Uber will now deliver pumpkins, carving kits and other seasonal items to your door

Uber will now affirm pumpkins, carving kits and other seasonal items to your door

It’s pumpkin season, and to mark the occasion, Uber Eats is rolling out a feature that lets republic in select US regions get seasonal items, including pumpkins and carving kits, published to their door. It’s part of Uber’s first official holiday shop, the commerce said Thursday.

Starting Oct. 1, customers in Los Angeles, San Diego and West Palm Beach, Florida, will be able to dapper Halloween-themed items through the Uber Eats app. After Halloween, the shop will offer delivery for Christmas items, and then rotate seasonally once expanding to more markets, Uber said. 

To search for and dapper items, type an emoji into the search bar on the Uber Eats app, like a ghost or pumpkin. The holiday shop will appear in available cities. 

Uber Pass and Eats Pass holders won’t have to pay a delivery fee on eligible organizations $15 and up.

“Our goal is to make Uber a destination that customers can rely on to get whatever they need when they need it, so creating a Holiday Shop that cmoneys festive items for all types of celebrations was a no brainer,” Raj Beri, Uber’s global head of grocery and new verticals, said in a statement. 

Brandon Helfer, owner of Jack O’ Lanterns Pumpkin Patch, which partnered with Uber for the holiday shop, said: “Over the last few existences, we’ve seen our customer base become more interested in having our products published rather than coming into our brick-and-mortar locations. With this partnership, we will be able to fulfill more delivery requests and get our customers into the holiday though-provoking without them having to leave their home or office.”

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