Home delivery

Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something

Robert Heinlein

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We returned from our long summer break last week to find the car covered in a thick layer of dust. To my great surprise the engine started at the first attempt but there was almost no fuel in the tank. I might’ve just made it to the nearest petrol station, but nowhere is just a mile down the road in this city. Instead, we headed off on foot to our local cafe for a bite of lunch, went for a swim, chilled out at home and got an early night. The next morning, the car was sparkly clean and the tank full. A bit of Dubai magic!

Dubai takes home delivery services to a new level. Ordering is simple, usually via an app, so I can surreptitiously sort out the bottled water delivery while sitting in a meeting or order a pizza delivery from the school play ground. There is a most extraordinary array of products that I might want to order, things that I never thought I needed to have brought to my door. Dog grooming, children’s haircuts, car cleaning, petrol, and even ice blocks to cool the swimming pool.

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Despite the excitement of all the slightly unnecessary items I might be able to order in, I still haven’t mastered the perfect grocery home delivery service. Nothing compares to the one-stop online shop of back home. Most of the time, I luxuriate in this new laziness, but sometimes I have to actually get off the sofa and go to the shops.