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| - I have to tell you a story. We're going to be here for a few minutes so if you want to go to the bathroom or get a beer, take your time, I'll wait.
Okay, you ready? Good. At the Kiwanis Park OYE I won a $50 gift certificate to Mobile Waiters. I was thrilled and considered it the best door prize of the day (caveat - that's because Jim and I weren't available for the surprise weekend getaway thing). Anyway, when we got home we were all excited about it so we looked online to see what Mobile Waiters was all about. Imagine our horror when we discovered THEY DON'T DELIVER TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!!!
I thought about this for a while and figured Jim could give the certificate away the next time he did an employee reward and give me whatever gift certificate the reward would have been. But I was sad about that idea. Then it hit me that if it didn't expire I could just save it until they added Chandler to their area. So, armed with this brilliant idea, I called.
I talked to Brette, co-owner with her husband, Jim. She was lovely. And, even better, she was absolutely determined that I was going to enjoy my gift certificate whenever I wanted to. So I told her where I was located and she consulted her map. After a few minutes of discussion I had all the instructions I needed to use my certificate. We chatted a bit longer and I learned that they're east-coasters (no surprise there, we always find our fellows) and they're working to make Mobile Waiters a go.
Well, today we ordered. This time when I called I spoke to Jim, the other half of the team. We made sure I had everything right and then I placed my order online. The order actually went $8 over the gift certificate but Jim told me to forget it. He said if I felt inclined I could give it to the driver since he was pulled off his regular route to do our delivery. Now, even though there was a built-in gratuity, we intended to tip extra for exactly that reason. But Jim ate the additional charge on our bill.
Oh, and did I mention the charge for this service? Now, hold on to that beer because I don't want you to spill it when you fall out of your chair. The charge was $3.99 plus tip. Yeah, you read that right. $3.99. And if you're doing a corporate catering (think pharmaceutical rep at a doctor's office or my husband, Jim W's quarterly meetings) not only will they deliver it but they'll set it up for you. Cost of that service? Yeah, it's still $3.99.
So, back to dinner. Terry shows up right on time with our food. It was in a hot bag. He was incredibly friendly, introduced himself and inquired as to our names, shook hands and explained how the business worked and how they plan to be in Chandler in the fall (which we'd already heard from Brette). He told us he looked forward to seeing us again.
So, to sum up: everyone is super-friendly, the price is super-low and their attitude toward doing business is super as well. They're big on karma. I liked these people and I liked the way they do business. I'll absolutely be back.
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