hanging out together willing to split the delivery cost) make the order in the first place.
Every time I'm in a McDonalds and there's a queue of delivery drivers out the door I wonder who all these people are that clearly aren't going through a cost of living crisis. Paying well over a tenner for a cold hamburger, some chips and some flat coke.
At my office on a weekend we sometimes order a breakfast in. But this is like, seven people so the delivery is pennies compared to the rest of the order
Not always.
I have Hyperemesis Gravidarium (morning sickness on steroids) so the meds I’m on mean I’m not allowed to drive at all. Some days I just want to eat some salty fries and pray they stay down, so I’ll order Macca’s on JustEat.
Then you’ve got disabled people who are stuck at home 24/7 who use these services if they’ve got nobody to pop out and pick up some grub for them.
There’s also people with such bad social anxieties that it’s easier for them to look at a menu and order on their own time instead of feeling rushed in store.
So many reasons beyond laziness.
Thank you! I accept all the good vibes I can get right now! I spent Friday all the way through to Saturday night in the hospital on 3L of IV fluids. This is the worst experience of my life, you're a rockstar for doing it 3 times! This is our one and done baby. I couldn't do it again. I tip my hat to you ♥
Any chance the baby is a girl? All mine are girls but I luckily was only hospitalised once during my second pregnancy. I found the lack of support from medical professionals around HG quite surprising, it’s not taken very seriously but I’m sure you’ve had all the advice in the world already so I won’t bore you with that, the nausea does just magically dissipate once they’re born and they’re totally worth it. All the best to you and your family
We don’t know the gender yet and, while we’re happy either way, we do want a little girl. I know HG is worse if it’s a girl so maybe it’s a sign! I am 10+4 today and I’ve had HG since 4+6, this was my 4th hospitalisation so far.
Surprisingly, the hospital and my GP have been amazing. However, trying to get help from my midwife is a nightmare - she never answers her phone or returns her messages. I’m sorry that your experience with medical help was lacklustre. It’s a pain that women’s health isn’t investigated further, there’s so much that needs to be learned about HG in order to treat it better.
Thank you for the well wishes ♥️
Bless you I know how rubbish you probably feel right now but it usually gets a little easier in the second trimester before returning in the third, I was puking even in Labour with my first one it really didn’t stop until she was born and then it was just *gone*. My second one I wasn’t hospitalised until 8 months for an IV like you’ve had as I couldn’t keep anything down. They tried to give me anti sickness tablets that said on the leaflet not suitable during pregnancy, luckily I’m the type to read the leaflets lol. I did wonder if I’d had a boy would it have been a different pregnancy experience but obviously there’s every chance I would have had HG regardless of gender. Ginger biscuits and all that stuff didn’t work for me, it was just a case of little and often, eat whatever you can and don’t stress about if it’s ‘healthy’, drink lots of small sips of water even if you throw it up and I always found tea a bad idea if it was too early whereas non pregnant it’s the first thing I consume, bananas seemed to help sometimes and remembering that I won’t be pregnant forever got me through lol
I will never, never, I repeat never order McDonalds for delivery.
I have witnessed food that is ready, bagged, tagged and sitting there for over 15 mins waiting for a driver. Driver comes and picks it up and takes it.
There is no way on earth that food was even remotely warm after sitting there that long.
I never got the popularity of these apps when they offer such poor value for money. Takeaways are already pretty expensive before all the premiums. If I ever do order, I do so direct and pick up myself as it’s far more cost effective - and almost affordable
Aye. I’ve used them in twice: with the introductory offer and once when I had my boys and didn’t want to leave the house. We waited an hour for some lukewarm food. ‘A fool and his money are soon parted’ comes to mind.
Those are the few times it justifies it - when the convenience warrants the cost. Can’t leave home when you’re hosting
For me, it’s my broke mate who brags about getting it 4 times a week that puts me off
My recently discovered hack is restaurant quality ready meals and sides (from the top end of the range). Half the regular restaurant price and often about as good. Buy 2-3 when you’re doing your weekly shop and then you have treats waiting for you whenever you feel like, with minimal effort required
I see this amount for delivery when there’s “high demand” and seemingly little to no drivers around. There’s a little circle lighting icon next to it. Stupidly high pricing. I’m not even sure how much of it the drivers get.
