Food delivery driver apologizes after refusing overweight customer due to bike damage

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

These remarks violated the sensibilities of many online, with netizens perceiving them as bullying and disrespectful of the overweight customer. The shared comment and photos increasingly painted the driver negatively,

 

6 hours ago, JoePai said:

Let the fatties walk, might do themselves some good 

Waddle...

[pacovl46]

37 Baht for a shock absorber sounds incredibly cheap, even 370 Baht would sound like a reall cheap shock and of course you can't expect anything of such low quality.  I'm on his side, though. 

[RichardColeman]

maybe................

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[1sickpuppy]

13 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Maligned for rejecting an overweight customer due to breaking suspension, a food delivery driver has issued a heartfelt apology. Initially voicing his frustration by sharing images of a broken motorcycle shock absorber, attributing its damage to heavy passengers, his comments now sit at the heart of a heated online debate.

 

As reported, images appeared on the Red Skull Facebook page, taken from one of their drivers’ groups. The controversial post showed a woman customer alongside the broken motorcycle shock absorber. The delivery driver wrote, “This shock absorber has lasted three months. I paid 37 baht for it. Now, I’m left shaking. I get 37 baht for the ride, but I have to pay over a thousand to replace the shock absorber. If I see a heavy person, I am no longer accepting. Absolutely not!”

 

These remarks violated the sensibilities of many online, with netizens perceiving them as bullying and disrespectful of the overweight customer. The shared comment and photos increasingly painted the driver negatively, attacking his professionalism and empathy reported KhaoSod.

 

by Nattapong Westwood 

Top Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/food-delivery-driver-says-sorry-after-refusing-overweight-customer-due-to-bike-damage

 

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6 hours ago, Dickie Dee said:

Taxi requires heavy duty suspension and brakes.  You can’t work with old cheap broken suspension and worn out brakes. 

the porker needs a hills hoist, i would not let people that big on my bike, wear n tear, they should pay double, same as they should on planes, you can carry on little luggage why can they? idiots

[Cuchulainn]

Wouldn't walk the length of themselves

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[Bepah umayun]

13 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

That’s the headline but the article implies that the shocks were an issue?  As normal news articles translated into English can cause more confusion than clarity. 

Confusion is necessary, otherwise where's the laugh, lol.

[still kicking]

9 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Stop apologizing, stand by what you have written, you shouldn't care about negative comments from the fatties.

Sad comment some overweight people have medical problems 

There are many reasons why some people have trouble losing weight. Often, obesity results from inherited, physiological and environmental factors, combined with diet, physical activity and exercise choices.

[JensenZ]

Allow me to clear up everyone's confusion. Grab Taxi and Grab Food and Grab delivery are one and the same. 

 

Motorcycles all have a load limit, and if a passenger puts the load over the limit, he has every right to refuse the business. It's nothing personal. Carrying over the load capacity is dangerous, apart from possibly damaging components. The biggest risk is blowing tyres.

 

I have a heavy friend who I won't carry as a pillion on my bike. I already weigh 100 kg myself. I just tell him we are too heavy and that's the end of it.

[Scott]

Inflammatory post reported and removed.  Keep it civil.

 

[soalbundy]

7 hours ago, still kicking said:

Sad comment some overweight people have medical problems 

There are many reasons why some people have trouble losing weight. Often, obesity results from inherited, physiological and environmental factors, combined with diet, physical activity and exercise choices.

One of the main ones being greed, putting in more calories than you can use up. You won't see any fat people in Somalia.

[GroveHillWanderer]

On 8/21/2023 at 7:39 AM, JayClay said:

Why would a customer's weight be an issue for a food delivery driver???

Well, if the individual in question works for Grab for instance, it could be the case. Grab provides both food delivery and motorcycle taxi services. So a food delivery driver working for them, could also be taking paying passengers.

 

Food delivery drivers working for other companies may possibly do the same.

[Deli]

Hi bike, his rules. Not an elephant transporter.

[Myran]

Nothing to apologize for. If you're overweight, you should pick a more suitable mode of transportation.