Free Uber Eats is a dream come true but when hundreds of unsolicited orders start to flood into the neighborhood, it leaves the residents very confused. In New Westminster’s Victoria Hill neighborhood, residents received hundreds of unordered Uber Eats food orders.
The orders consisted of everything from bottles of water to a doughnut and even a single bowl of gravy. No one had to punch in their card since it was already paid.
“It’s like this insane barrage of deliveries,” resident Jennifer Hughes said. “Every 30 minutes, the bags would just show up.”
There were no names or specific units or addresses listed on the orders as it had a generic address for multiple townhouse complexes. Residents are puzzled since it’s been occurring for weeks with no end in sight.
“We are all at a loss of what to do… It is very wasteful and, seemingly, there is no stopping,” Hughes said “(Thursday) alone, there were dozens and dozens of deliveries in the entire neighbourhood. All piling up in front of doors and condo buildings.”
Hughes connected with other residents in the neighbourhood through a community Facebook group and other residents were experiencing similar mysterious deliveries.
“There was a lineup down the street in front of our house of delivery drivers,” Geoff McLennan said. “They were all laughing to each other and one driver said there were ‘thousands of orders that spiked over the recent weeks to the neighbourhood. They didn’t know what was going on either.”
Uber Eats confirmed the residents’ stories, and an official said they have banned numerous accounts placing the orders.
“The reports of unsolicited deliveries are concerning,” an Uber spokesperson said.
“We will not hesitate to take additional action if the unsolicited orders continue. Uber has a dedicated public safety team that is standing by to work with police.”
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9562207/dozens-unsolicited-food-orders-new-westminste/