# Dominos charging for delivery **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2002, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390 "2002-08-11T11:28:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2002, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390/1 "2002-08-11T11:28:34Z")
Is this kind of stupid or is it just me? How many people opt out of delivery from Dominos? Why not just increase prices? “Oh, that’ll be $10.99 plus $1.00 for delivery.” [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-08-10-dominos\_x.htm](http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-08-10-dominos_x.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390/2 "2002-08-11T12:07:49Z")
Can you believe this made national news? LOL! Most people will just take a buck out of the tip, probably. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390/3 "2002-08-11T12:40:44Z")
Hmmm, I always thought Dominos always charged for delivery. In fact, I thought most places did. I used to work at a Pizza shop and we always charged a buck, unless it was a huge order, in which case, it was something like ten percent (we’re talking 10 pies +). Having worked at one of these places, I always give a good tip anyway, but I always figured that there were delivery charges. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2002, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390/4 "2002-08-11T12:56:45Z")
I used to get Domino’s delivered to my work. One day, I decided to go pick it up myself, and it was about $1.50 cheaper. And this was about 10 years ago… Damn…now I’m hungry… ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390/5 "2002-08-11T18:14:10Z")
I ranted about this in the Pit a few months ago. And got my ass chewed. It rankles me because they built their entire business on fast free delivery. Thus, I expect them to quote me a price that includes delivery. Even if they inflate the price to cover the cost. It is most irritating to hear about their $9.99 special and order accordingly, and then have the total be $12 and change. ---
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2002, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390/6 "2002-08-12T01:33:08Z")
See, this wouldn’t have happened if Monaghan hadn’t sold the company… …oh well, my law education had to be financed somehow. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2002, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390/7 "2002-08-12T02:10:21Z")
Papa John’s also recently started charging for delivery. Unless you order on the web. ---
**Author:** ![knarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@knarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knarf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2002, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominos-charging-for-delivery/123390/8 "2002-08-12T19:07:26Z")
I’m surprised its taken this long. When I was working there about 10 years ago, they started having low priced carry-out only specials. We had many upset customers when they were told of the limitations - “Don’t you have FREE delivery!?!” That’s the way I felt about it too (which I explained) but told them I couldn’t do anything about it.