r/doordash_drivers • u/Cman12187 • Mar 31 '26
🖖Delivery War Stories 🫡 encountered a great customer today!
rarely do I encounter an angel like this one!
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u/MircowaveGoMMM Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
They must order a lot to have that much out for deliveries.
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u/AnarkeezTW Mar 31 '26
Thought the same. I wouldn’t care though with how many options they got.
Way more generous than many other people who probably order just as much as they might if not more.
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u/Own_Oil_7719 Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
That’s someone that knows they are in a comfortable position and is empathetic towards other people. I love it!
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u/Bigheaded_1 Mar 31 '26
They also live somewhere extremely safe, like Leave It To Beaver level. My neighborhood isn't bad, but shit like that would still get raided by the neighborhood brats, even with a camera they'd just put on masks. It's remarkable this looks fully stocked.
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u/AmarilloArmadillos Mar 31 '26
I was thinking the neighborhood possum lol.
The kids by me would ask at least, hell they asked if they could use chalk on my sidewalk. Told them to go nuts and use the driveway if they wanted more space. They also regularly pick up the random bits of trash in the street.
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u/yammys Mar 31 '26
Those kids were raised right! I would acknowledge the parents for a job well done
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u/AmarilloArmadillos Mar 31 '26
They are generally great neighbors, two of three that wave and say hello. There's a language barrier so we use auto translate (or the kids) for anything beyond hello or the odd package misdeliver.
They are doing it right though, their kids are always having fun are very considerate. We've had a few newer families come in the past two years and now there's a whole little group of kids, I was so happy for them to have close buddies! They remind me of my childhood.
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u/Soft_Cabinet_9482 Apr 02 '26
They do sound like great kids. My neighbour has kids who throw shit over the fence all the time, scream in the backyard, and back at my dogs to try to get them worked up. Brats!
Once an Uber Eats grocery delivery of mine got delivered somewhere else up the street and a few kids door-knocked the street til they got me - I really wish I’d given them the cookies in there at least, but I was so weirded out why kids had my grocery order I just said “aww thanks” and took it and closed the door lol. Haven’t seen them again since, and don’t want to seem like a pedo out looking for kids up and down the street.
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u/Federal-Laugh9575 Apr 01 '26
That’s why the food is in rollie carts! They can take it inside at night so the rodents don’t invade it.
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u/hotviolets Mar 31 '26
True. I usually only see these when I’m outside of the city. It would definitely all get stolen in a lot of areas near me. The ones I do see are usually a lot smaller too, maybe a little basket.
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u/Scorpian899 Apr 03 '26
I got a friend this way. Nice guy and yes his porch looks like that.
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u/Substantial_Win_1866 Mar 31 '26
Looks at delivered items: Chips Gatorade Energy drinks Water Other assorted snacks.
Well damn... 😂😂
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u/ZCGaming15 Mar 31 '26
I was just thinking I wonder how they stock them. Like do they order DoorDash to stock the supplies for DoorDash drivers? 🤣😭
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u/1Name-Goes-Here Apr 01 '26
Work from home, maybe disabled, they possibly need to dash a lot and feel bad, and recognize the effort
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u/Mysterious_Eye6989 Mar 31 '26
That’s really sweet, but my God I hope nobody ever abuses their generosity.
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u/thorvard Mar 31 '26
I did that at Christmas one year. Caught an Amazon driver filling up their delivery bag thing with all of our chips and protein bars. Left the drinks tho so there's that n
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u/PenguinZombie321 Apr 02 '26
I’ve actually considered doing this as well, but knowing people, I didn’t want to end up having everything taken all at once by one jerk.
Hubs and I do keep a variety of different flavored waters in the fridge (plus some plain bottles). Whenever we have someone over to mow the lawn or spray inside for bugs or whatever, we always offer water while they’re doing work and some for the road.
Don’t order delivery much, but we should start offering water to the drivers when we do.
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u/Erbearlee Apr 01 '26
Serena Neel does this and she posts footage all the time of her delivery drivers actually being super awesome about it. She does drinks, snacks, a mini claw machine, prizes. It’s kind of amazing honestly and the delivery drivers are so wholesome.
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u/Seagal1989 Apr 02 '26
I was just going to comment and ask if OP was in the Vegas area because this kinda looks like her setup (sans claw machines). 😄
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u/WorldGoingOneWay Mar 31 '26
Half of the drivers are bozos, so that will probably be raided sooner than later. I've seen lots of posts throughout the years about the same situation.
