Grab food delivery refusing order

[worgeordie]

They are like flys around a pile of sh!t at Meechoke Plaza ,they

must all be on part time as its been raining everyday around

here, 

regards worgeordie

[Photoguy21]

18 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Apologies : I will go down the Meechok now and tell the drivers that the rain isn't nuclear water and they dont have to hide from it and I will tell them to deliver your food immediately .

   They should give you a complimentary drink as well , what drink would you like ?

While you are there pick up your order.

[richard_smith237]

32 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

19 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Apologies : I will go down the Meechok now and tell the drivers that the rain isn't nuclear water and they dont have to hide from it and I will tell them to deliver your food immediately .

   They should give you a complimentary drink as well , what drink would you like ?

While you are there pick up your order.

I'm not sure they do sides of ‘smug sanctimony’ !!! 

[Photoguy21]

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I'm not sure they do sides of ‘smug sanctimony’ !!! 

Maybe you should ask next time you vacate your couch.

[richard_smith237]

7 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

10 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I'm not sure they do sides of ‘smug sanctimony’ !!! 

Maybe you should ask next time you vacate your couch.

Should I call ahead or is that considered lazy when I could go there myself and ask in person ? 

[Mac Mickmanus]

44 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

While you are there pick up your order.

I really don't need to stoop to such menial tasks , that is what poor people have to do , I have servants who deliver my food 

[richard_smith237]

29 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I really don't need to stoop to such menial tasks , that is what poor people have to do , I have servants who deliver my food 

Well make your mind up... seems you can’t work out if you are coming or going !!! 

 

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I do actually prefer doing everything myself , washing clothes, cleaning , cooking food, sex , booking tickets , going to 7/11,  much prefer doing it all myself 

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

23 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Well make your mind up... seems you can’t work out if you are coming or going !!! 

 

 

Seems like your picking up sarcasm is on the same levels as you picking up food from a restaurant .

   Maye you could call a Grab guy  to pick that sarcasm up for you ?

Edited October 2, 2022 by Mac Mickmanus

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Seems like your picking up sarcasm is on the same levels as you picking up food from a restaurant .

   Maye you could call a Grab guy  to pick that sarcasm up for you ?

c’mon.. haven’t you been reading the thread...  The Grab guys keep cancelling... 

 

... But, as you like to do things for yourself, you could perhaps go out and treat yourself to a sense of humour upgrade so you don’t have to resort to the lowest form of wit !!... ????

 

????????

 

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

11 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

c’mon.. haven’t you been reading the thread...  The Grab guys keep cancelling... 

 

... But, as you like to do things for yourself, you could perhaps go out and treat yourself to a sense of humour upgrade so you don’t have to resort to the lowest form of wit !!... ????

 

????????

 

 

I did order a sense of humour upgrade , but they wouldn't deliver it , I'll try and order it again when it stops raining . 

   I am just walking around stamping my feet and slamming the doors , if that doesn't calm me down, I will make a thread about it here on AN

[Lemsta69]

8 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

The only time Grab Drivers refused my order was on a rainy day and I chose to pay Cash on Delivery.  As soon as I switched to Pay By Card a driver accepted my order and delivered the food.  

I wonder if that's because some customers keep them waiting forever in the lobby? I've seen that happen a few times in my condo here in Bangkok. 

 

I guess keeping an eye on the app to check the order status is beneath some peoples' dignity.

[richard_smith237]

17 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

8 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

The only time Grab Drivers refused my order was on a rainy day and I chose to pay Cash on Delivery.  As soon as I switched to Pay By Card a driver accepted my order and delivered the food.  

I wonder if that's because some customers keep them waiting forever in the lobby? I've seen that happen a few times in my condo here in Bangkok. 

 

I guess keeping an eye on the app to check the order status is beneath some peoples' dignity.

I always figured they’d prefer people paying in cash as there’s a higher chance of them leaving a decent tip.

 

Certainly with GrabTaxi’s the charge goes straight to the credit-card... but when paying with cash many people just round up to the nearest note (i.e. 70 baht, rounded up to 100 baht etc).

