LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In an unusual turn of events, a woman has found herself in a baffling situation after a DoorDash delivery driver left an enigmatic mark on her house, inscribing the number '514' on its facade.
The incident has left both the homeowner and internet users puzzled, sparking speculation and theories about the meaning behind this mysterious code.
Reddit users' bizarre DoorDash delivery experience
The bewildering encounter was shared on Reddit by a user known as 'yellowenthusiastt', who recounted her experience with the DoorDash driver. "Ordered food today… the dasher came and dropped it off, but then wrote 514 above my garage in permanent marker," she wrote alongside a photo of the puzzling graffiti. "It's all caught on camera. I'm just really confused lol."
Accompanying the post was a seven-second security footage clip, capturing the food-delivery man's peculiar actions during daylight. The video shows the DoorDash driver approaching the house with a black plastic bag containing the food order.
However, instead of making a swift exit, he inexplicably returned to his vehicle, retrieved a marker, and proceeded to write the number '514' on the house's exterior. Only after this cryptic marking did he finally leave the premises, leaving the homeowner perplexed.
Internet sleuths unravel the '514' mystery
The Reddit thread exploded with over 3,500 comments, as users offered various theories and speculations about the meaning of '514.'
A Reddit user suggested, "As someone from a South American shithole, here in my country when a thief sees a house that can have stuff of value, they mark it to rob it later, usually with more people, they use different simbols and code to inform about what's in the house (ex: dog, armed owner, high end tech, art, etc..) I don't know how probable that is where you live at, but that's the first thing that crossed my mind when I saw it, stay safe."
The original poster (OP for short) responded, "I’ve heard of things like this and i’m not gonna lie it crossed my mind. i don’t live in the nicest/safest of places but i can’t imagine someone doing this here. but thank you so much, thankfully i don’t live alone ?"
In another post, the woman explained she had reported the incident to police just to be safe, "To let y’all know i did file a police report (edit: “police report was a strong choice of words ig, we called the non emergency line and talked to an officer over the phone. they didn’t even take out names, i highly doubt they take this super seriously lol. my goal was not to get this person arrested/hurt/in trouble.
"I am not the only person who lives here nor was it my sole decision to call the police.) 2, we contacted doordash, just waiting to hear from their “tier 2 team” to hand off info to the sherif (we don’t really wanna press charges, just an explanation ig?) 3. yes we have weapons, and we always lock our doors 4. we covered the writing for now, but my boyfriend is gonna figure a way to scrub it soon! also no, this is not my house number or anywhere close thank y’all for the concern and advice ?.
"Edit: just covered it with paint for now, can’t see it unless you’re really looking for it edit: no our house number is not clearly visible, that’s on us, but again, this is not my house number."
A Reddit user asked, "I hope you own a pistol." Another chimed, "I second this, stay strapped." A user added, "Shot**n better for this situation. I recommend 00 buck."
However, another suggested their own theory stating, "514 = E.A.D = eat a d*ck They probably didn’t like your tip." Another user claimed, "Out of all the comments I've read I think this one is the explanation."
Moreover, another user asserted, "He’s not robbing your house. He’s double app’ing and the order on his other phone is for 514 somewhere. If it shows in the photo it’s safe."
A user chimed in, "I'm absolutely cracking up at all the responses when this is 100% definitely it." The OP also admitted, "Could very well be the case!" Nevertheless, the true motive behind the peculiar behavior of the DoorDash driver remains shrouded in mystery.
