Pizza Delivery Tip

[El Diablo]

cc,

How old are you? How the f do you get through life not knowing things like how to efficiently carry out a pizza delivery payment transaction?

As others have said, the pizza will be $x. You either hand him $x+tip or hand him a bill >$x and ask for some amount of change back.

Can't wait 'til you need to take a cab somewhere, I'm sure that'll be a fun transaction for you. I really wonder what some of you guys would do if you had to figure out by yourself how to get through a week's worth of life someplace like NYC.

[udbrky]

It's not always the driver's fault it's late. Sometimes, 3-4 people call in at the same time and there's just 1 driver. Sometimes, the cooks mess up. Sometimes, the boss is just an idiot and keeps scheduling someone who hasn't shown up for 3 weeks and you get screwed when 2 others don't show up and you're the only driver after 9 on a Friday and there's already 15 orders up that are all late.

[cardcounter0]

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Wow, power trip much? Don't take out your angst on the delivery dude... the downfall of society is not specifically his fault.

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Not a power trip, and it is not really the driver's fault.

But the number of people calling a stupid transparent ploy to get tips "standard", or now the customer is expected to state beforehand how much change he wants back -- that is certainly a symptom of the dumbing down of America.

[udbrky]

I think the driver should by default give the customer the full amount back (I rounded to the nearest quarter, always giving the customer more back - i.e. it's x.87, I gave a quarter and the dollar amount).

But if you're saying that the customer telling the driver how much they want back is indicative of the dumbing down of America, I disagree wholeheartedly. It speeds up the process, allowing you to get to your food faster and them to get onto their next delivery faster. They have a job to do and it doesn't end with you. It's just common courtesy to say "here's a $20, please give me $3 back, thank you, have a nice night."

[cardcounter0]

I get through life just fine. And I take cabs and carry out simple financial transactions all the time.

Usually as the cabby (or pizza guy) is flipping through bills, I say "keep it" or give me $x back, and that is the way I always do it. I really couldn't hand them $x+tip, because a $20 is the smallest I usually carry, and I am lucky when I have something that small.

I have never had some one pocket my money and then stand motionless.

"You want change back?" YES (30% or even $5 is a little steep for a small pizza order).

And then when told I want change -- still stand their motionless and ask "Well, how much change do you want."

At that point I to supress my NYC survial skills, and did not instantly beat the punk down and roll him for all his money.

[udbrky]

Why make him dig through bills instead of just telling him up front how much to give you back? Makes it a lot easier.

I hope you don't break out 50s for orders under $20.

[tuq]

It's very possible this thread is starting to suck, so in a slight tangent let's all take a minute to appreciate the cybersecksing abilities of bloodninja:

Bloodninja:Wanna cyber?
DirtyKate:OK, but don't tell anybody ;-)
DirtyKate:Who are you?
Bloodninja: I've got blond hair, blue eyes, I work out a lot
Bloodninja:And I have a part time job delivering for Papa John's in my Geo Storm.
DirtyKate:You sound sexy.. I bet you want me in the back of your car..
Bloodninja:Maybe some other time. You should call up Papa John's and make an order
DirtyKate: Haha! OK
DirtyKate:Hello! I'd like an extra-EXTRA large pizza just dripping with sauce.
Bloodninja:Well, first they would say, "Hello, this is Papa John's, how may I help you", then they tell you the specials, and then you would make your order. So that's an X-Large. What toppings do you want?
DirtyKate:I want everything, baby!
Bloodninja:Is this a delivery?
DirtyKate:Umm...Yes
DirtyKate:So you're bringing the pizza to my house now? Cause I'm home alone... and I think I'll take a shower...
Bloodninja:Good. It will take about fifteen minutes to cook, and then I'll drive to your house.
**pause**
DirtyKate:I'm almost finished with my shower... Hurry up!
Bloodninja:You can't hurry good pizza.
Bloodninja:I'm on my way now though
**pause**
DirtyKate:So you're at my front door now.
Bloodninja:How did you know?
Bloodninja:I knock but you can't hear me cause you're in the shower. So I let myself in, and walk inside. I put the pizza down on your coffee table.
Bloodninja:Are you ready to get nasty, baby? I'm as hot as a pizza oven
DirtyKate:Oooohh yeah. I step out of the shower and I'm all wet and cold. Warm me up baby
Bloodninja:So you're still in the bathroom?
DirtyKate:Yeah, I'm wrapping a towel around myself.
Bloodninja:I can no longer resist the pizza. I open the box and unzip my pants with my other hand. As I penetrate the gooey cheese, I moan in ecstacy. The mushrooms and Italian sausage are rough, but the sauce is deliciously soothing. I blow my load in seconds. As you leave the bathroom, I exit through the front door....
DirtyKate:What the f**k?
DirtyKate:You perverted piece of s**t
DirtyKate:F**k

[bwana devil]

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regarding what alobar said he does, I did that for a week until it got too annoying to count out change. I don't think anyone ever was offended by my question, it seems very standard.


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The way alobar said he did is the correct way, and doing it the correct way as alobar found out, he got more in tips.

Too anoying to count out change? Gee, too bad but that is uhhh... YOUR JOB.

Asking how much change they want might SEEM standard to a moron pizza delivery guy, but it is not. I know for a fact that 99% of my purchases, I give the cashier, waitress, clerk, etc. some money and they give me back my change.

I can't recall the clerk in a grocery store asking me how much change I want, or the gas station attendent after a $19.95 fill up asking me if I want change back from my $20

Of course, in conjunction with the moron pizza delivery guy who thinks giving customers their change is a pain, or asking instead of waiting to receive tips, is standard -- are the morons who don't know how to count out change.

If the cash register didn't tell them what to give you, they wouldn't have a clue. And then they give it to you in a big lump, instead of counting it out. BUT THAT IS A WHOLE OTHER TOPIC OF "STANDARD" BEHAVIOR in our increasingly rude stupid society.

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pot, kettle. kettle, pot.

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I hope you don't break out 50s for orders under $20.

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Naw, I find 50s to be stupid. What I do when I place the order is tell them beforehand to tell the driver to bring plenty of change, because all I have is 100s to avoid the problem. (or ask the driver if he would accept a few red birds in payment [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img])

[udbrky]

what do you do if they don't have enough change?

As a driver, you don't always have enough, especially slow nights, and if I did, I don't wanna whip out a roll not knowing who's around the corner listening and watching.

As a manager, I don't always have the extra money in my register to send with a driver who doesn't have change for big bills. Our standards for money in the drawer is under $150 for security purposes. And the later in the night, the less I have. You should just put it on your card.