'Send a Virgo': 20+ Funny food delivery instructions that had nothing to do with food

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Jun 10, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

These customers have jokes! They didn't just want a simple dinner delivered by a random driver: some people specified that they wanted jokes written on the box (or their order delivered by the cutest driver!). 

Restaurant workers are pretty split on this issue. Some people really like when they get to stretch their artistic muscles by drawing random things on pizza boxes. One customer asked for a meme to be drawn on the box, and that person was happy to comply! Other restaurant workers don't like requests to draw things on the boxes, since it adds to the amount of work they have to do. But most people take the requests in stride. 

Some customers want their food to be delivered by the cutest delivery driver, which can be tricky. Should the restaurant actually send their hottest driver, or is it a bad idea? People are also split on that issue. At least when the customer just asks for the delivery driver to be a Taurus or a Virgo, the driver can just tell a little white lie about their birth sign. 

You can check out a bunch of really funny anecdotes below from some of the 60+ food workers who replied to r/phatKirby's question. 

Up next, these people had their "I don't get paid enough for this" moments, like one person who shared that they had to spend an hour cleaning up 96 broken eggs. 

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    List your non- relevant/funny instructions Off the top of my head: "send hot guy/gal" "send a virgo" "sing happy birthday" "tell a joke"
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    "draw something" <-hope they enjoyed their glorious squawking chicken! "draw batman" <-puts down Bruce Wayne for his name, did not check out on delivery. "draw GOT" "knock and or ring bell" <-I offered him cheese and or peppers
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    "knock like Sheldon" "Speak friend and enter" <-most recent one, and reminded me to keep a list. :)
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    idksomuch One of our drivers got "Knock on door bell"
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    wolfie379 For the second one (especially if the pizza was late): Sorry, but the best we could do was have someone who drives a Taurus deliver it, and (BS reason why that driver was not available immediately).
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    ItheSam "Tell Dave he's a
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    SaxMaan I used to deliver in a college town and the university hosted a Musical Theater conference. Some students ordered pizza to a hotel and put the instructions "Sing to us instead of knocking." On my way down I came up with pizza guy lyrics to "On My Own" from Les Mis.
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    "On my own, out here with your pizza. All alone, I sure would like to meet ya Without you this pizza will get lonely, So open up and come on out and maybe you could tip me...?" They were happy with my song, I was happy with the $10 tip.
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    AnObviousDisinte... Delivery to a campground office at about 10 pm. "Play Luke Bryan to serenade us". With my windows down i roll up in my not-so- pizza shuttle blasting "Play it again" as loud as my speakers will go right outside the office windows. Given their reaction I don't think they expected me to do it but it was funny so all was good.
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    SelfImmolationsHell Park inconspicuously and flash headlights. I actually did it and he got really embarrassed and kept apologizing. I only did it because I thought it was funny.
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    immalittlepiggy Last night I got "Speak softly and carry a big stick." I came to their door carrying our wooden broom handle.
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    karlamorgan wasn't my delivery, but "bring the food to the door and we'll lower a basket to retrieve the food"
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    theculbreath Beware of cat!
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    ThatOneGuy 20 I've had someone put "Please sing happy birthday" and while I'm no Josh Groban, I sang for them. They seemed surprised and super happy. Got me another $3 on the tip too.
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    "Do an Alan Rickman or Bowie impression." So I did Rickman singing Bowie. That was fun. Lots of requests to draw Pokémon, Star Wars, Penguins, Dinosaurs... Was asked to do the theme song from Lion King...so I knocked and when they came to the door I hit play on my phone. $10 tip.
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    dewclaws Our franchise has put a complete ban on writing/drawing anything on the box. Some_ put an inappropriate whatever the inside the lid of one customers order, and BOOM: no more jokes/doodles.
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    Although, once they requested the hottest delivery guy, so I sent my 67 year old driver. I'm not sure how they reacted.
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    RedLockes1 Had "sing bohemium rhapsody." Ok, most people around here tip if they say tell a joke or whatever. I have my phone playing the music out of my pocket and I sing along while he signs receipt, says "nice", and shuts the door. I get in my car, and he tipped $0.63 on his $22.37 order. Look at me, I'm a dancing monkey!
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    [deleted] Had instruction to draw pitcher (Royals were playing in KC). I can't draw so asked cook. He drew a Pepsi pitcher. Also had one that asked us to draw cowboy boots. He drew a boot with an 's at the end. I loved that cook.
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    This person had a bunch, and they linked to some of their finest drawings too!

    kir... "Do a barrel roll" "Leaving cash on the porch, put pizza in its place, knock don't ring and then leave the pizza and drive away." He was waiting outside, so I don't know what that was about. "House" "You ma'am/sir are totally awesome/beautiful/handsom e!"
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    "It's not Digiorno" "Put a meme on the box" "Draw a picture. Surprise us" "Draw a thing on the box" "Ring ding ding a ling" "We are home" "Getchurassuphere"
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    Here's that "meme on box" one

    Meme on the box? BONELESS CHICKEN RATE TATE'S CHICKEN CHICKEN WINGS Share your thoughts at acebook.com/omin STUFFED CHEESY BREAD 3 VARIETIES SO CHEESY THEY ALMOST DEFY THE LAWS OF PHYSICS. WITH AS MUCH CHEESE AS OUR MEDIUM PIZZA, THIS IS NO MERE CHEESY BREAD. Tweet what you think with #DPZChicken ORDER ONLINE and follow your order with DOMINO'S TRACKER™ 332620 CC PAID $25.56 Items 620 PUT A MEME ON THE BOX **NEW CUSTOMER** 1 EACH Icing PIZZAS SIDES DRINKS 3 0 BOS CE
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    Zoidberg!

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    Here's a random picture: Cool Cat!

    ARN NTS ARD+ EE INSTRUCTIONS DRAW A PICTURE. SURPRISE US Pal VECE of the PIE NEEDS
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    And finally, this photo and the next are what happens when you ask them to draw "a thing" on the box

    RN ITS 80 TECE of the PIE REWARDS
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    Thing 1 and Thing 2, how generous!

    1 of thPIE REWARDS
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