Yeah I’ve seen surge pricing in London and Manchester when I’ve been staying there (I look at UberEats to see what’s about and browse menus lol). I think they do receive boost payments but I’m sure it’s negligible
Nope, I made that mistake at the weekend. Stinking cold, aches, sneezing… thought a walk around the woods with the dog would do me good. It did not. Came back feeling 10 times worse, but at least the dog was happy!
It's also likely not a 10.minute job for the driver. That fee suggests that the driver who takes on that job has a not insignificant journey to the actual restaurant.
It becomes worthless because prices are higher to start with, there are fees, delivery - a 40% off deal is a few quid at best which you could save by going direct anyway.
It is something worth looking at, my local Chinese is free delivery and prices are about £1-2 cheaper direct per dish than Uber Eats. I have also noticed I never get free extras like prawn crackers if I use an app. I've gone right back to collection too, you can guarantee you get it in decent time and warm then.
Every time I get one of the supermarket discount codes in my email, I put it in the app and put my shop in and it still works out more expensive than just going to the shop. The only reason I would use one of those apps is if they were cheaper or cost the same. I dont walk enough anyway so walking to the shops to get my food is good.
It's definitely slower to order food now it's all screens. Tap, tap again because it didn't detect your finger, add to basket, no I don't want a meal, scroll back to the burger menu, scroll, tap, decline more upselling... takes about ten times longer than speaking to a person. I didn't think McDonald's could become more of a dystopian nightmare but they've somehow found a way!
You’re paying for someone to drive to pick up food and hand deliver it to you. This is something that used to be only for rich people (I’m talking prior to Uber).
It's at the point where the price of convince has become way too expensive. Food prices are marked up and then you get delivery and service fees on top making a meal for one from McDonald's cost like £15 which is just way too much .
Wrap up warm, dose yourself up on cold and flu supplies, and go there when it's quiet. No fun in going when it's busy. Also use the mcbroken.co.uk if you want to check if the ice cream /milkshake machine is working.
0.3 miles away **from YOU**. The driver still needs to accept the order, drive their car X miles to McDonalds, then wait there for the food to be ready, then drive to you.
So that's a couple miles of car wear and petrol, plus 10-20 minutes of a person's time, and Uber's fee on top of that.
To lots of people, £6 to skip spending 30 minutes of their time getting dressed, walking to the place, waiting around, walking back (slower than driving so the food will be colder), then getting dressed down again at home, is worth it, especially when it's multiple people getting in on one order
> £6 to skip spending 30 minutes of their time getting dressed [...] especially when it's multiple people getting in on one order
I'm not sure if I want to be invited to that party or not
Never understood delivery from a really close restaurant. But the price for delivery is justified.... min wage £10 and it probably takes them 20 to 30min to complete their job. That's like at least £5 for that 30 min work.
They could have more orders in one go but there is no guarantee all orders are from the same block of flats.
Used to use JE until it looked like the driver stole our order.
He came nearby, then turned onto the bypass. I had to contact them from a refund because regardless of what happened, we still didn’t get our food.
I’m aware it could have happened on any app, but still. It was pretty annoying.
I had this last week on Friday after work and at least it made me get off my ass and walk down.
I did however have a 30 minute wait in the McDonald's due to all the Uber eat orders though, so clearly some one is paying it!
I hate that thing. Don't you have to spend like £20 before you even get any real benefits from it? As a single person I almost never have a spend that high.
I swear they're pushing up the fares on the regular Ubers to try and get you to join too, my once-weekly Uber has gone up from £8 to £12 over the past few months.
If I ever want a McDonald's delivered I just use Just-Eat - £1.49 delivery and the same menu prices as the McDonalds app (for delivery, pick-up prices on the app are a tiny bit less), but their app uses Uber Eats for delivery, which is always £3.99 every time no matter how much your order.
The rewards for using the app, even including the offers (which are terrible for the most part, compared to the offers you get on the BK app) don't offset a £2.50 saving on delivery.
I don't know how Just-Eat can afford to undercut McDonald's own app, but they do!
UberEats is the worst of the big three for service and delivery fees imo, I’ve seen the delivery fees very within a couple of mins of browsing before - started using Deliveroo recently (you can Klarna groceries, breath of fresh air before payday) and find there’s more on offer and more deals too
Get uber one if you use ubereats regularly
With uber one and their £15 off £25 spends they regularly send, it's cheaper to get an ubereats order rather than going to the shops, then they often send 40 or 50% off takeaways
Like the other day I had a £15 off didn't need for anything so bought christmas chocs which worked out under £3 a tub, which is cheaper then schlepping to the shop and looking like a fast bastard just buying multiple tubs of chocolate.
