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PIZZA DELIVERY any tips?
    #22091320 - 08/14/15 01:45 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Ugh so Idk why, I decided HEY I need more money, walked into a pizza place they hired me on the spot and ask if I wanted to work right then and there lol I said no thanks I'll let you know, and had to pick two days. Anyway, picked 4-1AM tonight and 1-9PM tomorrow.

not bad shifts I suppose. I work a shitty union job 30 minutes from me that is 12.55 before dues/tax, so i expect to make a decent amount at this job, plus it pays cash daily so that's a plus.

ANy tips on delivering pizzas and not wanting to kill myself? Currently making mad CDs and hoping that driving will de-stress me, but I also need to overcompensate with cigarettes I imagine.


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #22091325 - 08/14/15 01:47 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Carry pepper spray and a taser

I would also put a recorder in my pocket and turn it on at each delivery spot. Cover all angles cuz people like to rob pizza guys


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #22091326 - 08/14/15 01:48 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)



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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Angel_Above] * 3
    #22091341 - 08/14/15 01:52 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I delivered pizzas once upon a time, it was one of my first ever jobs

Tips?

Ummmm...drive to the place, try to get the address right, walk to the door, knock (or ring the doorbell, your choice here), hand person the pizza, take money, go to back to pizza joint

Idk man that's all I got, good luck


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #22091344 - 08/14/15 01:52 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Either get/borrow a GPS or learn the area well. Music is a big helper, but now I associate all the music I listened to during work with the stress of work.

Mindless chatter increases tips more than anything. Carry condiments like Parmesan cheese in your car so that it doesn't matter if you forget them. (the condiments one will really help turn some frowns into...less angry frowns.)

When out on double or triple deliveries never clarify which order is which by asking the customer if they ordered the item in question. Tried this once and the guy lied, so I gave soda to the wrong guy and had to make an extra trip to get it to the right guy (hopefully that last one made sense, pretty specific)

Depending on your area, be weary of robbery :paranoid:


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Psilosopherr]
    #22091355 - 08/14/15 01:55 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I remember one of the hardest parts being finding peoples address markers, especially when oncoming cars are blinding you with headlights. One trick for making this easier is to focus on the white lines on the road, this will prevent light from getting in your eyes.

Realize that lots of streets have even numbers on one side, and odd number addresses on the other.

If there's no numbers around, people were never annoyed if I just knocked on their door and asked them IME. "oh thats down the road that ways." "thanks"


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Psilosopherr] * 2
    #22091371 - 08/14/15 01:59 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Psilosopherr]
    #22091387 - 08/14/15 02:03 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I was considering delivering pizza because money is tight but more than one local pizza guys have been shot around here so I decided not to. It can be a surprisingly dangerous job.


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: ChasingBliss]
    #22091406 - 08/14/15 02:07 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Fuck... pepper spray?

I would carry a knife but in my state apparently that's illegal.


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #22091430 - 08/14/15 02:16 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Angel_Above said:
I would carry a knife but in my state apparently that's illegal.



Never stops me :shrug:

I would get an extendable baton and clip it to your pants. A knife may look intimidating, but youd better be prepared to use it/get stabbed yourself if you pull it out.

A baton, on the other hand, is much less lethal and it doesnt really matter if you bwat the shit out of skmeone with it. Plus you get some space between you and the assailant.

Id say pepper spray is the best route


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #22091431 - 08/14/15 02:16 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I did this for several years. Actually it was one of my favorite jobs. You listen to your music, smoke weed (if you want), you don't have a boss hanging over your shoulder. I liked it. But, gas was much cheaper then.

I would recommend learning the streets really well, figure out which side of the streets have even and odd numbers so that you are only looking for addresses on one side of the street. When you have multiple orders out on a delivery, figure out the quickest way to get them delivered. Don't deliver them in chronological order based on the time they were ordered. So, try to make a single loop with all the deliveries on it. Also, figure out which streets have the least stop signs/signals. This will save you a lot of time.


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #22091442 - 08/14/15 02:18 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

carry a dummy wallet with a limited amount of money up to the house


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Brian Jones]
    #22091466 - 08/14/15 02:23 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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carry a dummy wallet with a limited amount of money up to the house



thats a good idea. Use old ID cards you don't need to make it look authentic, old used up gift cards and such :thumbup:


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Brian Jones]
    #22091472 - 08/14/15 02:24 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Keep a list of mileage and car repairs / tires for tax write offs if you use your own vehicle. Mileage should pay about 40 cents. That's if any of this ends up on paper, in which case you have the option to not file that income.

Mileage saved me a lot one year on a particular job. I wrote down the dates and installs and other jobs and kept a log. My CPA did actually want to see it before filing my stuff. You'll get more writing off mileage than you will paying gas.


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Adden] * 1
    #22091507 - 08/14/15 02:33 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Smoke a lot of weed


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: chopstick]
    #22091513 - 08/14/15 02:35 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

And try to not get mugged/raped


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Angel_Above]
    #22091536 - 08/14/15 02:42 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Don't get attached. There's not much there.

Don't let the petty bullshit get to you. There are a lot of people that will take their difficult day/life out on you. There are also some people that are just outright douche-bags and don't respect service industry workers for some reason. :shrug:

You'll meet a lot of cool people too, but they're still surface level interactions. Always look at it with the perspective of "I don't know what's going on in this person's life to make them act this way and I don't care." Just move pizza.

That caring part is more crucial than you think. You have no idea how many shitty conversations I've avoided by showing indifference in the face neediness.If you're a manager, you gotta learn how to act like you care, but not as a pizza delivery boy. Normal people expect a tip to get a smile and repeat/fast service and nothing more.

When you get stiffed, always forgive, but never forget. Again, you don't know what's going on in their life, but if it happens often enough, they can wait or be forgotten.


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Adden]
    #22091542 - 08/14/15 02:44 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

When I drive I get 56 cents a mile. My tax person told me that is the Federal maximum you can write off on your taxes.


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: mycosis]
    #22091604 - 08/14/15 03:02 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Yeah and you can request your employer for 56 cents a mile if their company vehicle breaks down (or it is deemed unsafe, e.g., bad tires) and you have to drive your personal vehicle.


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Re: PIZZA DELIVERY any tips? [Re: Giftofdeprivation] * 1
    #22091637 - 08/14/15 03:08 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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When you get stiffed, always forgive, but never forget. Again, you don't know what's going on in their life, but if it happens often enough, they can wait or be forgotten.




I worked at Dominoes Pizza for a while. We would enter the addresses into a computer when we took an order. If it was an address known not to tip, then the name on the order was Phil Lesh. Always. That way, we knew not to rush those orders.


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