The number of households that use food-delivery services like DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats has roughly doubled in recent years. That’s not necessarily a bad thing — pivoting to takeout kept many restaurants afloat during the pandemic, and a wide range of burrito options can be a beautiful sight at the end of a long day. But it does add up, especially when you factor in delivery fees and tips. One report says that most Americans order in at least once a week, and plenty do so much more often.
How you want to buy your food is your own business, of course. But what happens when your significant other is blowing through hundreds of dollars a week on DoorDash Taco Bell and you’d rather they didn’t? Here, three people talk about confronting their partners’ expensive food-delivery habits and why it bothers them so much.
