Man Forgot to Update Address After Moving Abroad, Ordered Food Ended Up 15,000 Kilometers Away

An Irish man who moved to Australia a few years ago forgot to update his delivery address in the meal ordering system. Recently, he almost had the Uber Eats platform deliver food to a location 9,600 miles (15,360 kilometers) away, causing a lot of laughter among netizens.

According to a report by the New York Post on March 25, the 29-year-old man named Oisin Lenehan moved to Melbourne, Australia, six years ago. He is currently staying at a friend’s house as he has not found his own place yet.

One day, while having a drink with friends, Lenehan felt it was only right to treat his friends to some food since he was staying at their place. So, he opened the Uber Eats platform to order delivery.

He ordered BBQ chicken pizza, garlic bread, and fries, not noticing anything unusual until he received the order confirmation notification, realizing that the food was being sent to his old address in Ireland.

The meals were about to be delivered to a place in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, where he had stayed overnight in the past. “My heart sank because we were really hungry, and we had to go through the whole process again to decide where to order from and what we wanted,” he said.

Furthermore, he had to explain the situation to Uber Eats over the phone and clarify why he wanted to cancel the order. His friends recorded this conversation and laughed as they listened. They posted the video on social media, and it has been viewed over 500,000 times to date.

Fortunately, Uber Eats agreed to give a full refund, saving Lenehan’s wallet. His friend Kyle mentioned, “He was very polite on the phone, and we were laughing uncontrollably.”

Kyle shared that they saw many comments on social media suggesting Lenehan should have the food delivered to their house. Some girls even expressed interest in getting to know him.

Lenehan found the whole situation hilarious. He is happy that people find it amusing and mentioned that he often experiences such comical situations.

He said, “These kinds of events keep happening to me. I never expected anyone to see this.”