Has anyone ever delivered pizzas before?

[Alexander]

I applied to be a delivery driver at this local pizza place. They called me back and I agreed to an interview tomorrow.

My roommate works there, so that will help, but I was wondering if any DUers could share their experience working pizza delivery.

Thanks!

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. How is the gas paid for? By them or you?

[Aristus]

4. Papa John's paid a dollar per trip for gas.

That seemed reasonable back then; today, not so much.

[Alexander]

5. They give me a certain amount of $$$ at the start of my shift, and...

All they want back is the amount stated on the receipts.

So it sounds like I pay for gas, but then it's local, meaning I don't have to drive very far, and I can keep every penny in tips.

To be honest, I don't know. My friend used to be a driver, my roommate only works in their kitchen. So I guess I'll find out.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Yeah, if the gas prices eat up all your income it wouldn't be worth it, eh?

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Do you get to keep the tips or do they take a percentage? Do they discourage tipping?

Some folks put tips on their credit card these days, along with the entire bill. I don't know how most companies reimburse their workers for this.

Good luck.

[Alexander]

7. I'm told I get to keep every penny in tips. And they don't mind tipping.

[Aristus]

11. I got to keep all my tips. If someone handed me an amount over the bill total,

I always prepared the change. If they said: "Oh, keep the rest", I did. I NEVER asked: "Do you want change?" Really bad form there. One time, though, a guy handed me an overage, and I counted back every penny in change, wondering if he was going to cut me back a little. He didn't, so I smiled and wished him a good evening. Don't know why he didn't leave me a tip; it was a good, timely delivery. But you never ask for a tip if you know what's good for you. So I just got my dollar for gas on that trip.

[Deep13]

25. I always tip well and in cash. nt

[Aristus]

3. Yeah, I delivered pizzas for Papa John's for about three months when

I was in college. The money came in handy, and every night, there was at least one pizza that was rejected by QC, so we all got to snack a little for free. I kept hoping one of those dubious incidents you hear about would happen to me, like a gorgeous woman answering the door naked, or something like that, but it never happened... B-)

[Forkboy]

6. Your car or theirs?

That's the biggest factor. Years ago my girlfriend used our car for Dominoes and trust me, you're driving yourself right into the ground. The upkeep, the gas...wasn't worth it to us.

[Alexander]

10. My car. But it gets good mileage and I get to keep all the tip money.

I'll know more at the interview tomorrow. But my friend who used to drive for them used his car...he was hit twice by drunk drivers on the job (thankfully nobody was hurt).

[suninvited]

8. My step mothers nephew used to deliver pizzas and he made more

money than a lot of people with 'professional' jobs. I have heard of some others that say they didnt do as well, but this kid was making two and three hundred dollars a day.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. Good gravy! Must live in a city?

[suninvited]

16. He lived in Ft. Worth

I guess it makes a big difference in city size. I didnt really think about that.

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. It would have to. Here in rural maine the local grocery stores don't even start making pizzas until

4pm. And the one little place that did pizzas all day and actually delivered went out of business. :(

[Parche]

9. Yes

23years ago, going to school and delivering at nights
i had a good time, delivered to Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, and Jerome Kersey,(Portland Trailblazers)
had a lot of 'uplifting' times, if you know what i mean, parties most of the time

Did get robbed twice tho, once with a big guy with a meat cleaver, then a guy with
a 22 pistol...............

:hi:

[Alexander]

14. If you don't mind me asking, where did you get robbed?

Was it at the delivery location? How did this happen?

I want to be aware of all the possible risks before I accept this job.

[Parche]

19. robbed

once was a set up, they called, and it was all dark down there, and a guy with a meat cleaver
came out, and i dropped everything and ran away.......safely
so never go to any dark areas, that are not lit up,

the 2nd one was a guy who came in nerdy looking, bumbling around, pulls out the gun, and i start laughing, not a good thing i guess, and he was a complete idiot, that was at the location....


other then that, i had a great time for what it was at that time
got invited to tons of parties, and lots of nice encounters
i guess they liked my peperoni....................pizza :rofl: :rofl:

pm me if you have any other questions!!!!!!!
:hi:

[DS1]

15. I worked at a local place in NJ

We had ancient toyota trucks with about a million miles on them to use and bang up, so that was cool. Everything we brought back over the bill was ours, there was no need for messing with gas / vehicle costs. Usually got decent tips, the best ones during shit weather. One time I couldn't for my life find the place, I still believe it was a prank, but the owner somehow found it. Or said he did anyway.

[suninvited]

18. If a driver has to come to me in a bad storm

with a pizza, it is at least a $10 tip !!

[underpants]

21. I did at a local place in Va. Best pizza I have ever had

Ridiculously huge and good stromboli's too

God I miss that place.

We had to drive our own cars but the first time the owner tried to get someone to put a magnet thing on their car they were laughed at and it was never brought up again.

Free food. Pretty much as much as you wanted. Did have to wash dishes and mop but there was free beer (after closing) and good toons on a kick ass stereo.

For a crappy job that was a great one.

[KitchenWitch]

20. Do you get a car allowance?

I delivered pizzas in 1987. Long time ago.

I got a car allowance per shift and an hourly wage. Plus tips.

I worked in a delivery area that was mixed economic background (Ultra rich in Kenwood and Ultra Poor/Working Class in Whittier - Minneapolis). I did really well tipwise with the Whittier folks and not so well with the Kenwood people.

It was a fun job. I delivered pizzas during the World Series between the Twins and the Cardinals. I made money hand over fist, even though all the pizzas were very late because we were absolutely slammed.

[AnneD]

22. Poker Parties tip the best...

church gatherings and students are the worst.

[TommyO]

23. Just goes to show you that the wages of sin are good tips!

[Deep13]

24. No, but I've been a census-taker.

That was a bizzare experience.

[KansDem]

26. Yeah, I delivered pizzas one night in the late 1960s

I was a junior in high school and the night I worked was the prom and all the seniors who worked at this parlor wanted off. So I came in and delivered. The parlor took orders until 3am (this was Pizza Man in Long Beach, California), so if we took an order at 2:55am, we still had to make the pizza AND deliver it AND clean up. I got home about 5am.

I had a steady job if I wanted it but my mom said "no" because she felt it would affect my schoolwork, and my stepfather said "no" because I was using the family's 1965 Ford Fairlane which got lousy gas mileage.