This takeout was taken means out.
An absent-minded expat in Australia redefined “sluggish meals” after unintentionally ordering Uber Eats to an handle in Dublin, Eire — some 9,600 miles away.
“I used to be completely gutted,” Oisin Lenehan, 29, informed Jam Press whereas recounting the worldwide meal mixup.
The Belfast native had moved to Melbourne six years in the past and was staying along with his associates Kyle, 33, and Sarah, 29, till he discovered a spot of his personal.
“We have been having fun with a pleasant night of drinks and I assumed I’d get us a takeaway as a result of I used to be their visitor,” Lenehan recalled.
The hungry expatriate had ordered $65 price of meals, together with BBQ rooster pizzas, garlic bread and chips on Uber Eats from what he thought “was a neighborhood place.”
The whole lot appeared hunky dory till the Irishman checked the order affirmation and realized the meals was slated to be delivered to an handle within the Emerald Isle.
“The meals was being despatched to a spot in Dublin the place I’d been for an evening out,” lamented Lenehan. “My coronary heart simply dropped as a result of we have been hungry and we have been going to must undergo the entire course of once more of deciding the place to order and what we wished.”
As well as, the mortified takeout buyer needed to clarify the state of affairs over the telephone. The interplay was recorded by his associates and posted to TikTok, the place it amassed over 500,000 views, Jam Press reported.
“I must cancel the order,” the red-faced Lenehan informed an Uber Eats consultant on the telephone whereas his roommates guffawed within the background. “I mistakenly left my own residence handle within the system.”
Fortunately, the expat managed to safe a full refund, getting his cash, if not his dignity again intact.
“He was so respectful on the telephone,” recounted his bemused bud Kyle. “We have been laughing our heads off.
They usually weren’t the one ones who noticed the humorous aspect.
“Individuals have been messaging asking for his social media and saying he can have a takeaway delivered to their home,” stated Kyle, who claimed that he’s been flooded with messages from ladies hoping to get Lenehan’s quantity as properly.
Fortunately, Lenehan was amused by his unintended movie star standing.
“I really like that individuals discovered it humorous,” stated the Uber Eats buyer, who stated it’s “typical” for him to get into ridiculous conditions.
“These incidents occur to me on a regular basis and I didn’t understand there was an viewers for it,” he stated.
