I had been working from home for the past month, and while I am thankful for the convenience of it, I am also beginning to miss the simple luxuries of going out and buying things. I was especially missing a certain treat – ice cream.
So I decided to do something I had never done before – order ice cream online. I ordered Foodpanda, and I thought I would give it a try. I selected my favourite flavour from a website and paid for it online.
The next day, I was expecting my delivery. I had already checked the tracking website for updates, and it said that my ice cream was out for delivery. So I waited. And waited. And waited.
Finally, after what felt like forever, I left my wooden door open and waited in case the driver did leave it outside. So I went to check every 30 mins and found my ice cream on the floor.
I was taken aback. I thought that there will be at least some kind of acknowledgment that he was delivering my ice cream. Instead, he had acted like he was a mute and leave it there without even bothering to press the door bell.
I opened the box to find that my ice cream had already melt. I was disappointed, but I decided to let it go since I was just happy to have my ice cream. But then, I noticed something else – the box was not insulated. In other words, the delivery driver had left my ice cream out in the heat, without any protection from the sun or the elements.
This made me angry. I couldn’t believe that a delivery driver would be so careless with someone else’s food. I immediately called the delivery service to complain, but all they could do was apologize and promise to look into the matter.
I understand that delivery drivers are under a lot of pressure right now, but it’s still not acceptable to treat someone else’s food like it doesn’t matter. After all, it’s not like I was ordering a pizza or something. This was an expensive, perishable item that needed to be handled with care.
It’s upsetting to think that delivery drivers are treating people’s food like it’s a disposable commodity. I understand that some people may not care about their food, but that doesn’t mean that everyone feels the same way. If a delivery driver is going to do a job, they should do it properly and with respect.
I hope delivery drivers everywhere will take more care with the food they are delivering. It’s not just a job – it’s someone’s dinner, someone’s dessert, someone’s special treat. And it shouldn’t be treated like it’s nothing.