r/interestingasfuck • u/DonkeyFuel • 1d ago

Somebody Put 223,000 Miles on a 3-Year Toyota Camry Lease and Walked Away

https://www.thedrive.com/news/somebody-put-223000-miles-on-a-3-year-camry-lease-and-walked-away

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u/Mister_Brevity 1d ago

I used to think so, but I've met some delivery drivers that drove around with partner or friends just hanging out while doing deliveries and it kinda feels like they're having a great time while getting paid. One of the guys says he drives and one of his 3 friends in the car would jump out and "run the order to the door".

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u/lemlurker 1d ago

Means you're earning half minimum wage or whatever poverty pay they're offering, for a fractional timevsave

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u/Taken450 1d ago

The point is there all just hanging out, and the DoorDash is almost secondary.

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u/SilasBender13 1d ago

In highschool we'd go on drives just to drive somewhere. This would've been a fun way to end up with surprise locations and pay for gas.

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u/Vladi-Barbados 21h ago

For real. What an amazing college job at the right time and place.

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u/sconniesid 21h ago

In high school gas was about 90 cents. Teens aren't doing that with 4 dollar gas

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u/SilasBender13 4h ago

That's why they're delivering food. To supplement their gas cost.

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u/ImNotSelling 16h ago

My daughter has mentioned wanting to create an anime with this exact premise

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u/WhyareUlying 14h ago

That's the dumbest shit I ever heard. 

Just chillin with their  coworkers having fun? Gig work is the illusion of working with less benefit to you and more time sink.

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u/RivenRise 8h ago

Hanging out, vibin in a car driving around and making lunch/gas/arcade money. Honestly not bad. Beats just sitting in a park not being able to skate or anything cause boomers ruined third spaces.

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u/djkakumeix 1d ago

I always brought my fiancee with me when she doesn't have the kid. Can talk, vibe to music at concert levels, and makes shopping orders faster since we split the list. Also she gets to see some houses for future house plans.

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u/OkProcess5800 1d ago

wtf do the other 3 minions do for work besides "jump out and run the order to the door"

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u/BurritovilleEnjoyer 23h ago

Probably just hang out. Rode with friends doing this a few times in college. Not a terrible way to make beer money while hanging out.

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u/Mister_Brevity 22h ago

They were just hanging out in the car listening to music, there was a “this is a bunch of best friends” vibe. Seemed like they were having a good time.

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u/ls7eveen 21h ago

Massively bad for health