Sarcastic Bastard

rant #1:
ok, here's something i don't get. all the pizza places seem to have gotten rid of the "30 minutes or it's free" policy. now some of them are 40 or 45 min, or don't have the guarantee at all. now, this confuses me a bit...one would think that, as our society becomes more technologically advanced, pizza places would at least be able to maintain the same level of service in the past. really, they should be getting faster! but no, they're slowing down. what is next? "1 hour or it's free"? "same night delivery"? it doesn't make sense. of course, it's one thing if it's a big event night like the superbowl or something, where there's a bigger-than-normal demand...but on an average weekday night, i just don't get it. it kinda reminds me of another drop in the level of service a couple of years ago. TD bank used to have a guarantee that if you waited in line for more than 5 minutes, they'd give you $5 cash when you got to a teller. pretty good deal, eh? well, that went on for a while, then they suddenly decided that, because of their "confidence" that no customer will have to wait longer than 5 minutes, they felt they no longer needed the program. excuse me??? seems to me that if they're so sure they can live up to that promise, why eliminate the $5? it gives them less incentive to keep the line flowing, not more! hell, they should raise it to $10 if they're so sure they'll never have to give it out! (and by the way, i have DEFINITELY waited in line at that bank for longer than 5 min...their lines are getting worse and worse!).

and one more thing about pizza delivery. i've noticed that the delivery guys (not trying to be sexist here, but i've actually never had a pizza delivered by a woman) are getting more incompetent all the time. first of all, it's very annoying that they never have their own pens anymore! why should i have to go digging around to find a pen to sign my bill? they should provide it! and secondly, if you're not in a house, they have way too much trouble finding the place. example: i ordered tonight at work. outside, there are 4 doors to get inside. 3 of them are locked, and the 4th is open. i told the guy on the phone that the door on the right is unlocked, and he told me it was locked. so i told him i'd come to the door myself and let him in. as i'm walking into the hall, he walks in! "the door on the right was open" he says.

well, that's it for me for now...that sure brought new meaning to my life! :P
©2001 Sarcastic Bastard

posted by leor @ 23:56 0 comments