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> What it delivers is the idea of creating a home-cooked meal from fresh ingredients, without the tedious shopping and chopping work that that would otherwise require.

Clearly, he's never used Blue Apron, since they have you do the chopping work.

> What Blue Apron delivers is not exactly convenience -- ordering takeout is a lot more convenient -

Takeout requires me to leave my house; that is often less convenient than Blue Apron.

Delivery is arguably more convenient, though where I live the non-pizza choices without hefty delivery fees on top of restaurant prices are limited.

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Try UberEATS or other alternatives. The delivery fee us only about $5

> Try UberEATS or other alternatives.

That's what I was referring to already.

McDonald's in the Seattle area is pushing UberEats really hard.

I just can't see paying a delivery fee for McDonald's

Leave the bars when they close at 2:00 a.m and take an Uber home; call UberEATS for McDonald's because you're too drunk to drive. I don't know if it's true or not; but, my local McDonald's does a lot of UberEATS business between 3:00 and 4:00 a.m.

Lyft has late night Taco Bell runs coming soon to Seattle. I'd guess 100% of those will fit exactly into the demo you mentioned

Not only the delivery fee, but certain food discounts/specials don't apply if you order through UberEats.

$5 is a hefty delivery fee for you? Not criticizing, just that would be surprising to me

For what my wife and I would typically order for anything that would be regular enough to be comparable to Blue Apron's 3-day a week frequency, yes.

For special “eating out, but at home” events, no.

it's a lot. most restaurants will deliver for free (if you're in their radius, and order above a minimum $ threshold) and you can optionally tip the driver a buck or two if you feel like it. $5 is a lot considering the competitors costs (basically $0).

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