NICE try Domino’s, but it's a bit too much information for this customer.
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Parade ordered dinner from the popular pizza outlet recently and realised just how unsettling online ordering has become.
The new GPS tracker has obviously been included so customers know when they can expect their pizza, but Parade felt a bit too much like a stalker as she watched her delivery driver's movements in real time.
The experience only got more strange as she scrolled down the page, finding details about her driver, including their name, favourite pizza, favourite music and favourite sports team.
What is a customer meant to do with this information?
Surely it can only lead to an awkward conversation with the delivery driver.
Domino’s may want people to know their drivers are real people, but a quick email or text saying 'Your delivery is on its way' would suffice for Parade.
Day of the dog raises questions
PARADE knows these things shouldn’t be surprising, but was still a bit taken aback recently to read that there was an International Hot Dog Day.
Having read about the various days – Parade wrote in this spot just recently about International Kissing Day – Parade would have thought the calendar was so crowded that it could only accommodate the most worthy of designated days.
But room has been found for a day to celebrate the hot dog, evidently.
One of Parade’s dad’s mates has a theory about hot dogs: if you have one, you always feel like another, but if you have that second one, you’ll immediately regret it.
Eating a hot dog, perhaps, is a bit like taking to the stage: always leave them wanting more.
Set your clock by that camellia
PARADE didn’t know whether to be appalled or pleased that parts of Sydney were forecast to reach 25 degrees yesterday.
At least the camellia outside Parade’s bedroom window is following the correct seasonal routine: its flowers are just starting to open now, right on time.