‘Draw me a tiger’ – China’s food delivery drivers show their versatility as customers push the boundaries
Instructions with food orders include bizarre and personal requests, sometimes even relegating the takeaway to secondary importance
China’s famed food delivery services can provide anything by scooter via a quick phone order, from bubble tea to hotpot to McDonald’s – and, it seems, more personal requests.
In 2016, about 256 million Chinese used online food services, which by last September covered 1,300 cities, with the market estimated to be worth more than 240 billion yuan (US$37 billion).
But some are not just using it to satisfy their food cravings. Various weird and wacky demands sent to food delivery staff have been brought to light in an article shared on social messenger app WeChat on Monday, from killing insects to drawing cartoons on delivery bags.
“Please find a delivery boy who can kill bugs,” read the instruction accompanying an order for a noodle dish and vegetables on June 1. “Really, this is no joke, it’s an emergency. There is a big bug on the ceiling and we dare not hit it ourselves. Please delivery boy.”
