"I couldn't answer the door because I was doing my nails"

[BowserKoopa1]

So tonight I delivered to a house and knocked twice, no answer. I call the phone, no answer. I am about to try and call them again or knock on the door, when suddenly someone comes out and says they didn't hear me knock.
Ok folks, a little lesson to be learned here when you order food and are expecting it soon.... When you order food, have your doorbell turned on, or be somewhere in the house where you'll be able to hear it if someone knocks on your door. No driver wants to be kept waiting, as we have better things to do with our time and need to get back to the store. More deliveries for me means more $$$
The kicker came when the lady of the house said "I couldn't answer the door, I just did my nails." Any ladies out there wish to answer this one for me? How hard is it to open a door just because you just did your nails? And yes, I know the nail polish needs to dry. Also, why would you do your nails right before you're about to sit down and eat? Chances are you're gonna get pizza on your hands and nails. Wouldn't it make more sense to eat first and then do your nails?
All in all, they were very friendly and gave my an $8 tip, so alls well that ends well.

[firecat88]

How hard is it to open a door just because you just did your nails? And yes, I know the nail polish needs to dry. Also, why would you do your nails right before you're about to sit down and eat? Chances are you're gonna get pizza on your hands and nails. Wouldn't it make more sense to eat first and then do your nails?.

Doing *anything* with freshly-painted nails is difficult (which is why I rarely ever get mine done). And, yeah, it makes zero sense to do your nails when you know that someone is coming to the house and you're going to have to answer the door. At least wait until after the pizza arrives. O.o

[MoonCat]

Yep, chances are if they're freshly painted you're gong to bang them on something and mess it up, even with some of the new fast-dry stuff. So anyone with a brain would wait until after the pizza arrives.

[AmbrosiaWriter]

I've taught myself how to at least open doors and answer phones with wet nails, since those are two things that could catch me off guard while doing nails. It's pretty simple once you finger out how to grip the knob with your palm and the first parts of your fingers, leaving the rest of them free to keep the nails angled away from banging into anything.

However, I would not be doing my nails right before pizza arrived. Hell, when I order out I'm the one to turn down the TV/music/video game I may be doing at the time to make sure I don't miss anything. Especially in winter.

[dalesys]

Re thread title:

"I couldn't answer the door because I was nailing my do...

-fuss, and she whines if I take her with me."

[PepperElf]

not to mention... how are you going to eat the pizza if your nails are wet?
something like might be worth holding off on doing until after eating the food

[RetailWorkhorse]

She's just out to associate nail lacquer with food. I know the smell makes me ravenously hungry (it's an association thing. Nail polish remover, pine sap, and fresh paint makes me utterly hungry and I WILL eat everything in the fridge).

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Yep, chances are if they're freshly painted you're gong to bang them on something and mess it up, even with some of the new fast-dry stuff. So anyone with a brain would wait until after the pizza arrives.

What a dingbat . . . if I go to the nail salon, I wait at least 2 hours after I come out of the drying station BEFORE I even do anything that involves my fingers.

So I make sure I go on an evening when I'm not going to be doing any housework.