'99% sure I walked into an affair encounter': 20+ bizarre food delivery stories

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 16, 2023 2:00 PM EST

Here's hoping all late-night delivery drivers get a raise. You know they have to put up with more nonsense than most workers do. Let's start with the possibility of working during inclement weather. I'm the type of person who complains about having to commute to an office in those conditions, while delivery drivers are zig-zagging across town as part of their job. Next, there are the bizarre food requests and, even worse, the strange notes left by customers. 

This list, which was compiled from the following r/AskReddit thread, includes stories of a woman who requested 33 oranges, a grown adult who requested to be referred to as Snow White when receiving his order, and even a driver who was asked to rawr like a full-on dinosaur when announcing his presence at the front door. As I said, people expect too much from our delivery drivers. Keep scrolling below for the full list. When you're done, take a look at this collection of the top Karen stories of 2023. 

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  • 01
    "Beat on the door [...] and then rawr like a T-Rex to scare my kids"
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    r/AskReddit Posted by u/vactanos To the Grubhub, Doordash, or any other food delivery employees, what is the strangest scenario you have had with an order?
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    AtG68. I worked for a delivery company about 6 years ago.. I got an order for a single cigar. Total cost of goods about $3. Delivery fee $13.50 (he lived way the ..... out in the boonies.) He also tipped my like $10. Turns out he was drk and "delivery fee is less than a 43.8k Share
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    nightcore4ever The delivery instructions were to "Beat on the door like you're the cops, and then rawr like a T-Rex to scare my kids" I did this but a small extremely confused lady answered the door. Apparently the husband had written those instructions for a prior delivery and had not realized delivery instructions copy over to the next delivery if not deleted. 32.9k Share
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    happilyeveremma. My boyfriend and I used to do grocery delivery. One time I had a woman order 33 oranges. Another time, he had someone order 24 jars of vanilla frosting. The store didn't even have enough vanilla frosting in stock to complete the order. Then one week later, we saw that the same man placed another order for 20 more jars of vanilla frosting. 16.5k Share
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    Adventurer_By_Trade. Drop-off instructions said "Text me when you arrive, and come to the side of the house. I broke my leg and I can't come downstairs, but I'll lower a backpack down to you on a rope. Your tip is in the loop on the back. Thanks!" I thought it was a setup, but turned out to be legit. I thought it was amusing! http://imgur.com/gallery/IY WxgzN EDIT: Thank you for the kind awards, internet strangers! Glad to bring a smile to your face. EDIT2: Whoa, I've never been gilded before! M
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    Wilikeye I drive for Uber Eats and one time someone ordered Freshii (a healthy food/vegan place) and I saw that the order was: 8 small bags of chips. Not even anything off their menu, just 8 bags of chips. Then while I was on my way to deliver it they messaged me twice in the app, the first time they said "Please" and the second message was "Be Careful" To this day I have no idea what was going on, or why they didn't go buy chips from the convenience store near their house 14.7k ↓ Share ...
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    rlw0312. Many years ago I was a driver for Pizza Hut. We had someone place an order, their home address was saved to our system but in the notes it said to deliver it to a hotel literally down the road from said home address. So I go to the hotel, knock on the door and a dude answers in his boxers with a girl in bed peeking around to see who was at the door. 99% sure I walked into an affair encounter. 13.6k Share
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    rnilbog I used to deliver pizzas, and one time I arrived at a house at the same time as a driver from another pizza place. We looked at each other confused for a sec before we went to the door. Turns out they had some people over and one of the people there really liked one restaurant over the other, so much so that they ordered a separate pizza. Edit: if you're here for the Alfredo's Pizza/Pizza by Alfredo joke, 30 people have already made it. 11.4k ↓ Share
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    WholeEye I picked up 26 chocolate chip cookies from Mcdonald's. I. ↑ 10.5k ↓ was The manager Share
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    VermilionLily. I was delivering to a couple two pizzas, and they were arguing like crazy. Throwing crazy. As per rules for my job, I stepped back and watched the man grab the pizza and drop a rather large of cash on the pizza bag. He shut the door pretty quick and while I grabbed the bag and the cash, a plate crashed on the door with the lady screaming "That's the kinda I'm talking bout!" Bro, I ran. 8.4k Share
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    Zrolix. I got sent to KFC to pick up a door dash order and the restaurant just wasn't open, no lights, no cars, nothing. I had to call the poor soul who ordered it and tell him that he wasn't getting any KFC tonight. 5.2k ↓ Share
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    JimBeanHands. Once I picked up an order from a Grazianos and they had no idea what grubhub was or that they were on the app. Had to call the horrible customer service and deal with them for like an hour before the restaurant believed it was real, then they gave me the wrong food. Only did that for a year before I realized how completely disorganized and unprofessional of a company grubhub is, at least in my area. 4.7k ↓ Share
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    crutchlen1 I used to deliver for Dominos and was delivering during a night with freezing rain so it was very slick. I get to this one house with a steep driveway way with no way I could drive up. I tried multiple ways to walk up the driveway and even on the grass but would only make it a few feet. So I call the customer and explain the issue and they come out with a rope and I tie the pizza bag to it. So they pull it up the driveway take the pizza and put the cash in the bag with a nice tip. 4.7
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    Rossi-5. A grown man who insisted that I refer to him as "Snow White". He tipped pretty good though. I'd take the money and say "thanks Snow White" and get back in my car. 4.5k Share
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    randomusername02130. The weirdest thing that happened to my friend who works Door dash was yesterday. He delivered to a guy with a first name that sounded like "Roger Roger", so he pulled up, told the guy his name sounded like a battle droid from star wars, the dude laughed, then they spent like 10 minutes talking about Revenge of the Sith. ↑ 3.6k Share
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    efluxr I delivered pizza in my small rural southern town back in 2000. One of the girls I went to high school with ordered in the afternoon. She knew I was working and had to have known we only had one driver in the afternoons. When I showed up, she was in cheap lingerie, had candles lit, and was wearing some dollar store perfume. She kept trying to get me to come in, and I refused. After several minutes of failed flirting, she finally paid and I was on my way. She seemed I that I turned her dow
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    darkknight941. A guy I worked with had a delivery where the customer said to knock on the door and say "Food's here 1" or no tip. A couple weeks ago I had a customer pay in change. No big deal, happens sometimes. The weird part is that all the change wasn't in a bag, an envelope, nope, it was a vinyl glove. There was also a silver dollar in the change too 1.2k Share
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    TheRealAblert. I deliver for Doordash. I had an order recently where they asked me to knock specifically six times. Maybe not as weird as the others here, but was just odd enough to remember.
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  • 21
    GoodShark. My sister in law once ordered a medium diet coke from McDonald's. Paid $3 for delivery. On a $1 drink. The McDonald's was a 2 minute walk from her apartment. She's just lazy and entitled. 700↓ Share
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    Ca One time I was delivering food to a guys house who was having a bday party for his kid, he made me wait outside their house for like 15mins because I got there too early and he refused to open the door, I got complained at, and no tip lol. IsSnake. 652 Share
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    CajunNativeLady. I once had a woman curse at me, call me a lying , and slam her door in my face because there weren't napkins in her meal bag. I delivered to her apartment.
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