On top of the lingering smell, spilled coffee can leave some awful-to-clean stains, which is why one Georgia woman wasn’t too pleased when her Uber Eats order turned into such a mess. EnvironmentalMath514 shared her experience on r/mildlyinfuriating, sarcastically claiming that the “Uber driver chose violence.” She had ordered Starbucks, but when she came to the door to grab it a minute after it arrived, the bag fell through, leaving quite the spill in her apartment hallway.
Environmental Math says the Uber Eats driver didn’t warn her that the drinks had spilled inside, leaving the bottom of the bag soaked. “Now I’m scrubbing coffee out the hallway carpet,” she sighed. Besides the hassle of cleaning her mess of an order, Math also claimed she had given the driver a 40% tip even though the Starbucks was a mile away.
People were evidently shocked that a driver would allegedly do this, despite being given such a huge tip for a short drive away. “Why in gods green earth would you tip 40%?!?!” exclaimed a user. “40% tip just for him to season the carpet with coffee,” joked another.
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Some people even accused OP of being in the wrong and lazy for not going to this nearby Starbucks herself for her order. To that, she explained why she couldn’t: “I had surgery. Otherwise, I would.” Over the past several months, Math had posted about her situation, with things having been so rough that she needed a walker.
A few Redditors tried speaking up in defense of the Uber driver, saying that this spill wasn’t intentional. One commenter pointed out that Starbucks doesn’t use a special insert to keep drinks stable. Several others wondered whether the spill actually was someone else’s fault, like a pet dog or a clumsy passerby. Based on how fast she went out to pick up her order, Math doesn’t believe it could have been anyone else, but the driver’s doing.
As to whether OP asked for a refund, she said Uber Eats won’t refund her tip, as she did it prior to the delivery. However, the official site states that customers “can edit the tip amount up to one hour after their order arrives,” leaving Math’s concluding claim questionable.
