One Idaho man’s experience with a food delivery delay took things to a whole new level and ended with him basically turning into his own customer service department. Joseph Bolin wasn’t expecting anything dramatic when he placed a DoorDash order. Just a burrito, a drink, and a normal wait time. Pretty standard. But what started as a routine order quickly spiraled into something that had TikTok glued to their screens.
According to Joseph, the delivery initially seemed to be moving along just fine. The driver picked up the order quickly, which usually means you’re minutes away from eating. But then nothing. Time kept ticking. Minutes turned into an hour. Then another. At some point, confusion turned into full-blown frustration.
Instead of watching the clock, the Idaho man started watching the map. That’s when he noticed something strange: his driver wasn’t moving. At all. The location showed the car sitting in a movie theater parking lot, just parked there like time had stopped.
Idaho Man Tracks Down DoorDasher After 2 Hour Wait
Naturally, he tried to reach out. “Dude… what is taking so long?” he asked through the app. No response. No update. Just silence and a stationary dot on the screen. Now, most people might cut their losses at this point. Maybe cancel the order, grab something from the fridge, and move on. Joseph? Not exactly.
After dealing with customer support, which he says only offered him $10 in credit when he wanted a full refund, he decided to handle things his own way. If the food wasn’t coming to him, he was going to the food. He actually got in his car and drove to the location where his driver had been sitting.
When he arrived at the movie theater parking lot, the situation took another turn. Instead of a confrontation, Joseph found himself essentially trailing the driver once they finally decided to leave. It became less about the food and more about the sheer absurdity of the situation.
Eventually, he headed back home, and believe it or not, the order did show up. After nearly two hours. The final delivery? A burrito and a soda that had definitely seen better days. Online, people had a lot to say.
It’s Not Safe To Eat
Some were focused on the wait time itself. “Door dash needs to have a max wait. If the wait is too long then drivers should be penalized,” one viewer wrote. Others couldn’t help but speculate about what the driver had been doing. “Bro really picked up your order and then went to watch a movie smh,” another joked.
And then there were the food safety concerns, which honestly is fair. “The food can’t be safe to eat at that point,” one comment read, while another added, “At 2 hours at room temp, the food no longer meets food safety standards. They should give you a refund.”
At the end of the day, this whole situation raises a bigger question about delivery apps and accountability. When everything works, it’s incredibly convenient. But when it doesn’t? You might just find yourself tracking down your dinner in a movie theater parking lot like this disgruntled Idaho customer.
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