Errand

An errand is a task of no great consequence, typically concerning household or business affairs, which requires the person undertaking it to travel to a place where it can be accomplished.

A business owner or employee may also be subject to consequences for using company time or property to engage in personal errands.

[4] In more recent times, some errand-running functions have been assumed by gig economy businesses that will run typical errands, such as "donation drop offs, returns, shopping, random pickups/drop offs, pharmacy runs, and food pick ups" for a small fee.

The program highlights the Japanese cultural practice of sending small children to run errands as a means of increasing their sense of independence,[6] and has been distributed internationally since 2022 on Netflix.

[12] This is particularly the case where an individual allows a large number of small errands to accumulate, so that the collective work to be done becomes substantial.