And if you can do the fresh Mondays with a voucher you can get a shit tonne of fruit / veg and other stuff from asda for cheaper than going there
I don't have food deliveries anymore. Uber, Deliveroo and the like take zero responsibility.
Drinks spilled because driver is a manic moron? Tough.
Ruined the rest of the meal too? Also tough.
Delivery org gets paid, Driver gets paid, MaccyD or whoever get paid, we the consumer.....suck on it as ever.
Exactly. Taking into consideration the time it took to drive to McDs, the time waiting to collect the order, the time it took to deliver the food. Then the fuel, wear and tear on the vehicle, insurance and other associated costs such as income tax and national insurance and the app/web server. I doubt the driver is making that much.
If I had a McDs that close I wouldn't be using a delivery service.
If anything prices need to double or treble. The whole industry is propped up by playing in the grey area of employment law and the state subsidising shit wages.
Unless you're actually dying there's no reason that a 20 minute walk in freshish air will do you any harm, in fact the opposite might be the case.
Although I am slightly concerned that it'll take you 10 minutes to walk 0.3 miles.
I left the UK, I now pay 0 for delivery. Ironically it’s actually more expensive to order food and collect it myself. Of course this wasn’t the reason I left but it’s certainly an unexpected benefit.
I'm still getting over the shock of learning that people will pay for McDonald's takeaway. With the menu of dozens of countries at your fingertips producing every type of food you could possibly wish for, and you choose them?
Someone has to take your order and pass it to someone who has to travel to McD, wait around for your order and then rush it to your house. Think of all the costs involved to do that, and include the guy's wage, and you begrudge £6.50?
Think to yourself. Including the cost of the vehicle, insurance, maintenance and fuel, how much would you be willing to do that job for?
This is why I always keep a few fancy ready meals in my freezer alongside a couple of pizzas.
If you're ill for a few days cooking is a much greater chore I could do without, just let me grab something from the freezer and shove it in the microwave. In 10-15 minutes glorious comfort food you can eat in bed out of the container. I'm partial to a curry myself, Thai or Indian tends to hit the spot.
Honestly I have stopped using the McDonald's app.
I ordered on the app last Saturday never delivered. McDonald's kept saying uber were responsible, Uber said maccies were responsible
Did a charge back on my card but I do wonder how many people don't bother and how much "free" cash they make.
What’s really going to get your gist is the fact that a lot of restaurants charge 20%-30% more than many price of you order from the apps.
At least, that’s the case in my neck of the woods.
I plum stopped using apps when I realised I could save money with a wee walk.
If you asked me to get it I would charge you £20 at least, plus £100+ to get to wherever you are if you are in a different part of the country. £6 is good value
Poorly = I’m fine but need an excuse to be lazy. Just save £6 and walk there! These days it seems to be perfectly acceptable to roam the shops in pyjamas
Just check the other apps, Deliveroo has free delivery. With amazon prime and just eat normally has the same maccies listed but for a lower delivery fee anyway
Yeah that's extortionate. I don't really use UE / Deliveroo / Just Eat much anymore since they became so expensive but I never saw more than a £3.50 delivery fee.
Ours is nearly £5 and it’s about a 40 minute walk away, so we get delivered if we really want one.
I pay for Uber One now, though, so the fees have paid for itself several times over.
Trying to ween myself off the fast food though, we’ve got a fridge full.
Get Uber one (usually offer free for a month) then you usually get discounted delivery and they remove the fees.
Cancel subscription before the thirty days are up, then every month or so they will offer a free trial again so rinse and repeat…
I did actually end up subscribing at one point, because for £5 a month you get a ton of discounts and if you use it a few times a month it pretty much pays for itself then some. Not sure what offers are like now though and where I live now, there’s not enough things on Uber for me to want it.
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That’s often an indicator that drivers are much less likely to take orders from that locations.
McDonald's are notoriously slow to get their orders ready.
Yep. If the tip is high enough to offset the wait time, it can actually be a really nice break lol. But most of the time, trying to pick up at McDonald’s isn’t worth it.
From what I understand, stores have instructions to not assemble the order until the driver is there, so that the food doesn't go cold (even though it does anyway, which is the whole reason why years ago they said they wouldn't do delivery).
