Is this true

Bhaswaran · May 21st, 2007, 12:50

One of my friends mailed this to me but I cannot find the report in the net. Is this true? If it is, then it is very disturbing and a shame on ourselves.

The report as mailed to me:

Subject: HUM BHI TO INSAAN HEIN

HUM BHI TO INSAAN HEIN Recently in The Times of India there was an article / advertisement about Pizza delivery Companies which guarantees you free pizza if they fail to deliver within the specified time (like 30 minutes). Have you ever wondered who pays for the free pizzas??
Well, the delivery boy is made to pay for the pizza. They are paid such low wages and the price of the pizza is deducted from their monthly wages which can amount to upto 60% in some months (It becomes difficult to run their family). To deliver the pizzas the delivery boys take high traffic risks as delivery becomes their priority. Their life and safety risks are neither looked into by the Pizza Shop Management nor the Pizza Delivery Boy himself. (They are more concerned to avoid the deduction from their salary).

If this type of exploitation is carried on in your city's pizza logistics we should stop availing the home delivery system, because to deliver our pizza one person may be risking his life. Is the life of an Indian citizen so cheap and of no value? In case he is late in delivering the pizza, we are enjoying the free pizza at the hard earned money of a poor delivery boy. Is it fair or right on our part to do it?
As a human, please think and if you feel that this is wrong, please spread the message and stop having the so called FREE pizzas delivered at home.

IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN STOP IT AT ALL COSTS

nosianai · May 21st, 2007, 13:28

this is as far as the customer's knowledge goes: It is clearly mentioned on the pamphlets of the pizza delivery services that they do not penalise their employees in case they are late to deliver the pizzas. If you ask the delivery guy he will confirm that. If you order at a time when it's raining they'll tell you straight away on the phone that the 30-min-or-free-offer won't be applicable, and sometimes the delivery boy calls you up on his way saying that he's in a jam and he cannot give the pizza free.

but then this is india and MNCs are always favorite targets. do you think the boys at the dhaba are better off?

The ppl who pen these kind of everyone-shed-a-tear-please-for-the-poor-pizza-guys are the same ppl who give their maids a good beating and can find nothing wrong in that.

Prashant.M · May 21st, 2007, 13:33

Don't believe everything on the net or email. Dominoes clearly states that they don't penalise their delivery boys. I have forgotten where I have read it but its there either on the bill/menu/box. Same might be true for other pizza delivery companies. There are a lot of email chains ranting about one non-topic or the other. Be sceptical, be very sceptical

Nick-H · May 21st, 2007, 13:34

It's been common practice for decades in London. A friend of mine used to check his watch carefuly and hope. The pizza was never late, though; he didn't do well on the freebees. I think the company paid.

My other comments in this post I've deleted --- cross-posted with people who seem to have better information

Bhaswaran · May 21st, 2007, 13:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prashant.M

Don't believe everything on the net or email. Dominoes clearly states that they don't penalise their delivery boys. I have forgotten where I have read it but its there either on the bill/menu/box. Same might be true for other pizza delivery companies. There are a lot of email chains ranting about one non-topic or the other. Be sceptical, be very sceptical

This is true. many rumors are created intentionally in the e-mail and they flourishes all the way, from ones mailbox to the other, almost fooling everybody. Would be happy if this is just like that.

capt_mahajan · May 21st, 2007, 15:09

I'm going to ask the delivery guy next time.

Fortunately for him, they can crawl here in half an hour

Nick-H · May 21st, 2007, 15:45

Jeez!

The Captain makes his Pizza delivery men crawl --- or they have to pay for his pizza!

(You see how these rumours start?

)

New-South-Welshman · May 21st, 2007, 16:51

I had never heard of this 'Get your pizza in 30 minutes or it's free' until I arrived in Goa. If I did find out that the pizza delivery person got penalised for a late pizza, I'd sure tip him a fair ammount.

May 21st, 2007, 12:50	#1
Bhaswaran Landscape Photographer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kolkata. INDIA bhaswaran@redifmail.com Posts: 895	Is this true One of my friends mailed this to me but I cannot find the report in the net. Is this true? If it is, then it is very disturbing and a shame on ourselves. The report as mailed to me: Subject: HUM BHI TO INSAAN HEIN HUM BHI TO INSAAN HEIN Recently in The Times of India there was an article / advertisement about Pizza delivery Companies which guarantees you free pizza if they fail to deliver within the specified time (like 30 minutes). Have you ever wondered who pays for the free pizzas?? Well, the delivery boy is made to pay for the pizza. They are paid such low wages and the price of the pizza is deducted from their monthly wages which can amount to upto 60% in some months (It becomes difficult to run their family). To deliver the pizzas the delivery boys take high traffic risks as delivery becomes their priority. Their life and safety risks are neither looked into by the Pizza Shop Management nor the Pizza Delivery Boy himself. (They are more concerned to avoid the deduction from their salary). If this type of exploitation is carried on in your city's pizza logistics we should stop availing the home delivery system, because to deliver our pizza one person may be risking his life. Is the life of an Indian citizen so cheap and of no value? In case he is late in delivering the pizza, we are enjoying the free pizza at the hard earned money of a poor delivery boy. Is it fair or right on our part to do it? As a human, please think and if you feel that this is wrong, please spread the message and stop having the so called FREE pizzas delivered at home. IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN STOP IT AT ALL COSTS

May 21st, 2007, 13:33	#3
Prashant.M Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 793	Don't believe everything on the net or email. Dominoes clearly states that they don't penalise their delivery boys. I have forgotten where I have read it but its there either on the bill/menu/box. Same might be true for other pizza delivery companies. There are a lot of email chains ranting about one non-topic or the other. Be sceptical, be very sceptical __________________ Happiness is just a thought away

May 21st, 2007, 13:34	#4
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,469	It's been common practice for decades in London. A friend of mine used to check his watch carefuly and hope. The pizza was never late, though; he didn't do well on the freebees. I think the company paid. My other comments in this post I've deleted --- cross-posted with people who seem to have better information __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

May 21st, 2007, 15:09	#6
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 8,972	I'm going to ask the delivery guy next time. Fortunately for him, they can crawl here in half an hour __________________ . Humpty Dumpty was pushed. Indiamike moderating team ..ich bin ein oneliner

May 21st, 2007, 16:51	#8
New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,293	I had never heard of this 'Get your pizza in 30 minutes or it's free' until I arrived in Goa. If I did find out that the pizza delivery person got penalised for a late pizza, I'd sure tip him a fair ammount. __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

May 21st, 2007, 13:28	#2
nosianai Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 84	this is as far as the customer's knowledge goes: It is clearly mentioned on the pamphlets of the pizza delivery services that they do not penalise their employees in case they are late to deliver the pizzas. If you ask the delivery guy he will confirm that. If you order at a time when it's raining they'll tell you straight away on the phone that the 30-min-or-free-offer won't be applicable, and sometimes the delivery boy calls you up on his way saying that he's in a jam and he cannot give the pizza free. but then this is india and MNCs are always favorite targets. do you think the boys at the dhaba are better off? The ppl who pen these kind of everyone-shed-a-tear-please-for-the-poor-pizza-guys are the same ppl who give their maids a good beating and can find nothing wrong in that.

May 21st, 2007, 15:45	#7
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,469	Jeez! The Captain makes his Pizza delivery men crawl --- or they have to pay for his pizza! (You see how these rumours start? )

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