Cheeky tourist used my address for their takeaway!!

[WellLarDeDar]

I live near a park, so we get a lot of tourists in the area.

Today, some girl visiting the park ordered herself an uber eats delivery to specifically my exact address so I had a driver knocking on my door. I thought he must be in the wrong place so asked to look at the address so I could direct him, as that sometimes happens, but it was my full address on there! It's quite an obscure address as well as it has a different postcode to the rest of the street and the house has a name instead of a number, which we don't display so you would need to look it up to get the whole thing. There was even a description in the delivery instructions.

She wasn't close by to receive the delivery either and the poor driver was really confused and awkward and was trying to call her and she didnt pick up her phone, and he was stuck waiting there for quite a while going are you sure it's not yours, you dont know anyone called name that could have sent it, it's been paid for so I have to deliver it, the person who ordered it needs to be at the address it's ordered to. I felt so bad for him.

AIBU to think that is blo*dy rude?! I might not have minded if she had asked first or had been around to receive it but to me I just think its really inconsiderate. When she finally turned up I asked her if she didnt think it was a bit inappropriate and rude and told her not to ever do it again and she just acted like I had been super offensive and sarcastically told me to have a nice day.

Some tourists can be so lovely and others are just so self absorbed.

@StanfordPines
*I know everyone is taking the piss out of this post but I see what Pink Tonic means.
If you carry the stuff to the park with you there is no reason you can’t take it home. But if someone else brings it then your mentality might be that you can just leave it there.

There has been a dreadful amount of litter. I wonder how much of it is takeaway containers.*

Yes there may be truth in this in some cases. In my local parks there’s often lots of rubbish left behind, mainly beer cans, wine bottles etc and some wrappers. Maybe pizza boxes sometimes. It’s disgusting. Can’t understand the mentality of leaving your rubbish behind for someone else to clear up. Mainly seems to be young people who are maybe too drunk to care but who knows. No excuse.

No, this isn’t fine. Hovering around outside the address is worse if anything - imagine living somewhere where random people are hanging around in the street outside your front room. If you’ve thought of doing it, you can bet you’re not the only one who’s had that particular brainwave. How many times before this actually constitutes a nuisance?It’s really not Ok , and could actually be intimidating for some people.

And surprise, surprise, the recipient in this case was rude and PA.

I love the posts saying this is the only way to get their takeaway in the park, so what are they to do. Truly a plight to melt the hardest of hearts!

(The answer, btw, is pick it up yourself, use a commercial and not residential address, make a picnic, pick something up from a shop or, you know, do without - anything but use other people for your own convenience!)

I honestly think the only mistake she made is not being there. Am I weird?

That reply was neither specifically intelligent nor unintelligent - just sarcastic! Nothing wrong with that

Well it wasn’t particularly intelligent was it, given I’m online 🤔

I thought no one on MN ever answered their doors anyway.

@PinkTonic

That reply was neither specifically intelligent nor unintelligent - just sarcastic! Nothing wrong with that

Well it wasn’t particularly intelligent was it, given I’m online 🤔

And especially given that many of us were using the internet in the 20th century.

The woman was extremely entitled and rude, and also lazy. However I have ordered takeaways to be delivered and given the address of a hotel or pub as the delivery address, and specified "I will be waiting in the car park" in the delivery instructions. This was when I was working in a park so was in the park for at least 8 hours, without any other access to food or drink (massive national park not a tiny city park with supermarkets within easy walking distance) and it was my responsibility to get lunch for the entire team.

All the people going "OMG don't be so lazy just go to the restaurant and collect it!!!" need to stop being so damn ignorant. Do you not realise that not everyone is able-bodied, and not everyone has access to a car? I'm severely disabled and can't drive. Collecting food from a restaurant miles away is NOT an option for me, nor is carting a massive hamper of food on three buses.

Even if someone is able-bodied, there's absolutely nothing wrong with preferring to eat a pizza over a manky damp sandwich. It's sheer virtue signalling to act as though eating a homemade sandwich is somehow morally superior to getting a takeaway.

@Butwasitherdriveway you're absolutely not weird! Some of these responses are hilarious

@ClafoutisSurprise when I have done this I have never hovered outside someone's front room. I may have waited on the PUBLIC footpath but hey that would not fit your narrative

@Butwasitherdriveway

I honestly think the only mistake she made is not being there. Am I weird?

Nope. The only weird thing is not being there to collect. Otherwise OP I assume wouldn't even have known about it.

