Most people just say they live 1/2 a mile from the pizza joint of choice.
My closest Mazzios is 4 miles and my closest pizza hut is 3 1/2.
If you figure that my truck gets 15mpg in the city and I'm driving over 7 or 8
miles to pick up a pizza to save a 2.00 delivery fee, it sounds like a wash to
me just in gas, let alone wear and tear on my car and the miniscule chance of
a wreck and a thousand dollar deductible on a neckbrace!
I have pizza delivered because it's a luxury I can afford and I don't tip the driver
5, on a 20 buck order, I tip him 3 or 4 and here's why:
1. he gets minimum wage 7.25 per hr.
2. he gets some of the money grab for minimal wear and tear on his sled.
3. he gets a little dork bonus for the magnetic sign that tears up the paint
I asked my pizza guy how many pizzas he delivers an hour and he said 5 on a good
hour and 3 on a bad hour

If I tip him 3 bucks on a bad hour, that equates to 16.25 per hour, even if he
never has a good hour in his life and this doesn't include ANYTHING for
his bonus or mileage/gas/tearthecrapoutofmycar allowance

If you think your pizza guy would be happy with 16 bucks an hour, just tip him 3
bucks like I do, if you think he needs to make as much as a first year surgeon,
then tip him more...........

And for all you guys who say you pick it up yourself because you like it piping hot,
I'm not fooled.......those aluminumized lunch box sleeves they stick them in keep
them damn hot like a styrofoam cup keeps your coffee hot for days. Truth is, you
do it so that you can get to the end of the calendar year and brag to your accountant that in addition to funding your Roth IRA to the max, you also saved 14.00 on bulls&it pizza delivery fees and tips.......you beat the system and stuck it to da man......
and ended up with a pizza at least half a degree hotter than your stupid uneducated neighbors.....
you also managed to put a well skilled delivery driver back on the breadline and out of dental school......