[Seamus]

So I don’t know if it’s a new thing or for whatever reason I haven’t had them up till now. In the last 2 weeks I’ve been getting Baskin Robbins ice cream delivery requests.

My instinct is to think they won’t end well. LOL. Got to be worse than a milkshake for melting. I just decline them. Has anyone been delivering ice cream? How do you get it delivered without melting all over?

 

[Pax Collector]

So I don't know if it's a new thing or for whatever reason I haven't had them up till now.

I'm going to take a wild guess and assume that there's an uptick in those orders during the hot months.

 

[Toby2]

I do the BR deliveries. The customer has to know the final result of a delivery like that. If not they’ll learn. Then again how much different can it be than if the wife wanted you to pick up a couple of chocolate sundaes for her and the kids. Or a pint of ice cream from the supermarket. I saw on here someone made custom drink carrier with a small foam cooler. That would be nice. I just haven’t had the time to put that much effort into doing these deliveries. The only trouble with a BR order is your going to wait for it to made.

 

[nighthawk398]

all I have delivered from BR were pints and quarts and had no issues

 

[MontcoUberDriver]

I decline them. Did a delivery from a burger shop that included milkshakes. What a nightmare. Can’t avoid something like that but knowingly taking ice cream is asking for trouble.

 

[Initial D]

Some couriers on Youtube suggested to get a cooler filled with ice in the summer season for ice cream requests.

 

[RDWRER]

Some couriers on Youtube suggested to get a cooler filled with ice in the summer season for ice cream requests.

Make sure to go all out and then write it off on your taxes!

 

[amazinghl]

I just delivered some ice cream for 8 miles.
Not my problem if they melt.

 

[Seamus]

I'm going to take a wild guess and assume that there's an uptick in those orders during the hot months.

Probably but it hasn't been warm here, been colder than normal, 40's and 50's

 

[Tank_Driver]

I’ve gotten them before from Cold Stone etc. and never had an issue. Just get a good carrier. I actually find frozen yogurt orders where the guy wants 4 types of yogurt and 12 completely non-complementary toppings much more annoying.

 

[Soldiering]

I've delivered both I've cream an shakes here in Phoenix. It's always good as long as it's within 3 miles otherwise you will have a small amount of melting. No idiots ever complained, they could go get it themselves.

 

[part-timer]

Not BR, but I get friendly's all the time. They knew what they were ordering and they knew the chances...

 

[Woohaa]

Some couriers on Youtube suggested to get a cooler filled with ice in the summer season for ice cream requests.

 

[uberboy1212]

I don’t mind containers of ice cream but I can’t stand ordering sundaes with all sorts of random toppings

 

[Seamus]

I don't mind containers of ice cream but I can't stand ordering sundaes with all sorts of random toppings

Exactly, a container delivery should be quick pick up and if the delivery is too far and it partially melts than nothing can be done about that. Sundaes with all kinds of toppings to me seems like a recipe for disaster and a big mess. Unfortunately no way of knowing before acceptance so Ive just been declining them. I keep imagining an order for 4-6 Sundaes with 16 different topping. Yikes!

 

[Big Wig !!!]

What's even worse is Yogurtland. Not just because it's ice cream but because you have to self serve the order.

 

[Flier5425]

The places you have to order, wait for it to be completed, pay, and deliver seem to be the ones that kill any attempt to be profitable. I decline the overwhelming majority of these requests.

 

[Goongpad77]

I’m not a fan of ice cream deliveries when it’s peak summer around here.. I won’t take any long distance frozen treats. I keep a Styrofoam cooler in a box in my hatchback for desserts that come with a scoop of ice cream..

I really think ice cream delivery should be nixed.. It’s just a dumb.. It gets so ridiculously hot here in the summer..

One time when I first started doing this I got a ping from Postmates for a donut place and the guy ordered a donut Sunday.. he was 9 miles away!

They make the donuts there to order so they’re warm! The dingbat counter girl didn’t even separate the ice cream from the donut. I apologize to the dude when I dropped it off, but I was like man I just had to drive 9 miles through continual stop lights!

 

[Anonymhysa]

I take them. If you order a 5 buck pint from Ben & Jerry's 20 minutes away and expect super cold frozen treats, then you get what you deserve. Which is at most 15 minutes in your own freezer.

 

[Z129]

I don't do Eats, but I do other food deliveries and I take a cooler with ice packs in it with me when I work. I don't do rideshare at the same time I do deliveries so It isn't a hassle to have it in my car. I have thermal bags for hot food and the cooler for cold stuff. Still, it can be very difficult getting ice cream to the customer in a still frozen state when it is triple digits outside. My wife's birthday is in September and every year she requests an ice cream cake. Getting it home intact is a major pain.