The food delivery industry is absolutely booming, but it is not without deep-seated problems. We suspect that even if the apocalypse were to occur, people would still continue ordering something to eat while dodging hellfire. There are two sides to this story. Even though food delivery drivers face many exhausting challenges, intense pressure, and burnout, it would be naive to think that all of them, well, actually care about doing a decent job.
In fact, some workers behave in a way that almost feels like they enjoy making your day worse. Bored Panda has collected the most egregious food delivery fail photos, shared by frustrated and annoyed customers, and you can scroll through them below. After seeing these pics, you might swear off ordering anything all week.
#41 Ordered From DoorDash, A Single Meal, Got Handed This And Told, "This Is Your Order," And The Guy Walks Away

I can't eat any of it, and some poor group is now foodless.
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12points
#44 Dasher Gave My Food To A Stranger

I got a notification saying my food had been delivered, so I stuck my head out, and it wasn’t there. So I walked around outside, but nowhere to be seen. I texted my dasher asking very politely where my food was, and then we had this interaction where she confirmed she gave it to a literal stranger. I blocked out my address, but are you serious? My instructions were “go up the stairs and leave at the door and knock,” and she ignored all of that and dropped it off at a different house entirely. I put in a request for a refund, and DoorDash denied me. I’m so irritated that I’ve never had a bad experience until now, but now I don’t ever want to use DoorDash again.
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11points
#45 People Thinking This Is Just For Me And Not For A Group Of People Is Frying Me

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#47 Pizza Delivery Driver Didn’t Think This Placement Spot Through

We order the Hut every other month on average. I always provide the gate code for our community; they always use it and bring it to our door.
Today, the driver got stuck outside the exit gate (there’s a different gate to enter where the code box is). Instead of calling me, I received the first photo as “proof of delivery”. I was annoyed I had to go out there, but it was whatever.
In the time it took me to walk to that gate (5-ish minutes), someone had used it. The arm attached to the gate pushed the pizza off, and all the food was upside down by the time I arrived. Some of the food fell out of the smaller boxes. The toppings on the actual pizza were jacked up.
I just wanted food.
Today, the driver got stuck outside the exit gate (there’s a different gate to enter where the code box is). Instead of calling me, I received the first photo as “proof of delivery”. I was annoyed I had to go out there, but it was whatever.
In the time it took me to walk to that gate (5-ish minutes), someone had used it. The arm attached to the gate pushed the pizza off, and all the food was upside down by the time I arrived. Some of the food fell out of the smaller boxes. The toppings on the actual pizza were jacked up.
I just wanted food.
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10points
#48 Walmart Delivery Swapped My Purple Plums For Purple Onions

I ordered plums to put in my kids’ lunch boxes. Somehow, the good people of Walmart managed to confuse a smallish purple plum with a gigantic purple onion.
I really can’t figure this one out. I can’t see how they could make that mistake unless it were like…
“Well, no plums… But hey, this guy said "purple" plums, right? I mean, purple onions are purple, so that’s like half right. Send it.”
I guess the kids are going to learn to love onions.
I really can’t figure this one out. I can’t see how they could make that mistake unless it were like…
“Well, no plums… But hey, this guy said "purple" plums, right? I mean, purple onions are purple, so that’s like half right. Send it.”
I guess the kids are going to learn to love onions.
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#49 I Ordered A Salad, And They Sent Me 12 Slices Of Ham

I ordered a salad from Subway using this little robot delivery service my campus has. I get back to my room and see that my "salad" is just a bowl of ham. The cold cut combo is supposed to have three types of meat anyway, why just the ham?
I'm mostly just baffled. I'm upset because it cost nearly $8 and they just gave me ham.
I'm mostly just baffled. I'm upset because it cost nearly $8 and they just gave me ham.
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#50 Uber Eats Driver Bully. My Uber Eats Grocery Order Prompted A Rude Message Before The Driver, Thankfully, Dropped It Off. It Was Just A Normal $100 Order

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#51 It Finally Happened To Me

Ordered food last night and got a notification saying that my dasher picked up my food at 8 pm, and immediately suspicious because she didn’t leave the restaurant until 8:09. THEN she pulled onto a side street for 10 minutes before driving towards my house. Mind you, my boyfriend and I were STARVING. She then drives right past my house while my boyfriend is standing in the driveway waiting for the order, and then marks it delivered. So that’s when I sent the first message. Two minutes after I sent the first message, she came back. Noticed my boyfriend standing there this time, and turned around again, which is what prompted me to send the last message. Haven’t even gotten a refund yet! And yes, I tipped well; it was a $5 tip for a 0.7-mile order. I used to door dash and can’t imagine stealing someone’s food and the money that they gave me towards a tip. ended up just driving to a fast food place up the road, where it took an HOUR in drive-thru. Anyway, hope you guys had a better night than I did!
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#52 My Chuck Roast Had A Photo Shoot Today, Apparently. 10 Different Angles Overall

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#53 Heard My Amazon Delivery Driver Drop My Package On The Front Porch. It Was Dog Treats And Taco Sauce. The Driver Left It Like This On The Porch

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#54 To Whoever Is Waiting For A Food Delivery, Your Robot Is Stuck On The Highland. Also Wasn't Aware These Things Were Around Here Now

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#56 I Would Never Imagine This Happening While Waiting For My Food Delivery

I was waiting for my food, the courier had picked it up, and suddenly the order was canceled. I've contacted support, and it clarified that the courier's vehicle was stolen. Like what?
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#57 DoorDash Driver Left Food In The Entryway, Under A Sign Saying Specifically Not To, Then Sent This Picture 10 Minutes After Leaving

The food was stolen by the time I came downstairs.
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9points
#58 Ordered Food, And In The 5 Minutes It Took Me To Get To The Door, The Neighbor's Cat Ate Through The Box And Stole Some Chicken

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#60 In The Middle Of A Storm… Really?

Got a notification that my food was delivered. Opened the door, and nothing was there. Was really looking forward to this all day. I complained to support and got my credit back. Will Uber penalize him so that he does not get future orders?
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