Domino Rally
Yesterday, I mentioned a pizza. I mentioned it not arriving, and of a neat hack I created while waiting for it. This is not the story of that hack. This is the story of the pizza. First, it should be pointed out we have no food in the house except a rather large bowl of Three Ginger Soup. Since we had been eating this soup for the previous three days, I suggested something else. We decided Pizza.We frequently do.
We went to the Dominos Online site, we ordered Pizza. It worked. We got the conformation email. I started hacking. All was well.
We waited an hour and a half. The pizzas hadn't arrived. All was less well.
We phoned Dominos. Nation wide crash, they said. Ovens Off, they added. Free Pizza tomorrow, they offered. Yes, we said, and phoned the Original Pizza Company (what happens when a chinesse resturant starts selling Pizza? You get peking duck pizza, which is /nice/). Waited, Got pizza, Watched Young Einstein, Went to bed.
Got up. Went to work. Bus failed to arrive /at all/. Poker, Clients, Grr, Argh, Buffy Noises, Cheque, 17:30, Bank, Home.
At about nine, we phone Dominos for a free pizza, or cc does. We fail to get through, repeatedly. We are put on hold for quarter of an hour, during which we phone the manager on another line and complain that he put us on hold. Order, Begin wait.
Another hour and a half goes by. "On it's way, sir" says the manager. Another half hour, Pizza Person arrives. There has, he explains, been a terrible fuckup. He suggests phoning the manager, and we complain we might get a free pizza out of it for tomorrow.
We fail to phone the manager. Propergating chain reactions is bad.
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Lena:
Please feel free to package up any spare three ginger soup and send it to Oxford.
Please.
ccooke:
You have the recipe. It’s incredibly cheap, and it’s easy to make.
Do you have a food processor?
Ian Hickson:
You do know you can order online, right? No need to reach the phone. Worked great for my flatmates and I all last year.
Anonymous:
And I quote:
We went to the Dominos Online site, we ordered Pizza. It worked. We got the conformation email. I started hacking. All was well.
We waited an hour and a half. The pizzas hadn’t arrived. All was less well.
We phoned Dominos. Nation wide crash, they said. Ovens Off, they added. Free Pizza tomorrow, they offered.
Online ordering works if the company offering it aren’t useless.
Makes no difference to me as I hate Dominos Pizza (It’s that soapy taste the cheese has) but Aq had tried it.
Stephanie:
Dominos pizza is not bad. Perhaps your local Dominos is not up to standards. I do not know what your normal eating habits are, but Domino;s pizza is one of the healthiest and cleanest fast food chains in the world. Every Dominos is inspected at least once every three months. Inspectors check dates on everything, temperatures of walk in coolers and makelines. They measure the crust thickness after cooking. There should be AT LEAST 32 whole pepperoni’s on every large pizza. They inspect the cleanliness of your oven, your cut table, as well as the customer area, and food prep areas. They inspect uniforms, facial hair, no earrings or nailpolish. There are so many rules and standards and they are all for the customers benefit. These inspections are suprises, so as to “catch” any stores under par. Dominos food is delivered three times a week by a Dominos Commisary, so the food is always fresh. I can’t say this for other fast food chains. As for Papa John’s, besides being a complete rip off of Domino’s (“Papa John” was a Domino’s employee for 15 years) there pizza is soggy, their cinna pie was a copy of Dominos cinna-stix, there cheesestix are Domino’s cheeseybread, their chicken strips, Domino’s kickers. Every side item is better. Cinna-stix & Dots are fresher and lighter then their cinn-pie, the kickers crisper, the cheesybread more flavorful. The most impressing thing for me, is the fact that I know many people, who have worked for different Domino’s Pizza’s, not one of them has a bad to thing to say about their time spent with the company. While their number 1 priority is the customer, they don’t forget their employees. They offer “Say it and Win” contests. There are awards for records, as well as improvements. They host rallys at different locations each year. Dominos Pizza has high standards, this can be seen in their pizza, stores, and staff.
MP:
Gah! Was going to suggest you could try Papa Johns, since they offer online ordering (don’t know if it works, but they offer it), but there isn’t one in Cambridge. You would not believe how long it took to find that out since I didn’t know the Cambridge postcode thingummy…
Anonymous:
There is, it’s called – as pol said – Perfect Pizza, and is my favorite pizza place in cambs :)
MP:
Ah, but whilst the rebranded ones offer online ordering, the Perfect Pizza branded ones don’t (at least, not that I can find)... So having a PP is no good if you want to order online…
I HATE PAPA JOHNS!:
trust me stay away from papa johns I work at a certain store and its CRAP! (epecially a certain area manager Im not gonna mention) love me
Kev:
I work at Papa johns. its pretty good and we never switch out oven off. it may be linked to america and all that crap but we dont EVER switch it off. anyway bye
Hoosier06:
I called the store on South Buford Hwy. in Atlanta.
The phone was answered “Would you like to order a Sicilian Meats Pizza for $11.99. I said “Yes”, and the man took my delivery and payment info.When the pizza arrived, the bill was for $13.49 + tax. I asked the delivery man if the tip was included, and he said “No”.
Later I called again, and the ‘manage ‘ said they added a ‘delivery fee’, and the employees ALWAYS told callers about it.
Today, at 4:30, I called again and was told exactly the same, with no mention of the extra charges. I would appreciate a refund of the extra charge.