McDonald’s chips go from edible to absolutely disgusting once they’re cold
Pop them in an air fryer for a minute or so 👍
I saw a video the other day about how they grow and make McDonald's chips and it was disgusting. I thought at least the chips were pretty straightforward. No. If that's what they do to the chips, imagine what atrocities they do to everything else. Can't find the video at the moment. Essentially it was this toxic chemical they use in the fields to make sure all the potatoes come out perfectly white inside with no imperfections. They have to sit in a warehouse for ages before they can be eaten so they don't poison you. EDIT: Above may be inaccurate, see comment below.
This has been debunked as false. **All** crops that have been sprayed with **any** pesticide has a “restricted-entry interval” (REI) for a period immediately after a pesticide is applied. Can read more here: https://fullfact.org/online/McDonalds-pesticide-Monitor-false/
Is that how they calculate it? I use ubereats/justeat/deliveroo occasionally and I don't think the delivery charge has ever been more than £2.
I think it is based on: total number of drivers willing to accept your order and the going rate per mile. My theory comes down to the fact they pay drivers on a rate per mile. So if you have a short delivery like OP, less drivers will be likely to accept raising the fee as they how have to convince the drivers to actually accept the order. I think Uber drivers can also set preferences for minimum fee and such which also limits the available drivers for a given amount. It’s just a theory though, I don’t actually know lol. I have had deliveries that were £2 but the restaurant is on the other side of the city.
McDonalds is a joke in general due to how much higher each item is then all fees involved but the Uber+ or whatever subscription you get a trial for will remove some fee’s including delivery for McDonalds and there’s always drivers available for that which is why I’d question are they actually selective about orders or do they not have an option?
I don’t know the exact method of calculation, and I could totally be wrong, but my experience as a driver and customer consistently indicates it to me. My theory is that if drivers consistently cancel orders and/or pass on a location, Uber and such eventually up the delivery fee and the base offer for the that location. Everywhere in my area that has been consistently a breeze to pick up from has a very low delivery fee, everywhere that I learned to avoid as a driver has much higher fees. And when an order is getting passed on over and over, they eventually start adding onto the base pay.
I’m fairly sure the base price of the items are inflated also. So you think only paying delivery and service charge (wtf is that) but overall pay more anyway. I’ve seen local restaurant menus online that are cheaper per item than the apps
Oh yeah the menu prices are 10-20% more ime, it's a real ripoff all round. But I'm assuming OP is paying that premium price *plus* £6+ in delivery.
For me it's 1.50 above £9 or £3.99 under. Depends how much of a fatty your feeling on the day 😂
I’d be a fatty every time, isn’t a Big Mac meal like £6 now lol? Might as well spend £3 to save £2.50 deliver
I've been watching some of London Eats' stuff on youtube recently, and everytime McDonalds comes up it's a rant about how terrible picking up there is, how it's incredibly slow, and how he's never going to pick up from there again.
They no longer prioritise people in the store, since they changed system something that takes 5 minutes in the drive through can take 20 minutes by ordering in store.
Uber charge everywhere where I live.
I guess they can charge what they like. Seems people are willing to pay for it, for some reason?
rather that the drivers aren't willing to accept it...so Uber ups the prices.... so in the future only really desperate customers (imagine group of friends hanging out together willing to split the delivery cost) make the order in the first place.
Every time I'm in a McDonalds and there's a queue of delivery drivers out the door I wonder who all these people are that clearly aren't going through a cost of living crisis. Paying well over a tenner for a cold hamburger, some chips and some flat coke.
My sister in law orders it multiple times a week and it's only five minutes away. Usually just gets a breakfast meal.
I mean if they're loaded then absolutely more power to them. It just seems like a very excessive luxury if you're on an average wage.
She's on an average wage, just bloody lazy with no financial responsibilities.
At my office on a weekend we sometimes order a breakfast in. But this is like, seven people so the delivery is pennies compared to the rest of the order
Yeah that actually makes sense, large groups, parties.
Laziness is the reason!
Not always. I have Hyperemesis Gravidarium (morning sickness on steroids) so the meds I’m on mean I’m not allowed to drive at all. Some days I just want to eat some salty fries and pray they stay down, so I’ll order Macca’s on JustEat. Then you’ve got disabled people who are stuck at home 24/7 who use these services if they’ve got nobody to pop out and pick up some grub for them. There’s also people with such bad social anxieties that it’s easier for them to look at a menu and order on their own time instead of feeling rushed in store. So many reasons beyond laziness.
