I worked for a restaurant reservation company I don't feel like naming.
Anytime the user had gone to the restaurants website, or used their website to make an online reservation, there was a significant reduction in our fee (like ~75%). That's because the user DID NOT use our network for discovery.
Using advertising like that to drive to a generic page where you show competitors first is really underhanded. I get that you want your kickback from Applebee's but c'mon.
A lot of this crap is just not fair to restaurants, and taking that HUGE of a cut from a restaurant AND gouging my ass in fees and then stiffing drivers in bullshit policies where my "tip" goes towards their minimum wage is horse shit (looking at you doordash).
Anytime the user had gone to the restaurants website, or used their website to make an online reservation, there was a significant reduction in our fee (like ~75%). That's because the user DID NOT use our network for discovery.
Using advertising like that to drive to a generic page where you show competitors first is really underhanded. I get that you want your kickback from Applebee's but c'mon.
A lot of this crap is just not fair to restaurants, and taking that HUGE of a cut from a restaurant AND gouging my ass in fees and then stiffing drivers in bullshit policies where my "tip" goes towards their minimum wage is horse shit (looking at you doordash).