"Take Off Your Shoes When Delivering... Heated Debate Over Charging Cleaning Fees to Customers Who Requested It"

Customer Requested "Take Off Your Shoes" on Delivery App
Restaurant Asked to "Bring a Bag to Tie on Shoes"

Netizens have mixed reactions to a customer who wrote "Please take off your shoes" in the delivery app's special requests. On the 9th, a post titled "The most extreme delivery request ever" was uploaded on an online community.

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The author, Mr. A, said, "A customer ordered food through a delivery app and left a request for the delivery driver saying, 'Please ring the bell on the first floor. Be sure to take off your shoes when coming up.'" He added, "The customer even threatened to charge cleaning fees for the carpet and stairs if the driver came up wearing shoes." According to the photo Mr. A posted, the customer also asked the restaurant, "If there are delivery drivers who find it difficult to take off their shoes, please provide two bags so they can tie their shoes and come up."

Netizens who read the story criticized, saying, "Such an order should be canceled," "The customer should go down to the first floor to pick up the food," and "Why are there so many rude people in the world?" On the other hand, some responded, "If it's a space where you take off your shoes, isn't it a reasonable request?" and "You need to see the house layout first."

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However, in the past, there was a heartwarming story where a delivery driver voluntarily took off their shoes while delivering. Mr. B, who ordered food through a delivery app, shared a photo he received from the delivery driver, which brought smiles.

Mr. B said, "My dog is very sensitive to noises outside the front door and barks a lot, so I always write in the requests, 'Please deliver as quietly as possible because my dog barks severely.'" He shared the story, adding, "Today, as usual, my dog barked, but I received this message," and revealed the photo. The photo showed the delivery driver's bare feet carrying the food up the stairs to avoid waking the dog.

Despite the driver's efforts, the dog barked outside the front door, and the driver texted Mr. B, saying, "Your dog's hearing is very sensitive." Netizens responded with comments like, "The delivery driver must be a dog lover too," and "The socks are so cute."