It seems that now more than ever students are using apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats to order food during lunchtime at paschal. My question is why? DoorDashing a meal results in costing up to double the amount of what the food would be in a store. I ventured out to search for an answer. 

I asked a very eager-to-be-interviewed Grant Renfro his methods of acquiring food during lunchtime. 

Q: “Would you consider yourself to be a doordash demon, Grant?”

A: “Bro lowkey. Lunch is my time to play Clash Royale, I don’t have time to be driving places and ordering food.”

Q: “That is quite the excuse, Grant. Do you not worry about the additional price you pay when DoorDashing a meal?”

A: “Hey man, realistically this money is either going to food or buying evos on clash. I don’t want to have to spend my money on a video game.”

Obviously, convenience doesn’t come cheap. Food delivery apps are notorious for their added fees — service charges, delivery costs, and tips that more likely than not double the original meal price. For students who order frequently, these small costs quickly add up, and what might start as an occasional treat can become an extremely costly habit over time.

Max Halliday, a senior here at Paschal claims he “doesn’t have the funds to DoorDash food”, so I asked him to elaborate.

Q: “If you weren’t so economically fragile, Max, would you be paying extra for someone to bring your food to you?”

A: “Definitely not. Going out at lunchtime is the only time of the day I can be with my friends. Plus, the more money I save means the more food I can eat.”

Q: “Do you play Clash Royale, Max?”

A: “Yes I do”

Q: “Do you spend money on evos?”

A: “No absolutely not bro”

This got me thinking, is there a correlation between the number of trophies in Clash Royale and the number of DoorDash orders taken on the same phone? 

Whatever the case may be, the rise of food delivery among high school students is becoming a part of a larger cultural shift toward immediacy and personalization. For teens who have grown up surrounded by convenience technology, it’s natural to expect the same level of comfort during lunch at school. So whether you are too lazy to walk to your own car during lunch, or money is tight, the process of lunch is being dominated by a DoorDash takeover here at Paschal.