
I'm a simple emigrant and sometimes I order delivery
In Germany, delivery is almost always a real hassle. When shopping for furniture, be prepared that you’ll have to wait about three months for delivery. At 2 a.m., and even in 15 minutes you won’t get sushi delivered here. There are apps for ordering groceries and meals from restaurants, and that’s something to be thankful for. For example, big supermarkets have their own delivery, and also separate apps: Flink, Knuspr, Flaschenpost, Wolt, Lieferando, and Uber Eats. I mainly use Wolt; they have excellent support, they deliver from both supermarkets and restaurants, and a clear interface. The truth is they constantly bring the wrong products that I chose with such care. Ready meals are better, though delivery times are often longer. Recently I ordered food, sat down to wait. After an hour a courier arrives with my order. He hands it over; I, already hungry, turn on a series, lay the food out on the table, settle in. The intercom rings. I ask who is there — delivery. Strange, I think to myself. The courier comes with a bag of food. I tell him, this isn’t my name and not my order. He obviously understands only half of what I said and starts arguing that this is my order, it’s just that something got mixed up in the system. I try to explain that maybe it was mixed up, but I’ve already got mine. The courier turned out to be pushy: he thrusts this bag at me, while also 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 seemed eager to hand over. He leaves happy and with a sense of duty fulfilled. 😅 And what funny situations have you had with couriers? #curiosities