The Edison Does “Room Service”- ROTFLMAO!
As I arrived home today my elevator ride was interrupted by a kid in a Pitfire Pizza t-shirt getting on at 6th floor and getting off at 7th- kind of pissed me off, as I generally believe in the rule “walk up one and down two” that usually prevails around elevators. I saw he had a box of flyers in his hand, and could tell they were from The Edison by the cover- I figured they were just announcements for The Bird thing they are having. Soon I get a brochure stuffed under my door (damn I hate when people are allowed to do this in a secure building- nothing screams “I’m not home!” more than brochures and delivery notices stuck on/under your door).
Lo and behold, The Edison is now delivering their food, as annonced in their “Room Service Menu”. You really have to look at the menu and the pricing to get as good of a laugh as I did. I don’t mind too much paying $9 for french fries (sauce $1 extra) when I’m eating at The Edison, as I figure it’s free cover charge, so let them make a little money elsewhere. But to think that they will be calling the dumbass Pitfire Pizza delivery boys to make deliveries of cold, soggy fries, for $9 + 20% Service charge on any delivery (plus I’m sure they expect a tip). Ha ha ha- that made my day.
Pitfire and The Edison are connected in someway, if only because the owner of The Edison owns the space that Pitfire leases. It makes sense for them to get Pitfire personnel to do the delivery- The Edison is not hiring delivery people, I’m sure, and the delivery hours overlap. But Pitfire delivery folks are seriously mentally-challeged; at least twice they delivered food to me w/o bringing ANY change- I had to yell at them to go back and get me change for my $12 order that I intended to pay with a $20). I will positively flip out if my $10.80 french fries arrive soggy, as these guys are used to delivering pizza which can stand a little while w/o growing “old”- and trust me, this is no “Islands-sized” basket of fries. And to add insult to my injury, they do not have the $14 Shrimp Cocktail Martini on the Room Service menu- the one item that I can almost justify the price when it’s 6 huge, crispy jumbo prawns.
Good Luck The Edison- I love you folks, but I think you’ve bitten off more than you can chew with this “Room Service” idea. I mean, I want linen napkins and real silverwear for my $14 Lobster Corn Dog and $29 Farmhouse Cheese Platter… take it out of the $8.60 (20%) surcharge that you add to the bill…