This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/lynngrillo on 2023-09-20 01:39:05.

I was out and got a call from my son. “Mom, the Chinese food you ordered is here.” But I hadn’t ordered Chinese food. I told him to go knock on the neighbors doors to see if it was delivered to the wrong house. He checked the neighbors on both sides and across the street, but none of them had ordered the food. It was pretty clear it had been delivered by mistake as we often order from this place. My son put the bag of food aside and left it untouched.

After I arrived home, about an hour later, I got a text from the delivery driver saying he had made a mistake and delivered to the wrong house. He said his boss was going to make him pay for it and it was a $50 order, and then he asked if I would pay half. I said I didn’t feel I should pay for something I hadn’t ordered, but told him the food was unopened and that he could have it, so at least he could eat what he would be paying for. This went back and forth for a while with him pleading for me to split the cost. I felt bad, because he made it clear he really couldn’t afford it, and I was considering whether to help him out, but a little later I got another message saying that the boss said it was “okay because I am an old customer.” I don’t know whether he meant I’m a “long-time” customer or I’m literally an old customer (both are true) and that was the end of it. I still felt bad for the guy, but should I have offered to split the difference since he did not want to come get the food and ultimately we did eat it later that week. What would you have done?