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Blue_Tires

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5. I'm old enough to remember when the Internet was supposed to KILL the middleman

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2019, 06:53 PM

Jul 2019

And yet here we are with "middlemen" with their scummy hands on everything, now making more cash than ever... Hell, it's probably the only reliable growing industry...

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What You Need to Know About the GrubHub Website Controversy [View all] Auggie Jul 2019 OP

good to know! chowder66 Jul 2019 #1

Such a tangled web ... Auggie Jul 2019 #2

me too. chowder66 Jul 2019 #3

In a big city, where the rents are always huge, paying 10% Blue_true Jul 2019 #7

Another reason why every business should trademark their name/logo. CaptainTruth Jul 2019 #4

I'm old enough to remember when the Internet was supposed to KILL the middleman Blue_Tires Jul 2019 #5

This GrubHub ploy is pure evil ... Auggie Jul 2019 #6

are people really too lazy to call an actual resaurant for takeout? Skittles Jul 2019 #8

It's not about laziness, really. Codeine Jul 2019 #9

LOLOL Skittles Jul 2019 #11

grubhub provides information (menus, prices, specials, etc.) AND often the delivery service fishwax Jul 2019 #10

I'm in suburban Boston. In my one order with Grubhub sweetroxie Jul 2019 #12