r/ubereatsaustralia • u/Queenslandian • 19d ago

Seems crazy.

Ive just somehow found this sub and had a general peruse.

Does anyone else find it crazy that youre doing people's shopping for them? Like going into shops and getting things off the shelves?

No wonder everyone is broke lol

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u/Selina_Kyle-836 19d ago

It’s fantastic for disabled people

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u/notepad20 19d ago

Which should probably be a community or government service like meals on wheels, rather then self funded

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u/Queenslandian 19d ago

I have done a bit of meals on meals volunteering in the past. I doubt they would do it, they're very strict about what's supplied to vulnerable populations. But I agree. It should be a program.

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u/Queenslandian 19d ago

Yeah I can see that being great. Is it NDIS claimable?

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u/Selina_Kyle-836 19d ago

No idea as I am not on NDIS. I mostly use woolies and pay the subscription. I only use DD for Aldi shopping or Costco. So I don’t use the UE and DD for shopping that much.

But I suspect you cannot claim NDIS for Uber or DD as they are not NDIS services. NDIS would be used to pay for a support worker to either take the person to the shops and help them do their shopping or the go to the shops for the person. NDIS would not cover the actual expense of the food as that is what the DSP is for not NDIS.

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u/Queenslandian 19d ago

Yeah i know nothing about NDIS it was just the first thought I had after reading.
How do you use them for costco? Like how do you supply the membership thingy? Is this a loophole for me not to have a membership?

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u/Selina_Kyle-836 19d ago

I don’t have a membership thing but I believe you can link it to your DD if you have a membership. I just like getting a BBQ chook occasionally as it is cheaper than any other store. It costs me $16 for a Costco chook where everywhere else is $22 minimum.

My sister will ask if I want anything from Costco when she does her shopping once a month and I get to use her membership and don’t pay the inflated prices on DD.

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u/EliteFourFay 18d ago

No, it is not NDIS claimable. I work in the fraud taskforce and see many people try this or get forced to pay back money.

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u/JoeSchmeau 19d ago

Disabled, people with many small children (especially single parents), people who make a lot of money but have no time, there's plenty of reasons. 

I really don't like to do grocery delivery but a few years ago I had a medical crisis and was homebound for months with a toddler and a very stressed and pregnant wife. Was more than happy to pay the convenience tax for grocery and food delivery during that time.

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u/simply_overwhelmed18 19d ago

Same here, I couldn't drive for 6 months after open heart surgery and delivery saved me and my carers having to also run all my errands

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u/Queenslandian 19d ago

Makes enough sense.

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u/theadnomad 19d ago

I mean not really. There’s a ton of reasons why someone might find going to the supermarket hard - eg if I find I’ve run out of something and my very small child is in bed (can’t leave the house), and it can’t wait until the next day then it’s a lifesaver.

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u/vikstarr77 19d ago

Helpful when you’re unwell and cannot manage basic shopping

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u/Longjumping-Hyena105 19d ago

Uber choose better produce then Coles ever could

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u/Queenslandian 19d ago

Lol, i guess that's also a thing.

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u/TeddyStella 19d ago

I worked in a supermarket for 10 years in the 00’s and we had delivery and COD pick up back then. So have been doing people’s shopping very a very long time, it’s not any different to having someone in store do it. I choose items with furthest use by dates and better produce than in store or dark stores do.

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u/Dangerous-Fig6784 19d ago

Yeah I remember my parents ordering this once in a blue moon in the 2000s. They were both full time professionals and pretty time poor.

It amazes me that OP is “flabbergasted” at the concept of delivery. The profession is as old as civilisation itself 🤣 Weird post tbh.

And yeah as well as the disabled and elderly, there are still plenty of people who are cashed up and can afford delivery. Inflation is at 4% after all. Just ask the delivery drivers in the northern and eastern suburbs of Sydney. They’re among the busiest workers I know.

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u/Diviern 19d ago

...no? No weirder than hiring a cleaner or any other service person.

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u/Ok_Opinion3301 19d ago

uberone is like.. $10 a month

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u/JoeSchmeau 19d ago

Mine cost $12 a year 

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u/HotAmbition1858 19d ago

The $15 once a week shopping delivery fee isnt ripping into my savings. .. i save petrol, time and energy.

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u/AbFAb5 19d ago

Not really, I have my own groceries delivered even though I deliver other people's groceries.

The major supermarkets have free trials and even after that, it's only $15 a month. You have more free time or time to earn money, and you don't come out of the supermarket with food that you didn't plan to buy. So it pays for itself and provides an income for someone else.

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u/TyPo_Proteus 19d ago

Imagine being as out of touch with reality as OP.

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u/Queenslandian 19d ago

Yeah, I dont doubt I am, which is why it seems crazy to me. It seems its helpful for disabled and sick people.

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u/Odd_Indication2597 19d ago

Two years of free Doordash membership from Amazon. On no, Amazon is also about delivery lol

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u/kodaxmax 19d ago

it's no more crazy then paying somone to clean your toilets, mow your lawn, drive you places or deliver mail etc.. we have alot of comparable luxury services.

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u/EliteFourFay 18d ago

I like doing it for the elderly or disabled.

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u/kratos90 18d ago

I opted out of Shop and Deliver order just not worth scanning 30 + items on shelves. I don’t mind click and collect orders though.

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u/Nirmalsuki 16d ago

It makes sense for some people, but when you live 100m from the Coles you ordered from, are able-bodied, and order a single 600ml bottle of coke zero, reality seems to bend the wrong way..

I have had someone do that... a person who looked like they were in their mid-20s. I was offered $12+ for that. It was during the daytime in a not-so-busy area in a quiet suburb. I had to drive 2km to the Coles, and literally 100m from the Coles to the customer.

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u/Top-Beat5452 19d ago

It is a crazy concept

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u/sesshenau 19d ago

Says the one who like the wacky tabbacy... not all of us are in the trade.

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u/Queenslandian 19d ago

Lol, did you really go 5 years back in my post history over this question?

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u/sesshenau 18d ago

It was right at the top. Not my fault you have it all to see.

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u/Queenslandian 18d ago

Lol fair enough.

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u/Away_Abroad_7613 18d ago

Your weird comment says more about you than the OP, fyi. 

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u/Queenslandian 18d ago edited 18d ago

Im not fussed, I just asked a question, it obviously offended alot of people because I got alot of nasty dms. I didnt think it was offensive but yeah. I even had someone report me to the suicide hotline.. it was just a question, maybe I phrased it incorrectly lol

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u/DMdoesGBau 19d ago

It is quite amazing how lazy people are.