California Neighborhood Flooded With Mystery Uber Eats Deliveries

March 20-- For the last three weeks, homeowners on Range View Avenue in the Los Angeles suburb of Highland Park have been surprised by large volumes of unexpected food deliveries.

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Uber Eats Packages

Some are receiving ten to forty Uber Eats packages a day, coming from a range of fast-food establishments such as McDonald's, Taco Bell, and Starbucks.

Range View Avenue in the Los Angeles suburb of Highland Park

The residents said the deliveries show up at all hours of the day and night.

What Residents Had To Say

"When it became too much food at once, we'd try to find places to donate it or give it away," local man William Neal told KTLA-TV.

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Residents were perplexed by the unexpected orders made using pre-paid payment methods. Some attempted to contact the provided phone numbers, yet all of them had been disconnected.

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An official at Uber, the delivery service’s parent firm, noted that they are attempting to pinpoint the cause of the surprise orders. Meanwhile, those in the vicinity reported no idea as to why these anonymous transactions have occurred.

"I don't think anybody has seen it as anything sinister -- it's just varying degrees of annoyance," Neal told the Los Angeles Times.

Comments

Commenters had this to say.

Blizz Red

"It’s either a good deed or fraud. I remember one time doing Uber Eats and delivering to an abandoned building. The delivery wasn’t “leave at door” it was “meet at door” no one was there. I texted and call and it went straight to voicemail. Then another delivery person came and looked confused holding a box of pizza. The timer went off and I left with the order. While leaving I see another delivery person waiting confused that pulled up. This is sometimes a way for scammers to test cards. Anyways this video just sounds wholesome lol."

Mopar_OG

"DEFINITELY A DELIVERY DRIVER… WHAT’S CRAZIER IS YOU STILL ATE THE FOOD! SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T ORDER… COULD’VE EASILY BEEN POISONED. WHO DROPS OFF FREE FOOD? THAT ALONE WOULD’VE MADE ME TRASH IT…"