They’re not lovin’ it.
Dozens of unwanted orders of McDonald’s French fries and other greasy grub were mysteriously delivered to homes in Los Angeles in recent months — creeping out residents who have no clue who’s sending them.
Bags of the already-paid-for food have been inexplicably arriving via Uber Eats on the doorsteps of neighbors in the Highland Park neighborhood since February, sparking theories about the culinary whodunnit, the L.A. Times reported.
“When you first tell people, they all go, ‘Oh, it’s a prank,’” said neighbor Kelsey McManus, who lives on Range View Avenue, the epicenter of the ordeal. “But it seems so much more systemic than that.”
The unhappy meals have included everything from sausage McGriddles to cartons of milk, with one neighbor receiving more than 40 deliveries.
“We’ve had 3 deliveries … of a single order of McDonald’s fries,” neighbor Alison Perrine griped.
The bizarre, reverse-Hamburglar-style case has prompted guesses about who’s behind the unsolicited free food — ranging from credit card crooks to Uber Eats phishing scammers and even a nearby college psychology class.
Residents from the tony Westwood Hills area, who have also received the mysterious meals, chalked the work up to burglars sending snacks to houses to see if wealthy folks are home.
The deliveries are hard to stomach because much of the food gets tossed in the trash, neighbors said.
“I’m just annoyed with Uber Eats,” said Richie Kulchar, who said every day he receives “one milk in a bag.”
“I throw it away, which is a bummer because I really don’t like wasting an unopened milk. But what am I going to do, stock it in my fridge?” he said.
Other spooked residents said they have received 10 to 30 deliveries in recent weeks, including chicken from KFC and iced matcha teas from Starbucks.
A rep for Uber Eats said it was investigating the situation.
“The reports of unsolicited deliveries are concerning,” a spokesperson said. “We … will not hesitate to take additional action if the unsolicited orders continue.”
