‘My roommate hasn’t been paying a dime': College student's roommate orders food using their money, then gets a full refund and doesn't pay them back

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    "Turns out she hasn't been paying a dime."
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    My roommate hasn't been paying for our food deliveries.
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    My roommate and I LOVEEEE ordering food because as you know it, campus food is diabolical and we barely have time to make our own food. Back in February, we agreed to order food twice to three times a week. We usually alternate in buying each other food. So if I get us Thai food today, she'll buy us Chinese food tomorrow.
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    A month ago, she told me her situation at home. Almost everyone in her family's unemployed, except for her. I wouldn't delve further into her story since it isn't my story to tell, however, after she told me about her situation, I expected she would stop buying me food from then on (which was totally fine, I have the means to keep getting food outside).
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    Yet, she continued getting food for us. I was a bit worried considering what she had told me, but hey, what was I to do? I told her that we don't have to keep buying me food if she's strapped with cash but she insisted that it's okay. I also stopped getting food deliveries when she's around so I wouldn't have to buy her food and in return, she wouldn't feel the need to "repay" me.
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    Anyway, last week, we were eating food and chatting about stuff. I told her that I needed this semester to be over because my semester allowance is almost gone. She laughed and she asked me if I want a "hack" to save money to which I replied yes. And that's how I find out that she hasn't been paying for any of our food at all.
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    Apparently, even if the food arrived well and dandy, she would file a complaint to get a full refund for everything. And she might have been doing this sit since February.
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    Edit: I just want to answer some questions. First of all, I don't know when she started doing this, I assumed February since that's when we started ordering food. I don't know how often she does it and how she gets away with it. She showed me 4 consecutive refunds from Door Dash beginning of May but prior to that, I have no idea. I couldn't ask her for more information since I have already left since I was already done with the semester.
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    pixeltweaker. 7 hr. ago How do places not realize that it's the same person complaining? Restaurant isn't monitoring things too well but that still doesn't make it right. Are you mad that she hasn't been paying but you have been paying her back? Or are you mad she didn't share this hack sooner? 1.6k Reply Share ... Terrible_Sun_5131 OP. 7 hr. ago I'm mad that she's been making me pay for my half when she's been getting free food all this time, or been stealing food I guess. I honestly feel bad b
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    Duellair 7 hr. ago Ok this story doesn't make too much sense (I'm not saying you're lying, but she is not telling the full truth) Ubereats now implements a code check, meaning if you report not receiving your food more than once, they will then ensure that you have to provide a code to the delivery person. The delivery person then enters this code into their phone when they hand over your food. This is their way of confirming that the food was indeed given. She would have been banned on UberEats
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    bhlombardy - 7 hr. ago . edited 7 hr. ago There are also fake profiles she could be making. It's a college campus, they know that there are hundreds of people living in there. They aren't about to try and confirm the names of every resident. So she makes up a new person every few times. Doesn't even have to be someone ACTUALLY living there. 263 Reply Share ... Fatez3ro 5 hr. ago Wonder if her name is Elaine...from Seinfeld. 55 Reply Share ...
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    charizard 72.6 hr. ago Don't apps like door dash have a way to flag if a person continuously (let alone every time) marks an order as never arrived? That seems like one of the first things you'd want to be aware of to prevent this kind of st Is that actually what she's doing or is she just using something like After Pay or a credit card she'll never pay off? It's hard to get refunds for genuinely missing food sometimes on Uber eats. 128 Reply Share ...
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    startfromx 7 hr. ago Yeah, that's not cool. I get wanting to pretend life is normal when you're struggling, but someone still pays. Strange they don't feel weird or bad about it. The restaurant gets back-charged and reviews go down... but staff made the food and a tasty menu item was created just for you! Also is a bummer if the driver had to pay for the order out of wages. Ah, and no tip too. I would say you learned a lesson that some people are bound by a different moral code. No more splits,
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    Terrible_Sun_5131 OP 7 hr. ago I totally agree. We honestly gotten quite close and when she told me about her situation at home, I stopped asking for her half for I think 3-4 meals because I felt for her. I'm so ed that she took advantage of not only me, but a lot of people who are just trying to make a living. I'm so glad I already left for summer break and I never have to deal with her again since she graduated. | 83 Reply Share ...
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    startfromx - 6 hr. ago Definitely a bummer to pay her way—in many ways—and end a roomie situation like this! (But you may have been a bit of a support there in the long run, sł y feeling, but know your heart was in the right place sounds like you at least provided some happiness or normalcy for someone going through some big weighty family stuff.) 15 Reply Share ...
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    GoldBluejay7749. 7 hr. ago How about buying groceries? If you're both strapped, buy things at the store. 57 Reply Share ... ZDTreefur 2 hr. ago Strapped for cash, yet they agreed to order from Doordash THREE TIMES a week? Why is nobody focusing on this part? 17 Reply Share ... Loki-ra - 2 hr. ago Yeh this is not normal! You're not living in the big bang theory, make your own food! No one is that busy ② da 3 Reply Share ...
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    lostinthecapes - 6 hr. ago Shit, I can't even get a partial refund when my orders fɩ d up. About a week ago, I cancelled an order that was an hour, and a half late because v. ? It never showed, and UberEATS still wants me to pay for half of it. Nope, hell no. I'll take my business to another app, thank you. 13 Reply Share ...
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    Omega_Boost24 - 6 hr. ago "And she's been doing this since February" Well, how to break out the news... she's probably been doing it since ever. You just found out. 13 Reply Share ...
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    Marcus2Ts 7 hr. ago Welp, her family probably has the same mentality which is why they aren't doing well financially | 72 | Reply Share ... bhlombardy - 7 hr. ago plot twist... her family are the Uber and DoorDashers that deliver to campus. 38 Reply Share
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    tandabat 7 hr. ago This reminds me of my senior roommate. (Back in the early Aughts) She ordered from a local place, paying cash and only had enough cash for the food and a small tip. But she forgot about sales tax. Oopsie. But then she kept doing it. Ordering food and "forgetting" about the tax or tip. Pretty soon that place wouldn't deliver to her, so she asked me to call in the order. That worked once. Our room got banned for delivery. So she went to all the other dorms on our floor. Guess wh
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    Jeix9 2 hr. ago Great, drivers gets penalized or even fired for this kind of stuff. Ironic how someone who clearly needs money is so comfortable stealing it from others who need it too. This is beyond sad, i used to be a delivery driver and this kind of stuff would p me off. 6 Reply Share
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    RedWum 6 hr. ago OP - your roommate is lying or you misunderstood them. Perhaps she meant she's done it once or twice across apps to save money. But none of these services will let you say you didn't get your order and give a full refund more than once without putting forth measures like having a confirmation code and then denying refunds. They know that people want to game the system and give people a small chance but no way would they go months on end refunding every order. 10 Reply Share ...
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    Terrible_Sun_5131 OP 6 hr. ago I honestly hope so. I didn't really interrogate her too much about it because at that time, I was so mad and I didn't want to say anything inflammatory about her or her scheme. She did show me her DD receipts and I can confirm she's done it 3-4 times since beginning of May. Prior to that, I really don't know how often she got away with it. | 4 Reply Share ...

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