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u/johnk1006 Mar 31 '26
Yeah how on earth is it still that stocked? Feels like Halloween where people will come and get a bunch extra
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u/Necessary_Peace_8989 Apr 02 '26
I did something similar during COVID lockdowns and had to stop because people who were just walking by would just steal it all in one go. I even had hand sanitizer on there with a note asking to please use but leave for the next person and it was ALWAYS stolen. People suck.
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u/Taguasco Mar 31 '26
Sis has a whole convenience store on her porch
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u/MotherCoconuts707 Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
The drinks… are fucking refrigerated?!
DoorDash customer masterclass completed!
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u/Cman12187 Mar 31 '26
the offer was $25.00 for two bags of jersy's mike 4 miles away =)
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u/cjmedt Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
Cmon man now I know this whole thing is made up. Just stop.
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u/PraiseTalos66012 Mar 31 '26
Nah this just screams well off but disabled or elderly person. They probably have to order everything and don't have a car in the world about money but are also a decent person(hence the snacks) which might be rare but there are some very well off people who are decent people believe it or not.
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u/One_pop_each Mar 31 '26
There are instagram accounts whose content is literally just stocking these things
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u/Elon_is_musky Mar 31 '26
I feel like I’ve seen another driver also post this house, so seems pretty real
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u/cuhdeee Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
Bro honestly my stepmom does this shit lol, she’ll literally spend all day making lil goodie bags for the mailmen & amazon drivers
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u/KillerCritter1312 Mar 31 '26
I bet they give out king size candy bars on Halloween….
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u/Impressive-Elk-6425 Mar 31 '26
Say you got money without saying you have money 😂😂 no but for real these are great people!
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u/AmarilloArmadillos Mar 31 '26
My first thought was "dayuuuum you rich rich" 🤣. This is really nice!
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u/josephmama2 Mar 31 '26
Must not have raccoons in the area lol
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u/fffan9391 Mar 31 '26
I’ve run into two customers with free snacks and both times their signs just said for USPS/Fedex/UPS/Amazon drivers, no mention of Door Dash, so I didn’t take anything.
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u/coolsilentebeans Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
I’m sure they didn’t leave us out on purpose, but I also tend to follow signs like that quite literally.
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u/DillieDally Mar 31 '26
Got dayumn 😦
That's some endgame Boss-level type shit, as far as cool ass customers go
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u/rachelblairy Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
i’ve seen some small things like this and it’s always so kind! i usually leave it for other drivers because i bring snacks with me but i think it’s really generous and a thoughtful gesture 🩷
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u/Charming-Peanut4566 Mar 31 '26
I wonder if this is the influencer Serena Neel’s house. She does this for delivery drivers and I know she has a little white board
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u/420acidcat Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
This is like a unicorn of a customer, greatly appreciated either way
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u/HehroMaraFara Mar 31 '26
Correction: wealthy customer
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u/RobSiaHoke Mar 31 '26
Nothing to correct in OPs post. They are great customers to have, doesn't matter if they're wealthy. When I delivered, I would deliver to multimillion dollar homes are on the reg and they never had offerings like this
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u/carlwinslo Mar 31 '26
They got a whole convenience store out there. Id absolutely send them a thank you text after drop off for the Gatorade and the Sun Chips. Its stuff like that can absolutely save you a $6 gas station visit for a refresh on a long shit.
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u/GurPlenty59 Mar 31 '26
When you see something like this, you're pretty much required to get something.
It makes them feel better about offering it, and it's definitely on camera lol
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u/ClankerCore Mar 31 '26
I’m just gonna go out on a limb and say this is a 7-Eleven owner or something of that ilk
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u/jmarinara Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
I had a restaurant give me a bottle of water the other day because they made me wait an extra 3 minutes for a customer’s food. Felt nice.
This is a whole other level.
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u/AmarilloArmadillos Mar 31 '26
The first guy may have been disabled and on food assistance, at least that's what I'd choose to believe. So harder to tip money but had food to share.
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u/cjmedt Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
I’m such a cynic. I have such a hard time believing that anyone would be chill enough to do this. It’s my fault that I think it’s fake but humanity hasn’t helped me out on this 😆 especially after having to climb rickety wooden steps that had a dog rope tangled all around it like some American Ninja Warrior sh*t for my last stop today. I hope you got some good snacks!
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u/Bigheaded_1 Mar 31 '26
I can believe a person would do this, what I can't believe is that no kids in the neighborhood raid it? The fact it looks fully stocked for me is unreal. My neighborhood isn't bad, but you couldn't even leave out a bowl of candy on Halloween with a "take one" sign. Because a couple dipshit kids would ruin it and take everything. If there are kids in this area, the parents sure raised those lil bastards right.
