Ever had a delivery person use your mobile number inappropriately?

ED E · 16-01-2018 09:56PM #1

Inspired by a twitter story here but the specifics of her case aren't really the point (she blames the wrong firm IMO).

You order takeway, get a package delivered etc
Receive your goods
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?

donegaLroad · 16-01-2018 10:01PM

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).
You order takeway, get a package delivered etc

Receive your goods

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.

whoopsadoodles · 16-01-2018 10:07PM

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.

The_Valeyard · 16-01-2018 10:09PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I call bull****.

Good looking girls don't order pints of Guinness.

You're right. Great looking girls do.

The Backwards Man · 16-01-2018 10:09PM

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.

donegaLroad · 16-01-2018 10:10PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I call bull****.

Good looking girls don't order pints of Guinness.

This is in Toulouse.. possibly a rugby fan!

baylah17 · 16-01-2018 10:10PM

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

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 16-01-2018 10:12PM

donegaLroad wrote: »

This is in Toulouse.. possibly a rugby fan!

Or a French bloke in drag.

RichT · 16-01-2018 10:17PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

I call bull****.

Good looking girls don't order pints of Guinness.

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

893bet · 16-01-2018 10:20PM

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

freshpopcorn · 16-01-2018 10:23PM

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.

16-01-2018 10:30PM

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

B.A._Baracus · 16-01-2018 10:32PM

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.

Fr_Dougal · 16-01-2018 10:49PM

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.

PandaPoo · 16-01-2018 10:55PM

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.

boege · 16-01-2018 11:02PM

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

donegaLroad · 16-01-2018 11:07PM

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.

ED E · 16-01-2018 11:12PM

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.

Grab All Association · 16-01-2018 11:17PM

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.

Axwell · 16-01-2018 11:23PM

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.

boege · 16-01-2018 11:30PM

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.

dresden8 · 16-01-2018 11:40PM

Claim there.

copperhead · 16-01-2018 11:40PM

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 !!

duffman13 · 16-01-2018 11:45PM

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.

Dyr · 17-01-2018 12:03AM

I'm hungry now FFS

FizzleSticks · 17-01-2018 12:13AM

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uck51js9zml2yt · 17-01-2018 12:37AM

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.

Rubberchikken · 17-01-2018 12:43AM

Creepy. The restaurant should at least fire him.

FanadMan · 17-01-2018 03:23AM

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.

NinetyTwoTeam · 17-01-2018 03:56AM

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.

ubs69 · 17-01-2018 05:24AM

893bet wrote: »

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

Eat it while it's hot ðŸ˜€

Ever had a delivery person use your mobile number inappropriately?

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