 

[Bday Prang]

22 hours ago, Jingthing said:

While we're at it why don't people skaughter their own cattle in their condos when they want a burger anymore? 

most people wouldn't have the stomach for it.and those that did would not know where to start, well they might know where to start but they would definitely struggle with the next bit, but as the final part involves the use of a mincer,  and the relatively unskilled task of shoving a load of gristle into it (and  just about anything else  other than teeth and hooves) I suppose most of  them  could manage it,   eventually,   with a bit of practice

               Its  Not a very sustainable way to get a burger  though or cost effective  and  there will be quite a lot of wastage for the grab guy to take away to get rid of afterwards(when the rain stops) depending on how well  you'd been feeding "daisy" and for how long of course, but he'll turn up with his mates and they'll shift the waste  for nothing

               To help save the world  and prevent climate change etc This wastage could be mitigated by "going large" as I think they call it and preparing ones self a "1/2 pounder" or "Double Whopper " (according to preference)  A further reduction i waste could be achieved by ordering it as "A Meal" which would also include a healthy giant sized drink you could select and prepare  a milk shake as long as you remembered and were capable of milking daisy prior to the start  preparing something for the cheese board would be a bit ambitious though in my opinion 

[JeffersLos]

The next time I order flowers I'll order two pansies and they might just deliver Richard and Lexilis. 

 

 

[roger101]

I always thought the basic idea of a delivery service is to deliver.

[arithai12]

6 hours ago, roger101 said:

I always thought the basic idea of a delivery service is to deliver.

ok, but there are circumstances. e.g., recently it's been raining occasionally dogs and cats in CM, to the point that some intersections/underpasses were suddenly closed to traffic for a while, or at least impossible for small scooters. Also, I remember one morning that Airport Plaza (with many take-out restaurants) had its main m/cycle parking closed. I don't say this is what's happening to the OP (he mentions that it happens to him every time that it's raining, which seems a bit weird), but if the delivery driver cannot reach the restaurant or the customer, I think cancellation after a while is not so strange. Perhaps with a customer able to chat in Thai they can explain the reasons better.

[SammyJ]

20 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

They have Grab... LineMan...  RobinHood...  They all have an English option on the App.

 

Plus there are some others for supermarket stuff such as HappyBee etc.. all very convenient.

 

It’s great when we have friends around and run out of beer etc.. 

We can just ask LineMan or Grab to get us more beer !!... 

 

....Of course I’ll get slammed for this and the dumb-ar$es will suggest go get the beer yourself, or should have planned better etc etc... 

 

The convenience of the delivery services in Thailand is awesome... but, when you think I’ll order Grab tonight and then that becomes a hassle the ‘minor’ irritation is easily understood, even if you are one of the tools who is telling people to cook or go and get their own food !!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aslo, have TUK, and i think it is Meals on Wheels 4U --which is run by a farang and all English menus and English speaking assistance--if one is looking for a farang friendly delivery--they have been around for quite a few years.

[Andre0720]

19 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Of course...  Go back further and we didn’t have cars... we survived. We didn’t have internet, we survived. 

We’ve also evolved as a society.....    we covet convenience because we want to do more than survive, we want to enjoy our time and quality of life.

 

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Wife and I do often stay in and cook amazing food....  but we don’t want to do that every day. 

Good food takes time, effort and care, its enjoyable to make... but we don’t always have the time or want to spend that amount of effort... 

 

Bangkok is an amazing city for food - we can order out and get excellent quality for cheaper than it would cost to cook for ourselves....  then there is no prep, no cleaning etc...   the options and choice for ordering food are amazing.....   IF the delivery is reliable. 

 

The complaint of this thread (the Op) is that delivery can be somewhat of a weak-link in the system. 

A valid point I think. 

 

 

Agree with all the points that you are raising about delivery, convenience etc.

 

While it is convenient to order out, getting food delivered at the door, people are getting older, getting some new ailments, wondering where would these new problems be coming from.

A friend of mine, about same age, started to have to deal with minor problems such as gout, and bouts of arthritis.

So we started researching what could be causing this, except because of getting older. Hehe

 

Turns out that some indicators turned out as possible culprits.

1.- Sugar in the food

2.- Combination of protein, carbohydrates, vegs.

3.- Quality of cooking oils

4.- Alcohol

 

Just listing here those items that seemed more likely as triggers.

So I started to look at how food was prepared and cooked here.

