I haven’t read Reader’s Digest in years.  Not since my grandmother passed away have I picked up one of those little pocket-sized books full of cute stories and wisdom.  That’s why I missed 13 things your pizza guy won’t tell you and why I just now found out about 17 more things your pizza guy won’t tell you.  If you like your pie prompt and hot, you’d do well to follow these directives.

You’d think most of these tips are common sense:  Wear a shirt and pants when you answer the door, have the money ready, and give the delivery person a nice tip (especially if it’s bad weather).  I guess these aren’t so common, since they have to remind the world to do them.  That’s got to be an awful job.

I once had a pizza I ordered take two hours to get to my house, because my normal delivery place told me that their boundaries had changed and that they didn’t deliver.  The location they told me to call didn’t deliver to my location either, but took my order anyway.  The pizza guy, not knowing where in the world I lived, drove around for an extra hour trying to find my house.  I gave him a generous tip for his troubles, then called up the managers of both locations and hammered them mercilessly until I got free pizza to make up for the cold, soggy cardboard-flavored pies I’d gotten.  Remember, blame the right people, not the innocent schlub in the visor trying to make ends meet.

Tags: tips, food service, pizza delivery, tipping, how to get better service

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