This has always intrigued me, and I want some answers now. For some reason, PPC.bz gets a lot of traffic for Pizza related inquiries, mostly due to this post that rips on Dominos putting plastic soda bottles in the oven.
What is this $2 delivery fee from Papa John’s when you order online?
I know at least one reader either works at Papa John’s or knows someone that does.
Here are my questions
- Why is this Delivery Fee there?
- Who gets the Delivery Fee? Papa Johns? The Driver? Or some sort of rev share?
- If I know the answer to above question, I can tip appropriately. But since I do not know, I am either tipping the driver $2 too much or $2 too little in 6th step. Why won’t you explain the goddamn delivery fee to me Papa John!
- After you order, you are upsold some Netflix / Magazines. I’m curious to know how much more Papa Johns rakes in if you order online instead of over the phone.
That is all.
Edit: That is not all actually.
Delivery Charge is Extortion!
The big deal is that the big chains keep the money and fuck you, and the driver. Here’s a good explanation
Stop buying from big chain pizza joints. Support your local pizzeria! Now go get fat!
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Good Evening Barman,
My brother Johnathon Wagenheim works at Papas Johns in New Jersey and he makes deliveries in his 1992 Toyota Corolla (Average 35 MPG). He has sent me a fax letting me know that the delivery fee goes to the store so they can pay their driver.So you have been tipping your driver $2 less this whole time.
Sincerely,
Steven Wagenheim
p.s.
Whos is Ryan Eagle?
It’s because you ordered a mega XL3 with anchovies. I didn’t even know you could buy that at a Papa Johns.
By the Way Barman aka G Star of the Internet
The anchovies are a family (Engraulidae) of small, common salt-water forage fish. There are about 140 species in 16 genera, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as an oily fish.
This just sparked my mind to write an eZineArticle on anchovies. Now the question is wheter I should like that traffic to my clickbank product on weight loss for seniors or to my 10 cent adsense pages :S
only ballers order anchovie pizza.
TURTLE POWER!
“He has sent me a fax letting me know that the delivery fee goes to the store so they can pay their driver.”
who the hell uses a fax? people stopped using them the same year that corolla was made.
@newjersey
I use my fax daily Heck i even got my own fax line.
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The #1 Marketer Steven Wagenheim
you sir are a pimp – want to come and join us?
BARMAN SUCKS. THIS GUY BLOWS. GIVE US SOME GOOD CONTENT.
THIS POST IS ACTUALLY OK.
* Why is this Delivery Fee there?
The delivery fee is a way for the national pizza chains to advertise lower prices to stay competitive but end up charging you the same shit. The driver only gets a small portion if any of that, usually less then a dollar.
* Who gets the Delivery Fee? Papa Johns? The Driver? Or some sort of rev share?
Driver gets a small portion, usually under a dollar. Papa Johns Bags the rest and laughs on the way to the bank.
* If I know the answer to above question, I can tip appropriately. But since I do not know, I am either tipping the driver $2 too much or $2 too little in 6th step. Why won’t you explain the goddamn delivery fee to me Papa John!
Judging by your 0.00 in the TIP line, your tipping to little.
* After you order, you are upsold some Netflix / Magazines. I’m curious to know how much more Papa Johns rakes in if you order online instead of over the phone.
we dont make any more if your order online or over the phone, I recommend ordering on the phone you hear our specials which end up saving you more money.
I work at Papa Johns, Fuck I hate it when people dont tip me.
I feel the same way…I just placed an order for a 15.99 special and added a 2litter and when I heard 27 and some change as the total I asked wht was the tax on the order…the tax amount was stated to me and then she said OH and a $2 delivery charge so I said ok and then went online to see what others thought. They need to up their menu $ amount cause as far as I am concerned a delivery fee goes mostly towards the driver and if not they need to look for a better delivery job or find a job in another profession…SOORY…but I would, cause the drivers are being used and customers are being GOT!!!….this will be my last time placing a delivery order with Papa Johns and sorry to the driver coming to my house……………………………..
Thanks for this post. It’s what I figured, but I still think it’s lame. I’m paying the extortion today since my whole family is sick, but I’m making sure to tip the driver the correct amount, and just mentally put the “delivery fee” into the cost of the pizza. Grrrrr.
Former driver and Manager…the real story:
Before delivery charges, drivers were paid an hourly wage, a mileage reimbursement, and the tips they collected from deliveries.
The company paid those wages, the mileage reimbursement, motor vehicle reports, additional insurance related to the delivery service, recruiting and the training of the drivers all on the cost of the food products. At this time, the average cost of a pizza was 10 dollars.
Now, the average cost of a pizza is under 8 dollars, and the cost of wages, MVR’s, recruiting and training as well as insurance has gone up, and the delivery charge is a way for the companies to offset these costs. The delivery charge does not go to the driver, it is to offset the cost of employing the driver, and if you think that all of this can be covered by 2 dollars per delivery, you math is off by quite a bit.
Now these companies are paying split pay or a lower than minimum wage to drivers due to the “tip differential”, and the quality of the drivers are going down due to the inability to make an actual living from this job. In the late 80’s i made more than 700 per week, now due to the economy I am back at it and only making about 400. They need the tips, and depending on your area, deserve the tips.
“In the late 80’s i made more than 700 per week, now due to the economy I am back at it and only making about 400″
You sir are a douchebag.. Almost everyone works harder and most make less..
SO you ripped us off in the 80s and you still do, f u jerkwad drivers and the rip off artist companies.. They make how many millions in profits on the backs of the poor who purchase this food?
You say prices have gone down, you are an idiot sir.. Or possibly just ignorant as all hell..