Every DoorDash driver has a story of that one crazy delivery. A driver in Oklahoma may have just topped them all. Either way, she’s got quite a story to tell.
Earlier this week, TikTok creator Rachael (@subtly_420) picked up a DoorDash order that left her stunned. It was a live Christmas tree.
En route to her destination, Rachael filmed a short video from her car. In it, you can see a full-sized Christmas tree in the backseat.
“You guys somebody really [expletive] DoorDashed their Christmas tree. It’s going to smell like [expletive] spruce in here for months,” she says.
In just a few days, Rachael’s post has accrued over 653,000 views and inspired more than 1,300 comments. The viral video has some people laughing and others, unfortunately for DoorDashers everywhere, inspired.
In the caption, Rachael adds, “Absolutely diabolical. But hey he tipped me $12.”
Can you DoorDash a Christmas tree?
Many of the people who commented on her post were stunned to learn that you can, indeed, DoorDash an entire Christmas tree. Most associate the delivery service with food, but there’s a dizzying array of things that you can have delivered via DoorDash.
Want a new TV but don’t feel like carrying it to your third-floor walkup? DoorDash has you. Too, ahem, dehydrated and fatigued from last night’s holiday party to face the world? Headache meds, an apology card to give that one co-worker, Gatorade, and a greasy meal can all be delivered to your doorstep for the price of a few clicks and a delivery fee.
In comments on Rachael’s post, both DoorDash drivers and customers shared some of the wildest things they’ve delivered and ordered. Examples include “8 bags of manure,” “a beta fish,” “a kitchen table,” and other unwieldy items. Some of the things people purportedly ordered are of a highly personal nature, such as herpes medication, Plan B, and condoms.
Rachael told the Mary Sue that she’s had similar experiences as a driver. “I’ve delivered medication from Walgreens, live crickets, and one time I picked up lube, Red Bull, snacks, and a silicone vibrating butt plug,” she said via TikTok direct message.
She said that she didn’t know what the order was until she arrived at Home Depot to pick it up. Then she realized her DoorDash order was a Christmas tree.
“Now I grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness so I’m not fluent in Holidays, and had NO IDEA what I was doing,” she said.
Rachael proceeded to the garden section, selected a tree, and an employee trimmed it and wrapped it. Then she hauled it to her car and, with no one to help her, “shoved it in.”
Next time, delivering the tree
According to Rachael, she told her DoorDash customer she was en route and asked for help unloading it. She got no response.
When she arrived at the upscale neighborhood in North Oklahoma City, there was no one to help her.
“I yank the tree out of my car and throw it over my shoulder like a lumberjack and start to walk up the driveway, and that’s when I see a ton of toys and children’s shoes littered throughout their breeze way and front yard,” she recalled. “I INSTANTLY felt like Santa.”
She made it to the door and knocked. A wide-eyed teen boy opened the door. From inside, she could hear a bunch of kids and a man, presumably their father, yell to the teen to help her. The teen replied that she didn’t need any help.
“I step away and walk back to my car, I can hear the dad yell ‘WHAT.’ And by the time I got back to my car he had added a $12 tip to the order,” she said.
Rachael had been DoorDashing to make her cell phone payment—it’s a second job and she said she makes roughy $1,100 to $1,400 monthly.
That extra tip on top of her fee put her close to her goal. After doing just three deliveries, she says she “was able to make the money I needed in an hour and a half.”
The people are inspired
While many were of the mind that a Christmas tree is simply a bridge too far, a surprising number are rethinking their means of getting a tree home.
“This is genius. The mess ends up in your car, not theirs,” wrote one.
A second agreed. “Sick gonna DoorDash one right now,” they said.
“Wait, I can do that and have someone else get pine needles all over their car? makes a DoorDash account*,” a third commented.
A user named Brittany made a salient point, writing, “Girl, you just ticked off a lot of DoorDash drivers now that we all know you can do that.” Rachael replied, “lmao in no way shape or form did I intend to start a wildfire but here we are.”
One self-described DoorDash drivers weighed in on whether they’d accept the order.
“I aint putting a tree in my car or even on it. Get yo tree yoself,” wrote one.
Interestingly, multiple people took credit for ordering the Christmas tree on DoorDash. It’s not clear if any were her actual customers, however.
“My bad.. and your welcome,” one man commented on her post. Many of his posts indicate he’s in Florida, while the creator is in Oklahoma. Subtly_420 replied, “No literally.”
Another woman who appears to be in Florida wants credit for having their Christmas tree DoorDashed. “Ummm sorry! I think that was me. Sorry, my husband is out of town and I needed help!” she wrote. Rachael responded, “Hey haha it’s totally okay if it was! I felt like Santa delivering to a house full of kids!!”
A woman whose account doesn’t give her location also lined up to take the credit, or blame, depending on your perspective. “Sorry, but you’re the best for it,” she said.
“Ding dong ditching a Christmas tree from Home Depot is definitely one for the books,” Rachael responded.
Although delivering a Christmas tree was certainly a memorable and odiferous experience, Rachael isn’t one to complain.
“If the store sells it, we can deliver it (granted it fits in our car),” she told the Mary Sue.
@subtly_420 absolutely diabolical #doordash . . but hey he tipped me $12 ? #xyzbca #happyholidays #fyp ♬ original sound – ?️Subtly_420?
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