Food delivery is a huge premium on top of already inflated restaurant prices. I would expect most people are trying to save money and making a lot of their own food.
Many of us lucky enough to have a reliable well paying job working from home probably realize they have food as almost the only fun we get these days when there are no events, no traveling, no restaurants.
I probably doubled my budget for food, both takeout and groceries, compared to last year. The wine delivery guy knows my name now.
A lot of people are used to eating at a workplace cafeteria or eating out as part of their normal routine. In my case I’ve shifted to ordering delivery or takeout for some meals which I almost never did before. I recognize that I’m privileged to be able to afford to do this, but I think it’s common among a big chunk of the population. People are checking on local restaurants and spreading the word about which are offering takeout to try to keep them going. I feel like it’s the least I can do to help.
Very few people actually work in places like this. Common on HN, but in the grand scheme of things most people are shift workers. 4/10 Americans can't come up with $400 without debt or selling something, and that was before the pandemic and 20% unemployment. I actually read that only 45% of LA county has a job right now. I have been buying takeout myself, but restaurants are failing left and right. A lot of places I try to call have folded already :(
Stats can be misleading. At full employment, and excluding students and retirees, LA County might only have 70% (example number, not researched) of people with jobs.
Yeah, since the lockdown started we haven't had any takeaways, just cooking everything at home. Feels like ordering food in this situation is too frivolous.
Different people have different means and need. The restraints are in a tough place, but so is everyone who can’t wfh in tech. Some people can’t make rent or pay their mortgage, and paying a markup for takeout is frivolous
I probably doubled my budget for food, both takeout and groceries, compared to last year. The wine delivery guy knows my name now.