Saturday, September 27, 2003

Sat
27
Sep
2003

Stupid Stiffers

Current mood: bearmood—angry irate
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You know what I hate more than anything when I'm delivering pizzas? Assmunches who say "I really wish I could give you something" or "I'll get a tip for you next time." In over 12 years of delivering, not once has anyone ever given me a tip next time. If you're that damn poor that you can't scrounge a lousy dollar for your pizza driver, then get off your goddamn ass and go get it yourself. Chances are that the pizza place probably has some sort of carry-out special anyway and you could save even more money than you currently are by ripping off your driver. Also, tips less than a dollar might as well be stiffs. Same applies as above. I dealt with six such losers tonight. I hope you all choked on your food.

The thing I hate the most after that are losers that aren't home when the driver gets there. When the phone person says 30-40 minutes or whatever, that doesn't mean you can leave your house to go the ATM, or the liquor store, or pick up your kids, or whatever. It's an estimate. More than likely if it is not in that time frame, it might be more, but on rare occasions, it could be less. It depends on how the runs work out and how close you live to the store. Also, don't call from work or from the cell in the car and hope you can get home before the pizza does. Both of these scenarios waste the driver's time and costs them money (they could be delivering to someone who is home), plus chances are you'll get a colder pizza since we have to come back. Get everything you need to do done before you call and then sit your ass in front of the TV or the computer and wait. I had one such loser tonight.

Can you tell I didn't have a good night tonight? Normally Saturday is my best tip night of the week. It took me 4 hours to make $27 in tips. I usually make about $30 in 2.5 hours. I am soooo pissed.
</rant >