What would you pay?

elSicomoro · 05-23-2008, 12:15 PM

Right now, at the pizza shop I work at, the delivery charge is $2.50. It has been at $2.50 since just after Hurricane Katrina--September 2005. At the time, gas rose to $3.19. Since then, gas has dropped down as low as $1.95, and is currently $3.87.

We might have the highest delivery charge of any place I know...most places charge from $1 to $2.

What's a fair cost for delivering food to you?

TheMercenary · 05-23-2008, 12:27 PM

For a $10 pizza?

elSicomoro · 05-23-2008, 12:41 PM

Our average order is $22.

elSicomoro · 05-23-2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sycamore

Our average order is $22.

Minus the delivery fee--$19.50.

Trilby · 05-23-2008, 12:45 PM

I'm buying frozen pizzas now, won't pay them charges.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-23-2008, 01:37 PM

[comic Philly-NYC-Jersey voice] It's domestic! It's DiGiorno! It's not delivery! We can buy gas! [/voice]

Sundae · 05-23-2008, 01:57 PM

Pizza delivery is free here.
I don't doubt the cost is built into the prices.

A pizza for two costs over $22 with no sides...

elSicomoro · 05-23-2008, 02:05 PM

Our pizza prices have gone up twice in the past year...normally, they're only raised once--in July.

Our 16" cheese pizza is $12.99; each additional topping is $2.50. The 14" and 16" pizzas are buy one get one free. If you order just one, it's pro-rated. A two-topping 16" pizza is $10.99.

Sundae · 05-23-2008, 02:11 PM

Our largest pizza is 13.5"
Basic cheese is £9.99 inc delivery (just under $20)
Each topping £1.25 ($3)

That's the most expensive pizza company (Dominos) They do deals sometimes, but usually collection only.
There are some local generic ones which are cheaper, but lower quality.

Sigh.

Flint · 05-23-2008, 02:54 PM

Do delivery places charge for delivery? I never noticed.

I get my pizza take-out from a little place around the corner called Charlie's. There's a picture of a guy on the sign, and when you walk in, that's the guy making your pizza, and his name is Charlie. And you're like "Hey, Charlie" and he's like "Hey, [your name]" because he knows who you are.

Undertoad · 05-23-2008, 02:59 PM

Last order I made was two medium pies, one mushroom and one white with garlic, and mozzarella sticks. $36. Actually paid $45, through my policy of *vastly* overtipping pizza delivery people. ("Let's see, that's about $40... 20% would be $8... but I don't have any ones, so keep it")

There is no addl delivery charge around here

Flint · 05-23-2008, 03:03 PM

Yeah, I tip what I would regularly tip someone who brings me food, and then I about double it to account for car maintenance costs.

Clodfobble · 05-23-2008, 03:03 PM

When Quizno's and the local Chinese place will both deliver much cheaper food, faster, for free? Fuck pizza.

glatt · 05-23-2008, 03:04 PM

No additional delivery charge around here either. But most local joints don't deliver. Just the national chains.

elSicomoro · 05-23-2008, 04:23 PM

Glatt, Mario's delivers...OMG! I totally fucking forgot about Mario's! I totally need to eat there when we're out there in 2 weeks.

The places Rhoda and I used to order from in the Far NE and Germantown generally charged $1 or $1.50 for delivery. When I lived in DC, it was like $1.

I dunno. I make $2.25 a delivery plus tips...it works out to like $9 an hour before tips; $19 after tips. It's not a bad gig by any means. And tips actually haven't been bad lately...but I'm starting to wonder if lowering the delivery charge would actually boost business and tips.

05-23-2008, 12:15 PM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	What would you pay? Right now, at the pizza shop I work at, the delivery charge is $2.50. It has been at $2.50 since just after Hurricane Katrina--September 2005. At the time, gas rose to $3.19. Since then, gas has dropped down as low as $1.95, and is currently $3.87. We might have the highest delivery charge of any place I know...most places charge from $1 to $2. What's a fair cost for delivering food to you?

05-23-2008, 12:27 PM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	For a $10 pizza? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

05-23-2008, 12:45 PM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'm buying frozen pizzas now, won't pay them charges. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-23-2008, 01:37 PM	#6
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	[comic Philly-NYC-Jersey voice] It's domestic! It's DiGiorno! It's not delivery! We can buy gas! [/voice] __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

05-23-2008, 01:57 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Pizza delivery is free here. I don't doubt the cost is built into the prices. A pizza for two costs over $22 with no sides... __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-23-2008, 12:41 PM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Our average order is $22.

05-23-2008, 02:05 PM	#8
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Our pizza prices have gone up twice in the past year...normally, they're only raised once--in July. Our 16" cheese pizza is $12.99; each additional topping is $2.50. The 14" and 16" pizzas are buy one get one free. If you order just one, it's pro-rated. A two-topping 16" pizza is $10.99.

05-23-2008, 02:11 PM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Our largest pizza is 13.5" Basic cheese is £9.99 inc delivery (just under $20) Each topping £1.25 ($3) That's the most expensive pizza company (Dominos) They do deals sometimes, but usually collection only. There are some local generic ones which are cheaper, but lower quality. Sigh. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-23-2008, 02:54 PM	#10
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Do delivery places charge for delivery? I never noticed. I get my pizza take-out from a little place around the corner called Charlie's. There's a picture of a guy on the sign, and when you walk in, that's the guy making your pizza, and his name is Charlie. And you're like "Hey, Charlie" and he's like "Hey, [your name]" because he knows who you are. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio** Last edited by Flint; 05-23-2008 at 03:01 PM. Reason: added comma

05-23-2008, 02:59 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Last order I made was two medium pies, one mushroom and one white with garlic, and mozzarella sticks. $36. Actually paid $45, through my policy of vastly overtipping pizza delivery people. ("Let's see, that's about $40... 20% would be $8... but I don't have any ones, so keep it") There is no addl delivery charge around here

05-23-2008, 03:03 PM	#12
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Yeah, I tip what I would regularly tip someone who brings me food, and then I about double it to account for car maintenance costs. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-23-2008, 03:03 PM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	When Quizno's and the local Chinese place will both deliver much cheaper food, faster, for free? Fuck pizza.

05-23-2008, 03:04 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	No additional delivery charge around here either. But most local joints don't deliver. Just the national chains.

05-23-2008, 04:23 PM	#15
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Glatt, Mario's delivers...OMG! I totally fucking forgot about Mario's! I totally need to eat there when we're out there in 2 weeks. The places Rhoda and I used to order from in the Far NE and Germantown generally charged $1 or $1.50 for delivery. When I lived in DC, it was like $1. I dunno. I make $2.25 a delivery plus tips...it works out to like $9 an hour before tips; $19 after tips. It's not a bad gig by any means. And tips actually haven't been bad lately...but I'm starting to wonder if lowering the delivery charge would actually boost business and tips.

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