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MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:23 PM Aug 2017

Domino's Pizza: darkened windows, open the trunk

I've been trying to verify this news story for the last hour and I can't.... but

My local Boston TV station says that Domino's is going to send their drivers out w/ darkened windows and a trunk that can be opened from the driver's seat... so that the customer can take their food from the trunk and avoid interacting w/ the driver and hence avoid the tip.

Now I have no idea what Domino's pays its drivers on an hourly basis.

What I do know is that we have an economy where instead of talking to a customer service agent you have to press "1" for this and
"9" for that.

How about you talk to a human being and you pay for that. Those people make money... and then they spend money.

If someone brings you food, you tip them for it. You'd do it in a restaurant. It should be no different at home.

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Domino's Pizza: darkened windows, open the trunk (Original Post) MissMillie Aug 2017 OP
The race to the bottom. ffr Aug 2017 #1
I'd be in favor of a tax cut MissMillie Aug 2017 #4
Domino's wryter2000 Aug 2017 #2
It isn't any more - Monaghan retired and sold it a few years ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #5
Hasn't been for some time SoCalNative Aug 2017 #7
Safer for the driver Warpy Aug 2017 #3
Don't drivers use their private vehicles for delivery? I guess they oasis Aug 2017 #6
Well, I don't work for Domino's MissMillie Aug 2017 #11
Do you deliver in your private vehicle? oasis Aug 2017 #14
yes (n/t) MissMillie Aug 2017 #20
You can always leave a tip in the trunk. Pizza delivery is a very unsafe job. They get robbed and appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #8
The easiest fix for that MissMillie Aug 2017 #23
Shoot. yallerdawg Aug 2017 #9
Dominos and ford driverless cars ChazII Aug 2017 #10
This. n/t targetpractice Aug 2017 #12
OK then... (sarcasm) MissMillie Aug 2017 #15
In the winter the Domino's autonomous vehicles will end up in the tree tops. longship Aug 2017 #37
I heard about this on Bloomberg this morning: Glimmer of Hope Aug 2017 #13
I was a Domino's driver in TX in the 80's... targetpractice Aug 2017 #16
Wow. What an incredible dick move. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #24
Yes, extremely dickly customerserviceguy Aug 2017 #29
Now we have that personality type in the White House. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #32
Narcissists think..... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #39
Yes. Make sure that they get some complimentary special sauce the next time that they order. CentralMass Aug 2017 #36
Searching on "pizza delivery driver robbed" gets far too many hits jmowreader Aug 2017 #17
Don't think it would work. People call for delivery because they don't want leave the front door. haele Aug 2017 #18
That's what I thought TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #25
+1. That was my first thought as well. nt ecstatic Aug 2017 #34
Since when does the buyer go to the car? Chakaconcarne Aug 2017 #19
They don't. cwydro Aug 2017 #41
And how exactly will they make sure the customer PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #21
they probably text the code to the customer's cell. radius777 Aug 2017 #35
My son had a dash-cam because he was driving all PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #42
The new crust and sauce UT_democrat Aug 2017 #22
I stopped eating Domino's when they added provolone Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #33
Less people to have to hire. Doreen Aug 2017 #26
When you pay debit/credit MissMillie Aug 2017 #27
I am not necessarily talking about the pizza drivers. Doreen Aug 2017 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author MissMillie Aug 2017 #31
Almost sounds customerserviceguy Aug 2017 #28
After bariatric surgery MFM008 Aug 2017 #38
I've had it too (bariatric surgery) MissMillie Aug 2017 #49
Oh agreed MFM008 Aug 2017 #52
Lol. cwydro Aug 2017 #40
Probably from CNN dalton99a Aug 2017 #44
Based on that description, all I can say is "Yeah, fuck you Dominos." (n/t) Iggo Aug 2017 #46
Omg. cwydro Aug 2017 #47
Wow. Could they be any more dehumanizing? That's where this world is trending. Oneironaut Aug 2017 #51
When minimum wage is $15, I'll stop tipping taught_me_patience Aug 2017 #43
Not me. Iggo Aug 2017 #45
Same here. cwydro Aug 2017 #48
I don't know about Domino's MissMillie Aug 2017 #50
It's part of a Driverless Delivery test jmowreader Aug 2017 #53
more profits for the 1%, less income for the rest; what's not to like? (for the 1%, anyway). nt TheFrenchRazor Aug 2017 #54
As I've been thinking about this new Domino's policy MissMillie Sep 2017 #55

MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
4. I'd be in favor of a tax cut
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:29 PM
Aug 2017

for any company that has a human answer the phone instead of a computer.

And the human gets benefits.

wryter2000

(46,045 posts)
2. Domino's
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:26 PM
Aug 2017

Is owned by a Christian Dominionist. I wouldn't buy one of their pizzas it was the last pizza on Earth.

oasis

(49,387 posts)
6. Don't drivers use their private vehicles for delivery? I guess they
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:30 PM
Aug 2017

gotta pay for a window tint to get a piece of shit job.

MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
11. Well, I don't work for Domino's
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:35 PM
Aug 2017

but yes, I do.

I make less than minimum per hour. I rely on tips. I often make more in tips than I do w/ my hourly wage.

Take away the customer interaction.... I'm sunk.

Provide the customer w/ good service, friendly interaction... you get a good tip.

When Domino's does this, they get their money. Their drivers get the shaft.

appleannie1943

(1,303 posts)
8. You can always leave a tip in the trunk. Pizza delivery is a very unsafe job. They get robbed and
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:32 PM
Aug 2017

killed all the time. Darkened windows and locked doors would help to prevent that.

MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
23. The easiest fix for that
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 01:01 AM
Aug 2017

is no cash transactions. Pay by debit or credit and tip the same way.

If the driver carries no cash, there is little incentive for robbery, or worse.

ChazII

(6,205 posts)
10. Dominos and ford driverless cars
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:35 PM
Aug 2017

"Starting Wednesday, some pizzas in Domino's (DPZ) hometown of Ann Arbor will arrive in a Ford Fusion outfitted with radars and a camera that is used for autonomous testing. A Ford engineer will be at the wheel, but the front windows have been blacked out so customers won't interact with the driver.

Instead, people will have to come out of their homes and type a four-digit code into a keypad mounted on the car. That will open the rear window and let customers retrieve their order from a heated compartment. The compartment can carry up to four pizzas and five sides, Domino's Pizza says."

I did a search on Yahoo using the title.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dominos-ford-to-test-pizza-delivery-via-driverless-cars/

longship

(40,416 posts)
37. In the winter the Domino's autonomous vehicles will end up in the tree tops.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 03:48 AM
Aug 2017

Ann Arbor has MICHIGAN WINTERS, conditions that driverless cars have never been tested.

Yup! Pizza in the tree tops. Inedible pizza at that. Watch for falling driverless cars.

targetpractice

(4,919 posts)
16. I was a Domino's driver in TX in the 80's...
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:40 PM
Aug 2017

I once delivered pizza to a house in a torrential rainstorm and did not receive a tip. As I walked backed to my car, the customer yelled, "Hey, Dude! You forgot your tip!" I walked back to customer and he said, "Here's a tip: Don't deliver pizzas in the rain."

I'm happy to see Texans taking care of each other today.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
24. Wow. What an incredible dick move.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 01:07 AM
Aug 2017

I had some pizza delivery gigs, too, and a share of assholes... but that's pretty bad.

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
32. Now we have that personality type in the White House.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 02:16 AM
Aug 2017

Like, not even being a prick in the course of some selfish aim- like just being a shitty tipper;

this is extending EXTRA effort to go above and beyond the call of duty in being shitty to someone else, merely for its own sake.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
39. Narcissists think.....
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 05:14 AM
Aug 2017

you should tip them just for being in their presence. And buy lunch and pay the greens fees.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
17. Searching on "pizza delivery driver robbed" gets far too many hits
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:42 PM
Aug 2017

As for the tip...restaurants in Germany work the tip into the price of each item. Nothing says Dominos couldn't do that here.

haele

(12,654 posts)
18. Don't think it would work. People call for delivery because they don't want leave the front door.
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:51 PM
Aug 2017

Open the door, hand over the money for the food, and go back to whatever they're doing.

If they had actually secure whatever they're doing to (i.e., put on clothes, actually settle the kids down, turn things off, put away the joint, and/or put tools/projects away so critters or kids don't disturb them) and get out of their house/apartment/garage to go out to the street to pick up the pizza, most would just go ahead and do carry-out instead.

Haele

TexasBushwhacker

(20,190 posts)
25. That's what I thought
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 01:37 AM
Aug 2017

I thought the whole point was that they brought it to your door.

In any case you can usually add a tip if you order online and pay with a credit card. I prefer to tip the driver with cash though.

Chakaconcarne

(2,453 posts)
19. Since when does the buyer go to the car?
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:52 PM
Aug 2017

I thought the delivery person brings it to front door?

I don't order Dominoes... maybe I haven't a clue.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
41. They don't.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 05:58 AM
Aug 2017

More nonsense that probably came from Fb. It would be funny how many people believe what they read there, except it's kinda sad.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,857 posts)
21. And how exactly will they make sure the customer
Tue Aug 29, 2017, 01:58 PM
Aug 2017

takes only his own pizza order?

That's the first problem.

Another one would be that at least sometimes a person who's ordering food delivery may have mobility issues and may not be able to walk out to the vehicle.

