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nubly · 10-25-2009, 07:52 PM

we had pizza delivered this weekend and they added a delivery charge. does the delivery person receive this money or does it go to the merchant?

Arkturus · 10-25-2009, 08:20 PM

I worked at as sndwhich shop for a while and the delivery fee went to the store, not the driver.

pokeherpro · 10-25-2009, 08:29 PM

If they add a delivery charge, the pizza place gets it. They probably pay the driver a low base hourly rate and then a fixed rate bonus for every delivery made.

nubly · 10-26-2009, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by pokeherpro

If they add a delivery charge, the pizza place gets it. They probably pay the driver a low base hourly rate and then a fixed rate bonus for every delivery made.

so the pizza place gets it to pay the driver extra money. as in a tip.

pokeherpro · 10-26-2009, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by nubly

so the pizza place gets it to pay the driver extra money. as in a tip.

Part of the delivery charge covers the cost of the gas, the rest is divided between the store and the driver, with the store getting most of it...I think.

nubly · 10-26-2009, 08:19 AM

for gas? aside from dominos, i think pizza places dont have a company car.

wheres cerberus?

ivankaramazov · 10-26-2009, 08:34 AM

I stopped ordering pizzas because it will say like 12.99 on the site, but by the time they add tax, delivery charges, delivery tax you're up to 18 or 19 dollars. Then you have to tip as well and in the end you can't even get away with dropping just a $20.

Prakas · 10-31-2009, 02:02 PM

I worked for dominos delivering pizza for about a month. Talk about getting stiffed, I had people tip me nothing, or as low as a few cents. Then I've had people tip as high as 6-7 bucks. Any who, I got about $5/hr + tips and delivery charge. The delivery charge went to the driver, and was meant to cover the cost of gas, any extra is yours.

pokeherpro · 10-31-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Prakas

I worked for dominos delivering pizza for about a month. Talk about getting stiffed, I had people tip me a nothing, or as low as a few cents. Then I've had people tip as high as 6-7 bucks. Any who, I got about $5/hr + tips and delivery charge. The delivery charge went to the drive, and was meant to cover the cost of gas, any extra is yours.

I'm starting an alcohol/fast-food delivery service for my town, for all the places that don't deliver on their own. Would you have been happy making at least $10.25/hour with the possibility of more depending on how many deliveries you made, all while paying your own gas and any car maintenance?

Cerberus · 10-31-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nubly

for gas? aside from dominos, i think pizza places dont have a company car.

wheres cerberus?

It is NOT a tip. It drives me crazy when customers think this. Of the 1.50 delivery charge my store charges, drivers get 70-80 cents of it to cover gas (and if the driver delivers two orders on one run, he gets half of that for the second order delivered), and the rest of it goes to corporate.

pokeherpro · 10-31-2009, 02:34 PM

^You own your own store that delivers? That's awesome. What do you do, if you don't mind me asking..

Cerberus · 10-31-2009, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by pokeherpro

^You own your own store that delivers? That's awesome. What do you do, if you don't mind me asking..

No. Sorry. I meant the store I work for.

pokeherpro · 10-31-2009, 02:38 PM

Ah okay, I can understand your anger then haha.

pokeherpro · 10-31-2009, 02:43 PM

Like I stated earlier, I'm wanting to start my own company, hire drivers, all that. Minimum wage here is $10.25 but it can be less if there is a way the drivers can make up the difference through tips or bonuses. So I want to offer $8.25/hour and $0.50 per completed delivery. Basically what it means is that every 2 weeks, if you averaged 4 deliveries for every hour you worked, you'll get $10.25/hour exactly. If you averaged less than 4 deliveries per hour worked, you'll still get $10.25/hour, since that is minimum wage. And if you averaged more than 4 deliveries per hour worked, say you averaged 6 for every hour, you'd get $8.25/hour, plus $.50 for each delivery, so...$11.25/hour.

Prakas · 10-31-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by pokeherpro

I'm starting an alcohol/fast-food delivery service for my town, for all the places that don't deliver on their own. Would you have been happy making at least $10.25/hour with the possibility of more depending on how many deliveries you made, all while paying your own gas and any car maintenance?

