Fake delivery and smoke-break sites offer stress relief to South Korean youth, simulating orders without cost and easing cravings
At 2am, Kim, a 25-year-old office worker, opens a site designed to look like a food delivery app, though he has no plan to order. He chooses menu items, drops them into a cart and simulates the experience of placing an order.
“It somehow feels like I actually ordered something,” he said.
Kim said the habit helps him resist late-night cravings.
“There are many times when I crave food late at night but hold back to save money. It feels like a real delivery app, so I somehow keep looking at it,” Kim said, referring to a site whose name is a spoof of a food delivery app.
“I don’t end up ordering anything, but it feels like it relieves a little stress,” Kim said.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
