One Ohio University student walked from the Nelson Market to the Boyd Market because there were not any SunChips Garden Salsa Flavored Whole Grain snacks left on the shelf. The student leisurely walked with one AirPod in, a decent outfit the student threw together before class that morning and a single SunChips objective.
Then: ZOOM!
A red streak on an electric scooter zipped by, and the word “Snag” stained the student’s mind. This, however, would not be the only time the student would see the classic red Snag streak. This is something the student would continue to see daily. A man, an electric scooter and a big red cube that reads “Snag.”
What makes them recognizable
This beautiful sight is certainly one to see and very common. Abe Bisignano, a sophomore studying chemistry at OU, said Snag drivers look like “a bunch of frat boys … just zipping around.”
This is a common observation that can be seen nationwide. For example, take the Snag website. Their main advertised demographic is a stereotypical white male, as shown on their various social media platforms. OU is not any different.
Bisignano said Snag’s main identifying feature is the “large red cube on the back of them.” That “large red cube” is what carries the items ordered by the ever-so-needy college student, ready to go out.
The Speed
Snag’s business model is for college students, by college students. All inventory is voted on by college students and carried by Snag itself. It’s also marketed on the Snag delivery website as the world's fastest delivery, with 10-minute delivery to anywhere on campus via electric scooter.
Snag has an operating system that requires a specific environment to work with its business model: it needs to have easy scooter access to residential halls, a nearby storage facility and willing student participants.
With this fast and convenient business model comes a price.
ZOOM!
A man, an electric scooter and a big red cube that reads Snag. They speed around everywhere with one goal in mind: deliver.
They can often be characterized by their lack of bliss. I am pretty sure the actual face of Snag is a panicked sophomore weaving through Court Street traffic like a caffeinated squirrel.
Male-dominated field
Even though grocery delivery services are not a male-dominated field, Snag delivery seems to be. Occasionally, there are female Snag drivers, but the website, mobile app and various associated social media platforms advertise men as their delivery drivers.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, women dominated the DoorDash and Uber workforce, with 58% of “Dashers” and 40% of Uber deliverers being female.
The idea that a majority of other popular grocery delivery services have a recognizable number of women, and Snag is less than decently representing women grocery delivery drivers, is frankly strange.
Snag drivers are not actually identical. They follow a similar theme that can be described as a man, an electric scooter and a big red cube that reads Snag and a ZOOM!
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