The Airtasker browse tasks feed is a window into everyday life, and we really do see it all. From urgent deliveries to getting things out of trees, heartwarming moments to the outright amazing, the community never fails to surprise us – whether they’re here in the UK or on the other side of the world in Oz.
So as a tip of the hat to the end of 2018, we rounded up the weird, the wonderful and our downright favourite 100 tasks this year from both the UK and Australia.
In no particular order, these are 100 of our favourite tasks of 2018.
Let’s start with some only-on-Airtasker moments:
1) Save my daughter’s toy lamb
We’re not crying. YOU’RE CRYING.
2) Give my cat compliments
“My cat had a bad day recently where someone called him ‘a rat looking thing’…”
3. Take part in a one month ‘sleep experiment’
2018 unveiled the literal dream job.
4. Assist with dog training – pretend to be a postman
5. Be a ‘family member’ at a baptism BBQ
6. Take pictures of my proposal
Yep, all the feels.
7. Deliver a bag of potatoes
When you have an urgent need to bring a personal joke to life…
8. Bespoke piñata maker
Niche, but important.
9. Be a runner for the UK Quidditch Team
Siriusly? Yes.
10. French Native wanted to speak French to 3 babies
Mais oui!
11. Help us get Glasto tickets
The second most difficult tickets to nab in 2018 after the Spice Girls
12. Potty train my dog
Fingers crossed it worked.
13. Take a series of 20 selfies wearing glasses
14. Remove Snapchat filter from photo
Instant filter regret.
15. Track down my biological Dad in the UK
‘I only have a name, date and place of birth, and limited information from 1970-ish. Any progress on this would be really welcomed’
16. Take pictures in a floating hot tub for our social media accounts
Tough job but someone had to do it.
There have been rescue operations…
17. Need someone with a ladder
Drew’s shoe got thrown up on the roof (apparently it’s a long story). Tasker Randy rescued it but next week this popped up…
18. Shoe on roof again
What are you doing, Drew??
19. Get my bike lock off
Lost your key and need some help? Happens to the best of us.
20. Retrieve employee pass from the branch of a tree
Damn practicality ruining dramatic “I QUIT” scenes since work was invented.
21. Help me find trousers
Okay, this one’s not what you think.
22. Cupcake rescue operation
Because sugar needs must.
If you feel like you’re missing some life skills you can outsource that:
22. Teach me how to edit videos online
Which actually is very useful.
23. Give me football lessons
24. Guide me on an ESP32 Project
An ES-what now?
25. Teach ya gal how to kick-turn on a skateboard
26. Teach me the facets of grammar
“The need to recap on past lessons is great. Can you teach me before I forget altogether?”
When you just need to get yourself together, but need a little help:
27. Organise closet
Sometimes it just takes a fresh pair of eyes.
28. Compile and organise expense receipts
29. Help me organise my clutter
Tidy space, tidy mind.
30. Organise family home
Or when you know you’re being a bit lazy, but feel okay about it
31. Make me tea and toast
“As above. Very hungover.”
32. Bring me ice cream to my seat in Ed Sheeran
Because Ed was too…hot? Not sure.
33. Play Flappy Bird for me
34. Unfollow the people that I follow on Mixcloud
35. Level up my WoW character
36. Rearrange my Farmville town over coffee
Or just when pets are life:
37. Babysit my baby dachshund
Mathilda <3
38. Put together my fish tank cabinet
39. Mind my cat
Don’t mind if I do actually.
40. Walk my dog
41. Bathe my pet parrot
Apparently “Parrot Hilton” is a “fancy bird”.
42. Create jumpers for cats
43. Chicken Run
Literally building a chicken run, but points for assuming enough people have seen the animated film (2000) to know what a chicken run actually is.
44. Look after my rabbit
There are specialised skills, then there are specialised skills:
45. Comedy hypnotist
46. Secret Cocktail Taster Needed
‘I want to know which of my bartenders is the best at mixing up this latest creation, the Berry Virtuous cocktail. As a familiar face amongst my teams in the bars, this is difficult to do so incognito. ‘
47. Airline fuelling
“How do they pay fuel stations?”
