Foodler

The shift to summer has me off.

I come home from work, do the "How was school?" routine, change clothes, flip through the mail.  I may take a call from my sister, do a bit of door to door (the next election is closer than you think), or just relax by watching my DVR'd Judge Judy all the while warning the kids about the foolishness we witness.

I look up and dang it - It's almost eight and I haven't even looked to see what's for dinner.

TGFF Thank Goodness for Foodler.

Foodler is a new service that allows busy people to place an order online to their specifications, pay by credit card (always a plus) or cash, while choosing between delivery or pick up. Upper Darby is limited to the amount of places that deliver.  Couple that with the torrential rain and it was easy to decide on the only place that delivered, South Style Pizza & Deli.

Foodler is super easy to use.  When placing an order on line you have the choice to customize your order, making it the way *YOU* want.  I can avoid trying to yell over the bustle of the kitchen on the other end, no misunderstandings because I put the order in (translation - if I get the wrong thing, it's likely because I screwed up), and I was able to use the web browser on my Kindle to place an order.

Order placed, I waited for dinner to arrive at my door. And wait I did. My order didn't arrive until an hour and twenty six minutes after I had placed it.  I did miss a call from the restaurant to confirm the order, but once I connected, the young lady on the other end was very cordial.  After we made the connection,  I was told the order would arrive in thirty minutes.  Here I have to add that it seemed to be a bit of a delay in the time I hit send on Foodler to the time I was contacted.  I placed my order at 7:42 PM and didn't get a call for confirmation until 8:01 PM. The food arrived and there was confusion on the driver's part.  I split my payment.  I used a $20.00 Foodler credit (known as Food Bucks) and made up the difference with cash.  South Style Pizza & Deli didn't recognize that I had paid a portion with the credit.  I showed the driver my confirmation receipt and offered to print a copy if necessary.  He took my word for it, and left with a sincere 'thank you" and told me to "have a great night." Acknowledgement of my patronage is always a plus. I really do like Foodler.

Playing around with the Take Out option, my choices opened up:  there are Asian, Mexican, Indian, and Japanese to name a few. I recommend Foodler for those busy people who want to grab a bite to eat without the wait.  If you're like me, you know weekends are busy.  This upcoming Saturday will be another weekend of driving all over, attending activities for the kids and the community, and trying to find a few minutes.  Foodler offers an option to place an order for future pick up.  So if I get a taste for sushi in the morning, I can order dinner between errands an pick it up at a time that fits my schedule.

I can eat around the world without the travelling around the world.  Sweet.

******Disclosure*****

I was compensated to review this business