re: Pizza Delivery Fee

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Total money grab by the chain.

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You could always pick it up yourself

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I do not remember ever seeing this until recently.

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Then you probably just weren't paying attention. It's been there at least since I was ordering pizzas.

If you don’t want to pay it, drive to the pizza store and pick it up

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Domino's has charged a pizza delivery fee for as long as I remember. A lot of smaller shops don't charge one. The money doesn't go directly to the drivers.

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It's semantics.

Domino's paid a flat fee to a driver for every trip when I worked there for about 2 weeks in college. It wasn't the exact amount of the delivery charge, but we were paid per trip nonetheless.

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But what if this "friend" were delivering 10 other sandwiches in one run?

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Id still give him $5.

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I would hope that friend would do me a solid and waive the fee.

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So one of you is going to have to be generous in this situation...and you expect the one not sitting his fat arse on the couch to be the generous one?

You sound trashy as hell

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Does this money go to the driver? If not what does the money go towards? The driver provides his own car and gas.

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You’re either an idiot or a troll. I assume the former.

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I should totally ask for a discount when I eat in or pick up.

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I agree

However, I have been at a Papa Johns and been unable to pick it up (and not have the fee included) only to be told that it must be delivered. Told them they could keep the pizza and I wanted my money back so I could go to Waffle House and not have to wait for my food.

As consumers we can fight back with our wallet but most just give in

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t’s a business. Their job is to make money.

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No problem with this at all

Just say a pizza is x dollars, not x dollars + fee + fee + fee

Case in point is football tickets

Just charge the ticket price and include the "donation", the "handling fee", the AD needs a raise fee

You get the picture

I have a cajun place I eat at a lot. Not only is the food good and the price fair, but what you see on the menu is what you actually pay as they have even included sales taxes in their price. Not surprising is they have a solid business with repeat customers. I never see ads for them and they seem to operate profitability with new and repeat customers.

Sadly, as mom and pops grow to corporate giants they reduce the quality that made. you go there in the first place with enhancing their wealth. I remember Mcdonalds from the 50's and 60's and they made good food at a reasonable price. Now they advertise the hell out of a product I would not allow my dog to eat.

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I typically just pay the bill without looking but Mrs. Donkeypunch has noticed these on delivery Pizza Bills over the last year or so.

Does this money go to the driver? If not what does the money go towards? The driver provides his own car and gas.

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First and foremost, no one can answer this for you, different companies divide it differently. Stores, among chains, may also divide it differently as they are owned by different people. In short, no one will be able to give you the specific answer you are looking for.

For a chain company I worked for in High School the delivery fee, of 1.50 per, came directly to me. I worked in the back, helped prepare food, took orders, and also washed dishes while I wasn't delivering. I was paid 4 per hour, plus 100% of my tips and 100% of the delivery fee.