Delivery driver unloads groceries for a man in a towel. She refuses to go inside after realizing he’s not alone in the house

A routine grocery delivery took an awkward turn when a delivery driver arrived at a customer’s home and found him inappropriately dressed. In a TikTok video, Tae Dubb (jane_mf_doe), a woman, alleged that the customer, a man with a disability, was wearing only a towel when she arrived to deliver his groceries.

Dubb said that while unloading the goods from her car, she saw him go inside and start speaking to someone. Since Dubb was alone, she naturally grew wary and concerned for her safety. So she did what she thought was right in the moment. She refused to bring the goods into his house, despite his request.

That’s when things between the two escalated. Dubb’s video showed the man speaking to her in an elevated pitch, saying he would have tipped her if she had left the items at her home. In the caption of her video, Dubb also alleged that the man threatened her, saying she would lose her job, and said that it was at this point that she started recording their conversation.

Two unfavorable experiences back to back probably isn’t a coincidence

Dubb highlighted that this isn’t the first time she has had an unfavorable experience with the customer. She noted that she had delivered groceries to him during a previous instance, but at the time she was with her son.

Dubb said that the man accused her of stealing when he saw that an item was missing. Dubb said she told him to report the issue to the merchant and delivery team because items could have been mixed up, as she had to make multiple deliveries. While Dubb didn’t mention if the man ended up complaining in the end, she said that their conversation ended with him saying, “I was going to tip, but it looks like you tipped yourself”.

Some of her audience understood why Dubb refused to go inside

Some commenters on Dubb’s video strongly supported her decision not to enter the customer’s house while she was alone, highlighting the need for precaution. One person suggested the man may have been pretending to have a disability all along. They wrote, “Right cos [sic] what if you would’ve went in there , & he got up & started walking he would’ve played all in yo ass be safe girl.” Another commenter simply wrote, “I’m not going into a man’s house for anything. Nope.”

However, a few people raised concerns about Dubb’s conduct during the encounter. In a separate video, she responded by reiterating the conditions of their interaction that she had outlined in the previous video.

Delivering groceries to a person’s doorstep is different from entering a stranger’s home. If an interaction feels unsettling, workers should trust their instincts without concern about customer dissatisfaction or potential negative consequences from their employers (although her account does not suggest that this was a possibility). That said, the presence of another person in the man’s home does not necessarily indicate that anything inappropriate was occurring. However, Dubb was under no obligation to investigate or compromise her safety.

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