[hiram112]

That's what I made around year 2000. Though I delivered 'Better Pizza, with Better Ingredients'!

Gas was $1/gallon and we got 70¢ per delivery. I asked a friend about 2008 or so, when gas had gotten up to almost $5/gallon briefly (part of the cause of the Great Recession, I'd imagine), and he said they were still getting 70¢ per run. That sucks.

Also, only 1/10 orders used credit cards, so nobody paid taxes on tips - all cash. By 2008, I'm guessing it was 1/3 using credit, and now, with apps, it's probably 9/10 using cards.

But yeah, it was a sweet gig if you weren't the social / beautiful type to be a successful waiter or waitress / bartender. It paid more and was way more fun than making $6-$8 / hour at McDonalds or Target.

[elhudy]

What crushed us was when dominos implemented the "delivery fee". As drivers we only got ~1/4 of the ~$2 fee per run, but customers began treating it as though it was a tip.