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usedtobedemgurl

(1,902 posts)
16. It does not always cost that much more.
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 07:09 AM
Sep 2025

I have chronic, unrelenting pain. Last Sunday my son came to visit. I had two offers from Uber Eats. You could get $25 off an order of $1 or more. I made two separate orders from Buffalo Wild Wings. We got two orders of 20 wings, two large sides and four dips. It was delivered go my house. The total cost, with fees and tips, for both orders, was $22. The offer was only for delivery, so I could not save money by having my son pick it up. I felt like that was a great deal. If we had eaten it in the restaurant, without discounts, it would have cost over $50, with tip!

Going back to your point, yes, It would be cheaper to buy groceries. Yesterday I did an Insta art deal where I got $30 off any order of $50 or more. They do in store pricing at my Food Lion, so I can take advantage of deals the store offers that week. I got around $65 worth of groceries for $21! And since most items were on sale, I got three whole bags if groceries for that amount. The trick is I habe to cook a lot if it, so that means quite a bit of pain in my future. The groceries will last a lot longer than the two meals each my son and I made off of the Buffalo orders. But $4.50 A meal, to eat food from a restaurant, is not bad in this day and age

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And we're just 8 months in .... live love laugh Sep 2025 #1
Wait a year . . . Aussie105 Sep 2025 #2
Recently we went out to eat fujiyamasan Sep 2025 #3
The quality of food served at many places has also gone down JI7 Sep 2025 #4
And bacon! kkmarie Sep 2025 #11
wait! we can't release the PEDO files, that will blow the FBI's informant's cover!! Nimble_Idea Sep 2025 #14
Yes. The quality has gone down and the prices have gone up. Quiet Em Sep 2025 #19
I can confirm this when I was working in a restaurant Polybius Sep 2025 #24
I completely agree ... aggiesal Sep 2025 #5
And yet I see people ordering food to be delivered. milestogo Sep 2025 #6
It does not always cost that much more. usedtobedemgurl Sep 2025 #16
Agreed. milestogo Sep 2025 #18
DoorDash is extremely popular over here Polybius Sep 2025 #25
Funny (But Not Ha Ha Funny) modrepub Sep 2025 #7
G.O.P. has trashed the US economy -- except for their billionaires (r) BoRaGard Sep 2025 #8
Exactly 👍 people are struggling to survive TommieMommy Sep 2025 #9
I'm worried about the 15-20% increase coming in Ilsa Sep 2025 #17
I had a coupon, so I went out for lunch yesterday. callous taoboy Sep 2025 #10
Recommended. Once a week or so we go out for breakfast... PCIntern Sep 2025 #12
we have to win so much, we forget about the child raping. Nimble_Idea Sep 2025 #13
Trumps middle name should be "Diversion" LilElf70 Sep 2025 #15
Half the restaurants we go to edhopper Sep 2025 #20
Even while traveling, have to strategize dining out. IzzaNuDay Sep 2025 #21
My husband and I often split meals.. mountain grammy Sep 2025 #22
We also split meals a lot, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2025 #30
Lol, I wish dinner for two was only $50 here Polybius Sep 2025 #23
Local and chain LilElf70 Sep 2025 #31
I have noticed this too. Dawson Leery Sep 2025 #26
On Breaking Points podcast they were discussing the shitty economy womanofthehills Sep 2025 #27
Cheaper restaurants have had the biggest price increases GreatGazoo Sep 2025 #28
A plain old 2 piece chicken combo at Popeye's now costs $16 in my area of Los Angeles. BamaRefugee Sep 2025 #29
The next Social Security COLA is a criminally low 2.7% Number9Dream Sep 2025 #32
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