The Trials & Tribulations of a Pizza Order Taker

The Trials & Tribulations of a Pizza Order Taker

Welcome to The Trials and Tribulations of a Pizza Order Taker podcast. My name is Jared and I've worked in customer service, for way too long. Let's reclaim our souls together by bonding over ridiculous customers, one story at a time. Feedback, thoughts and opinions appreciated: pizzaordertaker@gmail.com / Twitter: @pizzaordertaker

Episodes

June 24, 2022 10 mins

Episode 20: On this weeks episode we get a fun call for once, an escort agency placing an order for 10 pizzas. We got to hear the escort agency lady take some calls. Next we have an employee who is angry and acting like a child when their headset isn't working.  Next up is me training two new employees who are turning out to be creeps. Will I have to fire them?

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Episode 19: On this weeks episode, our first customer demands I call her Grandma and is very passionate about getting her grandson his two liter coke. The next customer is a pervert and wants to know how big our sausage is and continues to order pizza in a perverted manner. Our next customer claims the driver spit on his change... after he told the driver to get a real job and go back to the country he came from. Our last customer ...

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June 17, 2022 8 mins

Episode 18: On this weeks episode our first customer claims there's a hair in her pizza and I believe her, unfortunately the store owner doesn't. He claims his video tapes every order made. Our second customer is angry that his pizza is burnt, it turns out there is two slices with a couple of black specs but claims that makes the entire pizza burnt. Our last customer is angry about how long it's taking to get his ord...

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June 17, 2022 9 mins

Episode 17: On this weeks episode, our first customer decided my name would be a swear word because he incorrectly thought his pizza was late. Our second customer was upset because he dropped his wings on his kitchen floor and he wanted to be compensated accordingly. Our last customer was upset that that the delivery driver wasn't wearing a bra, heaven forbid her husband answered the door, she said.

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June 10, 2022 9 mins

Episode 16: On this weeks episode we have a condescending customer who thinks my name is "boy" and keeps getting angry and being verbally abusive because I need to know what hotel he is at and room #. I get fed up and pull a trick on him at the end of the call. Our next call is someone claiming they found something in their pizza... petrified wood. The driver returns with a new pizza and discovers the truth. Our last cust...

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June 10, 2022 9 mins

Episode 15: On this weeks episode we have a customer that claims she found a used condom in her pizza, that's right an actual condom. Our second customer is rude for no reason and karma bites me in the butt when I transfer him back to the recording listing the specials. Our last customer calls in claiming they got food poisoning and is a little too detailed in his complaint. 

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June 3, 2022 9 mins

Episode 14: On this weeks episode we have a customer who demands his pizza crust be made of buttered toast, nothing else will be acceptable. Our second customer is angry when I ask for his phone number to start his order, at one point he demands to know if I'm a homosexual. Our last customer claims her fries are moldy, there's  no mold on them and the store double checks their product, she sounds believable when she deman...

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June 3, 2022 9 mins

Episode 13: On this weeks episode we have a customer who tells me that he hopes I die because of what we did to him. Our second customer claims his pizza smells like gas and is concerned it will blow up. Our last customer decides that it would be appropriate to engage in some sexy time while ordering pizza. 

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May 27, 2022 8 mins

Episode 12: On this weeks episode we have a customer who needs to learn to lie. Maybe saying you found a hair in your pizza instead of a clump of hair might be more believable. Our second customer was a creep that sexualized ordering pizza. Our last customer was angry he got acid reflux and wanted to be compensated accordingly. 


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May 27, 2022 10 mins

Episode 11: On this weeks episode, we have a customer who thinks we're stupid and running a pyramid scheme because we sell our pizza's 2 for 1. Our second customer gets angry because he thinks providing only the street number is enough to find where he lives - look for the house with the butterflies he says. Our last customer attempts to commit pizza fraud, if it wasn't for her not hanging up her phone, she would hav...

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March 1, 2021 9 mins

Episode 10: On this weeks episode, we have a customer who has no money and wants to give me a little "somethin' somethin" to pay for it. When I tell her I like men, her homophobic boyfriend comes on the phone. Customer number 2 keeps demanding a "a crispy" pizza and when I try to clarify if that means well done, he gets angry and insults me. Our last customer claims we are holding him hungry because of a pr...

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February 16, 2021 8 mins

Episode 9: In this weeks episode, we have a customer who insists there is a pubic hair in their pizza. It couldn't be hair from someone's head, it has to be a pubic hair. Our second customer is very upset we only sent him two curly fries (rightfully so) but he has to make it weird by explaining what he did with those curly fries. Our last customer is angry he didn't get his can of pop and he is going to let us know h...

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February 9, 2021 9 mins

Episode 8: In this weeks episode we have a customer that doesn't believe we carry beef salami and therefore we are trying to murder him. We have another customer who claims the delivery driver kidnapped him and our last customer claims the driver kicked her dog.

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February 2, 2021 10 mins

Episode 7: In this episode we have a customer that is angry because a random person spit near his car. We have another customer who insists we know the difference between impact vs. intent and our last customer has an injured bird...yes a person calling a pizza company about an injured bird.








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January 26, 2021 8 mins

Episode 6: In this episode we have a customer who feels funny and had to eat an old crusty cinnamon bun to survive. We also have a customer who works hard for his money and he will have to vote with his dollars. Our last customer gets attacked by a bat while trying to order pizza.

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January 18, 2021 8 mins

Episode 5: In this episode we have  a customer who is agitated about mushrooms. We have another customer who thinks it's a hate crime not to send him his dipping sauce and finally our last customer is recently released from jail, is  angry at the pizza delivery driver and is trying to do the right thing by not losing his cool.

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January 12, 2021 10 mins

Episode 4: In this episode we have a customer who compare's not receiving dipping sauce to a hot dog not having ketchup. We have a woman who is angry about the number of wings she's received and a customer who doesn't understand how wing flavours work.

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December 30, 2020 10 mins

Episode  2: In this episode we have a customer who gets angry when you ask him if he wants the same as last time. The next customer feels he was wronged, so he steals the food - logical. Finally, our last customer is upset that the recording was rude.

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December 30, 2020 10 mins

Episode 3:

Sometimes you get a customer so dumb that you want to smash your head into your desk. In this episode, we have a customer that insists their breadsticks should be round. Instead of a pizza, a customer gets something very unexpected and a customer who can't provide his address.

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December 30, 2020 11 mins

Episode 1:

Customers, they can be difficult. Am I right? In this episode we have a customer wanting a pizza layaway program, a customer who finds ordering wings to be quite difficult and a customer who makes every step of the pizza ordering process difficult.

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