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Ever had a delivery person use your mobile number inappropriately?

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  • 16-01-2018 9:56pm
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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭


    Inspired by a twitter story here but the specifics of her case aren't really the point (she blames the wrong firm IMO).
    1. You order takeway, get a package delivered etc
    2. Receive your goods
    3. Driver then whatsapps/texts you to say hi/come onto you etc etc

    From the responses to the original tweet this seems to be common, especially among women. As a lad I've never had this happen but is this common?


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    donegaLroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭donegaLroad


    ED E wrote: »
    Inspired by a twitter story here but the specifics of her case aren't really the point (she blames the wrong firm IMO).
    1. You order takeway, get a package delivered etc
    2. Receive your goods
    3. Driver then whatsapps/texts you to say hi/come onto you etc etc

    From the responses to the original tweet this seems to be common, especially among women. As a lad I've never had this happen but is this common?

    Cant say its happened to me, but I knew a barman who would try and write his phone number on the head of a pint of guinness as he was pullng it, if a good looking girl ordered it.


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    whoopsadoodles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,058 ✭✭✭whoopsadoodles


    donegaLroad wrote: »
    Cant say its happened to me, but I knew a barman who would try and write his phone number on the head of a pint of guinness as he was pullng it, if a good looking girl ordered it.

    I call bull****.

    Good looking girls don't order pints of Guinness.


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    The_Valeyard
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    whoopsadoodles wrote: »
    I call bull****.

    Good looking girls don't order pints of Guinness.

    You're right. Great looking girls do.


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    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    donegaLroad wrote: »
    Cant say its happened to me, but I knew a barman who would try and write his phone number on the head of a pint of guinness as he was pullng it, if a good looking girl ordered it.

    Must have been in the days of the manual exchange.


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    donegaLroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭donegaLroad


    whoopsadoodles wrote: »
    I call bull****.

    Good looking girls don't order pints of Guinness.

    This is in Toulouse.. possibly a rugby fan!


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    baylah17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 790 ✭✭✭baylah17


    whoopsadoodles wrote: »
    donegaLroad wrote: »
    Cant say its happened to me, but I knew a barman who would try and write his phone number on the head of a pint of guinness as he was pullng it, if a good looking girl ordered it.

    I call bull****.

    Good looking girls don't order pints of Guinness.
    I call sexism


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 33,128 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    donegaLroad wrote: »
    This is in Toulouse.. possibly a rugby fan!

    Or a French bloke in drag.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    RichT
    Registered Users Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭RichT


    whoopsadoodles wrote: »
    I call bull****.

    Good looking girls don't order pints of Guinness.

    Cristina Scabbia scrubs up well ........

    ccd06ed50855322fbf8421f83f354bb7.jpg


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    893bet
    Registered Users Posts: 8,804 ✭✭✭893bet


    Hi.....I am delivering the battered sausage you ordered?


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    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,314 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    If the just eat drive hit it off with her and they ended up together you'd read a story online about how he decided to be cheeky and texted her and she fell for the delivery drive and his naughty texts and him giving her extra food.


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    circadian
    Registered Users Posts: 6,918 ✭✭✭circadian


    GDPR. A lot of businessess are in the firing line of this happens.


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    B.A._Baracus
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    People are getting too soft these days.

    Wasn't just eats fault. They don't know if a driver is gonna start messaging someone or not. Heck a driver could bleeding start stalking someone. They couldn't know.

    As for her side.. just tell him to fu*k off and to stop texting her. No need to out it on twitter.


    Let's be honest what he did was chancing his arm. Of course he shouldn't have as it's weird to start messaging someone. But hey no crime done.


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    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    B.A._Baracus wrote: »
    People are getting too soft these days.

    Wasn't just eats fault. They don't know if a driver is gonna start messaging someone or not. Heck a driver could bleeding start stalking someone. They couldn't know.

    As for her side.. just tell him to fu*k off and to stop texting her. No need to out it on twitter.


    Let's be honest what he did was chancing his arm. Of course he shouldn't have as it's weird to start messaging someone. But hey no crime done.

    Not Just Eats fault, but they should suspend the restaurant.

    Creepy thing to do. The whole “I’ll see you next time I deliver “ even more so.


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    PandaPoo
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    It happened to me a few years ago. He lived next door to me in an apartment block with his missus and daughter.
    I ordered Mexican one night and He delivered it. He was really creepy and wouldn't leave me alone. Kept texting me late at night telling me he was going to call up with some beers.
    I moved back to my parents(nothing to do with him) and ordered Chinese one night, guess who delivered it. I couldn't believe it. So the texts started again, asking why I moved out and he missed me. I told him I'd call the guards if he text me again and He said he found my diary in the skip when I moved out of my apartment and He reads it and "enjoys" it. Absolute creepo.


