Favor, a $5 “anything” delivery service, is now available in Charlotte. Here’s the deal

The Austin-based mobile app connects users with their own personal assistant of sorts (called a “runner”) who will bring you anything for a flat $5 delivery fee.

Like Postmates, which expanded into Charlotte last year, Favor offers food delivery from a number of restaurants that otherwise wouldn’t offer the service.

You’ll see names like King’s Kitchen, Soul Gastrolounge, Rooster’s and Futo Buta.

But where Favor differentiates in a big way is with an all-encompassing “Order Anything” button that lets you quite literally order anything.

Need groceries from Harris Teeter? Balloons for that birthday you forgot about? Pantyhose to replace the ones you just ripped at work? Click the “Order Anything” button, specify a store and type in your list of needs. I can think of about a million times I have been in need of such a service.

Favor currently delivers to a limited service area that includes Uptown, Dilworth, Plaza Midwood, NoDa and Elizabeth.

Check the map below to see if you land in the zone.

The Favor app is available for iPhone and Android and they’re offering a free first delivery to Charlotte users with promo code FAVORCLT.

I for one am pretty thrilled to see Not Just Coffee among their delivery options. I’ve been yelling about the need for a coffee delivery service for years. Finally.

More interested in making some extra money than in having stuff delivered? Apply to be a Favor runner.

There are more than 10,000 tuxedo t-shirt-wearing runners deployed in Favor’s 23 cities. Runners receive 100% of tips and usually average between $10 to $25 per hour. You can apply for full- and part-time runner positions in Charlotte here.