--- title: Domino's Will Bring You Pizza by Canoe, River Pizza Delivery description: Domino's is now delivering pizza by canoe, offering customers the opportunity to have their food delivered by a pizza "buoy." canonical: https://time.com/4526449/dominos-pizza-canoe-delivery/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-11T18:07:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:30.064Z og:title: Domino's Will Now Deliver You Pizza by Canoe Along the River og:description: The orders will be delivered by pizza "buoys" og:url: https://time.com/4526449/dominos-pizza-canoe-delivery/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Domino's Will Now Deliver You Pizza by Canoe Along the River twitter:description: The orders will be delivered by pizza "buoys" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Domino's Will Now Deliver You Pizza by Canoe Just Around the Riverbend > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 11, 2016 6:07 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 11, 2016 6:07 PM UTC For most [pizza lovers](http://time.com/4313401/pizza-box-vinnies-pizzeria/), a [Domino’s order](http://time.com/4263969/dominos-new-zealand-pizza-delivery-robots-dru/) is only a phone call and a short wait away. But for those unlucky folks living along rivers out in the country, [delivery has never been an option](http://time.com/4449139/florida-man-banned-pizza-delivery/) — that is, until delivery by canoe was announced. The new waterway service — which is currently only available along the River Loose in Maidstone, Kent, in England — offers Domino’s customers the opportunity to have their food delivered riverside by a pizza “buoy” wearing a full wetsuit, according to the [Mirror](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dominos-deliver-pizzas-canoe-bizarre-9021768). And to ensure the pies don’t get wet along the way, they will not only be housed in boxes that float, but accompanied by their very own lifebuoy. > [](https://twitter.com/KSCourier/status/785783901239275520) “It’s great living by the river but it has always been impossible to get food delivered to our house so we owe Domino’s a big thank you for allowing us to have a night in,” said Debbie Hayes, the recipient of the first canoe-carried pizza. 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