Shocking Delivery Service Surprises
Delivery workers often see a wide range of people with all kinds of tastes. Weird food, odd houses, or awful neighbors, they’ve seen them all.
Sometimes, these encounters leave a lasting impression, creating a story that wants to be told time and time again. These 50 Redditors share times their deliveries took a strange and unexpected turn.
1. Joining The Masters
I took a big pizza order to a college dorm. It was just under $200. When I go there, I knew the code to get in because I had been a dorm head in the same building a few years earlier and there was one door with a code instead of swipe card.
I knew exactly where the room was, so I knocked and the guy opened it and said "hold on" and closed the door.
I heard an alarming amount of movement in the tiny dorm. I was getting nervous—but I was in for a surprise. About two minutes later, they opened the door with no lights on. In the dorm was around 15 dudes all in cloaks and holding lightsabers. One addressed me as Master Jedi. I was laughing so hard I almost dropped their drinks. They tipped like a hundred bucks and said I could join their club anytime.
It was amazing.
2. An Unexpected Meal
I worked for Uber Eats. One time, I picked up the order and pedaled to the delivery address. Once I get there, I ring the doorbell and no one answers. I start sending my message and wait for someone to respond.
Two minutes later, a very distressed woman comes out screaming expletives at someone inside the house and left in her car.
The person at the door, who was only in his undies, proceeds to slam the door. I just stood there speechless. I let 30 seconds pass and ring the doorbell again, no one answered. I sent another message and I was ignored. After 10 minutes, I contacted support and they told me that if they didn't answer in five more minutes, I was free to leave with the food.
I waited the five minutes, texted support to let them know, and then drove back home. My girlfriend and I had a feast. We googled the cost of the meal and it was close to around $100, which is a ton for only two people.
We were in a very rough place economically then, and it ended up being the best meal we had had in months.
3. Lower Than Expected
I was delivering a pizza and after I knocked on the door, I heard a faraway voice yell "coming!", so I waited. After about a minute, I hear the same voice a little closer yell "almost there just wait!".
This continues for several minutes, with the voice coming closer and closer until the person finally reaches the door and opens it.
I'm expecting to see someone at eye level, however instead I'm greeted by a smiling person on the floor who had no legs and dragged themselves across the house to answer the door.
I offered to put the pizza inside for them in the kitchen and they were pretty appreciative.
4. Is It Halloween?
I delivered like five pizzas to this guy once. I had to ring the doorbell several times before he came to the door. When he got there, he didn't really say anything except to come on in really quick. Now you aren't supposed to go into people's houses but I thought “Who cares, I can defend myself”. I get inside this guy's huge house. I was not prepared for what I found.
There was a full suit of armor right by the door, and somewhere he had this Halloween CD playing creepy, deep-voiced laughs. While he's searching for his wallet, the biggest dog I've ever seen walks up to me and falls at my feet pushing me over.
I'm sitting next to a suit of armor petting this huge dog waiting for this man to pay me.
He gave me a $40 tip.