That would definately be acceptable, and is better then what Dominoe's paid. Gas and maintenance was the responsibility of the driver, I believe its the case for most delivery drivers. That nots even including tips. I wish you the best of luck in your venture, it sounds like a very good business idea and you sound like you care about your employees.

millenniumman75 · 10-31-2009, 09:45 PM

I order and go get it myself - my gas, my @$$.

get me movin'

pokeherpro · 10-31-2009, 10:14 PM

^GOOD! Haha, if McDonald's or any other store started noticing nobody except the same face was going through their drive-thru onto into their store, they'd start to get really ****** at me. I'm not taking business away from them, I'm providing their business to people who otherwise would have ordered pizza or chinese or something else that delivered.
And believe me, those types of people exist in spades.

pokeherpro · 10-31-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Prakas

That would definately be acceptable, and is better then what Dominoe's paid. Gas and maintenance was the responsibility of the driver, I believe its the case for most delivery drivers. That nots even including tips. I wish you the best of luck in your venture, it sounds like a very good business idea and you sound like you care about your employees.

Oh I do, and I'd make that clear in the interview. I would tell them that while legally they're employees, I look at them as partners. The more they make, the more I make so I want to keep them happy.

Prakas · 10-31-2009, 10:45 PM

Thats very important. Unfortunately alot of employers are forgetting that and simply are cutting costs however they can. I'm here at work so I won't elaborate ;>, but taking away bonuses is really a downer and hurts business in the long run.

Amocholes · 11-01-2009, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Prakas

Thats very important. Unfortunately alot of employers are forgetting that and simply are cutting costs however they can. I'm here at work so I won't elaborate ;>, but taking away bonuses is really a downer and hurts business in the long run.

This is what most people seem to forget. Bonuses are just that, an extra reward given when the company is doing well. It's not something that an employee is entitled to just for showing up to work.

10-25-2009, 07:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA the greatest and best country in the world!! :) Posts: 7,065	who gets the 'delivery charge'? we had pizza delivered this weekend and they added a delivery charge. does the delivery person receive this money or does it go to the merchant?

10-31-2009, 09:45 PM	#16 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,628	I order and go get it myself - my gas, my @$$. get me movin' __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-25-2009, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Arkturus Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Illinois Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 216	I worked at as sndwhich shop for a while and the delivery fee went to the store, not the driver.

10-25-2009, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
pokeherpro Status: Previously Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada eh? Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 1,375	If they add a delivery charge, the pizza place gets it. They probably pay the driver a low base hourly rate and then a fixed rate bonus for every delivery made.

10-26-2009, 08:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA the greatest and best country in the world!! :) Posts: 7,065	for gas? aside from dominos, i think pizza places dont have a company car. wheres cerberus?

10-26-2009, 08:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
ivankaramazov Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 237	I stopped ordering pizzas because it will say like 12.99 on the site, but by the time they add tax, delivery charges, delivery tax you're up to 18 or 19 dollars. Then you have to tip as well and in the end you can't even get away with dropping just a $20.

10-31-2009, 02:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Prakas Status: Failure - Life Sucks Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delaware Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 427	I worked for dominos delivering pizza for about a month. Talk about getting stiffed, I had people tip me nothing, or as low as a few cents. Then I've had people tip as high as 6-7 bucks. Any who, I got about $5/hr + tips and delivery charge. The delivery charge went to the driver, and was meant to cover the cost of gas, any extra is yours.

10-31-2009, 02:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
pokeherpro Status: Previously Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada eh? Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 1,375	^You own your own store that delivers? That's awesome. What do you do, if you don't mind me asking..

10-31-2009, 02:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
pokeherpro Status: Previously Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada eh? Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 1,375	Ah okay, I can understand your anger then haha.

10-31-2009, 02:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
pokeherpro Status: Previously Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada eh? Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 1,375	Like I stated earlier, I'm wanting to start my own company, hire drivers, all that. Minimum wage here is $10.25 but it can be less if there is a way the drivers can make up the difference through tips or bonuses. So I want to offer $8.25/hour and $0.50 per completed delivery. Basically what it means is that every 2 weeks, if you averaged 4 deliveries for every hour you worked, you'll get $10.25/hour exactly. If you averaged less than 4 deliveries per hour worked, you'll still get $10.25/hour, since that is minimum wage. And if you averaged more than 4 deliveries per hour worked, say you averaged 6 for every hour, you'd get $8.25/hour, plus $.50 for each delivery, so...$11.25/hour.

10-31-2009, 10:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
pokeherpro Status: Previously Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada eh? Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 1,375	^GOOD! Haha, if McDonald's or any other store started noticing nobody except the same face was going through their drive-thru onto into their store, they'd start to get really ****** at me. I'm not taking business away from them, I'm providing their business to people who otherwise would have ordered pizza or chinese or something else that delivered. And believe me, those types of people exist in spades.

10-31-2009, 10:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
Prakas Status: Failure - Life Sucks Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delaware Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 427	Thats very important. Unfortunately alot of employers are forgetting that and simply are cutting costs however they can. I'm here at work so I won't elaborate ;>, but taking away bonuses is really a downer and hurts business in the long run.