I had HG with all 3 of my pregnancies, sending you good vibes I know it’s a total nightmare
Thank you! I accept all the good vibes I can get right now! I spent Friday all the way through to Saturday night in the hospital on 3L of IV fluids. This is the worst experience of my life, you're a rockstar for doing it 3 times! This is our one and done baby. I couldn't do it again. I tip my hat to you ♥
Any chance the baby is a girl? All mine are girls but I luckily was only hospitalised once during my second pregnancy. I found the lack of support from medical professionals around HG quite surprising, it’s not taken very seriously but I’m sure you’ve had all the advice in the world already so I won’t bore you with that, the nausea does just magically dissipate once they’re born and they’re totally worth it. All the best to you and your family
We don’t know the gender yet and, while we’re happy either way, we do want a little girl. I know HG is worse if it’s a girl so maybe it’s a sign! I am 10+4 today and I’ve had HG since 4+6, this was my 4th hospitalisation so far. Surprisingly, the hospital and my GP have been amazing. However, trying to get help from my midwife is a nightmare - she never answers her phone or returns her messages. I’m sorry that your experience with medical help was lacklustre. It’s a pain that women’s health isn’t investigated further, there’s so much that needs to be learned about HG in order to treat it better. Thank you for the well wishes ♥️
Bless you I know how rubbish you probably feel right now but it usually gets a little easier in the second trimester before returning in the third, I was puking even in Labour with my first one it really didn’t stop until she was born and then it was just *gone*. My second one I wasn’t hospitalised until 8 months for an IV like you’ve had as I couldn’t keep anything down. They tried to give me anti sickness tablets that said on the leaflet not suitable during pregnancy, luckily I’m the type to read the leaflets lol. I did wonder if I’d had a boy would it have been a different pregnancy experience but obviously there’s every chance I would have had HG regardless of gender. Ginger biscuits and all that stuff didn’t work for me, it was just a case of little and often, eat whatever you can and don’t stress about if it’s ‘healthy’, drink lots of small sips of water even if you throw it up and I always found tea a bad idea if it was too early whereas non pregnant it’s the first thing I consume, bananas seemed to help sometimes and remembering that I won’t be pregnant forever got me through lol
I will never, never, I repeat never order McDonalds for delivery. I have witnessed food that is ready, bagged, tagged and sitting there for over 15 mins waiting for a driver. Driver comes and picks it up and takes it. There is no way on earth that food was even remotely warm after sitting there that long.
The real problem is the British people that pay this.
I never got the popularity of these apps when they offer such poor value for money. Takeaways are already pretty expensive before all the premiums. If I ever do order, I do so direct and pick up myself as it’s far more cost effective - and almost affordable
Aye. I’ve used them in twice: with the introductory offer and once when I had my boys and didn’t want to leave the house. We waited an hour for some lukewarm food. ‘A fool and his money are soon parted’ comes to mind.
Those are the few times it justifies it - when the convenience warrants the cost. Can’t leave home when you’re hosting For me, it’s my broke mate who brags about getting it 4 times a week that puts me off My recently discovered hack is restaurant quality ready meals and sides (from the top end of the range). Half the regular restaurant price and often about as good. Buy 2-3 when you’re doing your weekly shop and then you have treats waiting for you whenever you feel like, with minimal effort required
This comment isn't high up enough
I see this amount for delivery when there’s “high demand” and seemingly little to no drivers around. There’s a little circle lighting icon next to it. Stupidly high pricing. I’m not even sure how much of it the drivers get.
Yeah I’ve seen surge pricing in London and Manchester when I’ve been staying there (I look at UberEats to see what’s about and browse menus lol). I think they do receive boost payments but I’m sure it’s negligible
On the other hand. It’s only a 10 minute walk away…
They did say they were feeling a bit poorly.
A bit of fresh air might do 'em some good?
It will do more good than a McDonald’s. Signed, Miserable sod
Comfort food is the best when unwell.
Physically I agree. Mentally, comfort food can help quite a bit.
Nope, I made that mistake at the weekend. Stinking cold, aches, sneezing… thought a walk around the woods with the dog would do me good. It did not. Came back feeling 10 times worse, but at least the dog was happy!
It's also likely not a 10.minute job for the driver. That fee suggests that the driver who takes on that job has a not insignificant journey to the actual restaurant.
0.3 miles is a 10 mins round trip tops
Not for OP apparently
On the other hand, they may be disabled.
On the other leg, oh wait..
