Delivery services and on-demand apps can bring just about anything to your doorstep, meaning that a New Yorker could feasibly, never leave her house, even for toilet paper. But is it a good idea? Writer Carlye Wisel tried it for six days straight. How did it go? "It's just like having a servant boy, if that servant was an expensive stranger who came to your home with embarrassingly unimportant things like juice boxes of wine, high-end Chinese food, and kickboxing lessons. And while it's certainly a convenient lifestyle, it's not without a few major pitfalls, at least if you value your sanity." [Racked]
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