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Arbitrage & Doordash

2020-05-18 16:46:42.339119+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

I've heard about the current state of restaurant search results and web sites, such that I'm no longer sure whether or not I'm getting the actual restaurant when I'm calling them, vs some sleazy VC funded startup that's trying to insert itself into the purchase chain.

Anyway, I found this little tale of arbitrage and Doordash attempting to loss-leader itself into monopoly status hilarious. Pizza restaurant owner realizes that Doordash is taking a loss, starts ordering dough from himeslf: Doordash and Pizza Arbitrage — There is such a thing as a free lunch

Via MeFi

[ related topics: Food Consumerism and advertising ]

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