A food delivery driver was mistakenly called out after Australians claimed he was eating a customer’s order, before a man claiming the driver pictured offered a simple explanation.
The delivery driver was seen eating the food in Bondi Junction, a Sydney suburb, and a moody woman posted the video online for all to see.
Footage shows him munching on a McChicken burger from an open McDelivery bag, surrounded by a group of other food orders.
“Looks like people in Bondi won’t be in a rush for dinner tonight,” he mistakenly wrote.
A food delivery driver was wrongly called out after being filmed eating an order, before a man claiming the driver in the photo offered a simple explanation.
The response from onlookers was swift and brutal, with many drawing incorrect conclusions about the driver’s behavior, claiming he had taken a customer’s food.
“Typical UberEats driver,” wrote one Australian.
A second added: “That’s why I go and get my own food.”
But then a man claiming to be the delivery driver seen in the video explained why he had the right to eat the food, and there was no suggestion otherwise.
‘The customer canceled that order upon pickup after he had an emergency. Please don’t video me.
Food delivery drivers have become a familiar sight in every Australian city.
This led some Australians to focus their attention on the woman who filmed the clip in the first place and ask her why she did it.
One person spoke for many and wrote that those who criticize drivers should: “Go outside and have your own tea, you lazy people.”
“They literally delivered dinner to me when I was absolutely screwed, so I’m not going to complain.”
Another said: “He’s probably on holiday, leave him alone.”
A third added: “What a Karen,” while another said: “She’s doing UberEats for 8-10 hours and then needs a break like this.”
Delivery apps such as UberEats, Deliveroo and Menulog are now so popular in Australia that independent drivers and riders simply wait outside restaurants for an inevitable wave of orders to arrive.
Many Australians are undeterred by the prices, with rates as high as $8 per delivery.
Many Australians are undeterred by the high prices, with fees of up to $8 per delivery. Pictured: Passengers at McDonald’s, Waterloo.
In 2018, a Melbourne UberEats driver was caught on camera helping him get a chip from a customer’s order.
Security footage obtained by Triple M shows the driver devouring the chip while waiting for her to arrive at the door.
In a statement to WhatsNew2Day Australia, a spokesperson for UberEats said: “We know how important food safety is and we ask delivery partners to take extra care during the delivery process to ensure the quality of the meals they deliver to customers. restaurants reflects the standards of the restaurant.
‘Delivery partners who use UberEats are expected to comply with the Uber Eats community guidelines which explain that they may lose access to the app for altering orders.
“We encourage app users to contact us if they have any concerns or issues and we will work to resolve them with them.”
There is no suggestion that any of the drivers shown, except the driver who eats the chip below, have acted inappropriately.
Security footage obtained by Triple M shows the driver devouring the chip while waiting for her to arrive at the door.
The industry in Australia is booming, driven by millennials willing to pay for the convenience of having food delivered to their doors. Pictured: Passengers at McDonald’s, Waterloo.