48. Bonsai artist
49.Make a throne out of old skis
If they can do it with swords in GoT, you can do with skis…
50. Build Lego ‘The Simpsons’ house
51. Custom disco cake
Not any disco cake. A custom disco cake.
52. Make my son an Easter hat
53. Create a logo for my new business
54. Write me 50 Call of Duty challenges
55. Paint names on chopsticks
Dextrous in every way for this one.
56. Make me an old school cassette mix-tape
57. Teach me to fly my racing drones
A modern day racing pigeon story.
“Fly my pretties, fly”
There were plenty for the foodies:
58. Help us perfect the perfect Yorkshire Pudding recipe
This one was pretty popular.
…and as if that wasn’t enough: 59. Help us test the best pigs in blankets in time for Christmas
60. Find the best vegan food in London
And happily, they did.
61. Bake a cake and bring it to the office
62. Cook vegan food and drive it to Hampton Court
A few ‘awww’ moments:
63. Sing “Love is in the Air” by JP Young to my Mum
64. Tie our wedding bow ties
The pressure of this one.
65. Get me love notes from at least 10 places
And a few that just straight up broke our hearts:
66. Shirt memory pillow case
67. Draw on a leg brace
68. Need trained sniffer dog to locate missing dog
“GOOD” *SOB* “DOG”.
69. Someone with endoscope camera to find pet ferret
2018 also made it clear that love had many forms:
70. Darth Maul wedding ring
71. Make a beef jerky bouquet
72. Test sugar daddy dating website as a user
And partying was a priority:
73. Party bus xmas photographer needed
74. Help with a party!
75. Kids entertainer needed for princess party
76. Party decorator help
77. Fake paparazzi x 2
Absolutely here for this one.
78. Dancer – robot pop and lock
79. 70s discoball costume
80. Stack a beer fridge
81. Looking for a Cher impersonator for Mardi Gras
Do you believe in life after Mardi Gras?
Cher-ing is caring.
82. Photograph ukulele festival
83. Pop balloon arch
Yes you CAN get paid to pop balloons.
84. Create a Game of Thrones quiz
Oh, sweet summer children.
There were times when you needed it, well, YESTERDAY:
85. URGENT. Delivery
To be fair, that place DOES do the best crab rice paper rolls.
86. ‘URGENT IMMEDIATE’
Not a particularly exciting task but more of a shoutout for the title.
87. Urgent crystal delivery
88. Deliver beer pong cups
and sometimes, when all else fails, you just need to admit you’re wrong on the internet:
89. Relationship expert
Did Jake win her back??
90. I need someone to sing a sorry song for my friend
“I done effed up this morning and need to apologise to my roommate as creatively as possible.”
91. Help with me the most romantic gesture ever
‘I made a massive mistake, and broke the heart of the love of my life. She’s in London, and I’m in Canada right now but I’ve come to this massive realization that a grand gesture needs to be made – and made NOW.’
92. Wall mount heavy mirror
‘I attempted it myself and, embarrassingly, failed. I’ve got wall plugs / anchors. But holes need re-drilling and I didn’t have a level. Rookie mistake.’
Or maybe, just maybe, when all you really need is some local knowledge:
93. 1 day London sightseeing tour
93. Plan me a Eurostar retreat trip itinerary
94. Produce an itinerary for a New Year’s getaway
95. Plan me a short Edinburgh Adventure
A fair few of you asked for help with make up or costumes, too.
96. Face painting for Halloween party
97. Help me sew my Halloween costume
Witch better have my candy.
98. Make-up artist needed
99. Making clothes for a teddy bear
OKAY, CUTE.
And to round off our list, a shoutout to the reactivity of our community, responding to the UK’s most polarising and talked about subject in 2018. Nope, not Brexit:
100. Plan me a Love Island finale party
Jack and Dani weren’t to be after all.
All in all, we’ve learned that everyone needs a hand sometimes, and that no matter how random your skills are, there are people out there who will pay for them.
We look forward to a whole new year of people helping each other get more done.
