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>> The economics of food delivery can’t be solved with efficiency. There’s not enough pie to split.

> Have you tried pizza pie?

IIRC, proper pizza delivery requires a special warming bag. These generic delivery companies that employ gig-working randos don't equip their drivers with those bags, so they suck at delivering pizza at any distance, greater "efficiency" or no.

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These are or were available. I’ve seen several branded bags both as a diner watching the order come in and as a customer ordering food. Whether they are given away, given upon request, or available for purchase, I have no idea. And I haven’t seen one in awhile, but I’ve also greatly reduced ordering this way and exclusively use Uber when I do.

I see doordash/grubhub/ubereats folks with big insulated bags(or backpacks in the case of bike/moto folks) pretty regularly. Not sure if they are required(or provided or sold) but they are definitely available.

> I see doordash/grubhub/ubereats folks with big insulated bags(or backpacks in the case of bike/moto folks) pretty regularly. Not sure if they are required(or provided or sold) but they are definitely available.

They're available, but I don't think they're universally used. I read one article where the a pizzeria was offering bags for the drivers to borrow (because of bad reviews for cold delivery pizza), but a lot of them refused because they'd have to leave a deposit and didn't want to return to the store to return the bag.

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