# How was pizza delivery "30 Minutes Or Less Or It's Free!" to now taking 2 hours for a pizza? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-pizza-delivery-30-minutes-or-less-or-its-free-to-now-taking-2-hours-for-a-pizza/1015700 "2025-03-17T04:09:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-pizza-delivery-30-minutes-or-less-or-its-free-to-now-taking-2-hours-for-a-pizza/1015700/48 "2025-03-17T19:27:52Z")
> [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](#): > > I think the practice was discontinued for monetary reasons. Yes, they were being sued for drivers doing stupid things, but also, I’m sure they calculated how many free pizzas they were giving out because people would INTENTIONALLY order at busier times so the delivery would come late. “We’re losing more money than we are gaining customers. Shut it down.” See this post of mine from 2015 about a pizza promotion in ~1987. > [@I just discovered a major loophole!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-discovered-a-major-loophole/732475/9): > > Years ago I had something similar that I and my cohorts (ab)used the heck out of. Near our work was a Pizza Hut. Which was staffed entirely by uncaring incompetent stoners. Who could never hustle; even at the height of the lunch rush they’d be moseying serenely along. Whenever somebody suggested that place for lunch we all groaned about the long wait but went anyhow because … PIZZA!!! And we were all 20-something and stupid. So World HQ comes up with this great promo to increase sales at lu… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-pizza-delivery-30-minutes-or-less-or-its-free-to-now-taking-2-hours-for-a-pizza/1015700)._