And I told my friend, "They are not cooking, they are merely heating up, boiling, frying some food, and adding some sauce bought in stores here." And just about all these sauces contain some 20% of added refined sugar. I think fish sauce does not contain sugar, so there is one hehe.

Refined sugar is a known poison.

And any cooking and frying is done with the cheapest of cooking available, just to make sure that they can sell this food at a lower price..

What is the least toxic cooking oil? The safest oils include avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil, palm oil, ghee or butter.

And no one will find any of these oils in a Thai kitchen or restaurant.

And as much as I tried, I could not find a restaurant that prepared its own sauce, with no sugar, as much as I tried. And I always say, the cook is the one who makes the sauce. So the cook in Thailand is more like Tesco Lotus, And Super Cheap mini mart. So we ended up avoiding all restaurant food, all. And the result on our health was a confirmation that we were on the right track.

 

Of course, the human body is quite a resilient organism. The problem is that aging will reach everyone here... Getting less resilient as it is.

 

And delivery services here, having a beer (which I like, Oh well), having a cigarette, (not a fan) certainly causes people to be less active, not even wanting to take a walk to a restaurant, let alone even walking to the motorbike to go get some food.

I make my own sauce at home, only Sesame sauce, no bottled sauce laced with refined sugar in my refrigerator.

So yes, we went from thinking that we were eating healthy food here when we first started visiting here some 20 years ago. Our respective girlfriends went along fine, just learned how to be a cook (make a sauce). Avocado oil, Extra virgin olive oils, coconut oils, coriander, basil, garlic, ginger, white pepper and some salt, sometimes kikkoman sauce. That's it.

Refined sugar, white and brown, is delivered at the Super Cheap store close to my apartment here.  They ate delivered on 3 crates of about 200 kilos each, at least. One store only, and it is depleted in a bit more than a week. All this refined sugar (slow acting poison) is bought by nearby restaurants, and end up being delivered to your door by Grab, Lineman, Panda etc...

My friend walks on the beach, meeting foreigners doing the same. I walk on my street, some 1,5 km and come back. I never meet anybody walking, never. Nobody walks here, Nobody. Sedentary like as it is.

And now the emergence of food delivery services on top of that. Eating food delivered at one,s home, with no idea what was put in there, and how it was cooked.

 

How many more years before we see a surge in diabetes, cancer....

 

Ok enough of that. Gotta go now.

[mealsonwheels4u]

Try us out at Meals On Wheels4U. We try to offer a personal service and try to never cancel unless (roads closed due to flooding etc) The drivers app does not have an option to cancel so only the office can do this and it has to be a valid reason. We also have a phone number with both EN/TH speaking operators, so you can always call to see what is going on with your order...

 

We've been delivering in CM for the last 14 years but obviously struggling to compete against the bigger companies like the one's being mentioned.

 

Oh and right now we are doing FREE deliveries for a whole bunch of restaurants including all branches of The Dukes, Food4Thought, Yummy Pizza, Miguels and a whole lot more.

 

And,you would be supporting a 'Local' business.

Thanks!

[ArnieP]

 

 

Edited October 3, 2022 by ArnieP
Delete.

[ArnieP]

Despite what another poster claims that “the riders had figured out how to collect two or three orders and make your food cold and wait way too long”. This is not so. 

 

When the app confirms someone’s order is out for delivery an information graphic (the letter i inside a circle) appears next to “Out for delivery” if the rider is making multiple deliveries. You are also advised that there will be a delay to receipt of your order. Additionally a delivery time is provided.

 

The progress of the Grab rider can be followed on the live road map which is also provided.

 

As for the post where someone sarcastically said they’d now go to a particular plaza to tell Grab riders that rain isn’t nuclear, that would be very difficult as poster appears to not currently live in Thailand. Also he reckoned delivery costs 40฿ or whatever. They are in fact a lot, lot less - see the attached screenshot.

 

Grab’s a great service and doesn’t deserve being berated by people who either don’t live in Thailand and or have never used nor or possibly ever seen the Grab app. Grab Food is a way of life here in Udon Thani, the service is excellent and the number of food suppliers increases almost by the day.

[novacova]

1 hour ago, ArnieP said:

Despite what another poster claims that “the riders had figured out how to collect two or three orders and make your food cold and wait way too long”. This is not so. 

