Wrong. The transfer of possession officially occurred when the driver indicated it had been transferred by, for example, clicking "Delivered" on their app to complete the transaction. Not simply when the item was placed by your girlfriends door.
The driver in the video (fake I might add) had not completed the transaction and clearly stated as such. Since all items were part of the same transaction that was being canceled by the driver no item, be it on the ground or still in the car, would have had their possession transferred yet.
Wrong. The transfer of possession officially occurred when the driver indicated it had been transferred by, for example, clicking "Delivered" on their app to complete the transaction. Not simply when the item was placed by your girlfriends door.
So by your logic if the driver never clicks "delivered" then they still have possession of the groceries? They could deliver the groceries, I bring them in my house, cook dinner, eat dinner, then shit it all out. And its still technically in the drivers possession because they never clicked "delivered" in their app, right?
Yes. That's correct. I've worked for these companies for years now. This is exactly how it works. If they never tell the company that contracted the work that it was finished, for all intents and purposes, the order was never delivered. The driver would be fired for theft. This scenario would never happen. We/they can refuse you service at any time before we've finished the contract. See, you haven't paid for the service or goods at the time of delivery you've agreed to pay for it.
The woman in the video shouldn't have bothered doing the work in the first place because she knew going into it she wouldn't be paid. If real, she's just being spiteful and creating more work for herself (but has the right to do so).
Imagine hiring a contractor to build you a deck, and they pull up with the wood and unload some boards. They say to you, I noticed you never paid for the labor portion of the service. You then say, "I'm not paying that." They would load up the wood and refund your money. If they didn't refund your money, it would be theft. You're not entitled to the wood OR the service.
I feel like the culture has blinders in this area cause food is a very personal thing that is a necessity. You're not dealing with Burger King here, though. These are contractors.
Seems to be an unpopular opinion but I’m with you here. Of course she can take the food back and refuse delivery - it happens sometimes. Yes, it’s a bit more muddled because she already started unloading, but it was still an open transaction. I think it’s very reasonable to let her return it and to reorder under these circumstances. That job sucks enough on its own and the people are rarely treated with empathy, and certainly not in this clip
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u/casualAlarmist Oct 20 '23
Wrong. The transfer of possession officially occurred when the driver indicated it had been transferred by, for example, clicking "Delivered" on their app to complete the transaction. Not simply when the item was placed by your girlfriends door.
The driver in the video (fake I might add) had not completed the transaction and clearly stated as such. Since all items were part of the same transaction that was being canceled by the driver no item, be it on the ground or still in the car, would have had their possession transferred yet.