• Ilandar
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      Too difficult for some. In the Adelaide subreddit recently there was someone complaining that their breakfast delivery from a place literally across the road was slowed down by a once-a-year fun run that had blocked off that same road for the 16,000 runners.

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    Able to keep food warm for up to three hours, they are widespread in China and have been installed in 36 buildings in Melbourne so far.

    It’s like a PO Box, but for food I guess.

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      I assume this means there is some sort of locking code?

      I would endorse strategic use of post-it notes with the unlock code being placed on customers that mistreat workers or who are just clearly well off enough to afford this shit.

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    Christ sakes, I must be a boomer. I’ve survived without international students bringing me food, and still will. I honestly don’t understand why anyone needs these services unless they are on the piss.

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      Do you live in a domicile that doesn’t really have a kitchen? An increasing number of people do.

      Do you work a job with shitty near unreasonable hours? Or indeed mutliple jobs? An increasing number of people do.

      Sure these services are a convenience but more and more people are coming to actually rely on these services because of their suboptimal living situations.

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        How are living arrangements being allowed to be built without meal preparation facilities? We aren’t New York or London.

        Also, for the rest, it seems like a more a Yank than rest of the world problem.if you’re inner city Melbourne and you can’t find healthy eats close by at 5-11pm near you, you aren’t trying.

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    Literally if I’m not home, I’ll just pick up food on the way home myself.

    All I want is post and the occasional food delivery person to actually knock or ring and pause a moment for me to get to the door.

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      You should realise that the pay is too low for them to be able to spend any time waiting.

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        I get it, but Australia Post job is to first and foremost get a package into my hands.

        At no point are they a “sorry we missed you” card delivery service. Especially when im home sitting by the front door waiting and they dont even knock.

        I get there is pay and quota issues. But they need to be fixed in favour of the above.