How to Save Money and Time When Ordering Take-Out

We’ve all been there – it’s at the end of a long day and we really don’t feel like cooking anything. The frugally minded among us would just tough it out and find a way to fix something anyway. There has been a recent trend of ready-to-prepare meal kits that you can order, but if you’re exhausted who feels like taking that on?

If your willpower isn’t that strong, you may decide to head out to a nearby restaurant or just go ahead and order some take-out and splurge a bit. If you do decide to go the take-out route, wouldn’t it be great to save a couple of bucks in the process or get your food on your table faster? This is exactly the question that I wanted answered – how to save money and time when ordering take-out. If you grab take-out from time-to-time (or all the time, really), then this article is for you. Read on to learn about a new startup service that will help you save that precious money and time.

Home Food Delivery Services

If you live in relatively small towns like I have, you may not be aware of the recent trends in this area over the past 10-15 years. There have been a slew of new companies in the area of home food delivery services. These home food delivery companies partner with restaurants and other food providers to bring your food from the restaurant to you at your home or apartment.

This sort of service is great for those restaurants that don’t actually offer delivery. You can get the food that you want with a modest delivery fee tacked on. Many times you can actually get the food on your table faster than if you were to head out from your home or apartment and grab it yourself. What’s not to love?

Downsides of Using Food Delivery Services

If all that sounds great, you may be wondering where the downside comes in. Because the market for this sort of service is relatively new, it is still pretty fragmented. What that means for the consumer is that there isn’t an easy way to find a one-stop-shop for all your take-out food needs. One service may offer delivery from restaurants A, B, and C whereas another service might only offer home food delivery from restaurants C, D, and E. It can all be quite confusing and time consuming to find exactly the food you are looking for quickly and inexpensively.

If you do find the exact restaurant and food that you’re looking for, how do you know you’re getting the best delivery prices and the quickest home food delivery times?

The Priceline of Food Delivery Services

All of these issues are being solved by a new food delivery aggregation service called Bootler. From what I can tell, it really seems to be the first of its kind in this area! The Bootler website (and soon to be released app) is like the Priceline of food delivery services. It aggregates all the food delivery companies together so that you can compare prices and delivery times of your favorite restaurants. This ensures you get the lowest food delivery prices and can find which food delivery service can get your order to your home the quickest.

If all of this is a little confusing, check out this quick Youtube explanation below:

How Much is Bootler?

Bootler does seem pretty cool, but you may be wondering how much this Bootler service costs. I was in the same boat – “there’s got to be a catch, right?” There literally isn’t one! The service is completely free to you – Bootler makes all of its income through affiliate agreements with the food delivery services.

Bootler is just getting started in the Chicago area with plans to expand to NYC before the end of the year. From there, it will expand to other major cities in the US.