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		mardifoufs on July 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber, Postmates Agree on $2.65B All-Stock Deal So they can go to the restaurant and order for you? That's interesting. I can't imagine it being very efficient or very fast though, how do they manage to not lose tens of minutes per order on non partnered restaurants/stores?

cglong on July 6, 2020 | [–]

My guess would be that they make up for it in lots of fees :) Our $6 purchase ended up being ~$25 (following a $150 precharge haha).

giarc on July 6, 2020 | [–]

I wonder if an overseas call centre employee is the one calling in the order, not the delivery driver?

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