What is with food delivery charge?

Question

pizza hut and domino's went from free delivery, to $1.25, to now $2.50! this is absurd! their pizza prices also went up, so I don't wanna hear it's bc of gas prices.

I refuse to tip the delivery person now. I will just assume they get the $2.50 delivery charge.

Answer 1

First of all, the price of EVERYTHING has gone up.

Because gas went up, the price of anything that gets delivered is going to go up (this includes pizza ingredients). How does the restaurant get their ingredients? They are delivered by a driver. It's all relative.

That's very rude of you to not tip the delivery driver. It's not their fault the pizza place raised their delivery charge. And I say, if $2.50 is going to make you throw a hissy fit, go get the pizza yourself.

Answer 2

thats  right.  mind  you  i  might  round  up  a  bill  but  not  to  the 15 to  20% level i used  to .  i take that charge  as the  base  tip  and  add to  it  to make  the  percentage i feel he  deserves.  

the drivers  were  always  responsible  for  the  vehicle  maintenance  so its  not  really  an  issue. if  they  no longer  have  to  pay  it  then  their  tip  doesnt  need  to  be  as  high any  more

Answer 3

Because of the delivery charge we no longer have pizza delivered. I refuse to pay a delivery charge when it used to be free.

Answer 4

You need to drive yourself and pick up your own d**n pizza who the h**l do you think you are? The delivery charge goes to the restaurant not the driver who works for minimum wage and uses his own car and his gas for which he is not reimbursed. So complain to the restaurant and don't take out higher prices on the driver who is suffering the most and punish him for doing his job and for a situation he did not create.

Answer 5

Yes, virginia, it is because of the fuel cost of driving to your house and delivering the pizza, plus the danger incurred by being a delivery driver who might get mugged or robbed at any time.  I doubt the driver sees any of that money.

Answer 6

That's for gasoline and vehicle maintenance.

Answer 7

well then maybe u should get off your @ss and go to the pizza place and get your own d**n pizza instead of complaining about the cost for them to bring it to u

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Answer 8

ITS just an extra small way to cover their over head ..

Answer 9

Poor pizza delivery man!