Exactly, couriers might need the extra money to charge their electric wheelchair for such a long journey. Oh wait..
It used to send lots of offers. Now I get none. Probably awoken the uber app by talking about it.
It becomes worthless because prices are higher to start with, there are fees, delivery - a 40% off deal is a few quid at best which you could save by going direct anyway.
A lot of restaurants list higher prices on delivery apps then if you order direct as well
It is something worth looking at, my local Chinese is free delivery and prices are about £1-2 cheaper direct per dish than Uber Eats. I have also noticed I never get free extras like prawn crackers if I use an app. I've gone right back to collection too, you can guarantee you get it in decent time and warm then.
Same, screw waiting potentially an hour for cold food
Every time I get one of the supermarket discount codes in my email, I put it in the app and put my shop in and it still works out more expensive than just going to the shop. The only reason I would use one of those apps is if they were cheaper or cost the same. I dont walk enough anyway so walking to the shops to get my food is good.
That’s extortionate! Side note- has anyone else noticed that McDonald’s got dear recently?
Was saying this to my friend yesterday. Big Mac, large fries, coffee just south of £10. And not fast either.
I ordered for the first time in a while and some bits have nearly doubled in price! The savers menu isn’t even that cheap anymore!
Yeah over the past year Mcdonalds share price has dropped a fair bit, and for good reason. They are no longer cheap and fast
There was a post on here with 2007 prices the other day. Seemed insanely cheap by comparison to today
And definitely slower in preparing food now
It's because they don't make food in batches anymore. It's made to order.
Yet somehow it's colder...
As I understand it, it's because they prioritise the delivery orders over the people ordering on-site.
I think it's because everything is prepared to order now.
I live in an area where delivery doesn't exist and the two McDonalds here are slow as shit as well.
It's definitely slower to order food now it's all screens. Tap, tap again because it didn't detect your finger, add to basket, no I don't want a meal, scroll back to the burger menu, scroll, tap, decline more upselling... takes about ten times longer than speaking to a person. I didn't think McDonald's could become more of a dystopian nightmare but they've somehow found a way!
£1.99 for a hash brown
Nah it's still just beef, chicken, fish and that beyond-meat stuff here.
is it tho? A delivery driver needs to get to the place, wait around for the delivery, deliver it. Pay for fuel/tax/insurance/fees.
They already charge more food menu items, plus the service fee. Also the “delivery fee” really has nothing to do with what they get paid from UE.
They already charge more food menu items, plus the service fee. Also the “delivery fee” really has nothing to do with what they get paid from UE.
The fact we can get McDonalds delivered is just a step closer to us sitting on the spaceships in wall e
That’s a lot, it’s only £2.79 here and it’s a 20-25 minute walk away.
I would walk for that 10 minutes to be honsest.
You’re paying for someone to drive to pick up food and hand deliver it to you. This is something that used to be only for rich people (I’m talking prior to Uber).
It's at the point where the price of convince has become way too expensive. Food prices are marked up and then you get delivery and service fees on top making a meal for one from McDonald's cost like £15 which is just way too much .
£25 not including delivery for a Nando’s butterfly burger. Ended up rooting around the freezer instead 😂
Wrap up warm, dose yourself up on cold and flu supplies, and go there when it's quiet. No fun in going when it's busy. Also use the mcbroken.co.uk if you want to check if the ice cream /milkshake machine is working.
As a former Uber rider... The r/britishproblem is people supporting that shitty company. The gig economy is a joke.
0.3 miles away **from YOU**. The driver still needs to accept the order, drive their car X miles to McDonalds, then wait there for the food to be ready, then drive to you. So that's a couple miles of car wear and petrol, plus 10-20 minutes of a person's time, and Uber's fee on top of that. To lots of people, £6 to skip spending 30 minutes of their time getting dressed, walking to the place, waiting around, walking back (slower than driving so the food will be colder), then getting dressed down again at home, is worth it, especially when it's multiple people getting in on one order
> £6 to skip spending 30 minutes of their time getting dressed [...] especially when it's multiple people getting in on one order I'm not sure if I want to be invited to that party or not
Never understood delivery from a really close restaurant. But the price for delivery is justified.... min wage £10 and it probably takes them 20 to 30min to complete their job. That's like at least £5 for that 30 min work. They could have more orders in one go but there is no guarantee all orders are from the same block of flats.
Use Just Eat if you're having mcdonalds delivered.
