Dinner Delivered to Your Door
@DeborahDiane (40055)
Laguna Woods, California
January 19, 2018 8:28pm CST
Recently, we discovered a new service in our neighborhood. It is a company which will deliver a complete dinner to our home for about $19 to $25, depending on whether or not we order a dessert.
A complete dinner includes a meat choice, such as steak, shrimp, chicken, ribs, or salmon. Then, you get two vegetables of your choice and, with some of the meals, a side salad. You can also order a slice of pie, cookies, brownies or other desserts.
One meal is enough to feed both my husband and me, and we are completely satisfied. That's a pretty good deal for under $25. Since there is no delivery charge and no tipping, it is much easier and less expensive than going out to dinner ... especially on a rainy or chilly day.
Unfortunately, I think these dinners are only available in our neighborhood, but we are taking full advantage of it.
Do you ever order dinner delivered to your house? What do you prefer ... pizza, Chinese, or something else?
I find myself wondering if dinner delivery is becoming more popular for other people, too! We love it! 
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18 responses
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
Yes, we have occasionally ordered pizzas, but I am really enjoying this food delivery, especially now that I am in my late 60s and don't always want to cook.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@JudyEv - We think it is a good deal, too. Some people have commented they could not afford even that amount, and I understand, but this service is so easy and the food has been really good, so far!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 18
@JudyEv - We go out for Chinese food once in a while, too, but the food is often too salty for my husband, since he has advanced kidney disease. This place honors our request not to put salt on our meal. That is wonderful.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane We would be very happy to pay that every week or so. That is really good value. We used to go to Chinese once almost every week and the prices were really good. I miss those days.
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@marguicha (215469)
• Chile
20 Jan 18
I only cook from scratch. I would not be able to spend that amount on food 
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@marguicha - I'm sure you are a better cook than I am, if you cook everything from scratch. Your food is probably as good as what I get from this service.
@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
21 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane Of course it depends what you order, if I order a pizza is fine, a steak will arrive over cooked, same for pasta. I know what happens if I keep those food in the oven for 5 minutes.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@LadyDuck - Pizza is an amazing meal, when you think about it. It can easily be found nearly everywhere, and almost everyone has at least some type of pizza which they really like. I know a lot of people who can even eat leftover pizza cold, the next day. Pretty incredible as a versatile, portable meal!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@LadyDuck - This food is still hot when they deliver it. I think they must have a warming oven in the delivery cars. We eat out sometimes, too, but this is nice when I am feeling really lazy!!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
23 Jan 18
Hmmm... that sounds interesting, DD...
I live in a small city. Very little delivers here. One of the local Pizza places delivers and one Chinese food place delivers. We don't use either one.
My ex-wife used both, though.
When she and I began getting divorced she kept ordering food delivered to my house. Of course, she didn't pay for any of the food, so they wanted me to pay for the foods she called in. The first couple of times it was fine. I paid for the food and enjoyed it. After that, I told them that if the call didn't come from my phone number, they should ignore it.
She still tried to send more food to us several times. Enough times that none of the food places here will accept orders for my address anymore, no matter who calls the order in!
When she and I began getting divorced she kept ordering food delivered to my house. Of course, she didn't pay for any of the food, so they wanted me to pay for the foods she called in. The first couple of times it was fine. I paid for the food and enjoyed it. After that, I told them that if the call didn't come from my phone number, they should ignore it.
She still tried to send more food to us several times. Enough times that none of the food places here will accept orders for my address anymore, no matter who calls the order in! 2 people like this
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Jan 18
@DaddyEvil - Oh, my! That really was pretty vindictive of your ex-wife. My husband was married before we got married 46 years ago! Although we avoid his ex-wife when we can, when one of my step-daughters was stricken by a brain aneurysm and we drove up to Northern California to be there, my husband's ex-wife called us on the road and told us she would leave the back door open and we could stay at her place, which we did. I thought that was very decent of her. She hasn't always been so pleasant, believe me!
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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24 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane That was very considerate. In an emergency people can put their feelings aside.
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@dgobucks226 (34369)
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23 Jan 18
Funny story. Kind of vindictive on your ex-wife's part though?
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@Daelii - You must live really deep in the country if you cannot even get pizza delivered! Maybe someone will open a place in your area. Sounds like there could be a demand for it.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@Daelii - Wow! There are a lot of nice things about living in a rural area, but it isn't always convenient!
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@Daelii (5619)
• United States
21 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I wish! Its about 15 minutes to the nearest gas station. Longer still for pizza :(
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
20 Jan 18
This would be a Great thing for people out of town traveling, and do not really know the area, but if almost sounds like what they do in Houston at some of the Hotels for choices for Food delivery, or like Uber Eats to where you can order a lot of different types of meals and have them delivered if you like.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
21 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane Yes it is Very Big here in the Seattle Tacoma area. Most of the drivers make really good money even doing this.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@KrauseHome - Wow! I didn't know that Uber has a similar meal delivery service. That is pretty cool, too. I guess there is a big demand for this type of meal delivery.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@KrauseHome - That is very cool. I think that if I were an Uber driver, I would rather drive food around than drunk people! LOL 
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
20 Jan 18
So convenient having these food deliveries around.
