The Harsh Reality of Being a Delivery Driver in Korea | Coupang Flex Review
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- #korea #coupang #delivery
Hello everyone! Our funds were getting low, so we decided to give Coupang Flex a try to make some money as well as find out what it's like to be a delivery driver in Korea for Coupang using Coupang Flex. We learnt a lot about how much delivery drivers have to face here on a daily basis, and we hope you can learn a bit about it through our video. Enjoy!
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It's weird that I watched this because I don't usually have time or like to watch biographies 😂 however, I find myself drawn to the sincere voices of this kind and amazing couple. Something about them makes the audience want to support them. Fighting!
@@buttlebe thank you so much for the kind words and support! This was the start of us trying out UA-cam, so we still weren't making any money through the videos and had to be creative for sure! Haha
You guys make some of the best videos on youtube. Keep going, they're really entertaining.
Wow what a compliment @peterjabattack1 thank you so much! 😊 Really appreciate it!
Respect the hustle. Can't imagine ever ordering beverages or other heavy items from Coupang ever again. The only advice I can give when lifting heavy things is to squat down like a sumo wrestler and come up with your legs instead of bending your back. Stay strong!
Thanks a lot! Yeah it's really hard on the delivery drivers but it's no one's fault for ordering, just companies like Coupang have to control the items they sell! Also thanks a lot for the advice! Gotta save the back as much as possible!! 💪😁👍
Life is tough, but so are you guys! Stay safe!
Thanks so much for all of the support Thoan! 🙌
Aww thank you so much, thoan71! 🥰 (from Yujin 🤓)
한국 사는 외국사람인데 둘이 응원해요!! 너무 재미있어요!!
안녕하세요, LeftinLondon님! 댓글과 응원 감사해요! 오늘도 즐거운 하루 보내세요! 😆
In Korea are there no locks on the entrance to the building? I noticed you guys always went up to the apartment door.
Or does the buyer leave an entrance door lock code?
When you deliver packages it tells you the entrance door code through the app. Some buildings are unlocked though.
Hey a suggestion can you include a currency conversion for your deliveries?
Hi there we made about 9667 KRW /hour doing well deliveries which is $6.88 per hour. But luckily there was a promotion period where we could get a total of 650,000 KRW ($462.93) bonus for 5 days of work. Sorry about the confusion! In our newer videos I try to always convert it to USD just to make it easier to watch. 😁
I did delivery many years ago and heavy bottles in bulk really is hell if you don't have a trolley/the trolley can't fit in the elevator. I'm surprised if they don't charge extra simply by the fact that you have to walk up stairs since it's a thing over here.
It's insane how they don't charge extra for that eh @Jimmy-mv4ov! In the last building I lived in, one of the houses would order about 36-48 2L bottles of water at a time. Felt so bad for the delivery people.
진짜 프로모션 아니면 할 이유가 없겠구나. 저렇게 편리한 서비스를 제공하는데 돈좀 더주지! 게다가 외국인은 왜 안된다는거야! 고생 많았다 진짜 👍
고마워, 연화야! 배달업에 종사하시는 분들 정말 대단하셔..😳👍 나도 프로모션 이후에 운전 연습차 계속 하려고 했는데, 한국은 주차가 하늘의 별따기 🥲 택배보다 주차가 더 오래 걸릴 듯 ㅋㅋ 이 경험 덕분에 택배를 더 감사하면 받는다눈 😁
I’m a foreigner and planning to help out a Korean friend with delivering . Can I know what’s required to get into the building since I won’t be the one driving? Thank you
Hi there! So technically foreigners aren't supposed to be allowed into the Coupang camps, but I would recommend just trying it and explaining you are there just to help and see what they say. They didn't seem to have too big of a problem with it when we did it. Also if they don't let you in, you might just have to wait outside while your friend packs the car and then you guys can deliver together. It's not too difficult to pack the car alone luckily (actually it might be easier with one person instead of two!).
Please make a video how to do a food delivery.
We have two videos about food delivery here!
Part 1:
ua-cam.com/video/qaFGwaQroXo/v-deo.html
Part 2:
ua-cam.com/video/Nuu7viEy7pE/v-deo.html
Let us know if you have any more questions about delivery too!
Hang in there!
Thank you so much, Howard Lee! 🙏
Good money for a tough job. A kind of quest🙂 And the opportunity to get to know the city perfectly👌
For sure! Haha it definitely feels like an adventure while doing it! Wish it paid more on a daily basis though.
It's hard to see lifting those heavy Pepsi bottles and also walking with it and breathing heavily . Please try to choose lighter deliveries otherwise there will be a possibility of back pain in old age .
It's unfortunate that you aren't allowed to choose when you do deliveries. It's way too heavy especially for a lot of older people who are delivering packages. Hopefully Coupang (the delivery company) makes adjustments to what they ship out. I've seen people in my building order 48 x 2L bottles of water before which was absolutely insane!
우왕 신기해요✨
새롭쥬? ㅋㅋ 😄😁😆
More or less like Amazon flex here in the states
Haha yeah I think it's a complete copy of it! We want to try Amazon Flex out in North America and compare it to Coupang Flex to see the difference
That's so much Pepsi to order. Why?
Haha yeah for sure! Too heavy to carry to the top 🥲
0:30 LOL Man you're driving face is the opposite of your biking face.
LOL most things in Korea don't really bother me much with the 빨리빨리 culture, but the driving here puts the most stress on me because I feel responsible for keeping my passengers safe and sometimes it's not a super easy thing to do! Funny how you noticed that! Hahah 🤣
Seems like it’s not reasonable ?
Yeah unfortunately it's not worth doing unless there are good promotions. Food delivery is way better!
Thank you so much, zenidith! 🙏
@@lostthenfound let me get you guys lunch in Seoul sometime. I used to be a full time cycle courier and taxi driver, delivery driver in the past. I know what this is like!
@@kaynesheenan Oh wow you've done a lot! That would be great too! Thanks!