How to deal with lazy delivery drivers

sprinklesspanky

Personally I can't stand lazy delivery drivers... let me explain.

I live in one of these new fancy apartment complexes. They are fairly secure but nothing that a determined thief couldn't figure out.

Anyway I have noticed that everytime I order delivery from a take out, the driver always calls me when he gets onsite to come and meet him. This means I have to put my shoes and coat on, remember my keys and wallet and go and greet him. It's not exactly delivery is it? More "we'll meet you half way". The driver rarely makes any attempt to ring me on the call box so I can buzz him into the grounds. When you try to help them with directions they interrupt you and half listen in attempt to get you to give in and just come down. If I am paying a delivery charge, and tipping the driver, I want a full service.

So here is how you get around it. First, when order delivery slowly state your address spelling the difficult words (or rather the words they are most likely going to find difficult). Next give good directions i.e. "I'm just off Dame Street, after Trinity but before the Dublin castle". Do not pay in advance with your credit card.

When the driver gets there and rings you to come down say "yeah mate my phone isn't working well, it might cut you off" and give out your building number and flat number again. Then, and this part is key, hang up and turn off your phone.

You'll be amazed how many delivery drivers find your apartment! When they do, tip well and they'll remember you.

A side note: Before I got smart and tried the above I even had a driver tell me "come outside and meet me, it's easier" Easier for whom like? Unbelievable.

yoshytoshy

You may get complementary "Creme of sum yun guy" sauce:eek:

Aldebaran

Sounds to me like you're the lazy one

mikemac

More fool you for tipping.
You are paying delivery charge, that's their tip since the drivers aren't on a set wage.

If a company advertises no delivery charge then it's possibly worth tipping the drivers.

zero19

Jaysus would ya get them to eat the grub for ya as well? Sounds like it's a pain in the hole to get to your door and quicker if u meet em at the entrance to the complex

jester77

I can sympathise with the OP. When you're lazy, you're lazy. It annoys me having to go to the door to get my pizza but I don't trust giving them a spare key :P

dr.bollocko

Of all the people who are involved in the production of the sh1tty assed low quality take away food one can avail of at 1am on a friday, the delivery driver is the one chap I wouldnt mind helping out a little.

MagicMarker

Why do I even have to get up off the couch like?

Making me open a fúcking door, inconsiderate **** stains.

Well, at least they slice the pizza for ya!

zero19

They should sell pizza pre chewed imo

sprinklesspanky

Bullsh*t. Delivery is delivery, it means, at the very least it means getting to the right building in the complex. Why should I have to inconvinince myself when I am paying for a convinience? Why should I have to get socks, shoes, coat, keys and wallet on when I am paying for delivery, if I have to do all that I can just walk to the chipper ffs.

I've even had to meet delivery drivers in thier car before. F*ck em; they don't want to bring it to the door I'm not payin'.

mikemac

The OP is getting a tough time.
So you live in a gated estate you are obliged to meet the driver at the entrance? All the driver has to do is use the intercom and you'll buzz them up.

So your 2.50 delivery charge includes delivery to your door.........unless you are in apartment complex or gated estate?

Ruu_Old

Well la-de-da I live in a posh apartment, weh weh weh. There is a flippin' recession going on here, or haven't you noticed? :mad:

Hogzy

zero19 wrote: »

They should sell pizza pre chewed imo

Pre digested...in other words they should sell poo

i for one would definetly buy it, flush and praise myself for saving on bog role... seeing as were in such a mess of a financial situation

yoshytoshy

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

I've even had to meet delivery drivers in thier car before. F*ck em; they don't want to bring it to the door I'm not payin'.

Without a shadow of a doubt ,theres countless things that could happen within a gated complex like that.
Getting ambushed is always a risk for delivery lads.

mikemac

Ruu wrote: »

. There is a flippin' recession going on here, or haven't you noticed? :mad:

Yep, and the drivers are paying tax on their tips too :rolleyes:

Ass

How are the drivers the lazy ones if you can't be arsed to a) walk to the door to meet them and b) collect the food, or better year cook it yourself.

They don't want to go wandering around your smelly appartment block looking for the right flat. They have better things to be doing like delivering more food. Besides, if you live in a block of flats, odds are you're a drug dealer or you are the neighbours of a drug dealer. If I were a delivery driver I wouldn't want to be hanging around your block of flats for too long either.

sprinklesspanky

mikemac wrote: »

The OP is getting a tough time.
So you live in a gated estate you are obliged to meet the driver at the entrance? All the driver has to do is use the intercom and you'll buzz them up.

So your 2.50 delivery charge includes delivery to your door.........unless you are in apartment complex or gated estate?

and I tip very well on top of it!

To everyone else; you mightthink it's lazy but delivery food by it's very nature is lazy. It means, I don't want to cook so I will pay some one to do it for me.

and in turn... I don't want to collect the food so I am paying someone to deliver it!

sprinklesspanky

Ass wrote: »

How are the drivers the lazy ones if you can't be arsed to a) walk to the door to meet them and b) collect the food, or better year cook it yourself.

They don't want to go wandering around your smelly appartment block looking for the right flat. They have better things to be doing like delivering more food. Besides, if you live in a block of flats, odds are you're a drug dealer or you are neighbors of a drug dealer. If I were a delivery driver I wouldn't want to be hanging around your block of flats for too long either.

Muppet, it's a gated complex, if he got the right building I'd be happy enough. Read the thread before posting! Not all of us live in apartment buildings that have drug dealers either. If you read the orignal post you'd see it was a "new fancy complex". Jaysus you're thick.

mikemac

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

I live in one of these new fancy apartment complexes. They are fairly secure but nothing that a determined thief couldn't figure out.

Ass wrote: »

Besides, if you live in a block of flats, odds are you're a drug dealer or you are the neighbours of a drug dealer. If I were a delivery driver I wouldn't want to be hanging around your block of flats for too long either.

I'm wondering Ass, did you even read Post 1 before posting?

sprinklesspanky

yoshytoshy wrote: »

Without a shadow of a doubt ,theres countless things that could happen within a gated complex like that.
Getting ambushed is always a risk for delivery lads.

Getting ambushed in gated complex? By whom my concierge or the security staff? Maybe the nieghbor with the Ferarri is getting bored and is interested in re-enacting scenes from "The Most Dangerous Game"?

Ass

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

Muppet, it's a gated complex, if he got the right building I'd be happy enough. Read the thread before posting! Not all of us live in apartment buildings that have drug dealers either. If you read the orignal post you'd see it was a "new fancy complex". Jaysus you're thick.

A pig in lipstick is still a pig.


Sorry to have to break it to you, but calling it an apartment and calling a barbed wire perimeter a "gated complex" doesn't change the fact that you're living a flat.


You're on the dole too, I suppose?

zero19

Where is this magical complex anyway? Sounds sweet...

dr.bollocko

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

Muppet, it's a gated complex, if he got the right building I'd be happy enough. Read the thread before posting! Not all of us live in apartment buildings that have drug dealers either. If you read the orignal post you'd see it was a "new fancy complex". Jaysus you're thick.

Banned.

Ass wrote: »

A pig in lipstick is still a pig.


Sorry to have to break it to you, but calling it an apartment and calling a barbed wire perimeter a "gated complex" doesn't change the fact that you're living a flat.


You're on the dole too, I suppose?

Indeed.
Thread locked.
Anybody else getting that friday feeling yet?
Shame it's saturday though.