My son used to do pizza delivery. What the driver is paid up front is highly dependent on the state and local minimum wage laws.

radius777

(3,635 posts)
35. they probably text the code to the customer's cell.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 02:32 AM
Aug 2017

imo, all pizza/food delivery (whether to the front door or to the curb) should only occur via credit/debit transactions so they are not anonymous and the company/authorities can take action if food workers/drivers are assaulted.

also the driver/car should have cameras.

having a system like this would prevent most of these issues.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,857 posts)
42. My son had a dash-cam because he was driving all
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 11:47 AM
Aug 2017

the time and witnessed lots of bad driving.

I still don't see how you'd prevent a customer from grabbing more than one order, if several are stacked in the trunk of the car. And even a camera inside the trunk wouldn't help much.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
33. I stopped eating Domino's when they added provolone
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 02:16 AM
Aug 2017

It's supposed to be "a hint of provolone." Right. I tried it once and threw up 5 times.

Never again.

Previously I was a fairly regular customer of Domino's, especially during my 25 years in Las Vegas.

I despise cheese in general but can take mozzarella only on pizzas. Once they add other types of cheeses I'm gone.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
26. Less people to have to hire.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 01:53 AM
Aug 2017

Jobs, jobs, jobs. I have also noticed that a lot of places do not give you a chance to put in a tip when you pay with a debit or credit card. I can not carry cash all the time just for tips and it frustrates me.

MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
27. When you pay debit/credit
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 02:02 AM
Aug 2017

the driver gives you a slip to sign... and there is a "gratuity" line on that slip. Add your tip there.

And if that isn't happening, when you call in your order, tell the employee on the other end of the phone that this is what you would like to do.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
30. I am not necessarily talking about the pizza drivers.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 02:06 AM
Aug 2017

They are some of the few you can still tip. Looks like that might change.

Response to Doreen (Reply #26)

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
28. Almost sounds
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 02:02 AM
Aug 2017

like a drug deal. However, I have as much sympathy for those who will eat what Domino's calls "pizza" as I do for anyone who signs up to take a Carnival cruise.

Support your local mom-and-pop pizza joint, if you're lucky enough to still have one in your town.

MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
49. I've had it too (bariatric surgery)
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 07:59 AM
Aug 2017

my problem is the bread. Moist meat works well for me.

For me, sugar kills me. If I eat fatty meats and they sit well w/ me, then so be it.

For the record, I had my surgery in 2004. I lost 150 lbs. (which got me to "normal&quot , and I'm only 10 lbs over that.

I think that the best things to avoid are big portions and sugar.

But I also think you have to decide that for yourself

You've been given a tool. Use it to your best advantage.






MFM008

(19,813 posts)
52. Oh agreed
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 02:03 PM
Aug 2017

I lost 120 have 100 to go.
It's been almost a year.
I noticed how much my tastes have changed twords some foods.
It is a journey.
Congrats on your healthier walk through life!

dalton99a

(81,488 posts)
44. Probably from CNN
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 11:57 AM
Aug 2017
http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/29/technology/ford-dominos-self-driving-car/index.html

During the testing phase, an engineer and a driver will be in the car -- but the windows will be heavily tinted so customers can't see them. And both have been instructed not to interact with people at all. Domino's wants to see how well customers deal with coming out and getting their own pie from what is, basically, a pizza ATM built into the car.

To get their pizzas, customers will have to enter a number on the touchpad, then a back window will lower, revealing the pizza. Over the next five weeks, randomly selected customers around Ann Arbor, Michigan, will be offered the option of getting their pizza delivered by the hi-tech "driverless" car. ...

Oneironaut

(5,495 posts)
51. Wow. Could they be any more dehumanizing? That's where this world is trending.
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 08:30 AM
Aug 2017

A society afraid of human contact that has its eyes glued to a screen 24/7. It's pretty sad. "Do not acknowledge the pizza deliverer's existence" is not a selling point to me.

PS - Domino's crust tastes like sawdust.

Iggo

(47,552 posts)
45. Not me.
Wed Aug 30, 2017, 11:59 AM
Aug 2017

Somebody performing a service for me who deserves a tip is going to get a tip.

I don't base it on how much I think they make.

I base it on what they're doing for me.

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)
53. It's part of a Driverless Delivery test
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 03:16 PM
Aug 2017
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/dominos-pizza-ford-self-driving-car-1.4266349

They want to see if driverless cars can be used in pizza delivery service, so they got Ford to make up a handful of Fusions with darkened windows, a keypad on the back to open the trunk, and a heated compartment to keep the food warm. The cars are covered with sensors and cameras. A Ford engineer will be driving each one...and, no doubt, thinking his $500,000 automotive engineering doctorate meant he wasn't going to have to deliver pizzas anymore. A big thing they want to know: are people really going to walk outside in the rain to take food out the back of a car?

MissMillie

(38,558 posts)
55. As I've been thinking about this new Domino's policy
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 04:12 PM
Sep 2017

I've also been thinking about my job. I do not just deliver hot food.

Does the customer want their chef salad delivered in a heated trunk? How about the 2 liter bottle of soda?

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