Apart from Meals on Wheels which is a council-run program especially for the Elderly community, and Menulog which is just a normal app for restaurant food deliveries, and UberEats - another delivery service that is gaining popularity, I haven't heard of something that is exclusive for a certain neighborhood. However, it sounds like it is a very great service.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@Theresaaiza - I am just learning about Uber Eats because of this post. I didn't know about that service, so I'm glad I wrote this. I never heard of Menulog, either. It is nice to have these options.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
20 Jan 18
Considering it for under $25, It is a hearty meal with a variety of foods-you name it,they have got it.Here there are similar service too,but I have not bought it so far.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
21 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane As for the price,here normally it is about Yuan 10 (RMB) a helping.However the amount of food is not as generous as yours.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
I'm glad to here there are similar services where you live. Now that I am in my late 60s, it is nice to have the option of ordering our dinner delivered, and I think $25 or less for two people is pretty reasonable for an occasional dinner.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@changjiangzhibin89 - Yes, most of the time our American meals are actually too large for the average person. That is why I can order one dinner and my husband and I can split it. This works out better for us.
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
20 Jan 18
Dinner delivery sounds like a great idea. We only have pizza or Chinese food places that deliver in our town but a few nice restaurants for dining out. I wish we had the opportunity to have a nice steak dinner delivered.
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@Marilynda1225 (79769)
• United States
21 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane whoever thought up dinner delivery is smart. Glad you enjoyed your dinner
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@Marilynda1225 - Yes, I think it was a great idea. This place is not based on a restaurant. They bring in chefs from different restaurants and just prepare meals for delivery. Very nice and pretty affordable.
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@Marilynda1225 - This is a new service where we live, too. Prior to that, we didn't have as many delivery choices. This has been very nice and the steak was delicious!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@just4him - No, we don't do it all the time, but once a week is very nice. We love their food and it is a nice treat.
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@just4him (306351)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
21 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane I'm glad it's good food. That makes it worth while.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@just4him - Yes, we have tried three different meals and all three of them have been as good as anything we have ever had in a restaurant, but for a lot less money. It is hard to eat out and get a good, healthy meal for $20 total for two people!
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
28 Jan 18
We do sometimes have dinner delivered, but our favorite thing lately is having our groceries delivered. We order the groceries online and they deliver them to our door the next day. 
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Jan 18
@MissNikki - That is a wonderful idea, to have your groceries delivered. I tried it once, but my order got messed up, so I haven't tried it again. I may have to give it another try.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 Feb 18
@MissNikki - I'm sure I will try to order groceries again, but probably wait until the weather is bad or I do not feel well.
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
1 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane We have it from our local grocery chain and they are usually pretty good. A couple times we have gotten small things mixed up but even then they gave us a free delivery for the inconvenience. I hope it works out if you do try it again!
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Feb 18
They don't deliver to the boonies.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Feb 18
No, I'm afraid that is true. There are many good things about living in the country, but food delivery is not one of them.
@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Feb 18
@thislittlepennyearns - That is nice to occasionally be able to pick up prepared food, isn't it?
@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane The little store in town, which is the only store unless we go into town. Which wither way is about twenty miles does have pizza and wings you can pick up already cooked. So we do it some times.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
20 Jan 18
If I had the money, I would do this every night. Now, Uber will pick up food for a fee and deliver it.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
I have not tried Uber Eats. I wonder if it is more expensive than what we pay for this dinner service. It is nice to have this option. I wouldn't do it every night, but I love being able to do it once or twice a week!
@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
20 Jan 18
I think it`ll be good for those who lives alone and had no time to cook because of work
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
Yes, it is a nice option for people who work or for people who are getting older (like me) but don't want to use Meals on Wheels.
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Jan 18
We have had pizza delivered to our door before.
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@LeaPea2417 (36442)
• Toccoa, Georgia
21 Jan 18
@DeborahDiane Yes, I agree, it is nice not to have to cook sometimes.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Jan 18
@LeaPea2417 - I agree. It is great to have the option of ordering a healthy, but affordable, dinner.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Jan 18
@LeaPea2417 - We like having pizza delivered once in a while, too. It is always a nice treat not to have to cook!
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 Jan 18
@marlina - That's funny, because it is the opposite for me. I rarely ordered anything other than the occasional pizza when I was younger. Now we order more.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Feb 18
@Hannihar - We don't eat pizza very often. Usually, we only get it when we have a bunch of our kids and grandkids at our home. So, these dinners sort of take the place of ordering pizza, and they are much healthier.
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@DeborahDiane (40055)
• Laguna Woods, California
13 Feb 18
@Hannihar - We don't eat it much, either. For us, it is a special treat when our grandkids are here.
@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
13 Feb 18
@DeborahDiane
I am glad Deborah-Diane. I do not eat pizza much these days. The last time I ate it was in August and I have a special place I like to go to to get it.
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