DoorDash Jokes Pour In Over New Food Delivery Payment Option

DoorDash, the largest food delivery service platform in the United States, made some major noise in the news on Thursday as the company announced they were officially teaming up with Klarna, a "buy now, pay later" service provider.

It just might not have been the type of noise that either company was expecting when the news was initially shared on social media.

Because since the announcement of this new deal with Klarna, the post on X has gone viral, drawing over 13.3 million views and way too many jokes to count.

Essentially, customers in desire of a food delivery from DoorDash can now choose to pay for said food delivery "in interest-free installments or deferred options aligned with payday schedules."

DoorDash and Klarna have signed a deal where customers can choose to pay for food deliveries in interest-free installments or deferred options aligned with payday schedules.

— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 20, 2025

This is a trend that's been appearing as an available payment option for a number of items, but predominantly—at least thus far—has been for items on the expensive side, like computers, televisions, watches, sneakers, and other pricey accessories.

So, now, just imagine what the public reaction might be to an announcement like this where a "buy now, pay later" option is being made available through DoorDash for something like a Chicken Chalupa Supreme and Baja Blast Gelato order from Taco Bell.

Yes, the jokes poured in like a raging river and probably won't be ending any time soon given the skyrocketing number of views that seem to eclipse by roughly half a million upon each refresh of the page.

Here's a glimpse of what the @MorePerfectUnion account on X has been dealing with throughout the course of the day.

Kicking things off with a Don Draper "now listen" type of pitch from Mad Men feels like an ideal place to start.

pic.twitter.com/Cqw9AwAM0k

— [Object object] (@StevenJBurns) March 20, 2025

And the whole thing really just snowballed from there. 

While there appeared to be some who did express sincere concern over the concept as a whole, it was pretty difficult to naviagte in what's felt like a never-ending comedy hour.

I can’t wait to pay for my taco bowl over the next 52 weeks

— Rorschach Stocks (@RorschachStocks) March 20, 2025

Imagine being in debt over a chicken parm

— AC Tatum (@actatumonline) March 20, 2025

A social media post like this is generally just so ripe to go viral for all the wrong reasons, it's kind of like tossing up the ball to a wide-open LeBron James to slam it home for a crowd-pleasing windmill dunk.

Why did you file for Bankruptcy?? Well I ran up $11,000 on DoorDash, lost my job, and couldn’t pay em back….

— Purple Trees (@PurpleTrees23) March 20, 2025

Again, this is just a small sliver of the endless funny takes.

“Yeah I got my Hip Hop Fish & Chicken payment on the 15th of this month so I need the cash bro”

— Xavier LaFlamme (@xlaflammer) March 21, 2025

An appearance from Tony Soprano and Paulie Walnuts certainly did not disappoint, but the only thing missing here is the great Furio Giunta.

DoorDash debt collection outside your door because you missed a Chipotle payment https://t.co/pJdr2frU5u pic.twitter.com/LvGS99fdz9

— Archer, Leader of the Gorgonites (@RollxTidexTee) March 20, 2025

It will be interesting how DoorDash, presumably at some point, responds to the strong reaction from this Klarna partnership announcement.

Buying Panda Express on layaway is one of the darkest things I’ve ever heard omg https://t.co/MwpO9NBmX6

— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) March 21, 2025

Until then, however, closing things out with a brand new Wolf of Wall Street meme will have to suffice.

John, the name of the company is DoorDash. Through a partnership with Klarna, they’ve just unlocked interest-free structured liquidity for high-frequency sustenance transactions. You can finance a carne asada burrito over 4 easy payments, or even defer the charge until payday. https://t.co/VUFounWDTq pic.twitter.com/fzS2iV0RzX

— Adam Singer (@AdamSinger) March 20, 2025