Food delivery service Doordash said it partnered with financial services company Klarna on Thursday to provide the company’s payment plan. Klarna appears as a Pame option when Doordash customers check out and can choose to defer full payments, four interest-free equal payments, or later payments.
“From food and beauty to electronics and gifts, as we expand our products, flexible payment options are essential to meeting our customers’ needs,” said Anand Subbarayan, Head of Money Products at Doordash in a statement.
The statement says the Klarna option will be displayed “in the coming months.”
Doordash’s competitor Grubhub also uses Klarna as a payment option.
Dave Ramsey’s reaction
Judging from the comments online, not everyone welcomes the idea that people may be paying for Doordash delivery in installments plans.
Financial commentator and radio host Dave Ramsey posted a link to X’s news and added a video clip showing Ramsey in his head in his hand.
A commenter on Ramsey’s X post said, “The only person that aims to do is say, “Damn, I can’t afford a $12 Door Dash. Ah! Can I pay in installments??”
But Klarna’s president Daniel Greaves told CNET that everything except the “full” option can only be used for purchases over $35. So you can’t actually run a $1.79 Taco Bell Taco and pay it off with a 60-cent installment.
According to Greaves, 25% of Doordash purchases are not food delivery, and this payment option is aimed at those buyers.
He said many people use credit cards to pay for food delivery.
“If you’re going to do that, we think interest-free credit options have a role,” he said.
