- Restaurants pay 15–30% commissions per order, forcing them to raise prices or operate at a loss. - Drivers earn ~$11.77/hour before gas and vehicle costs (often below minimum wage). - Customers end up with inflated menus and hidden fees, sometimes paying 30%+ more than the food is actually worth.
The apps don’t create value. They pull money out of restaurants, workers, and customers. It benefits nobody.
I built something simple in response: skipfees.com
It’s a free, community-driven directory of restaurants that deliver themselves. No middleman, no inflated prices, no commissions.
Right now it’s small (just a couple dozen Toronto restaurants I added manually), but anyone can add their local spots in seconds. My hope is that, over time, this grows into a resource people everywhere can use.
I’m a university student; this isn’t a startup or a VC-backed company. It’s free and open to everyone. Still rough and might be buggy, but I’d love feedback on the concept, UX, and what features would make it more useful.
Check it out here: https://skipfees.com