First issue, where do you order a pizza in France? We knew where to go and get one, but the whole point of ordering in... is to stay in. So, I googled it and Pizza Hut popped up. Sweet! It was only a few blocks from our apartment, but sticking with the decision to not leave, (also, the locksmith had told us it would be better to not leave the apartment with the door broken) we placed an order for delivery at 8:20 p.m. They said 40min delivery time.
We had some friends coming over and thought it would be perfect timing for the pizza too. Our friends arrived at 9:30 p.m. and the pizza hadn't come more than an hour after we had ordered it. No big deal.
Another half hour goes by. 10:00 p.m., we decided to call in. They said that is was on it's way, and we proceed to explain we were given a 40min delivery time at 8:20 p.m. They lied and said it was 9:30 p.m. when we ordered the pizza.
Here's where it starts to get interesting, our French friends get on the phone. They proceeded to debate for an hour over whether the pizza should be free or not. The manager refused to do so, and we refused to pay. After waiting for pizza for two hours, we gave up. And then the door bell rings.
Our French friends were still on the phone with the manager when the pizza man arrived. They ran downstairs and handed the phone to the delivery man. We got two pizzas for the price of one. Scratch that, two cold, hard pizzas for the price of one, and one of them was baby size.
Don't order pizza for delivery in France, but if you do be prepared to have a debate about the difficulties of the day-to-day life of the working man and why we would want a pizza in a timely manner--just make sure to be tip-top on your French skills or have a native close by!
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