
I'm a simple emigrant and I sometimes order delivery
In Germany, delivery is almost always a hassle. When choosing furniture, be prepared that you’ll have to wait about three months for delivery. Here, at 2 a.m., you won’t get sushi delivered within 15 minutes. There are apps for ordering groceries and meals from restaurants, and that’s something to be grateful for. For example, big supermarkets have their own delivery, and there are also separate apps: Flink, Knuspr, Flaschenpost, Wolt, Lieferando, and Uber Eats. I mainly use Wolt; they have great support, they offer delivery from both supermarkets and restaurants, and a clear interface. The catch is, they constantly bring the wrong products, even though I select them with such care. With ready-made meals it’s better, though delivery times are often longer. Recently I ordered food and sat waiting. After an hour, the courier arrives with my order. I hand it over, I’m already starving, I start a series, lay the food out on the table, settle in. The intercom rang. I asked who it was—the delivery. Strange, I thought. The courier arrives with a bag of food. I tell him that this isn’t my name and not my order. He clearly understands only half of what I said and starts insisting that it’s my order, just that something got mixed up in the system. I try to explain that maybe there was a mix-up, but I’ve already gotten mine. The courier turned out to be pushy: he thrusts this bag at me, while trying to show something on his phone, which is all in Arabic. In short, I give up and take this bag, since that’s what he wanted to hand over. He leaves, happy and with a sense of accomplishment. 😅 And what funny situations have you had with couriers? #curiosities