No more pizza!

"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.

But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."

Paulo Coelho

During this Covid Quarantine,one of the ways we have maintained a sense of normalcy has been to have a pizza night.

Born first out of necessity when getting to a supermarket or grocery store was a task unto itself,pizza night became a nice break in the week.

When we were in full lock down, it seemed like I was either preparing a meal,serving a meal or cleaning up from a meal.

Ordering in for one meal was a rel treat.

We also felt we were doing our part to keep those small business owners and their employees working.

Seemed like a win/win for all.

We learned quickly that there must be a whole lot of others who felt the same way as waiting times were growing weekly.

An hour and a half was becoming the norm to wait,and that was for pick-up.

Delivery?

If you wanted pizza at 7, you better order before 5!(Not that I ever chose delivery.....that's just stupid and asking for cold food!).

As the weeks wore on,we started to notice that in response to the overwhelming demand for their service, quality of product has become a casualty.

The first time it happened,I wanted to say something to the owner.

My family suggested that maybe it was just a bad night and to not make an issue over it. The next week, not only was quality an issue, but the size of the pie seemed significantly smaller.

Week 3 and things continued to spiral downward.

We decided to switch pizza parlors.

In fact we decided to try a few different ones,giving each a 2 week trial period searching for our new "favorite" pizza joint.

None have stood out. They have all had their pluses and minuses.

So we continued shopping.

Last night we gave another local business a second chance.

The first time the food was good however being unfamiliar with their menu we found that we had not ordered enough.

This time,having studied the menu a bit more, we tried again.

The food was good,(notice I keep saying good not great or spectacular)

The 30 minute wait turned into an hour.

Once again, we did not get what we ordered and the final blow was when I checked to see how much went on my debit card I was blown away.

I can feed my crew for 3 or 4 nights on that amount!

I'm done.

No more pizza.

Sorry Mr. Small Business person.

If I am stepping up to support you, you should find a way to acknowledge that in the service and product you provide.

And that's my rant for this Sunday morning.

Shavua Tov!