At Walgreens guy claims that he delivered one candy bar to a customer once. Said he got 4 dollar tip on top of cost or the candy bar. I think that’s crazy and got to be exaggerated. I mean who so lazy they order a single candy bar through Doordash?

  • eezeebee@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    It might not be about laziness. Maybe it was for a pregnant woman with a craving. Or a stoner with the munchies. Or someone lost a bet.

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      I dashed for a bit during the pandemic and I had this one older lady a couple times just order a big gulp from the 7-Eleven a couple minutes away with a $5 tip. She explained to me she ran a business from home and this was essentially a charitable act because she felt blessed in a situation that sucked for most people. Super nice lady.

      Also once had an old man in a rich neighbourhood give me a $20 for a pizza that was about 5 minutes away, he said he has more money than he knows what to do with lol.

      Also also, delivered some McDonald’s late at night probably 1 am or something. This girl in her 20s was sitting out front hitting a bong and asked if I’d take a toke as a tip lol

      It was honestly kinda fun to do on the side when I was bored and wanted to feel like I was being productive

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      Or someone lost a bet.

      I had a surprise Doordash delivery one night. Turns out my kid beat his friend on Siege so the friend had to ship him a Monster.

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    I choose to believe it was a disabled diabetic person who ordered one candy bar. They needed to quickly regulate blood sugar and couldn’t get themselves out of the house alone and in time.

    Paying a few extra dollars would be a small price to pay.

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    The can of formula may be a mom with a crying baby at home and she can’t leave. Ordered only one because maybe she normally doesn’t give it or didn’t think of ordering more than one because of stress and panic.

    The single candy bar could be a person with social anxiety or agoraphobia that was craving one. And it won’t order more because this person didn’t want to make more hassle than needed. Or a stoner…

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      I’m so baked right now I read the title and thought “Formula” was a brand of energy drink. Then I read your comment. Right, baby formula is a thing.

      I should to go to sleep, lol.

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      Moms of newborns deserve all the help they can get.

      Typical scenario is that baby is sleeping and would wake up if she would go buy formula. Then it’s time for baby to eat. Mom prepares bottle, puts in the mouth of baby while they’re half asleep, and everyone is happy without crying.

      As opposed to negotiating with a sleepy hungry baby that you only need a quick run to the grocery, they don’t need to cry it only takes a few minutes.

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    When I rode for Postmates, I once picked up someone’s drycleaning. Another time, it was a sweatshirt left at a friend’s place (though for all I know that one was a drug delivery wrapped in a sweatshirt).

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    I’ve dealt with mental health issues my entire life. Crippling depression and anxiety means somedays I physically cannot even get out of bed, let alone leave the house and walk to the shops where there are a bunch of people.

    I’ve used uber eats like this before. I wouldn’t consider myself lazy, just somedays I’m not ok and physically cannot face the supermarket. It’s not a good feeling to do this, it’s not laziness, it’s a last resort.

    Be thankful you’re not in a position like this, and maybe try to see it from another perspective

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      That’s what I was thinking… Plus any physical ailments and you might just want to have the help or even the treat.

      I don’t know what Formula is but I immediately thought of baby formula and I could easily see someone with a newborn doing that.

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        Thanks, hope I didn’t come off as rude. Just that there are reasons some people might appear to be lazy when in reality they’re battling demons

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    My sister is a manager at a Dollar General and they get orders all day, everyday for single cheap items like this (soda, candy, chips, etc). While some of it is probably add-ons to other orders, many are not.

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      Its the same with Walgreens. Its always one to two items. Did a curbside for 2 small items and a dasher picked it up not the customer. I don’t whete they getting the money? Doordash is expensive as hell. And this a small town.

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          Well think only reason Walgreens stays open is the amount people who come to load money to their cashapp or chime card. These people all look the same, and I guess don’t have bank accounts. Add the amount of mouth breathers wearing Trump hats and for some reason do their grocery shopping exclusively at Walgreens is nuts. I mean we have grocery store that much cheaper across the street.

          Also you be surprised how many people still print out 4x6 pictures. We keep running out of the printer paper for them. Got people doing 300 pics at a time. I am like who fuck still does physical pictures like this. And its not all old people.

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    I could be confusing doordash for a different service, but when you order takeout from a food place they will prompt you at checkout to add various random stuff that the driver could pick you up, like chips, candy bar, various convenience store stuff.

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      Uber Eats does this too. Just add on these extras for only a tiny price because they’re on the way…

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    I ordered a DQ blizzard once. Store is literally walking distance.

    But I wanted it and didn’t want to go anywhere. And someone might need the money and it’d take em like two minutes so…

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    I only order from Doordash if I’m sick and don’t feel comfortable being out in public. (Especially if I’m not sure if it’s Covid) I usually order the same things because if I’m sick, I want food I don’t have to make for myself that wouldn’t disappoint me if I couldn’t taste it well enough.

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    I mean who so lazy they order a single candy bar through Doordash?

    Tell me you’ve never been baked out of your gourd without telling me you’ve never been baked out of your gourd