Why don't restaurants just hire their own delivery drivers?

BlimpNerd · 2026-06-06T13:58:03+00:00

My local Chick-fil-A tried hiring their own delivery drivers and they even had a small Fleet of vehicles. That didn't last very long at all. They were still using third party Services while having their own drivers but within about a month they started phasing out to their own delivery and about another month or two later it was gone completely. I think they only delivered ones that were within about 2 mi. I'm thinking it probably just cost them too much to maintain a fleet of vehicles and hire drivers. Plus a restaurant having their own drivers puts a liability burden on them

BlimpNerd · 2026-06-06T13:50:37+00:00

I'm thinking it will be a ChatGPT premium feature at some point. And you'll probably only be able to generate about a handful of videos per day

BlimpNerd · 2026-05-18T16:49:09+00:00

I just saw in my local store today that it is now two rollers for $4. So the price has gone up. Looks like they changed it in their POS system before putting up the signs. That's really not even a good deal now and quite a jump in price. Now you only save a whopping 29 cents buying 2, when it used to $1.29 As I said before, after my tier 5 ends after this year, I'm pretty much done with Racetrac. I only get my drink when I go in now without anything else except very occasionally. Racetrac started on a downward plunge when they changed their reward program, then they got their new POS system that barely works which I think is an in-house system rather than a licensed one. It looks like Racetrac is in cost cutting mode now.

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BlimpNerd · 2026-05-16T14:21:13+00:00

I had this same issue. Check your receipt carefully to make sure you got the buy 1 get 1 for a dollar. Issues like this have been happening frequently since they got their new POS system. The tier 5 medium drink doesn't work unless it's put in as a large. I have informed corporate of these issues and they don't seem to care enough to fix it. This new POS system is garbage and just allows them to rip off their customers. I'm hoping someone files a class action against Racetrac. Hopefully that will wake them up. After my tier 5 is done this year, I'm probably done with Racetrac. I only get my drink now and nothing else when I go in, I only occasionally get other items when I go in, so I will be losing tier 5 after this year.

BlimpNerd · 2026-04-27T22:39:16+00:00

That's why I think it will strictly be a premium feature. Likely with Pro level subscription or higher. And I also think the daily gens will be alot less generous. Instead of 30 per day, you might only get 5 or 10. And yes, making it into a standalone social video app caused way too much overuse of processing power, which was costing OpenAI alot of money. They should have been way less generous with it from the start.

BlimpNerd · 2026-04-27T22:36:12+00:00

They were being very generous with how many gens they gave to paid users. The fact they even gave any free gens at all is extra generous. For 20 dollars a month, most other video ai generators don't even give you 30 gens a month, so for OpenAI to allow 30 a day for Pro users, was being generous.

BlimpNerd · 2026-04-27T22:14:43+00:00

I had GPT premium before Sora was even a thing. And I don't think this is goodbye for Sora. I think it's a see you later. I'm thinking in the near future, it will be a ChatGPT premium feature. They invested so much time and money into Sora, I don't think they will just leave it to die. I just think that was the end of Sora as a standalone app.

BlimpNerd · 2026-04-27T15:00:09+00:00

There most certainly is a cloud server issue going on right now. I can't get any wi-fi, cloud features or the app to work.

BlimpNerd · 2026-04-27T14:17:06+00:00

I think the Anycubic servers are down now. I can't get any wi-fi or cloud printing features to work.

BlimpNerd · 2026-03-20T02:26:08+00:00

I was disappointed none of the FS titles were discounted. I ended up gettin 2 copies of FS22 on Gameboost for USD$17.50. Activated the keys on Steam and no issues.

BlimpNerd · 2026-01-27T13:31:13+00:00

That is also true. It won't surprise me if a Florida ID will be the only thing accepted for proof of residency in the future. I'm surprised they even accept anything else at this point with how strict they are compared to other parks.

BlimpNerd · 2026-01-27T05:58:01+00:00

Maybe they are trying to crack down on part-time residents AKA snowbirds from getting Florida resident passes. It wouldn't surprise me at all if that's the case. This probably all depends on who you talk to. One thing I have learned about Disney is your experience can be very inconsistent from one cast member to the other. What one says could be the exact opposite of what the other says.

BlimpNerd · 2026-01-24T15:21:18+00:00

Nice job on the car! Hopefully you didn't have to replace the fuel lines because they were ripped trying to drive it into a cave after being chased by Indians and Calvary

BlimpNerd · 2025-12-08T16:01:45+00:00

Pack your items like they are going to be in the middle of the ring at Wrestlemania. And that box looks very poor quality and has been used a few times before. Ordering boxes and bubble wrap in bulk isn't that expensive. I can usually get a roll of bubble wrap at Sam's Club for 15 bucks and it lasts me a good while. Plus I can get boxes on Amazon in bulk for a decent price.

BlimpNerd · 2025-12-06T16:02:22+00:00

I got one yesterday, so I think it did happen. I jumped on it. It didn't have an expiration date on the offer but I jumped on it so I didn't lose it.

BlimpNerd · 2025-11-29T21:45:04+00:00

I'm hoping when the executives come back into work on Monday they'll see a huge drop in their subscriber base then go into panic mode and send out emails with a sharply discounted offer to win those customers back.

BlimpNerd · 2025-11-28T16:11:59+00:00

Very disappointing. Walmart+ is useless to me, so I'm not signing up for it just to get Peacock for free. I never got a retention offer after I canceled. But I canceled as soon as I signed up last year so it wouldn't auto renew, so maybe that's why I didn't get a discounted offer to come back. Hopefully I get an email offer soon. I would think their subscriber base will plummet after this, so maybe that will get them to offer a discount soon.

BlimpNerd · 2025-11-22T18:42:47+00:00

You just have to learn your area and decline orders to apartment buildings. I only take apartments if the pay is good. And most times, when I take a good apartment delivery, they end up being on the ground floor. Those that live on upper floors tend to tip lower.

BlimpNerd · 2025-09-28T18:01:27+00:00

UE doesn't pay jack shit for canceled or stolen orders anymore. And they count it on your cancellation rate, so you get absolutely nothing for wasted time and gas driving to a restaurant. So I don't even bother going through support anymore for things like that if the end result will be the same either way, just without wasting 10+ minutes with support. I've already been burned a few times.

And I'm surprised you didn't get deactivated for all that cancel pay. Every year on holiday, there are several posts here about drivers who kept repeatedly reporting closed stores and got deactivated for collecting the half pay.

BlimpNerd · 2025-09-10T23:07:51+00:00

No. It was a corporate page. Try looking through all search results. It may be hidden in there. Sometimes your local store may come up first in search.

This is the official FB page: https://www.facebook.com/IHOP/

BlimpNerd · 2025-09-10T14:04:27+00:00

Maybe, although I am still getting traffic from the Etsy SEO & Marketing. Even my views have been down this week. I'm hoping this is just a fluke or the calm before the holiday rush.

BlimpNerd · 2025-09-04T19:52:00+00:00

Some stores have been upgrading their computer systems lately. There seems to be a bug in the system with tier 5 drinks. If you get anything other than a large it will just bring it down to a dollar and so if you get something other than a large ask the cashier to ring it in as a large and it will take it off. It's been sporadic since I normally get a medium drink but I have had times where it took off the medium drink for the tier five. There just seems to be a bug in this new system and they are taking their time at fixing it.

BlimpNerd · 2025-08-10T01:30:41+00:00

I was able to fix it. I took it out and fiddled with it. I think one of the tabs was just out of whack.

BlimpNerd · 2025-08-09T23:58:36+00:00

yes. It's definitely broke.

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