While many of us enjoy a food delivery app as much as the next person, not everyone has the same approach when using them. Food delivery became a lifeline during the pandemic when isolation was the norm, and has continued to be popular as COVID-19 cases decrease. However, there’s a difference between ordering food that’s hard to get to and being too lazy to get it yourself — at least that’s what people on TikTok are saying about Dani, AKA, @diamondpretzel2.0 . She posted a video to the app revealing that she ordered food from the Olive Garden across the street from her house. Her “lazy” confession has sparked a pretty interesting debate for us to break down.
Apparently, she hates herself for this.
Dani captioned her video with the words, “No need to hate on me. I already hate myself enough for this,” which was followed by her video showing off just how close Olive Garden is to her house. She calls herself “lazy” for not getting the food herself, but the people in the comments have quite a few other things to say about her decision.
Some people are in the same boat.
For some, seeing Dani’s video was like looking in the mirror and feeling seen. In our busy and/or lazy lives, getting food delivered can be one of the few things that makes things easier, tummies fuller and wallets emptier.
Others, weren’t on board.
Several commenters couldn’t get past all of the additional fees that would increase the cost when Dani could have easily gone to pick up her food. Especially, since she’s probably ordered from that same Oliver Garden a few times to be delivered to her house.
The video has picked up a lot of views.
Practically overnight, her video gathered over 450k views and over 53k likes. With so many people who order food, there are a ton of sides to take, and they wasted no time putting in their orders.
The food delivery confessions have arrived.
For the most part, it’s like the flood gates have opened after Dani’s post, and people are ready to tell all of their “shameful” food delivery tendencies. From ordering food ever day, to getting it from places nearby and even having multiple food deliveries at once — people basically told her, she’s actually frugal by comparison.
A food delivery driver was on her side.
It makes sense that a food delivery driver would be down for a short distance delivery. It’s less driving, hassle and fuss for them. Just as user Rebecca says, they make their money much faster. Looks like Dani may actually be doing something for the greater good.
Some people argue that time can outweigh money.
While there are comments expressing concern for how much money Dani may be wasting with her delivery, others repeated the common phrase, “time is money.” After all, Dani could be using her time for something more pressing than getting food herself, like meeting a deadline, attending an important meeting or even taking a nap after not sleeping well the night before. Everyone has a different sense of responsibilities and schedules, and food apps always deliver.
Getting dressed can be annoying.
There are a great many people that are very open, and even proud, of being lazy. Staying at home in pajamas and talking to absolutely no one is a dream come true for many introverts that just want to munch without having to leave the house. We’re pretty sure they’re onto something.
On a larger scale, delivery apps help combat food deserts.
While it certainly doesn’t look like Dani is in urgent need of food with her Olive Garden order, others are. While the fees add up and some believe they can only be justified for orders that are a certain distance, there may be more to the story. People with families may need to order fresh groceries because they only have fast food around them or because bringing everyone is too chaotic. Accessibility is complicated, but near or far, food delivery apps help bridge that gap.
It looks like food delivery is a common love language
There are some that love flowers, others that long for kisses, then there are those that are seduced by food delivery. It’s better than the fanciest poetry in the books and, best of all, you don’t have to move a muscle to get it (well, okay, you do have to open the door to grab it). One person wrote, “ordering delivery from restaurants down the street is my love language.” It seems to check out, we do tend to like being close to our greatest loves, after all.
Let us know what you think of Dani’s TikTok video in the comments and if you walk the same food path or march to the beat of your own drum(stick).
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