The recent DoorDash and Amazon Prime collaboration has been creating quite a buzz online. Two years of free DoorDash Pass sounds brilliant on paper, but like many digital deals these days, it’s turning out to be a bit of a digital obstacle course for some users.

Let’s be honest - food delivery services aren’t exactly synonymous with frugal living. The markup on menu items, combined with service fees and delivery charges, can turn a simple meal into quite an expensive affair. However, there are times when convenience trumps cost, like those late nights working from home in Brunswick when cooking feels like climbing Mount Everest.

As I scrolled through my social media feeds, I stumbled upon a post that made me stop and think. A friend had shared a comparison between the prices of a meal from a popular food chain, El Jannah, when ordered directly from the restaurant versus when ordered through Uber Eats. The results were staggering - a whopping 63% markup on the same meal when ordered through the food delivery app.