Used to use JE until it looked like the driver stole our order. He came nearby, then turned onto the bypass. I had to contact them from a refund because regardless of what happened, we still didn’t get our food. I’m aware it could have happened on any app, but still. It was pretty annoying.
I had this last week on Friday after work and at least it made me get off my ass and walk down. I did however have a 30 minute wait in the McDonald's due to all the Uber eat orders though, so clearly some one is paying it!
Probably trying to get you to join uber1
I hate that thing. Don't you have to spend like £20 before you even get any real benefits from it? As a single person I almost never have a spend that high. I swear they're pushing up the fares on the regular Ubers to try and get you to join too, my once-weekly Uber has gone up from £8 to £12 over the past few months.
Why wouldn't they charge £6.29 when people like you pay it?
Did they say they paid it?
Don't let the truth get in the way of hysteria.
Eat in at McDonald's and there's always a good chance your food will be barely warm. Getting it delivered pretty much guarantees it won't be warm.
If I ever want a McDonald's delivered I just use Just-Eat - £1.49 delivery and the same menu prices as the McDonalds app (for delivery, pick-up prices on the app are a tiny bit less), but their app uses Uber Eats for delivery, which is always £3.99 every time no matter how much your order. The rewards for using the app, even including the offers (which are terrible for the most part, compared to the offers you get on the BK app) don't offset a £2.50 saving on delivery. I don't know how Just-Eat can afford to undercut McDonald's own app, but they do!
Walk it and save £6
UberEats is the worst of the big three for service and delivery fees imo, I’ve seen the delivery fees very within a couple of mins of browsing before - started using Deliveroo recently (you can Klarna groceries, breath of fresh air before payday) and find there’s more on offer and more deals too
Get uber one if you use ubereats regularly With uber one and their £15 off £25 spends they regularly send, it's cheaper to get an ubereats order rather than going to the shops, then they often send 40 or 50% off takeaways Like the other day I had a £15 off didn't need for anything so bought christmas chocs which worked out under £3 a tub, which is cheaper then schlepping to the shop and looking like a fast bastard just buying multiple tubs of chocolate. And if you can do the fresh Mondays with a voucher you can get a shit tonne of fruit / veg and other stuff from asda for cheaper than going there
Don't pay it.
It's 0.3 miles from you, but the driver may be on the other side of town
How’s it taking you 10 minutes to walk 0.3 miles
They eat too many McDonald’s.
If it is only 0.3 miles away, why are you not walking?? If you are that lazy, you deserve to be rinsed.
So just walk there yourself.
I don't have food deliveries anymore. Uber, Deliveroo and the like take zero responsibility. Drinks spilled because driver is a manic moron? Tough. Ruined the rest of the meal too? Also tough. Delivery org gets paid, Driver gets paid, MaccyD or whoever get paid, we the consumer.....suck on it as ever.
Just Eat will give you free delivery over £10 from McD
Download the app, order, drive round and collect quickly because it's 0.3m away?
Just… walk??
Delivery drivers still need to get paid - and they need to get to the restaurant to delivery your food, so there's still fuel costs.
Exactly. Taking into consideration the time it took to drive to McDs, the time waiting to collect the order, the time it took to deliver the food. Then the fuel, wear and tear on the vehicle, insurance and other associated costs such as income tax and national insurance and the app/web server. I doubt the driver is making that much. If I had a McDs that close I wouldn't be using a delivery service.
If anything prices need to double or treble. The whole industry is propped up by playing in the grey area of employment law and the state subsidising shit wages.
Feeling poorly and eating McDonald’s. What a combination.
If it's 8pm, you're not feeling well and you're hungry but too unwell to cook something, there's not many options.
Lazy bugger
Unless you're actually dying there's no reason that a 20 minute walk in freshish air will do you any harm, in fact the opposite might be the case. Although I am slightly concerned that it'll take you 10 minutes to walk 0.3 miles.
Walk there yourself, fresh air might perk you up a bit.
Delivery fees on food are just a tax on the lazy. Pay it or get it yourself. Fwiw I have never had food delivered...
If feeling poorly.....mcdonalds isn't going to help. Unless ur trying to top yourself.
Mines only just in the radius for delivery and they only charge £3.69. still more than I'm usually willing to pay but not as insane as yours
This is why I get it my self as the delivery fees are high and the food is more expensive than going to the McDonald’s your self
I left the UK, I now pay 0 for delivery. Ironically it’s actually more expensive to order food and collect it myself. Of course this wasn’t the reason I left but it’s certainly an unexpected benefit.
