Thanks to Slice’s small business-friendly pricing and 24/7 support, he’s driving record profits across all of his locations.

Tony Boloney’s is beloved for its warm service and never-ending creativity. Still, sloppy delivery from apps like Grubhub left his customers unsatisfied. As a result, owner Mike Hauke had to redo those orders and issue refunds out of his own pocket. Meanwhile, he was charged 30% or more for every order.

Thoroughly fed up, Mike found a solution in Slice — a first-party partner that drives loyalty without eating up profits.

“The other apps would call up and start yelling at us when there’s an issue with an order,” Mike explained. “I’ll say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, your driver came here with a backpack, took the pizza, and put it in sideways. Now, the customer’s mad about it. How is that our fault? You’re not going to pay for that? Why should we pay for that?”

Unfortunately, it’s a story we hear all too often. While Uber Eats and DoorDash charge skyhigh commissions, they pay their own drivers next to nothing. In turn, they have no incentive to handle food with care. Then, when deliveries go sideways, shops are left holding the bag.

“[With those apps], we have to call the customer and deliver a new pizza to them ourselves,” Mike explained. “So, not only did we just pay 30% to this app — we also had to refund the entire thing.”

Tired of chargebacks and headaches, Mike started directing his digital customers to Slice. The difference, he says, was day and night: “Slice will call and say, ‘There was a customer who said her pizza was a little bit cold. So, we’ll issue her another order and have her pick it up.’...It’s never a problem with Slice, they take care of it. After all the craziness that goes on, you get off the phone and you’re like, “Oh, that was weird...but refreshing!”

With reliable service and ordering reminders to back his Instagram-ready pies, Tony Boloney’s has expanded to four locations with more on the way.