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Food delivery apps

95 replies

Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 13:20

food delivery apps reasonable spend

just wondering what an average spend is on food delivery apps in London excluding groceries, for family of 3 .
thanks

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Ilovemyshed · 15/08/2026 17:27

£0

OrangeFlower14 · 15/08/2026 17:31

£0

very easy to cut this cost

LennyLenses · 15/08/2026 17:33

Surely the 'reasonable spend' will depend on how much disposable income a person has?

My reasonable may be nothing like yours and vice versa.

RaininSummer · 15/08/2026 17:40

Zero here.

Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 19:43

We can try this another way

how many meals a week from delivery apps?
thanks

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brinik · 15/08/2026 19:47

4 or 5 a month.

TrunkElliot · 15/08/2026 19:47

Do you mean takeaways delivered by Uber eats and similar?

Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 19:50

Yes

OP posts:
Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 19:51

Yes

OP posts:
LennyLenses · 15/08/2026 19:51

Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 19:43

We can try this another way

how many meals a week from delivery apps?
thanks

But how is the answer going to help you?

People have different amounts of money.

ShittyGlitter · 15/08/2026 19:59

30-50

OrangeFlower14 · 15/08/2026 19:59

Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 19:43

We can try this another way

how many meals a week from delivery apps?
thanks

The same question phrase differently
The answer is zero

OrangeFlower14 · 15/08/2026 20:00

LennyLenses · 15/08/2026 19:51

But how is the answer going to help you?

People have different amounts of money.

Yeah, and you put it in cost of living and this isn't the cost of living thing it's just money you like to spend

TrunkElliot · 15/08/2026 20:17

If shortage of money is an issue @Lsgandhi20 then the answer should probably be nothing spent on food delivery apps.

Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 20:23

Can try to phrase it differently but there is a cost implication and there must be people who get quite used to ordering on these inspite of current cost of living crises

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Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 20:25

It’s not only money , eating out or ordering in also has implications for health and presumably people are cutting back in these inflationary times

OP posts:
LennyLenses · 15/08/2026 20:27

Ok so how much do you spend OP and how often?

TrunkElliot · 15/08/2026 20:33

So it's not for your own family?

Aaloyisha · 15/08/2026 20:35

What do you actually want to know? Do you think you are spending too much and want to know how to cut down?

FWIW we get a takeaway about ever 3 months? Total cost about £40.

Ilovemyshed · 15/08/2026 20:37

Lsgandhi20 · 15/08/2026 19:43

We can try this another way

how many meals a week from delivery apps?
thanks

None

IsThisEverOkay00 · 15/08/2026 20:38

zero, but for me it is not a cost of living thing. I genuinely think I prefer my own cooked food and I’ve got plenty choices that take less than 15 minutes to prepare.

PancakeCloud · 15/08/2026 20:41

I have zero meals a week from meal delivery apps. I did used to do one a week from time to time but cost wise just can’t justify it anymore.

CardboardBoxesLily · 15/08/2026 20:42

Every weekend as a weekend treat.

Autumnleaveandthegrass · 15/08/2026 20:43

We live in north, high income and low mortgage. We used them twice in last 3 years.

Newmeagain · 15/08/2026 20:48

Zero, because to me they are not a treat.