Mysterious food deliveries stymie L.A. neighborhood
March 15, 2023 by DarcieMove over ‘Murders in the Building’ – there’s a new mystery afoot, but it (thankfully) doesn’t involve anyone being killed, just phantom deliveries from Uber Eats. Apparently a neighbor in Los Angeles is being vexed by a series of unwanted food deliveries from McDonald’s and Starbucks – and no one can figure out who is ordering the food.
The small area – a stretch of Range View Avenue in Highland Park – has been receiving the mysterious packages of items ranging from Chicken McNuggets to lattes for a couple of weeks. The L.A. Times contacted Uber Eats, where a spokesperson informed them “that the company has launched an investigation into the source of the unwanted orders and has taken action against a number of accounts using the delivery service” but declined to elaborate further.
Residents are perplexed by this phenomenon. A few people have eaten the food, but most are either throwing it away or donating it to a nearby food box. “I don’t trust it — I’m throwing it out,” said Dean Sao, one of the residents. I’m with Dean – I don’t think I would eat a food delivery that just showed up on my doorstep. I’ve been trying to figure who would be making the deliveries – rich bored teenagers playing a prank? Some type of weird stalker? A wannabe guerrilla artist? What do you think?
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