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| On the 28th, a food delivery agent is driving on the road at the intersection in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. 2020.12.28/News1 © News1 Reporter Hwang Ki-seon |
The’Delivery App Dining Out Coupon’, which refunds 10,000 won for 4 orders of food over 20,000 won through the delivery app, has been implemented from the previous day (29th).
The reactions of self-employed and citizens were mixed. Citizens of’single-person households’ who are difficult to receive benefits or businesses that do not use delivery apps were negative. They are complaining that it will be good only for delivery app companies and some restaurants that are already booming. On the other hand, self-employed people with a large amount of delivery orders expressed their expectation that there will be little benefit from this measure.
Mr. A, who runs a Sundae-guk house in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, responded, “People with good delivery business will do better, but people like us will be more difficult.”
A, who sells Sundaeguk for 7,000 won in a small four-table shop, complained that she couldn’t even dream of registering a delivery app. He said, “A person who is a delivery rider went for lunch, but he advised not to start with 200,000 to 300,000 won,” he said, saying, “There is something left only to earn more than 1 million won by delivery.”
He said, “Even a delivery app coupon will not help people who earn 7,8,000 won without delivery,” he said. “I hope that the money can be used to reduce insurance and tax payments for small business owners.”
A woman in her 70s, who runs a galbit house in Jongno-gu, Seoul, responded similarly. What would be helpful if I didn’t even use a delivery app? He said, “Who will have the meat delivered to you?” and said, “Old people like me don’t know that well, and these days, it’s a big deal to make only 50,000 won by doing business on Saturdays and Sundays.”
Citizens of’single-person households’ were also skeptical of the’delivery app coupon’ policy. In order to receive the benefits of the consumption coupon, you have to order more than 20,000 won at a time, but how much work will be done by yourself.
Jimo, an office worker living in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, said, “There are very few cases where you can pay more than 20,000 won with a delivery app, so spending more than 20,000 won to get a discount would be rather over-consumption.” “How many people can you get?” he asked.
Lee Mo, who lives in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, said, “I don’t have much more than 20,000 won for single-person households like me to deliver.” .
On the other hand, self-employed people, whose delivery volume increased after Corona 19, were reluctant. Kim Mo (50s, male), who runs a franchise jokbal and bossam restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, said, “We haven’t started in earnest yet, so we’re not sure, but it will definitely help.” Mr. Kim said, “My house has a lot of delivery orders, and we are using a delivery app from the beginning, and the menus are almost 20,000 won, so it seems that orders will increase.”
One self-employed person also showed a willingness to start a delivery business again in accordance with the’delivery app coupon’ policy. The president of a jokbal house near Jongno said, “I originally did delivery, but recently I was unable to do business, so I cut a lot of staff and stopped for a while because I was short of work.” I am thinking about whether to do it.”