[throwaway_2009]

This sort of thing is why I still use cash as much as possible.

That way you have an atomic transfer. I get food, you get money.

It could easily work with card, just pay on arrival and show the driver the payment confirmation.

But that would mean Uber taking a small risk of fraud (e.g. people ordering food they didn't want before their account gets banned).

So it won't happen unless people force it. It's the sort of thing that makes me wish that everyone else just, well, had a backbone. There are so many minor examples of bad systems all over the place that continue to exist because most people just put up with bad practice.

Not an advert, but I predominantly use Just Eat in the UK for this reason, or just go directly to restaurants. Their fees are lower too.

[cortesoft]

That is funny because I always use credit cards because I want to protect myself… if I give you cash for something and then you fail to give it to me, I have no way of getting my cash back. If I use a credit card, my bank can get it back for me.

[throwaway_2009]

Right, except with an atomic transfer this is impossible.

You can literally stand at the door, check that the food is there, done.

The worst case is that the restaurant scams you and it's not good food. This happens far far less than the middleman scams or pseudo-scams like oversubscribing delivery drivers so that everything is cold or late.

[perl4ever]

>This sort of thing is why I still use cash as much as possible. >That way you have an atomic transfer. I get food, you get money.

Oh no you don't.

I got burned at a food truck that only took cash. I gave them money, they produce the food a minute later and say I haven't paid. I have no receipt and it's too busy for witnesses.

How many places do you pay cash and they don't give receipts? Don't you think there is a positive correlation? Why might that be? Who does it benefit?