Woman Ordered Drinks From DoorDash And Received Three Empty Cups - Apparently This Happens Often Due To Some Companies’ Policies

A Taco Bell DoorDash run turned into a full-on mystery when TikTok user Bonnie (@for.shitz.n.giggles) posted what showed up at her door, and it was not what her family ordered.

Bonnie and her family ordered three Gatorades with their food, but the delivery contained three empty cups. No drinks, no explanation, just plastic cups sitting like they were supposed to magically refill themselves.

And once people started reacting, it got messy fast, because several comments suggested this kind of “empty cup delivery” might not be a one-off.

TikTok user Bonnie (@for.shitz.n.giggles) shared a video showing the Taco Bell order she received via DoorDash.

TikTok/for.shitz.n.giggles

You see, Bonnie and her family ordered three Gatorades with their food. But what arrived instead were three empty cups.

TikTok/for.shitz.n.giggles

Bonnie's TikTok has received more than 474k views. You can watch it here.

Here's how people reacted.

"It's against DoorDash policy for the driver to fill drinks. It's on the restaurant."

TikTok/jazjaz03

"I used to do DoorDash, and sometimes the restaurant gives us the cups to fill ourselves, but according to DoorDash, we're not allowed to."

TikTok/Angelica

"DoorDash drivers do not have to get the drinks, but if they look busy, I will help to get them. This driver said, 'nope, I don't work for you.'"

TikTok/Angelica Gamboa

"At my Taco Bell, we leave the empty cups near the food, and the driver is supposed to come up to us and ask for the drinks so they don't get watered down."

TikTok/Samantha Grogno

"Can't tell you how many times that has happened to me."

TikTok/Booella

In Bonnie’s video, the Taco Bell order arrives with three Gatorade cups that are somehow empty, which immediately makes everyone side-eye the whole process.

This is similar to the friends birthday-bash argument over splitting the bill proportionally.

Then commenters start throwing in details about DoorDash policy, like how drivers are not supposed to fill drinks even if the restaurant hands them cups.

One person even mentions doing DoorDash before, saying sometimes they get cups to fill, but DoorDash rules still make it a no-go.

By the time people talk about Taco Bells leaving empty cups near the food and drivers supposedly asking for drinks, Bonnie’s “why didn’t anyone say anything?” moment feels even louder.

What's your take on this story? Do you think it's strange that the DoorDash driver would deliver three empty cups without even questioning it?

Or was the driver just doing their job, in which case the restaurant is to blame? Either way, it certainly seems odd that the driver wouldn't have at least said something before delivering the unusual order.

But hey, perhaps the DoorDasher just thought the customers needed some plastic cups! After all, why not order them from Taco Bell and get some dinner at the same time?

We would love to hear your opinions on this. You can share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.

The family ordered Gatorades, but they got a cup-shaped plot twist instead.

For another “fairness” fight at the table, read about splitting a dinner bill evenly when some only ordered drinks.