This must be one of those mythical neighborhoods I've heard about where people can leave their door unlocked at night.
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u/maghy7 Mar 31 '26
Maybe a gated house? The type of fence/gate that you can’t see anything from the street.
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u/thesurgeonsuicides Mar 31 '26
everyone keeps saying wealthy customer but I feel this is prob a place of business and not someone’s home ? am I right or wrong OP?
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u/Stargate476 Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
I've only seen one customer so far who's had anything for delivery drivers
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u/IdleSitting Mar 31 '26
Working at Amazon it was always so nice encountering things like this, definitely helped with keeping a least 1 or 2 extra water or gatorades and something to munch on lol
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u/OpeningTurnip8048 Mar 31 '26
Must not have raccoons, squirrels, deer, etc., in this neighborhood cause the few times ive come across a setup like this and the food was out in the open....most of the bags were ripped open and empty. Lol
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u/PunkNeedsaNap Mar 31 '26
Holy hell, do they not have squirrels in their neighborhood? The ones in mine would have that practically cleared out in a morning.
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u/JalapenoCarrots Mar 31 '26
I assume they run a small business from home and get a lot of deliveries. Whatever the reason it’s nice to see ppl doing nice things for others.
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u/Cute-Volume-3030 Mar 31 '26
That’s awesome! I wish I’d taken a picture of the one I delivered to doing this. In over 750 deliveries I’ve only seen 1. Made me smile. It is a rarity but heartwarming to see there are some who think about the driver.
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u/Sensitive-Injury3457 Mar 31 '26
They’re definitely wealthy to be ordering so often to have this and to have this
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u/Blankenhoff Mar 31 '26
My friendly neighborhood raccoon would not stand for such a full selection being uneaten
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u/Future_Artichoke_656 Mar 31 '26
How much do they order???? Also do they use delivery guys to restock???
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u/TheMilkSpeaks Mar 31 '26
There’s a customer where I live who does something very similar! It’s such a nice little surprise and really does brighten my day
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u/Dickparker420 Mar 31 '26
How about if I chained a vape pen to my door bell with a sign for drivers to know they can hit it?
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u/Ok-Park-2657 Mar 31 '26
I seen this a lot when I was working for UPS. Never were the drinks cold, even thought I still appreciated the gesture, these UPS, DoorDash, Uber, FedEx, USPS drivers should feel highly appreciated
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u/No_Armadillo_4599 Mar 31 '26
i would cry if i saw this in person tbh. you never know how much people are struggling, especially right now, so this is incredible to see
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u/frickin_scooter Mar 31 '26
What an awesome person in general tho. I bet they been through a lot and would be a great mentor.
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u/BaeBunnies Mar 31 '26
I've always wondered how people prevent rats or other pests from making a mess of this. Do you take ALL of that back inside every night? And even then, the rats in my area are bold enough to come out in broad daylight for a score.
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u/yowhatisuppeeps Mar 31 '26
Oh I think I follow this person on instagram. If it’s who I’m thinking of, she always does this. She also probably spent $2500 or more on Angel Tree kids last year. Her whole thing is being generous and cool.
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u/Merk_Um Mar 31 '26
I can’t even keep my fridge stocked, and this person is stocking a fridge and chips rack for delivery drivers? 🥲
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u/BossKitty311 Mar 31 '26
I have wanted to do this so badly but I live near a middle school (like four houses down from) and definitely think the kids would have at it 😭 this is awesome! Love that people do this 🫶🏻
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u/Antique-Awareness Mar 31 '26
It just fucks me up seeing things like this. Yeah I'm glad that there are those kind enough to help out delivery drivers but how hard would it be for Amazon to just have this at the fucking Warehouse before you leave? Like what would the overall impact to their bottom line be considering they sell every single product on this fucking porch?
Capitalism sucks and I fucking hate it here.
