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Macaulay Culkin channels his beloved Home Alone character and orders carolers in new Uber Eats ad

A typical Uber Eats delivery in New Jersey took an unexpected turn when a driver discovered that her supposed food order was actually 20 grams of marijuana, deceptively wrapped to resemble a burrito. In US, Uber Eats driver found marijuana disguised as burrito, sparking police investigation. She thought it smelled like marijuana,” said Washington Township Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik, as …

US woman finds marijuana instead of burrito in package she ordered from Uber Eats

A New Jersey-based driver was shocked to receive her Uber Eats delivery when she discovered her food order wasn’t the burrito she expected – it was an ounce of marijuana wrapped in foil. She thought it smelled like marijuana,” Washington Township Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik said in a statement, as reported by NYP. “There was no food in that burrito,” …

With the advent of food delivery applications, ordering online food at doorstep has become the norm of the day. Also, food delivery apps sometimes don't charge a penny, as the amount one pay for the food exceeds a minimum order scale. McDonald’s charge 134 per cent more for food costing around $10 in person, while Chick-fil-A's chicken sandwich costs $9.85 …

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Wild moment Uber Eats driver tries to fight off teens from allegedly stealing his car after stranger jumped into vehicle seconds after he left it to drop off an order

Horrifying footage has captured the moment three teenagers stole a car moments after an Uber Eats driver left the vehicle to drop off an order. CCTV footage from a neighbouring property showed the Uber Eats driver park his Toyota Camry outside a house before he stepped out to drop off an order. The Uber Eats driver tried to stop the …

If you can’t beat them, join them. In a major reversal, Domino’s Pizza said Wednesday it’s partnering with Uber Eats to make deliveries in the U.S. and 27 international markets. Under the agreement, uniformed Domino’s drivers will still make the deliveries that customers order via Uber Eats, and Uber Eats will share data with Domino’s on delivery efficiency and incremental …

Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub sued the City of New York on Thursday in order to block its new minimum pay rules for food delivery worker, as reported by the Associated Press. This comes on the heels of new regulations that would "nearly triple average earnings for app-based delivery workers in the coming years," including a raise to $17.96 per …

Who’s sending mystery Uber Eats orders to L.A. neighborhoods? The plot thickens

Unwanted orders from McDonald’s and Starbucks were delivered to the Highland Park home of Morgan Currier on Feb. 28. Since late February, a stretch of Range View Avenue in Highland Park has been inundated with unwanted deliveries from Uber Eats, the online food delivery service. Six Range View residents interviewed by The Times said that they had received several Uber …

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'Sorry Love, Ate Your Food': Woman Orders Food on Uber Eats, Receives Confession from Delivery Person

Waiting for your food is exciting. “Sorry love, ate your food,” the delivery person sent her the message. Ilyas had made an order worth nearly 20 USD for two burgers, chips and a chicken wrap from Bim’s in Ilford, east London on Saturday using the Uber Eats app, The DailyMail reported. But when she expected the doorbell to ring and …

A change to the Grubhub food delivery app now sets the default tip a user can give a delivery driver at zero, a move frustrating drivers who are highly reliant on tips. Grubhub spokeswoman Katie Norris said that California drivers for the platform are making 20% higher pay per order, including tips, since Proposition 22 came into effect, and that …

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Just Eat Takeaway doubled its orders in Canada. It’s coming for the US next

London CNN Business — Online food delivery is booming in Canada, at least for one company. Just Eat Takeaway.com said on Wednesday that orders in Canada — where it operates as Skip The Dishes — rose by 98% to 23.5 million in the third quarter compared with the same period last year. “We are now transforming that pick-up culture into …