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Even before the pandemic, the amount of people using delivery services like Uber Eats and Door Dash has skyrocketed over the years. It's amazing the price people will pay for a little extra convenience. For the most part, the job is probably pretty boring and annoying, but you've gotta wonder what strange encounters couriers have experienced over the years. One redditor asked delivery service workers to share some of the weirder things that happened on the job, and the responses were pretty entertaining—these workers have seen everything from BBQ rib orgies to basement puppy parties. We've collected some of our favorite anecdotes for your amusement.

Millions of people have been working from home since the start of the pandemic, which means couriers and food service workers have been going hard at the delivery game all through quarantine. It shouldn't be a surprise that the couriers of Caviar, Doordash, Favor, GrubHub, Instacart, Postmates, and UberEATS have some amusing stories. r/couriersofreddit is a subreddit where workers share relatable memes, funny experiences, and screenshots of both good and bad interactions with customers. We've gathered a bunch of amusing and eye-opening posts from the sub to remind everyone to be kind to couriers and tip extra in these crazy times. 

Apparently being a delivery driver comes with its fair share of perks, including getting to meet tons of freaking adorable animals. Someone started a Facebook group for UPS drivers to share pics of the animals they meet along their routes, and it is certainly some squee-worthy material if you ask us. They have Instagram too so check 'em out!

If you've ever felt frustrated by your employer's business practices then this story involving an irritated DoorDash employee and customer service might make you feel a little less bad about your own situation. 

DoorDash is known for having a sketchy tipping policy, which includes paying employees (known as "Dashers") a guaranteed amount of money per delivery based on the conditions of each delivery. The issue here is that the company pockets any customer tips that put the sum above that guaranteed amount. 

This employee, Carlos, decided to call out the food delivery company for underpaying him and of course, DoorDash did everything in its power to try and stop that.

The moral of the story? Maybe take your business to a different food delivery company next time, or tip your driver in cash!

Sometimes the Amazon delivery people screw up, and that's okay - they're human after all and life goes on. Unfortunately, however, sometimes these screw-ups lend themselves to, shall we say, less-savory happenstances? In this particular case, we're not really sure that these people will live to see the other side of this because it's just so humiliating!

Life is pain, why not take some of the edge off with these time-wasting pics? 

We've always known that being a delivery driver is a less than glamorous job, but these stories from Reddit really take the cake. Stay safe out there, delivery drivers of the world!

Well, maybe your boredom problems. These memes are tearing it up on Reddit and Twitter, and it's easy to see why. Most of us have those little problems that we pretend to cure with distractions like video games, food or alcohol. The Uber Eats meme is especially triggering.