By KIM BELLARD

If you’re already thinking ahead to next Sunday’s Super Bowl, you might be thinking about Domino’s, because, as everyone knows, pizza and football go together like mom and apple pie.  I’m thinking about Domino’s too, but not because I’m planning my order.  It’s about their new program to reward customers who do more of their own work.  

Ahem, healthcare: pay attention.

Last week Domino’s announced that customers who picked up their own orders, rather than using delivery, would earn a $3 tip.  Art D’Elia, Domino’s executive president and chief marketing officer, explained: 

It takes skill to get pizza from a Domino’s store to your door. As a reward, Domino’s is giving a $3 tip to online carryout customers who take the time and energy out of their day to act as their own delivery drivers. After all, we think they deserve it. 

The program – Domino’s Carryout Tips – isn’t quite as rewarding as it might sound.  The $3 is actually a credit on your next order, and that credit has to be used by the following week.  There’s a $5 minimum to qualify, and orders have to be online.  The program was announced in time for the expected Super Bowl surge and is scheduled to end May 22.  

But still.  I don’t like waiting for deliveries, I do like pizza, and if I ordered a lot of Domino’s (which I don’t), the $3 tip would be decent discount, even if I had to order even more Domino’s to actually get it.