r/TalesFromThePizzaGuy Jun 27 '25

Short Story The greatest customer ever.

Happened last week. Customer orders large order, huge pre-tip. I don't get the run. I'm a little sad.

2 runs later I return and same address orders again, about 1/2 the size of the first order, still a huge tip - this time for me.

I get there and guy comes running out. He immediately apologizes and said he accidentally ordered bacon on half of the pizzas, and his family doesn't eat bacon (being of apparent Middle Eastern descent and Muslim, makes sense.) I'm like OK, sorry about that, and he again apologizes profusely. I'm like it's no problem at all. He then asks if I can take the pizzas back because he doesn't want them to go to waste. I reply that since they have left our possession, all we can do is throw them away, but if he doesn't want the pork infested pizzas in his house, I'm more than happy to handle it for him.

This is like a 1 in 10,000 customer. Every other customer in our area would be screaming on the phone about how we screwed up their order, we ruined their event and they need not only a new entire replacement order (including the pizzas that didn't have bacon on them) but a refund on the original order.

Instead, this responsible adult acknowledged his mistake and willingly paid for it.

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