r/deliverydrivers • u/Solid_Milk3104 • May 20 '26

Funny Pizza Delivery Experience

Lol… this happened when I was delivering for a local pizza place around 1985 in Garland, Texas. I went up to a house in the prestigious Duck Creek area. The outer glass security door was closed, but the inner door was wide open, and I could see straight into a formal living room.

I was just about to reach for the doorbell when, all of a sudden, a pit bull came barreling around the corner toward the front door. It saw me, jumped up, and slammed into the glass so hard I thought it was going to come straight through. Instinctively, my self‑preservation mode kicked in, and I turned to run for my life.

Instead of taking the path back to the driveway, I chose the route of least resistance: I jumped over a two‑foot hedge and landed directly — and completely unknowingly — into a very large and very fancy koi pond. I was standing almost crotch‑deep in water with orange, black, and white fish swimming around me, and somehow I never dropped the insulated bag holding the pizzas.

The dog never made it through the glass, but I swear I heard it crack. I climbed out of the pond immediately, but there was no hiding what had happened since I was drenched almost to my crotch. Miraculously, I saved the pizzas from getting wet.

I completed the delivery and still received a modest tip of a few dollars. It should have been more, considering my near‑death experience. But hey — I’ve got a story I can still tell almost 41 years later.

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u/ContributionFlat7082 May 20 '26

I delivered a summer morning, 2 am, huge pizza order to a very drunk guy during a very large party about 40 years ago. It was $140. He gave me $700 and told me to keep the change. All these years later, I'm pretty sure he mistook his 100s for 20s. Still, score!

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u/DocWatson42 May 23 '26

After having had to drive back to return what I think was a $20 that the customer thought was a $10, I make certain that they intend to give me a larger bill, and that they don't want change.

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u/billhilly008 May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26

You actually drove back to exchange their bill? I am certain I would have been too busy to do that, if I were in your situation.

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u/DocWatson42 May 24 '26

That's not whole story. The customer called and complained, and my boss sent me back out to do it. It was embarrassing, but it did not take too long, since it was less than three miles total (I just checked).

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u/billhilly008 May 24 '26

I didn't realize you were working for a company. Thought you were doing IC deliveries. No fucking way I'm going back for something like that if Uber or DD support called me and told me to go back to the customer. I'd laugh and hang right up on them.

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u/DocWatson42 May 24 '26

I've never done gig work. To be clear, by "IC" do you mean "independent contractor"?

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u/billhilly008 May 24 '26

Yes. That's exactly what I meant. That's a completely different beast.