Isn’t the cost of living so high in NYC that these fees would be negligible?

Anyone who refers to delivery as “chauffeuring” should be forced to listen to unrecognizable music at volume level 1.

A "Driver tip" isn't a "fee". It's a tip.

But on top of everything else, I'd like to point out that nobody is making big bucks on this. Last time I checked, food delivery services mean the consumer is paying more, the restaurant is making less, and the delivery service itself would be lucky to break even. The drivers are making money, but it's not a lot of money.

What does it all mean, though? Let's look at it another way. What if, instead of hiring somebody to do that, you go out and eat at a restaurant? Basically, you're doing all of this work of driving for free. It's a hidden cost of the meal. It's about $22 of work in this example. Just lost time. No physical benefit to driving a car.

You'd be much better off taking public transit or cycling.