@LabbyNoona

I’ve put a random address right next to a park on a deliveroo order before, only way of getting something delivered to the park But then I watch like a hawk and jump up and collect as soon as I see the driver! Would be mortified if they rang the bell

This would be fine but the situation you describe is very rude.

Even if someone is able-bodied, there's absolutely nothing wrong with preferring to eat a pizza over a manky damp sandwich. It's sheer virtue signalling to act as though eating a homemade sandwich is somehow morally superior to getting a takeaway.

Don’t make manky damp sandwiches then.
I’d much sooner have a selection of picnic stuff over an over priced greasy pizza.

she just acted like I had been super offensive and sarcastically told me to have a nice day.

What a twonk.

@StanfordPines

Even if someone is able-bodied, there's absolutely nothing wrong with preferring to eat a pizza over a manky damp sandwich. It's sheer virtue signalling to act as though eating a homemade sandwich is somehow morally superior to getting a takeaway.

Don’t make manky damp sandwiches then.
I’d much sooner have a selection of picnic stuff over an over priced greasy pizza.

Why are you getting over priced greasy pizzas? Sounds horrible! I only order takeaways from places which make delicious food

Should’ve shoved it in your wheelie been. Entitled arse!

Next time definitely accept the food! I would love a free takeaway

A deliveroo guy once accidentally gave me the wrong order with too much food in it. I called the restro and they said to go ahead and eat it. I opened it all up, driver came back and wanted to switch back to the right one, I put the lids on and pretty sure they were 're delivered

@StanfordPines

Even if someone is able-bodied, there's absolutely nothing wrong with preferring to eat a pizza over a manky damp sandwich. It's sheer virtue signalling to act as though eating a homemade sandwich is somehow morally superior to getting a takeaway.

Don’t make manky damp sandwiches then.
I’d much sooner have a selection of picnic stuff over an over priced greasy pizza.

Sometimes you want an M&S ladies Prosecco lunch, other times you just want a big warm takeaway. Dutifully carting hummus doesn’t make you morally superior

I’d much sooner have a selection of picnic stuff over an over priced greasy pizza.

Or you could just... eat what you like and not be judgemental about other people eating what they like?

Presumably you have a car, to be able to cart your naice picnic bits to the park. But you see no issue with judging disabled people who don't have access to cars and can't physically carry food on foot/public transport.

I realise this will be news to the Professionally Offended Virtue Signalling brigade, but enjoying takeaways isn't actually a moral failing.

[quote Kettledodger]@ClafoutisSurprise when I have done this I have never hovered outside someone's front room. I may have waited on the PUBLIC footpath but hey that would not fit your narrative[/quote]
No ‘narrative’ here - odd way of putting it.

It depends on the setup of the street, really, doesn’t it? My house has a very short drive, and if people loiter about outside they are very close indeed. It’s completely different to people just walking past or parking up outside. We had an issue with a neighbour selling weed, and one of the problems was precisely that - youngsters hanging about outside our house so we could hear and see them clearly if we were watching Tv or reading. On the road, which is public, yes, but close enough to be a problem. It was one of the factors that made the council take action.

Would it have been OK if the girl ordered hummus?

It's quite an obscure address as well as it has a different postcode to the rest of the street and the house has a name instead of a number, which we don't display so you would need to look it up to get the whole thing.

Not the issue of the thread I know, but does this not make it difficult in general for delivery people?

Well just honestly who would use someone else's address to get a delivery - obviously some people. Not heard of this but clearly A Thing

I think it is very cheeky / rude and I would be ticked off if my house.

@PurpleCrocuses

I’d much sooner have a selection of picnic stuff over an over priced greasy pizza.

Or you could just... eat what you like and not be judgemental about other people eating what they like?

Presumably you have a car, to be able to cart your naice picnic bits to the park. But you see no issue with judging disabled people who don't have access to cars and can't physically carry food on foot/public transport.

I realise this will be news to the Professionally Offended Virtue Signalling brigade, but enjoying takeaways isn't actually a moral failing.

I was referring to the bit when you talked about able bodied people. Stop being offended.

@BasiliskStare

Well just honestly who would use someone else's address to get a delivery - obviously some people. Not heard of this but clearly A Thing

I think it is very cheeky / rude and I would be ticked off if my house.

Me.

@ClafoutisSurprise we live fairly urban block of flats in a large town only a block from our high street which has numerous clubs, pubs and restaurants. If I got uptight about anyone hanging around outside on the footpath I don't think I would be very happy