Food hoax ends in smiles for handicapped delivery guy

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Sanook went to investigate near a well known mall in Chonburi where they found a Grab delivery rider in floods of tears.

 

Asked what the problem was there was not the normal response. Worawut Ekkaphol, 37, is deaf and unable to speak.

 

His friend Sunthorn came along to help with signing and translations and explained that Worawut had received a food order at 10 am yesterday that came to 2,951 baht.

 

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But when he got to the place of delivery there was no answer to calls or messages and by noon Worawut realized he'd been hoaxed. 

 

However, the story had a happy ending after former local councillor Pasakorn Hormhuan heard of the handicapped man's plight and bought all the food for 3,000 baht.

 

That put a big smile on Worawut's face.

 

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[tomazbodner]

It's really nasty to make hoaxes like that, and I hope karma is swift and cruel.

[Xonax]

Why would Grab not cover the loss???

[patman30]

9 minutes ago, Xonax said:

Why would Grab not cover the loss???

its not the biz model
they put all the risk on the delivery guys
pay them a pittance for delivery,
while taking a whopping 25% (iirc) of the total paid by the customer

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

However, the story had a happy ending after former local councillor Pasakorn Hormhuan heard of the handicapped man's plight and bought all the food for 3,000 baht.

Is he running for Mayor?

[Tropicalevo]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

former local councillor Pasakorn Hormhuan heard of the handicapped man's plight and bought all the food for 3,000 baht.

Well done khun Pasakorn. ????

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

It's really nasty to make hoaxes like that, and I hope karma is swift and cruel.

Maybe they can trace the call.. he must have the number when the order was placed?

[rwill]

The only answer to this is for the companies make the customers pay as they order instead of giving them the choice of paying then or on delivery.

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, rwill said:

The only answer to this is for the companies make the customers pay as they order instead of giving them the choice of paying then or on delivery.

Whatever the payment method, it should be illegal for the delivery driver to be foreced to foot the bill. 

[new2here]

5 hours ago, rwill said:

The only answer to this is for the companies make the customers pay as they order instead of giving them the choice of paying then or on delivery.

i would have made it programmatic that orders: a) over X price must be prepaid, or b) orders from phone numbers/users with a history of unpaid orders require pre-payment … i think those two would be fair restrictions…

 

I might also have a cap on the drivers liability..

[richard_smith237]

1 hour ago, new2here said:

i would have made it programmatic that orders: a) over X price must be prepaid, or b) orders from phone numbers/users with a history of unpaid orders require pre-payment … i think those two would be fair restrictions…

 

I might also have a cap on the drivers liability..

Some drivers just cancel the order when it’s that much… they say they can’t cover it.  

Others ask for a private trx toi cover the cost, too risky, I won’t do that. 
 

Best option is Grab has credit card payment - works fine & avoids the issue. 

[Mac Mickmanus]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

However, the story had a happy ending after former local councillor Pasakorn Hormhuan heard of the handicapped man's plight and bought all the food for 3,000 baht.

Was he the person that initially ordered the food ?

[Leaver]

6 hours ago, rwill said:

The only answer to this is for the companies make the customers pay as they order instead of giving them the choice of paying then or on delivery.

 

That wouldn't work in Thailand.  The customer would pay with credit card, and the delivery driver would eat the food, on the beach, with his friends, with a bottle of lao khao.  ????

[JeffersLos]

I've been in Thailand too long as I now never automatically believe any story, and also question if someone is really handicapped, having been taken for 10 baht by a blind singer that jumped into a tuktuk and drove away. 

[PremiumLane]

9 hours ago, Leaver said:

 

That wouldn't work in Thailand.  The customer would pay with credit card, and the delivery driver would eat the food, on the beach, with his friends, with a bottle of lao khao.  ????

Sure, you keep telling yourself that

[RocketDog]

Just now, PremiumLane said:

Sure, you keep telling yourself that

He was making a joke, hence the smiling emoji.

And before you climb your horse too high :

Would you bet $100 that this wouldn't /couldn't ever happen here? Of course you wouldn't.

[scorecard]

8 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

I've been in Thailand too long as I now never automatically believe any story, and also question if someone is really handicapped, having been taken for 10 baht by a blind singer that jumped into a tuktuk and drove away. 

Which has no specific revelance to Thailand, it could happen anywhere in any country.

[Leaver]

6 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

Sure, you keep telling yourself that

 

Why would it be any different in Thailand?

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746600105/1-in-4-food-delivery-drivers-admit-to-eating-your-food

[richard_smith237]

16 hours ago, Leaver said:

That wouldn't work in Thailand.  The customer would pay with credit card, and the delivery driver would eat the food, on the beach, with his friends, with a bottle of lao khao.  ????

erm... thats exactly how it works. 

ALL of my food deliveries via Grab are ‘cashless’ paid by a registered credit card. 

 

Order food online (GrabApp), Restaurant receives the order, GrabRider accepts the delivery. 

Restaurant receives money from Grab (directly), GrabRider receives their delivery fee from Grab (directly). 

 

 

 

[PremiumLane]

7 hours ago, RocketDog said:

He was making a joke, hence the smiling emoji.

And before you climb your horse too high :

Would you bet $100 that this wouldn't /couldn't ever happen here? Of course you wouldn't.

Can't tell on this forum, it is boomer heaven.

 

Yeah, I would... but of course it could happen, anything can, but it is hardly rampant is it? Now, don't climb your horse too high either ???? 

Edited April 14, 2022 by PremiumLane

[PremiumLane]

33 minutes ago, Leaver said:

 

Why would it be any different in Thailand?

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746600105/1-in-4-food-delivery-drivers-admit-to-eating-your-food

Cos it would have been reported here? 

[Leaver]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

erm... thats exactly how it works. 

ALL of my food deliveries via Grab are ‘cashless’ paid by a registered credit card. 

 

Order food online (GrabApp), Restaurant receives the order, GrabRider accepts the delivery. 

Restaurant receives money from Grab (directly), GrabRider receives their delivery fee from Grab (directly). 

 

 

 

 

That wooshing sound is the sound of sarcasm going over your head.  ????  (note the emoji) 

[Leaver]

51 minutes ago, PremiumLane said:

but of course it could happen, anything can, but it is hardly rampant is it?

 

No.  Thai's would never do such a thing.  ????

[richard_smith237]

28 minutes ago, Leaver said:

 

That wooshing sound is the sound of sarcasm going over your head.  ????  (note the emoji) 

because a standard ’smiley’ emoticon is obviously highlighting sarcasm....    

 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by richard_smith237

[Leaver]

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

because a standard ’smiley’ emoticon is obviously highlighting sarcasm....    

 

 

 

 

Yes. 

[richard_smith237]

3 minutes ago, Leaver said:

Yes. 

erm...   of course it does...  ????

 

1 hour ago, PremiumLane said:

Can't tell on this forum, it is boomer heaven.

Exactly....      

[Rimmer]

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