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Like $4 or $5.2
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Nothing. I live in Australia where all workers get a minimum wage. Much less complicated this way, until you go overseas and have nomidea who you should tip and how much.8
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I always tip 20% but I've worked in restaurants before and people are jerks. So I'm trying to make up for it.2
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I was a delivery driver and I only worked for tips. The service charge didn't go to me, I only got a percentage. So if someone stiffed me it would potentially cause me to not make minimum wage for that hour I waited for and diverted their food. I always tip 15-20% to my driver. It's a hazardous pain in the butt job sometimes. Plus they're risking their car and potentially their lives to bring people food. I've seen a few coworkers get rear ended by dummies on their cell phone. 2 people in the last year had to get new cars cause someone totaled theirs by rear ending them at stop signs and intersections. I might check how the pay structure is in your area or at your fav pizza place so you know. The US just needs to get rid of the tipping system altogether and make employers pay people a normal wage...5
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rheddmobile wrote: »It depends partly on the employer. The drivers at the place we order from get paid tip wage, which means they are not making minimum wage and depend on their tips for income. They used to get gas money but don't anymore. So we tip them substantially - at least 20%. As a result we get very, very good service.
If the drivers get minimum wage or more, you can get away with tipping less. I would consider a minimum 1 dollar per item.
How are you supposed to know what the drivers get paid? What a strange system.
It seems like companies are just advertising their products at 20% or whatever below the actual price by this practice.0 -
I tip delivery drivers 10% if I'm happy with the delivery service. I make exceptions when I know the drive was difficult and I paid a little more when gas was $4 a gallon. If the driver looks super enthusiastic about doing a good job, they get a little extra.
That usually keeps the good service coming to my house. I think it really depends on what everyone else in your delivery area is tipping. If you're the worst tipper you may be the last delivery on their out.1 -
I usually do $3-$5. Depends on what kind of change I have on me.
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$5 minimum (more if it was a large order. )0
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Usually about 20%, or if it's cash and say the order comes to $16, I'll just hand over the 20.1
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I do 20% for sit down places and 10% for anything else- delivery, pick up, etc.0
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Are you being charged a delivery fee when place your order? Ask the person taking your order, or call them if you are ordering on line.
I still tip anyways and one reason is they still deliver to me although I live just outside the pizza delivery's zone.
Maybe go with 25% excellent service, 20% normal service, 15% poor service..
Why would you tip (and compensate) poor service?4 -
Former pizza place manager here. At most pizza places, especially the chains, the delivery fee goes to the house, not the driver. Most drivers, like waitstaff, are paid less than minimum wage and are expected to make up the difference in tips, plus paying for their own gas. A suggested tip is 15% - 20% or at least a couple bucks on small orders. Regular tips of 25% and up will have the drivers fighting over who gets to deliver your order. They'll all want it. Look at it this way: A waitress will take your order, bring your food to you from the kitchen, and refill your beverage and you'll tip 15% - 20%. A delivery driver will haul your food for miles in good weather and bad, and get it to you as soon as they can. Don't you think they've earned the same 15% - 20%?8
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Normally $5+. My husband used to deliver, so I understand the struggle. Once he had to drive while it was snowing out...he made $5 and spent $900 fixing his car since he slid off the road. Ridiculous they were even open.0
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Calliope610 wrote: »Are you being charged a delivery fee when place your order? Ask the person taking your order, or call them if you are ordering on line.
I still tip anyways and one reason is they still deliver to me although I live just outside the pizza delivery's zone.
Maybe go with 25% excellent service, 20% normal service, 15% poor service..
Why would you tip (and compensate) poor service?
was going to ask this exact thing - why on earth would you reward poor service with a 15% tip????1 -
I'm not sure what constitutes poor service when it comes to delivering my pizza. If the guy is rude, he's not getting a tip, but I can't think of a time that's ever happened. If it takes a long time for my pizza to come, that's almost never the driver's fault, and I'm not going to penalize him because the store is busy.
I suppose forgetting an item would be poor service, but that's only happened once that I remember. I stand by my tip the guy at least 3-5 dollars" policy.4 -
15% or a minimum of $3 (which is 15% of a $20 order)...but $3 is as low as I go regardless...I add to that if it's inclement weather, especially snow or heavy rain1
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Muscleflex79 wrote: »Calliope610 wrote: »Are you being charged a delivery fee when place your order? Ask the person taking your order, or call them if you are ordering on line.
I still tip anyways and one reason is they still deliver to me although I live just outside the pizza delivery's zone.
Maybe go with 25% excellent service, 20% normal service, 15% poor service..
Why would you tip (and compensate) poor service?
was going to ask this exact thing - why on earth would you reward poor service with a 15% tip????
Because they are nice people and realize sometimes people have a bad day but still deserve to make ends meet? I'm sure everyone isn't perfectly chipper and accurate every day at their non-service-related jobs but they still get paid a fair wage when their just doing their best. Don't get me wrong, if your waitstaff calls you names and is abysmal, don't tip. But forgetting a ranch cup or a refill is a petty reason to not tip someone altogether.7 -
Don't know. Where I live there is no food delivery. You have to go pick it up.0
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