(This story is sponsored by foodora.)

At one point or another, everyone has experienced the all too familiar situation when cooking a meal doesn’t pan out or fit into their schedule.

If you’re tired, low on groceries, or crave a certain type of cuisine that is out of your wheelhouse—download foodora.

The delivery service has partnered with more than 200 restaurants in Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond to offer customers a whopping 50 percent off their favourite dishes.

Found online and on app, foodora ensures that you remain well-fed and satisfied on all occasions.

After you get home from a night out

We’ve all been there—it’s 11:00 p.m. and you’re taking a taxi home after a night filled with tequila and your best dance moves. You can’t wait to see what delicious snacks are in the fridge staring back at you. Unfortunately, all you find is a carton of almond milk, a Tupperware container filled with chickpeas, and a bag of lettuce.

These items simply cannot be constructed into a sufficient meal when you’re drunk.

Not only does a greasy feast provide you with immediate satisfaction but it will also help fend off the nightmarish hangover awaiting you the next morning.

With the click of a button, you can have a mouthwatering box of Shanghai noodles and steamed soup dumplings from Dinesty Dumpling House delivered right to your home. The joyous feeling you’ll experience when the foodora rider knocks on your door will be indescribable.

If Chinese food doesn’t have what it takes to end your evening on the right note, foodora can also deliver pizza, burritos, and milkshakes.

When family is popping over for supper

Having some family members to your home is already very stressful.

By ordering delivery instead of cooking, you’ll save yourself from their never-ending snide comments. We all know that parents have a lot to say when it comes to chopping onions and avoiding cross-contamination.

Instead of floundering around the kitchen while they micromanage, have souvlaki platters from The Greek by Anatoli or Vietnamese cuisine from Ongba Vietnamese Eatery delivered.

After consuming the satiating meal, you‘ll have the energy to effortlessly reroute any dinner table conversations that include topics like religion, politics, and your messy bathroom.

When you invite a date to your place for dinner

If you talked up your cooking prowess a little too much on the first date, ordering food in may be the safest option.

That’s because hoisting your date up to fan the smoke detector with a tea towel isn’t our idea of romance.

Wine and dine your prospective significant other with torched aburi sushi from a notable Japanese restaurant. Conveniently, you won’t have to wash any dirty dishes together after eating—there’s no rush to become an overly comfortable married couple.

You forgot to bring lunch to work

It’s 10:35 a.m. when you feel your first hunger pang but you’re trying to break the habit of eating your entire meal before noon. You are meeting a new client at 12:30 p.m., so you have meticulously planned out when you’ll dig into your lunch bag.

At 12:00 p.m. you make the tragic discovery that you’ve left your lunch at home.

Unfortunately, since you need the next 30 minutes to prep for the meeting, you’re unable to leave the office to go get something to eat.

If there has ever been an optimal time for meal delivery, this is it. Discussing business matters with a potential client whilst your stomach rumbles is foolish.

With foodora, you can have a bagel sandwich from Rosemary Rocksalt, a blueberry crumble smoothie from Body Energy Club, or a kale Caesar salad from Freshii delivered to your office, for half the usual price, in less than 30 minutes.

You want to have a lazy day at home

Whether you’re in the middle of studying for midterms or taking a mental health day, you still need to eat.

If you’ve spent the entire day in pyjamas, there’s no reason to put on regular clothes for a mundane trip to the grocery store. Instead of heading outside to brave the elements, order from one of foodora’s partnering restaurants as they can fuel you for any endeavour.

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Use code FOODORA50 at checkout from February 3 until March 1 for the chance to win one of three $150 foodora credits. Winners will be selected by random draw and contacted directly by foodora.

For participating restaurants and more information, visit www.foodora.ca/.