MSE Forum poll: How often do you get a takeaway for dinner?

Exodi

Once or twice a month

Probably once a month, usually when my sisters visit and suggest it!

The rare occasion where I am tempted by a fat and sugar laden effortless treat, my hunger is quickly quelled by adding it to basket on one of the delivery apps, seeing the total and then thinking "Not a chance I'm paying twenty quid for a burger, some fries and a drink".

Not only do you get hit with the delivery fee, service fee, platform fee, weekend fee, fee fee, etc but they also charge more for each item than they would in the restaurant!

I envy the people that are able to pay it regularly and not care (nod to my twenty year old self or my younger sisters who get takeaway multiple times a week, sometimes multiple times per day... and then plead poverty!).

The foods also usually rubbish, very little healthy options - I'd be happy paying a premium but the restaurants just don't exist down my way. Just numerous trendy named restaurants using stock images and all coincidentally having the same address as Frankie & Benny's.

[Deleted User]

Once or twice a month

With good offers from one of the delivery services; it's often cheaper to collect take out than buy and make the equivalent from the supermarket plus picking up means I get some exercise to help burn off those calories.. 

Rob5342

Less than once a month

It's normally every few months now. We used to get one every week or two but we are trying to eat more healthily now.

MyRealNameToo

Once or twice a month

Generally prefer to eat out than have takeaways but do occasionally, it can be 1 every couple of months or if weathers been bad or one of us has been under the weather it may be 1-2 in a month

Brie

Less than once a month

When we were all WFH I used to work with youngsters who would happily have a costa deliver 2 or 3 times a day.  I marvelled at their ability to spend money with so little consideration.  And they would look at me with surprise if I suggested that 2 or 3 days of those payments could buy them a decent inexpensive coffee machine that would save them so much in the long run.  (we had a pod machine from Aldi for £30ish)

As for ourselves we get a chinese delivered maybe once a year, fish and chips take away ever 2 months.  We used to get a "tucky" every several weeks but the local KFC closed and that put a stop to it.  Now that it's reopened we've had 1 bucket but the quality is not there so we're unlikely to continue.  

Bob2000

It's a cultural experience to have fish & chips at least once a month.

letthemeatcake

I never get a takeaway for dinner

we never do take away. its not cost effective or healthy.

dekaspace1

Once or twice a week

Exodi said:

Probably once a month, usually when my sisters visit and suggest it!

The rare occasion where I am tempted by a fat and sugar laden effortless treat, my hunger is quickly quelled by adding it to basket on one of the delivery apps, seeing the total and then thinking "Not a chance I'm paying twenty quid for a burger, some fries and a drink".

Not only do you get hit with the delivery fee, service fee, platform fee, weekend fee, fee fee, etc but they also charge more for each item than they would in the restaurant!

I envy the people that are able to pay it regularly and not care (nod to my twenty year old self or my younger sisters who get takeaway multiple times a week, sometimes multiple times per day... and then plead poverty!).

The foods also usually rubbish, very little healthy options - I'd be happy paying a premium but the restaurants just don't exist down my way. Just numerous trendy named restaurants using stock images and all coincidentally having the same address as Frankie & Benny's.

I am a millenial and remember 18 years ago local places doing things like burger meals which was any quarter pounder on menu WITH chips AND a drink for £3.50, and a kebab chips and can was £4.50, same place now is close to £8 yet barely 7 years ago it was still around £4 for the burger meal often cheaper due to discount codes so was cheaper than it used to cost.

Used to get a munchy box around 2012 which was £7 with a drink, same one now is about £14 so literally doubled yet quality and amount of food has decreased.

And that is BEFORE delivery costs, service charge, another charge. Delivery is £3.50 on average around my way for about 2 miles, 

Late 2019 I used to on a Tuesday night go to a kebab shop next to my work and before discount it was £4 for a burger meal £3 with discounts and that meal is now about £7 and doesn't do discounts.