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If you think about it, delivery people are a genre of modern heroes. Without them, our lives would be way harder (first-world problem, much?) After all, they can deliver us basically everything, from clothes to food.

Today, let’s talk about one particular food delivery experience that was experienced by a Reddit user. Basically, their DoorDash driver turned out to be a bit weirder than you would expect. The situation turned out to be so strange that the person couldn’t resist posting about it online.

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    DoorDash driver wearing a mask in a car, holding out a delivery bag.

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    One day, a Reddit user ordered a food delivery from DoorDash and likely didn’t expect to get such an “interesting” driver

    Text message about a confusing encounter with a DoorDash driver and a cash tip situation.

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    This driver started the conversation by basically saying he’d do anything to bring the food as soon as possible

    Text exchange between a DoorDash driver and customer, showing manic conversation with updates and humor.

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    DoorDash app open on a smartphone, highlighting a manic driver's text chain shared online.

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    Text conversation with a DoorDash driver responding quickly with gratitude and eagerness to deliver.

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    Text exchange with a manic DoorDash driver, humorous and confusing conversation.

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    DoorDash driver on a scooter checks phone, sporting a red shirt and green backpack on a city street.

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    Pretty soon, he also started making uncomfortable jokes and clearly texting while driving

    Text exchange between a Guy and a DoorDash driver, discussing a speedy delivery.

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    Text exchange with a DoorDash driver: updates about a police stop and an open garage door.

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    After everything went down, the customer posted screenshots of the chat online, asking people whether he handled the situation well

    Some days, you don’t want to cook and would rather eat food prepared by someone else. So, that’s when you go out to eat or you order food delivery to your home from a place you like or whose food you are currently craving. 

    While many probably think that food delivery is a relatively new thing, in reality, it first happened back in1889. Yes, in the 19th century. It was a pizza delivery happening in, of course, Italy.

    Since then, food delivery services have evolved, turning into restaurant food deliveries, meals on wheels, and finally mainstream delivery due to the internet. Nowadays, in many countries, there are companies that deliver from certain restaurants, cafes, and even grocery shops.

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    For instance, Just Eat, which is known for its high-budgetadswith famous singers, isavailablein many countries like the Netherlands, Ireland, Australia, the US, and many more. The same withWolt, which is available in several similar countries like Just Eat and additional ones like Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, to name a few.

    Speaking of Wolt, in the spring of 2022, it was acquired by the American food delivery company DoorDash. It’s one of the most successful food delivery apps in the world, placing 9 in thistop 10 list. 

    Since it’s so successful and popular, it’s no surprise it gets discussed quiteoftenonline. In fact, there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to it – r/doordash

    Today, we’re going to talk about a story that was posted in this community a few days ago. Basically, it’s a chat between a customer and a DoorDash driver. The driver seemed more manic than usual, to the point that the OP doubted whether he was handling him inappropriately.

    It all started when the driver informed the customer that there might be a slight delay in the delivery, but soon informed him that he was not planning on waiting in line and would try to do his job ASAP.

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    Police car with flashing lights in front of a modern building, related to a DoorDash driver's incident.

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    When the original poster thanked the delivery dude for the service, he made a joke about intimacy, which didn’t land well in the grand scheme of things. Then, he continued writing about how he’d beat the estimated delivery time and how this was the best time of his work day. Essentially, he was repeatedly texting while driving. 

    As you know, texting and driving is adangerouscombination, as it takes away the attention the driver should pay to the road. Even a few seconds of eyes being off the road can lead to (possibly fatal) car crashes.

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    So, while the OP received his food delivery faster than expected, at the same time, he had to witness a person risk their life to do so “just for fun.”

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    The story didn’t end with the delivery; some time later, the driver also requested 5 stars, saying his account was at risk of being deactivated. The original poster did give them to him, but also thought that his explanation was a ruse just to get those stars.

    The whole story gathered quite a lot of online attention. Some Redditors simply joked about the driver being manic and horny, while others wondered why the OP was so nice to him.

    Interestingly, this question was kind of answered by other netizens, not the author himself. Some said that politeness even to creeps is wired into some people’s brains. Others pointed out that the driver had a lot of information on the customer, so being impolite might have been dangerous in this situation, as the dude might have decided to break in, tamper with the food, or do something else of a nasty nature.

    Well, since it seems that the OP didn’t say anything about it, we might never know the reason behind his politeness. What we know is that this driver was definitely out of the ordinary. And that’s kind of an understatement. Maybe being polite with a seemingly unstable guy was the best choice the author could have made here.

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    What would you have done in the OP’s place? Share with us in the comments!

    While some people were simply stumped by the driver’s behavior, others pointed out that the customer might have been a bit too polite

    Reddit comment about DD driver saying his account was deactivated, asking for 5 stars.

    Text conversation about a manic DoorDash driver's driving behavior.

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    Reddit comment on viral DoorDash driver text chain with 1.9k points: "There's a lot to unpack here lol.

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    Text chain screenshot discussing weird interactions with a DoorDash driver.

    Text conversation screenshot from a manic DoorDash driver, shared online.

    Screenshot of a Reddit post describing a manic DoorDash driver text incident.

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    Comment on Reddit discussing a confusing DoorDash text chain.

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    Comment reacting to a strange DoorDash driver text chain, expressing confusion and worry.

    Reddit comment saying "disturbing asf" in response to a manic DoorDash driver text chain post.

    Reddit comment about having a long conversation with a DoorDash driver.

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    Reddit comment about manic DoorDash driver

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    Text message response about closing a garage door from a DoorDash text chain.