DoorDash glitch

2022 - 7 - 8

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DoorDash glitch results in hundreds of free food orders (Mashable)

As convenient as apps are, they all share the same kryptonite: glitches. Some glitches appear to cause problems like the occasional DoorDash outage, ...

This isn’t the first time that users have experienced glitches on a food delivery app. The glitch was caused by a payment processing issue that allowed users to check out without an authorized form of payment. On the evening of July 7, however, a temporary glitch on the DoorDash app resulted in hundreds of people ordering free food.

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DoorDash glitch briefly allowed orders of free food, tequila ... (New York Post)

Customers boasted about ordering free food, pricey tequila, and even contraceptives. Some posted screenshots of extravagant orders in the thousands of dollars.

One man tweeted images of dozens of stratospherically priced tequilas he says he ordered during the glitch. Some posted screenshots of extravagant orders in the thousands of dollars. “On the evening of July 7th DoorDash experienced a payment processing issue, and as a result, some users were able to check out without an authorized form of payment for a short period of time,” a DoorDash spokesperson told The Post.

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DoorDash glitch allowed customers to order food without paying (Restaurant Business Online)

The delivery company said it quickly fixed the issue and was compensating restaurants for fraudulent transactions.

Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. DoorDash said it “immediately corrected the issue” and was working to cancel fraudulent orders. It’s the latest hiccup for restaurant ordering systems in recent months.

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A DoorDash Glitch Let Customers Feast on Free Food, Liquor, and ... (LA Magazine)

After a brief hiccup in the food delivery matrix, people are sharing their hauls of free items and the memes they inspired on social media.

— 🥶 (@_BadTingzs)July 8, 2022 Another user wrote, “So y’all got a Doordash glitch to where you can get anything you wanted for free and nobody thought to start tipping workers $1,000+ ??” — 💫 chicken rude+unreasonable 💫 (@niq0tine)July 8, 2022 — jay jay (@linklegends)July 8, 2022 “And we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this.” With word of DoorDash’s snafu rapidly shared across social media, customers used the online delivery platform to place absurd orders at local restaurants and other businesses, gratis.

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DoorDash Glitch Reportedly Delivers Free Food to Customers ... (Today.com)

DoorDash glitch gives customers the ability to order anything they wanted on the app, like tequila and contraceptives, and not get charged for their ...

Because, you know, 99% of people don’t," Ruth Carter, a Phoenix-area contract attorney told TODAY. They said that whether or not users read the service agreement, they're bound by law to the stipulations in that agreement. And they might be right — a section in DoorDash terms of service entitled "Payment Terms" states the following: "The contract says we can come back later and charge your card again 45 bucks to make it up." “Well, apparently the whole DoorDash system was glitching,” said Cardiya, a DoorDash user who talked about her experience to TODAY Food via direct message. As customers noticed the glitch, some allegedly put through massive orders of expensive items like crab legs, tequila, and in at least one case, a 32-inch high-definition television. As it is with trending topics on the internet, you may be wondering if people really did get their orders for free.

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Whoops! DoorDash glitch allows customers to order free food, alcohol (FOX31 Denver)

Thousands of users flooded social media platforms with posts and memes, showing them making lavish orders ranging from hundreds of dollars in chicken wings ...

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DoorDash Glitch Results in Hundreds of People Ordering Free Food (Complex)

Thousands of hungry customers took advantage of a DoorDash glitch on Thursday, which allowed them to make free orders without verifying payment.

“We were subsequently notified that some users were placing fraudulent orders, and we immediately corrected the issue.” As reported by the New York Post, hundreds of DoorDash customers took to social media on Thursday to show off their free orders, which stemmed from a payment processing issue that allowed users to order without verifying a form of payment. A recent glitch on the DoorDash app resulted in hundreds of people ordering free food.

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DoorDash glitch allows customers to order free food, alcohol (KTLA)

Thousands of users flooded social media platforms with posts and memes, showing them making lavish orders ranging from hundreds of dollars in chicken wings ...

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'DoorDash out for blood': DoorDash users fear the company is back ... (The Daily Dot)

A temporary glitch allowed DoorDash customers to place orders without being charged. Now, many fear they'll have to pay for what they ordered.

Furthermore, some claims that DoorDash has already charged people for their orders have been proven false. As of right now, there does not appear to be any evidence that this is actually happening. On Thursday, a temporary glitch allowed DoorDash customers to place orders without being charged.

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Glitch opens floodgates for free DoorDash orders (Washington Times)

A temporary glitch on the DoorDash app allowed customers to place orders without verifying a form of payment. Predictably, some users took advantage of it.

Both Mashable and HuffPost reported that DoorDash was charging users retroactively once they fixed the glitch. Predictably, some users took advantage of it. The outlet said that once the glitch went viral on social media, people began placing orders en masse.

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