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    boege
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭boege


    OP

    This company made an unlawful use of your personal information.

    You can request that your phone number is deleted.

    I would suggest you report it to the company or to the data protection commissioner.

    More info here:

    https://www.dataprotection.ie/docs/A-guide-to-your-rights-Plain-English-Version/r/858.htm


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    donegaLroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭donegaLroad


    PandaPoo wrote: »
    It happened to me a few years ago. He lived next door to me in an apartment block with his missus and daughter.
    I ordered Mexican one night and He delivered it. He was really creepy and wouldn't leave me alone. Kept texting me late at night telling me he was going to call up with some beers.
    I moved back to my parents(nothing to do with him) and ordered Chinese one night, guess who delivered it. I couldn't believe it. So the texts started again, asking why I moved out and he missed me. I told him I'd call the guards if he text me again and He said he found my diary in the skip when I moved out of my apartment and He reads it and "enjoys" it. Absolute creepo.

    Next time your otdering a Chinese, get some guy you know to answer the door wearing a balaclava.


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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    boege wrote: »
    OP

    This company made an unlawful use of your personal information.

    You can request that your phone number is deleted.

    I would suggest you report it to the company or to the data protection commissioner.

    More info here:

    https://www.dataprotection.ie/docs/A-guide-to-your-rights-Plain-English-Version/r/858.htm

    Im the OP didnt happen to me.

    The tweeter is in the UK so the Irish DPC isnt very useful.


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    Grab All Association
    Registered Users Posts: 3,917 ✭✭✭Grab All Association


    On Heir Hunters BBC there was a story about a milkman who was having sex with woman he was delivering milk to. The heir hunters were trying to find his descendants.

    They missed a great opportunity to quote a line from Father Ted. Delivering more than just dairy products.

    I think Just Eat need to go to every house he has delivered and see are there any hairy babies.


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    Axwell
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    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Not Just Eats fault, but they should suspend the restaurant.

    Creepy thing to do. The whole “I’ll see you next time I deliver “ even more so.

    Why suspend the restaurant - they did nothing wrong? Its a driver, Just Eat should suspend the guy they hired as their delivery driver. He is their staff member.


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    boege
    Registered Users Posts: 469 ✭✭boege


    ED E wrote: »
    Im the OP didnt happen to me.

    The tweeter is in the UK so the Irish DPC isnt very useful.


    Apologies, lazy reading on my part, however the UK data protection legislation will be similar (its an EU Directive).

    It is still an improper (and most likely illegal) use of personal information. Its also creepy - what if he took offence at her rejection and took it further.


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    dresden8
    Registered Users Posts: 3,289 ✭✭✭dresden8


    Claim there.


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    copperhead
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭copperhead


    it happened to me once, got a takeaway one night
    and delivery guy kept ringing, texting and even knocking
    at the door it was soo intimidating and scary,
    guards were eventually involved !!! shur how was i to know had to pay the delivery driver !!


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    duffman13
    Registered Users Posts: 8,946 ✭✭✭duffman13


    Axwell wrote: »
    Why suspend the restaurant - they did nothing wrong? Its a driver, Just Eat should suspend the guy they hired as their delivery driver. He is their staff member.

    Just eat doesn't employ staff to deliver, they are a third party service which literally takes the order and sends it to the shop. He's an employee of the takeaway. That said the restaurant shouldn't be suspended but should be notified by the conduct of their driver.


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    #25
    Dyr
    Registered Users Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    I'm hungry now FFS


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    FizzleSticks
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    uck51js9zml2yt
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    Axwell wrote: »
    Why suspend the restaurant - they did nothing wrong? Its a driver, Just Eat should suspend the guy they hired as their delivery driver. He is their staff member.

    No he's not. He works for the restaurant.


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    Rubberchikken
    Registered Users Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭Rubberchikken


    Creepy. The restaurant should at least fire him.


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    #29
    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    Ever had a delivery person use your mobile number inappropriately?

    Back to OP. Yes.....I had a courier call me to ask me would I drive a 50 mile round-trip to collect a parcel that he was too feckin lazy to deliver. Swift call to his headquarters and he was back on the phone promising to be at my door within an hour.


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    NinetyTwoTeam
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    I was disturbed by the spelling and grammar errors in his texts more than anything. Had a Pakistani delivery driver creep on my ex similarly before, with similarly badly written texts. I'm going to guess in this case it was a foreign lad as well, due to the spelling, and creepy pickup lines seem to be a specialty of theirs, like 'See you next time I get your meal.'

    And it was the guys family who owned the takeaway, as is often the case, and I'd be willing to bet it is here too or else he wouldn't be so brazen.


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    ubs69
    Registered Users Posts: 309 ✭✭ubs69


    893bet wrote: »
    Hi.....I am delivering the battered sausage you ordered?

    Eat it while it's hot 😀


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