--- title: 8 Weird Drone Uses description: There are many surprising ways that drones have become incorporated into everyday life. canonical: https://time.com/2981749/8-of-the-weirdest-ways-people-are-using-drones/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-14T17:30:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:11:40.043Z og:title: 8 of the Weirdest Ways People Are Using Drones og:description: Note: Most women don't want to be proposed to via drone og:url: https://time.com/2981749/8-of-the-weirdest-ways-people-are-using-drones/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 8 of the Weirdest Ways People Are Using Drones twitter:description: Note: Most women don't want to be proposed to via drone twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 8 of the Weirdest Ways People Are Using Drones by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jul 14, 2014 5:30 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Jul 14, 2014 5:30 PM UTC A New York private eye told the [_New York Post_](http://nypost.com/2014/07/13/private-eyes-using-drones-to-nab-scammers-cheating-spouses/)that drones are essentially being used in the one way everyone thought they would: to spy on people. While this use of the unmanned aircraft sounds… just about right… there are many surprising ways that drones have become incorporated into everyday life. Here are some of our favorites: **1\. Dronies**Like selfies. [But with a drone](http://time.com/107443/selfie-with-drones-dronies/). **2\. High-Tech Alcohol Consumption** Las Vegas’ Cosmopolitan Marquee Dayclub offers a poolside bottle service delivered by drones. **3\. Laundry Service**[A Philadelphia dry cleaner](http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/the-scene/Dry-Cleaning-Drone-Delivering-Clothes-to-Customers-214736141.html?%5Fosource=SocialFlowTwt%5FPHBrand) used drones to deliver clean clothing to customers. Beware of strong gusts of wind wrinkling newly pressed button downs. > [](https://twitter.com/NBCPhiladelphia/status/354624527776485376) **4\. Burritos**[And a company called Burrito Bomber](http://www.darwinaerospace.com/burritobomber) has outlined plans to become the world’s first airborne Mexican food delivery service. > [](https://twitter.com/ExpressFoodTaxi/status/479036768600485888) **5\. Modern Love**[FlowerDeliveryExpress.com](http://FlowerDeliverExpress.com) tried to use a drone flower delivery service for Valentine’s Day. The love hating FAA shut the operation down. > [](https://twitter.com/42just/status/434315215153274880) **6\. Proposing**A man delivered his now-wife a diamond ring via drone. “It’s like a little alien,” she said as the drone descended. How romantic. **7\. Carbo-Loading**The [Chinese government shut](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10206212/Pie-in-the-sky-Chinese-authorities-shoot-down-worlds-first-cake-drones.html) down a bakery’s operation to have drones deliver baked goods. > [](https://twitter.com/brad%5Fsweet/status/360021716778487809) **8\. Drug Dealing** A San Francisco startup called [QuiQui](http://quiqui.me) (pronounce “quickie”) plans to start delivering prescription drugs in under 15-seconds. 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