Ask a pizza delivery guy...

[downtown]

I know it was mentioned further up the thread, but I did not see an answer. Why do american pizza dilivery guys use cars when british ones use bikes? Bikes must do twice the miles per gallon or (much) more, so you would make more money?

Our houses are farther apart. You wont be able to get to all the houses in time. In Urban areas, bikes are used though. (When I ordered pizza in Washington DC, a man on a scooter would drop it off.)

 

[Samson]

Our houses are farther apart. You wont be able to get to all the houses in time. In Urban areas, bikes are used though. (When I ordered pizza in Washington DC, a man on a scooter would drop it off.)

Just to clarify, you mean the little 50 cc scooters would not be fast enough? Proper bikes are generally much faster than cars. I have never seen these used for pizza dilivery though.

I guess it is the difference though. I live about 8 miles from the nearest delivery place, and there is no chance of anything getting delivered to me. Good job I can cook

 

[Insayn]

Just to clarify, you mean the little 50 cc scooters would not be fast enough? Proper bikes are generally much faster than cars. I have never seen these used for pizza delivery though.

I guess it is the difference though. I live about 8 miles from the nearest delivery place, and there is no chance of anything getting delivered to me. Good job I can cook.

You have to (and I insist) acknowledge american cities. Typically they are very spread out and are devoid of any public transportation. An american city revolves around the car; There is little if no planning for pedestrian traffic, or for public transportation.

In my city (which rated number one in america in regard to traffic control) There is barely any public transportation, and it is like playing that damn frog game crossing a street on foot.

I can see why a bike in new york city or in european cities would be good. Here in america it is a handicap, and the bikes have to behave like cars here. A small 4 cylinder truck would be the ideal delivery vehicle here.

 

[Grisu]

hmm, I never tip the delivery guy, they're doing what they're paid for.

If I lived in the states I'd probably tip, though, but here I don't. I only ever tipped once when I got a wrong delivery, but didn't notice it at first, when I did I called them up and told them, within 10mins I had the ordered pizza in my hands

 

[Nobody]

i delivered papers for a while, Not a crappy every house once a week paper, I delivered a proper one only about 20 houses a day 6 days a week. I done it from intermediate (12ish) till 5th form (16sh). I did get tips some times, regualry i got a bag of lollies every wensday from this one lady, this man always gave me money for a drink (2dollarsish) on hot days, this old man gave me apples and one old lady who i had to deliver to the door gave me 5 a week which is nice when your 12.

Christmas time was great i gave all my people a christmas card and almost everyone gave me one back with chocolates or money some times alot. There was this one man who one my first day (that he saw me) he gave me 10 dollars and no other tips until my last when he gave me 50 i was shocked. When i quit i let out hints to the ones i talked to and got some big ones (5dollars or more i big).

As far as bad things from me, there was this one man who never talked to me and let his dog bark at me while he watched. On rainy days i would put his paper on top of all the others to keep em dry and let his get unreadabley wet. And once i threw his paper at his dog (and rode off quickly). Here we dont normally chuck the paper at house but place in letter box, although i had one house where the lady would come to the door of house and the dog would run out and i would put the paper in its mouth.

SOme of the chrismas tippers would leave the present sitting in/on the letter box with a note "to the paper boy". This worked well until one year i caught this little barsted advert deliver eating some chocolates that said "to the paper boy", dick didnt relise that I WAS THE PAPER BOY! i just yelled at him. (i was a older paper boy by then at 15).

Many of run ins with dogs never bitten though once ran over a little dog on bike, it was trying to bite me i didnt mean to get him.

Once i got robed and they took my money (i had to collect the money from the customers) and my pay. They must have known it was money day, i got beat up as well cops didnt do crap they talked to the boys parents but they had soposably had spent it and the parents couldnt afford to pay it back, and i felt like the cops blamed me cause i called them "Fu%^en Maoris!" as i ran off with my money. My boss repaid me my pay. I ended up having a fight with one at school the next day as well, cause they werent tougher than me 1 on 1.

Last story, once when to of my freinds came with me we had joey guns (small metal poll with a rubber glove finger taped on end for shotting stones) and we playing with them. Some neighbour boys (younger than me kinda freindly) saw us and we told them and let them have a play. A few days later while i was doing the run they ambushed me down their street. It was funny as but sore for me at the time, it was all god father like, i saw one pop up behind a fence and i new something was about to happen before i saw the guns.

 

[Padma]

This thread explains a lot.

I live about 6 - 8 blocks from the major Pizza places in my area. I consistently tip two dollars or more. I have noticed (like last night) that when I order a pizza, I get told "It'll be about 45 minutes." Then, in 20 minutes, the *regular* delivery guy is at my door, with a fresh, hot pizza.

 

[classical_hero]

Yes. Be good to those who serve you food and you are set for good service.

 

[EdwardTking]

The most odd thing that I remember about tippers was that I was always shocked to see that people with nice houses were the WORST tippers ever. It always seemed to be that rich people stiffed you for some reason, while people in cheaper houses or apartments tipped better.

Never could really figure that one out.

MobBoss; maybe some of those people got rich by consistently stiffing
(selfishly exploiting) everybody whenever they could; their customers;
their employers, their employees, their relatives; sub-contractors etc.