Pizza Delivery Gone Wrong: The Unexpected Story Of A Car Dealership vs. A Delivery Man

Do you routinely leave a gratuity for individuals who have provided you with a service? Imagine someone mistook the change you wanted for a tip, then he fled as fast as he arrived. Would you order him back to give you your change–would you take it further than that?

He was astonished by their rudeness–this was unlike anything he had ever been through before. They were trying to pull one over on him by being stingy, and they felt they could. Of course, it was the other way around, but the dealership made him feel like he owed them something.

This story comes out of  Massachusetts–a narrative of shame and retribution revolving around two primary parties.

Diligence was a hallmark of Jarrid Tansey’s life. He took on a second job, requiring him to work late nights, and relied largely on tips to make a living for his family. Pizza delivery wasn’t a cakewalk, but it helped pay the bills.

Giving up was not an option for Jarrid–his wife had just given birth, and she needed to rest for some time before returning to her job.

Nothing in life is ever handed away for free; if Jarrid understood anything, it was that. That was a lesson he learned from his father. And when his daughter was born, he happily accepted another job to help support his family.

Jarrid Tansey has dealt with tough customers in the past. But none of them had been as challenging as the individuals from the auto dealership. The situation reached such a fever pitch that it culminated in an open quarrel–and it was not a pretty site to see. 

There was nothing odd about the call that Jarrid got from his boss one evening. A recent request for pizza and beverages came from a nearby auto dealership.

Jarrid arrived at F&R Auto Sales in Westport, Massachusetts. He unloaded the pizzas and carefully positioned the receipt on top of the boxes.

The man at the front office gave Jarrid a fifty-dollar bill with a dismissive wave of his hand and then collected the pizzas and beverages without saying a word.

When Jarrid got back to Palace Pizza, he figured he wouldn’t hear from the employees at F&R Auto Sales for a while–at least until the next time they placed an order.

The car dealership staff demanded to get the $7 in change back–they never intended to give him a tip. 

Jarrid’s boss told him to get back on the bike and return the $7. Whether or not it was the right thing to do, he maintained that the customer was always right and that Jarrid should give back the money.

So, he got back on his bike and drove back to the car dealership, bringing the $7 the customers had demanded back with him. It was still difficult for him to accept that he needed to go through all of this.

Jarrid showed up at the dealership along with $7 in issue in his possession. He saw that the whole crew was watching him–they had all waited for him. But despite this, he felt compelled to make some kind of statement. 

Jarrid explained that he was confused as to why he had been handed a fifty-dollar bill–with no mention of asking for change–if they intended to make him drive back to return the change anyways. He told them he was not angry, but returning to the dealership took a lot of time and energy for no good reason.

A lady emerged from nowhere and began to act hostile towards Jarrid. The other dealership employees took courage from their co-worker’s actions and started cursing at him, too.

At this point, Jarrid had begun to see red. “Look, I didn’t steal your money! ” He shouted. He handed the $7 back. He sneered and said, “The world is better now.” The employees did not take his outburst well. 

The woman who initiated the aggression stood there for a moment–what Jarrid had said only served to infuriate her more. Then, she looked at her colleagues to gain favor in their eyes. After that, she confronted Jarrid by staring at him directly and uttering a menacing warning.

Jarrid wished the ground would give way and swallow him up. He had to get out of there–away from this aggressive group. He tried to hurry away, but the employees were a step ahead.

Jarrid had in fact, been sneakily recording the whole discussion on his phone, which he kept concealed in his back pocket the entire time. When he returned to the pizza shop, he went straight to his boss and told him what had occurred.

Soon after, he got a phone call. Someone who was at the car dealership when the argument took place was on the line. Although he was there, he was not exactly a staff member in a strict sense.

He had video footage of the whole event. Even though he was not an employee at the auto dealership, he was in control of the surveillance cameras at the dealership and did not hesitate to side with Jarrid.

The video made it quite evident that the “big shots” at the dealership harassed the delivery man relentlessly over a simple pizza delivery tip. It was fortunate the confrontation between Jarrid and the staff members working at the car dealership was recorded on camera.

All who watched the video struggled to comprehend how the employees could behave in such a selfish and inconsiderate manner over a $7 tip. Netizens were enraged!

A woman named Amanda Marie Rogers, who had previously worked as a waitress, was particularly outraged and saddened by the video and what the pizza delivery man had endured.

Amanda created a GoFundMe page and uploaded the video to it to raise money for Jarrid. She believed that Jarrid deserved recognition for being patient with customers like that. She urged others to check out the video and give what they could.

Thousands upon thousands of contributions started coming in, each for $7. People had such strong feelings about what had happened to Jarrid that they wished to ensure he would never have to serve pizza to those bullies ever again. And it didn’t take long until the GoFundMe page for Jarrid and his family had raised more than $36,000!

The internet was 100% on Jarrid’s side, leaving thousands of encouraging comments. “This is because of how awesome you were and handled yourself so well dealing with such cruel people,” wrote Carol Wentz along with her donation.

There were a lot of people who felt awful for Jarrid and left negative evaluations of the car dealership online. In little time at all, their website hit a 0/5 star rating!

When Jarrid found out how much money had been collected for him, he broke down in tears, having no clue that the internet was rallying behind him. He and his family were very grateful.