Increased delivery fee, the number of users in Korean takeaway applications gradually decreases

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Affected by factors such as high prices and rising delivery fees, consumers in South Korea's "quit take -out" are increasing.According to South Korea's "Central Daily" reported on the 1st, the number of users of Korean takeaway applications has recently reduced trends.Statistics show that the number of users in the country's three takeaway application companies is about 14.1 million per week, a decrease of 12.6%compared with January 10th to 16th (about 16.13 million people) half a year ago.

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According to the different applications and restaurants, the delivery fee that Korean consumers need to bear from free to 7,000 won (about 36 yuan).Some netizens said, "The price is high, and the delivery fee is also expensive, and the delivery fee is not to take out." In addition, there are news that the takeaway application will also add a handling fee on the packaging order, which makes the merchants distressed.On the other hand, in order to avoid the additional costs of the platform, many ordering users also began to "call" directly to the restaurant.

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