Shakespeare's Pizza and Mail Order Pizza

How Mail Ordering Pizza Works
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More Than You Ever Thought There Was to Know About Mailing Food.

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We don't want you to get sick, or not know what you are getting into, so read this so we can say we told you so.

WE'VE GOT USDA!

Now we can ship:

1. Pepperoni Pizzas
2. Italian Sausage Pizzas
3. Vegetarian Pizzas (peppers,red onions,mushrooms, and black olives)
4. And of course the Double cheese pizza you like.

So far, this is all we have approval from the USDA to make and ship.  We can't add anything to the pepperoni pizzas, or to the Italian sausage pizzas.  I know it sounds silly, and we really don't understand it either, but that's what the USDA tells us.

Of course, once you get the pizzas to your place, you can add anything you want yourself.

Also, if you pick the pizzas up at the restaurant, as opposed to having them shipped, the USDA isn't part of the deal at all, and we can make anything, meat, vegetarian, or otherwise.

 

You would not believe the red tape it took, but we're now federally and officially and regally legal.  It's a good thing, though.  This isn't Elizabethan England with filth, sewage and pestilince running down the middle of the streets.  You can go to the grocer (or the restaurant) and reliably pick up anything off the shelf, and expect to not get sick.  Thank the USDA, among others.

You can add whatever you want to your pizza once you get it.  We'll help you with hints about adding vegetables or other meats.  You can e-mail Randy, Lord and Master of All That is Frozen here at Shakes.

While the best pies are the ones straight out of the ovens on Ninth Street, the frozen pies are receiving rave reviews as being somewhere between awful darn close and truly indistinguishable from the original.

Lets Order Pizza!

We have a money back guarantee. If there is any part of the deal that is not up to your expectations, we’ll refund or replace (your option) whatever you deem appropriate.

There’s two parts: the Package, and the Shipping…

THE PACKAGE: $39.99

Three Twelve-Inch Pies, either pepperoni, or Italian sausage, or vegetarian or double cheese you want.  The three pies don’t have to have the same. The package also includes the requisite dry ice, a cooler box for shipping, and instructions.

Some customers ask for just one pie and think that the price will be one third, but the cost of the actual pizzas themselves is the least of it; the shipping will still be the about the same, and the dry ice and everything else will make the total still be about the same. So, you may as well get three while you’re at it. They’ll stay good in your freezer for a good while.

THE SHIPPING: Varies.

They have to be shipped UPS 2nd Day Air or UPS Next Day Air so that the pies don’t thaw. We make no profit on shipping.  The shipping costs include: the Transportation Fee, the Fuel Surcharge Fee, Residential Surcharge Fee, the Paper Fee, the Phone Operator Fee, and the Wheel Changer Man Fee.  I think you get it.  The prices keep going up, but we only charge what they charge. Call or e-mail with your exact destination (name, address, city, state, zip, phone) for shipping pricing. To give you an idea what costs have been in Jan./Feb. of 2008: Washington D.C. $45.65, Kansas City, MO $12.16, Houston, TX $46.43, Evanston, IL $20.53, Columbia, SC $47.14, Brooklyn, NY $48.40, Stanford, CT $48.40, Webster Grove, MO $9.06,Centennial, CO $43.26, San Clemente, CA $74.36, Ware, MA $72.29, Los Angeles, CA $74.36, and Anchorage, AK $96.87(ouch).

When can you expect to receive your pies?

We ship them UPS 2nd-Day Air or Next Day Air Saver. But, that doesn't mean you're going to get them the day after you order them...we still have to make them and freeze and package them. Use this chart to help you figure out when to order.

If we receive your order      by 8 a.m. on this day...	We'll have your pies ready to ship out by this day....	You'll receive them on this day if you order 2nd-Day Air...	Or this day if you choose next Day Air...
Monday	Monday	Wednesday	Tuesday
Tuesday	Tuesday	Thursday	Wednesday
Wednesday	Wednesday	Friday	Thursday
Thursday	Thursday	Wednesday(next week).  It will be the next week because UPS does not work on Sat, therefore we ship on Monday.	Friday
Friday               Saturday Sunday	Friday Saturday Sunday	Wednesday.  UPS is not open on Sat. or Sunday, therefore we will ship on Monday.	Tuesday.  We can not ship till Monday.

If you have any questions or comments or concerns, put them in the "message" part of the ordering bit. Or, send us an e-mail.

One last thing:

It's all-the-way important that you put the pies in your freezer at your end when you receive them. If UPS drops them off and you let them sit for two days on your porch or in the mail room or whatever, and you live in Atlanta and it's summer, then they'll thaw and you'll have a plant biology project when you open the box. If you are ordering pies as a gift for someone, make sure that they know to put the pies in a freezer when they get them. You're good for a solid 50 hours or so after we ship them, but you are on your own after that.

Sorry to make such a production out of it, but while it seems simple, it ain't. 

Order some pizzas.