 

When the app confirms someone’s order is out for delivery an information graphic (the letter i inside a circle) appears next to “Out for delivery” if the rider is making multiple deliveries. You are also advised that there will be a delay to receipt of your order. Additionally a delivery time is provided.

 

The progress of the Grab rider can be followed on the live road map which is also provided.

 

As for the post where someone sarcastically said they’d now go to a particular plaza to tell Grab riders that rain isn’t nuclear, that would be very difficult as poster appears to not currently live in Thailand. Also he reckoned delivery costs 40฿ or whatever. They are in fact a lot, lot less - see the attached screenshot.

 

Grab’s a great service and doesn’t deserve being berated by people who either don’t live in Thailand and or have never used nor or possibly ever seen the Grab app. Grab Food is a way of life here in Udon Thani, the service is excellent and the number of food suppliers increases almost by the day.

Here in CM, I never encountered any of the problems that some have expressed on this thread, though I rarely ever use food delivery services, I don’t recall any of my local friends having any complaints.

[richard_smith237]

5 minutes ago, novacova said:

Here in CM, I never encountered any of the problems that some have expressed on this thread, though I rarely ever use food delivery services, I don’t recall any of my local friends having any complaints.

Love this type of response...

 

Its like the replies to the threads where guys have complained about the Taxi drivers... 

...someene pipes up, I’ve never had an issue with Taxi’s in Thailand, although I never use them !!... 

[novacova]

35 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Love this type of response...

 

Its like the replies to the threads where guys have complained about the Taxi drivers... 

...someene pipes up, I’ve never had an issue with Taxi’s in Thailand, although I never use them !!... 

never said never used them. 
 

the problem with some individuals is that they easily lose composure and succumb to their weakness and faulty insidious character that begins to publicly bleed out because they simply cannot help themselves and will never gain any credibility or respect, so they just dig into a deeper hole ????

Edited October 3, 2022 by novacova
because somethings are better left said????

[Albaby]

On 10/2/2022 at 2:39 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

I bet you suck the life out of parties if your comments are your idea of a sense of humor !!!....    

I'm cut to the bone. Gawd, another bitter and twisted expat

[Albaby]

On 10/3/2022 at 6:41 PM, richard_smith237 said:

Love this type of response...

 

Its like the replies to the threads where guys have complained about the Taxi drivers... 

...someene pipes up, I’ve never had an issue with Taxi’s in Thailand, although I never use them !!... 

Stop with them negative vibes man.

[vandeventer]

On 10/1/2022 at 8:24 PM, FriendlyFarang said:

What answer do you expect? Obviously many riders don't want to drive in the rain so they take a break. When it's raining many people don't want to go outside, so they order.

Less riders + more orders = not enough riders for all orders.

Cooking your own food is not hard, with less salt, less sugar, less fat than you get from the shops.

[ujayujay]

On 10/2/2022 at 2:46 AM, Jingthing said:

I wouldn't go that far. If it's raining a lot you know there's a good chance there is an issue. I've also noticed (in Pattaya) some general areas are more likely to not be accepted to my location than others so if I really want some food quickly, I won't take a chance on those. There are also somewhat predictable patterns of busy days of the week, rush hours, which you can choose to avoid. The taking a lot of time to cancel is really bad because you need to wait until they do until you start to arrange an alternative. 

Deliverytime over 2 Hours by Grab l dont accept. Then I dont open the door and shut my handy! Grab pushes everything off to the customer in a very one-sided way.  That is my answer to this business policy!

[ujayujay]

On 10/2/2022 at 2:46 AM, Jingthing said:

I wouldn't go that far. If it's raining a lot you know there's a good chance there is an issue. I've also noticed (in Pattaya) some general areas are more likely to not be accepted to my location than others so if I really want some food quickly, I won't take a chance on those. There are also somewhat predictable patterns of busy days of the week, rush hours, which you can choose to avoid. The taking a lot of time to cancel is really bad because you need to wait until they do until you start to arrange an alternative. 

Deliverytime over 2 Hours by Grab l dont accept. Then I dont open the door and shut my handy! Grab pushes everything off to the customer in a very one-sided way.  That is my answer to this business policy!

[scottiejohn]

This thread is over two years old!

Has nothing improved in that time or are you just moaning for the sake of of it?