"YES!" exclaims the cute young university student when she sees the Shamrock shake she has ordered from McDonald's for St. Patrick's Day.
"Thank you so very much" says the elderly woman whose friend has gifted them with a grocery order from WalMart.
"I think my cold will get better faster now I have the Nyquill" says the younger man standing waiting for delivery from CVS.
"The restaurant tells me you need a substitute as they are all out of the garlic mashed potatoes. Would you like a substitute?" I text to the disappointed man awaiting those very items. "No, It will be okay" he texts back.
"Cancel our order! You took too long to bring the food" insists some who refuse delivery at the door. So, the "Delivered to the customer" spot on the app is touched and a free meal is available for the delivery person.
Many hungry people are out there who are willing to pay to have the prepared food brought to them.
Apartment complexes are complex with the multiple buildings and the building numbers hidden on sides obstructed by the trees grown tall since the complex was designed and developed. Those who live in them usually will come to the parking lot to collect their food and as I hand it out the window they speak their thanks for my services.
Food delivery people learn an entire new vocabulary based upon the country of origin of the restaurant. Nan is a bread in India, Ga is chicken in Vietnamese, Tandoori is an oven method of cooking chicken popular from India. Of course we already had the offerings from Italy, Mexico and even from the Irish.
Some deliver alcohol. 7-Eleven clerks are a little scared to hand over the prepackaged beer, and some establishments require an elderly food delivery person to provide ID even while wearing the years of life on their face.
The various architecture available to view are a plethora of styles. Sometimes food is taken to gated communities equipped with guards who call ahead to ask if the delivery is truly desired. Sometimes food is delivered when the gate combination is handed over and sometimes another driver will open the gate from their vehicle which is directly behind.
BUT...it is truly the expressions of gratitude that make it worthwhile to deliver food to the many hungry people. Sure there's a bit of income stream, but it is the satisfaction of the customer.
