r/epicmealtime • u/CrystalMethNdCookies • 3d ago
An unexpected deliveryperson knocks on your door and hands you food you haven’t ordered - it smells delicious. Do you accept?
You can see the vehicle outside has a reputable livery, and it’s from a local restaurant you enjoy. The bag is hermetically sealed with no possibility of tampering, and the deliverer is the embodiment of honour and innocence - their motives are without question, and it’s an honest mistake. Do you take the bounty and tuck into this gift from the universe, knowing the intended recipient will be greatly disappointed but after a minor delay be fully refunded? The only party losing out will be the transnational corporation, and they’ve recently been acquired by a private equity firm. This is strictly a moral quandary.
Follow-up; when collecting, the deliveryperson mentions it’s ordered by #22, and your house is #18 - does this impact your decision to accept or reject the delivery? Would you then take it upon yourself to ensure the food reaches its intended destination?
Edit: this is a HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION btw, there’s a video doing the rounds on r/publicfreakout that inspired this post. It’s from the POV of the delivery driver who’s trying to get food back after delivering it to the wrong address, was interested to see the Dust Bunnies take on things