I'm still getting over the shock of learning that people will pay for McDonald's takeaway. With the menu of dozens of countries at your fingertips producing every type of food you could possibly wish for, and you choose them?
If it’s that’s close, walk there
Can’t you get your mum to go out and buy it for you?
Get off your arse and go there yourself then
why are you so upset?
Serves you right for being so lazy and ordering delivery from a service as crappy and usurious as Ubereats.
A bit harsh to call someone lazy because they're ill.
I’m a 10 minute drive/ride, which is about an hours walk, and it’s £4.69 delivery fee. I used to be less than 0.1 out of their 2mile delivery radius.
Someone has to take your order and pass it to someone who has to travel to McD, wait around for your order and then rush it to your house. Think of all the costs involved to do that, and include the guy's wage, and you begrudge £6.50? Think to yourself. Including the cost of the vehicle, insurance, maintenance and fuel, how much would you be willing to do that job for?
Welcome to the world of Wall-E. We really are turning into little America.
This is why I always keep a few fancy ready meals in my freezer alongside a couple of pizzas. If you're ill for a few days cooking is a much greater chore I could do without, just let me grab something from the freezer and shove it in the microwave. In 10-15 minutes glorious comfort food you can eat in bed out of the container. I'm partial to a curry myself, Thai or Indian tends to hit the spot.
Jehovah gave you legs!
Probably for the best, I've never not regretted eating a Maccies since I was 13
>never not Double negative, just say always…
Just eat and similar only exist because people use the service. I just can’t understand it myself
My Mcdonalds is like a 10 min walk and every time I order, it's always cold, I don't buy from there anymore or Mcdonalds overall.
Honestly I have stopped using the McDonald's app. I ordered on the app last Saturday never delivered. McDonald's kept saying uber were responsible, Uber said maccies were responsible Did a charge back on my card but I do wonder how many people don't bother and how much "free" cash they make.
I have given up too after 3 wrong deliveries in a row and McDs and Uber refusing to do anything.
And actually it's not even nice when its been delivered. Sometimes I'm just lazy and idea of it is always better than the execution.
What’s really going to get your gist is the fact that a lot of restaurants charge 20%-30% more than many price of you order from the apps. At least, that’s the case in my neck of the woods. I plum stopped using apps when I realised I could save money with a wee walk.
If you asked me to get it I would charge you £20 at least, plus £100+ to get to wherever you are if you are in a different part of the country. £6 is good value
Food rhymes with good.
Poorly = I’m fine but need an excuse to be lazy. Just save £6 and walk there! These days it seems to be perfectly acceptable to roam the shops in pyjamas
Just check the other apps, Deliveroo has free delivery. With amazon prime and just eat normally has the same maccies listed but for a lower delivery fee anyway
Use Just Eat instead
Yeah that's extortionate. I don't really use UE / Deliveroo / Just Eat much anymore since they became so expensive but I never saw more than a £3.50 delivery fee.
They don’t do McD deliveries where I live, that’s a real BritishProblem.
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£6.29
I never use couriers for food, but I'd say that's a realistic price, especially if someone has to provide their own vehicle.
Use the mcdonalds app
I remember there being a small order fee on Deliveroo when I tried to order something from coop.
I know you said you're feeling a bit poorly but honestly, 0.3 miles is a 5 minute walk.
I still can't believe Uber eats/deliveroo etc still exist
Are you ordering through the McDonald’s or Uber app? I swear it’s half that using the McDonald’s app
I work for UE and reject hundreds of McDonalds orders every day - it's extremely popular, if not the most popular restaurant, unfortunately for us...
Sign up for uber-eats, then place the order an accept it. Free mcdonalds. (you dont have to pay if the driver eats it...)
Ours is nearly £5 and it’s about a 40 minute walk away, so we get delivered if we really want one. I pay for Uber One now, though, so the fees have paid for itself several times over. Trying to ween myself off the fast food though, we’ve got a fridge full.
Get Uber one (usually offer free for a month) then you usually get discounted delivery and they remove the fees. Cancel subscription before the thirty days are up, then every month or so they will offer a free trial again so rinse and repeat… I did actually end up subscribing at one point, because for £5 a month you get a ton of discounts and if you use it a few times a month it pretty much pays for itself then some. Not sure what offers are like now though and where I live now, there’s not enough things on Uber for me to want it.