Don't Even Think About Leaving Your Dorm: Order Food Online!

By Danielle Wirsansky on September 30, 2016

As college students, we have a pretty tough time. There are classes to attend, jobs to work simultaneously, homework to do, and social events to attend! Sometimes, cooking for ourselves is at the very bottom of the list.

If you live in a dorm, you might not have the facilities to cook for yourself. If it’s late at night you can’t even go to the dining hall because sadly they are usually not open 24/7. And if you do have a place to cook, you might not have the ingredients needed, the utensils required, or even the skills necessary to do so.

College is stressful enough as it is so why worry about how you are going to eat? You should not worry about where you can get your meals because it is now easier than ever to get yourself fed. Don’t even think about leaving your dorm: order food online! Read on to discover the many perks of ordering your food online.

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Find Local Restaurants

The locavore movement has been steadily picking up steam, especially across college campuses nationally. A locavore is usually someone whose diet consists only of principally locally grown or produced food but it does not have to be limited to that. This movement also means supporting mom and pop-like stores, restaurants that are local to your college town and do not exist anywhere else.

You can always order from the national chains that exist in every area but you can also often type in your zip code and see which restaurants directly in your area are still open and that you can order from. You can support the businesses that you are interested in!

Variety of Options

When you order food online, you have myriad possibilities of where to order from. Any restaurant that offers food delivery is fair game. And there are so many different kinds of food cuisines to choose from! Want Indian? Chinese? Japanese? American? A combination of all four?

Whatever cuisines your city has to offer you can most likely order online and have delivered to your house. And you can order different items from different menus and have it all delivered to your doorstep. Get exactly the food that you want to eat.

Get Coupons/Specials

Ordering online can provide you with another perk as well: coupons and special deals that you otherwise would not get. There is almost nothing as satisfying as typing in a coupon code and seeing your total amount dwindle down. It might be dependent on the restaurant(s) you are ordering from or the online service through which you are ordering your food but often enough you can find a way to get that price dropped in a way that would be impossible if you were ordering on location and in person at the restaurant itself.

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Order For Free

Many online ordering services will allow you to order your food online without adding any charges. There are no hidden fees or the extra effort taken by the restaurant and service driving up your final price. You just get to do you, ordering the food you want, affording it, and eating it. And that is the best part, right?

Convenience

One of the most obvious but underappreciated perks of ordering food online is the convenience it affords you as a consumer. All you need is an internet connection and presto, blammo, you have got food on the way! You do not even need to turn on your laptop or computer — your cell phone will work just as well.

You can also have your food delivered to you, no matter where you are. Obviously you need to be within a reasonable distance of the restaurant but besides that it can be free game. Having a late night cram session in the library? They can meet you on the library steps. Home late from a party and craving a particular kind of food? They can bring it straight to your dorm. In a late night rehearsal? They can bring the food wherever you are rehearsing, whether it be the theatre doors, the music building practice rooms, or more.

It allows you to feed yourself in situations where you otherwise or usually might have been forced to go hungry, unable to get food while you are otherwise occupied.

And if the weather is poor, guess what? You do not have to be the one to go out in the pouring rain to get your food. Some poor, hapless delivery driver will bring your food directly to you while you lay toasty and warm in your bed. But remember to tip your delivery driver well for your convenience!

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