Originally Posted by George Knighton
Between general liability and driver liability, I'd estimate that the typical store pays about $2800/mo for insurance.
Moreover, since petrol is at or over $2.00/gal almost everywhere, I don't see anything wrong w/passing along that cost to the people who are costing the money.
I don't think I'd ever do that myself, but I don't think it's all that queer that a restaurant does it.
Charging delivery fees is short sighted, IMHO. You run the risk of hurting your drivers, without whom you cannot run the business.
I don't like when a small retailer passes along credit card fees, but I understand why he feels he has to do it.
They make bank off pizza. Even more then most think. I know two large pizza store owners. The two that i know, dont charge for delivery under 10 miles. Becuase, there is no need to.
Round table charges now. Becuase they are dumb. It only hurts the driver. And the round table in my area, is slow. No tip for you. I tip the other drivers of diffrent pizza places.
This one pizza place, drives 25 - 30 miles to my house. Yes i make sure to tip them well.