The States and Cities with the Largest Hidden Fees for Uber Eats Orders
Sometimes, there’s nothing better than treating yourself to your favorite food without having to leave the house. Nowadays, smartphone apps galore are on hand to deliver your dinner, and while it’s all fun and games loading up your digital cart with mouth-watering meals, often the hidden fees and taxes tacked on at the checkout can be enough to make a hungry user lose their appetite.
In particular, an experiment by The New York Times found that the combined cost of Uber Eats’ various surcharges was equivalent to a 91% markup on the restaurant cost of a meal, the highest of any of the leading food delivery apps. And since we’re all about saving money at CouponBirds, this got us thinking: where in the U.S. are Uber Eats users spending the most on hidden fees for their takeout?
In order to answer this question, CouponBirds calculated the average cost of hidden fees for fast food deliveries in every state and the most populated U.S. cities to find out.
Key Findings
● On average, Seattle has the highest hidden fees ($12.16) when ordering Uber Eats takeout of any major U.S. city.
● In contrast, Toledo, Ohio, has the lowest average hidden Uber Eats fees ($2.13) of any city.
● On average, Washington ($7.80) and California ($6.42) are the states with the highest hidden fees on Uber Eats.
● Delaware ($2.31) has the lowest average hidden Uber Eats fees of any U.S. state
