Food delivery fees in Chicago targeted by proposed ordinance; alderman calls for 5% cap – Chicago Tribune

The ordinance also dictates that any service fees charged to customers would go directly to delivery drivers.
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debtsor
3 years ago

A 5% cap on a $30 pizza bill is $1.50. Who is going to deliver a fresh, hot pizza to your house for $1.50 plus a small tip. Nobody, because it’s not cheap to have a group of people with an open business prepare and deliver a piping hot pizza to your house for $1.50. Maybe if we had drones or a fleet of semi-autonomous vehicles driving around the neighborhood, but this is ridiculous. The simple solution is to stop using grubhub or dash delivery either. Look up the restaurant, look at the menu, click the telephone number and call… Read more »

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