90s Kids Who Remember Pizza Delivery Before Apps, Was It Better Than Today?—Why On Demand Delivery Is Not The Same

Who misses the time when you needed a flyer and a house phone for fresh pizza to be delivered to your house?Many parts of life have become more convenient over the past thirty years, largely because we can do so much through our smartphones. There is an app or a feature for pretty much anything, to say nothing of the artificial intelligence that a lot of us increasingly rely on for everyday functions. At risk of sounding full Boomer, it is almost overwhelming to think of the progress that we have seen in this arena in a relatively short space of time.Food service is one of the more obvious examples of something that a person from the 90s would feel has changed beyond recognition. Once upon a time, the options were a lot more limited when it came to getting takeout delivered to your door. In a lot of places, the only options were pizza or Chinese food, and you actually had to talk to a person on the phone to get the food you wanted. Seems kind of primitive now.Of course, a lot of takeout places will still let you order the old-fashioned way if you want, but the age of on-demand delivery apps has changed the landscape in a way that feels like a point of no return. The simplicity of …

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