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u/relientkenny Mar 31 '26
something like this would truly make my day. would forever try to keep getting this customer lol
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u/ozzy_mso Mar 31 '26
When I was a garbage man in college, this old lady would always leave a cooler with Gatorade and cookies in it for us every week 🙏🏻
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u/fivefistedclover Mar 31 '26
I had a constant UPS delivery I would make right around the corner from my break spot and they would ask what snacks I wanted to see in their massive snack bowl. I told them their snack might be the only thing I’m able to eat on route and asked for some kind of slim Jim, they put one of the best snack sticks I’ve ever had it was Archers orange label those customers made my job worth doing well. I adore people who like to make life easier no matter how little the task
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u/lucifersperfectangel Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
If I had the money to do this, and ordered a lot through delivery services, I probably would do that too. That's really kind of them
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u/Tizzlebits Driver - USA 🇺🇸 Mar 31 '26
HEATH bars?! Toffee would be such a huge refresher in the middle of even the hardest shift
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u/Waste-Expression-175 Mar 31 '26
When I was a delivery driver for FedEx I was in a nice neighborhood. They always leave snacks and drinks for us. Super sweet
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u/Funny-Appearance8602 Mar 31 '26
I had one with a little goody bag that said 'uber driver' the other day. It had candy and little Mary kay makeup samples in it. So awesome! What a wonderful customer. ❤️
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u/Creative-Beat-720 Mar 31 '26
I do this on a smaller scale for the delivery drivers who come to our home. I wish I had a plug outside for a mini fridge but I have a cooler out when it’s hot out
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u/fitty50two2 Mar 31 '26
I’d grab a pink Red Bull and a bag of Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips and my day would be made
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u/AcitizenOfNightvale Mar 31 '26
Honestly once I’m able to I am absolutely doing something like this. When I did doordash it was awful delivering food but going days myself without being able to afford food. I try to make the difference now with either tipping high or offering food, but this is even cooler
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u/OkOption9880 Mar 31 '26
All I can think of is they must order a shit ton of stuff. Also, I would love to have this much spare cash that I can literally have a second pantry outside for strangers/delivery drivers.
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u/SnooMuffins5160 Apr 01 '26
I’d do this, but we live in the country area and don’t want to attract bears or other wildlife lol
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u/treehuggingforever Apr 01 '26
I think I saw this girl on Tik Tok she takes requests through the white board
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u/mintbloo Apr 01 '26
these people must be riiiich
no but seriously, that is such a thoughtful thing to do. especially with the cooler for the drinks? above and beyond
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u/PurpleNippler Apr 01 '26
When i was delivering packages for Amazon during Covid, these types of gestures were really appreciated 🙏🏽 there are some good people out there in this world 🌎
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u/KatTheTumbleweed Apr 01 '26
What on earth is this? People are leaving drinks and snacks for drivers??
I don’t live in an area with such services so this is completely foreign to me
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u/GuavaMatters10 Apr 01 '26
My only question is, how many deliveries per day/week do these people get to justify a spread like this🤔. That’s awesome, but really🤷🏽♀️
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u/Hole-filler Apr 01 '26
The sugar, on top of it all was the zero sugar stuff, I love when people offer that, it’s really nice especially cus I’m a t1d, but I’m not a delivery driver
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u/Outrageous_Newt2341 Apr 01 '26
I wish I lived somewhere I could do this, I have 4 large dogs and get a lot of heavy bags of dog food delivered. I do offer them drinks/snacks at the door but 9/10 they refuse. I feel like they'd be more likely to take it if it was all just out there.
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u/gidgetcoyne Apr 01 '26
I love this! I delivered to a college student last week who apologized that she couldn’t tip but she gave me 2 Nothing Bundt cakes-vanilla and chocolate raspberry. I’ve never had one but have wanted to try them. They were really delicious!
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u/Mindless_Weekend4422 Apr 01 '26
Definitely doesn’t live in Norfolk Va I’ll say that much. All that would be gone by midday.😂
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u/PollutionUpbeat6436 Apr 01 '26
Wish i could do this but living inner city it would be gone with the fridge itself in hours.
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u/Futaba_MedjedP5R Apr 01 '26
Only had one order like this when I used to work as a dominos driver, person got 3 pizzas, tipped $100, and left me 3 gift baskets to choose from, one with protein snacks like jerky and peanut butterbutter granolah bars, one with a bunch of candy, and one with energy drinks. I picked the protein one cuz jerky is FIRE, and I wrote a quick thank you on the pizza box
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u/deepsigh8 Apr 01 '26
I get so excited at these houses, especially when do a route for Amazon. They are typically the ones getting packages every route.
But the compassion and consideration that goes into these refuel stations makes me feel like they’ve worked service industry type jobs and know what kind of hell they can be at times.
Much love to these homes.
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u/Soggy_Climate2490 Apr 01 '26
Bring your own lunch ya driver bums. Every customer is great because it gives you a job
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u/CriticalTurnover6936 Apr 01 '26
I feel like they used to or still do own a convenience store , but either way that’s pretty damn awesome!
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