Do you tip a pizza delivery man when..

yes.
And it's conversations like these that make me wish it could be mandatory for every one to have to work in the service industry for at least six months.
*sigh*

YES! I think everyone should have to work one year in fast food and one year as a server or delivery driver so they learn to appreciate how hard both jobs are. It should be a requirement to even dine at any of these types of restaurants =/

Yes. We always do 15-20% tip sometimes more, just as if they were waiting on us.

yes, but since i am poor, not as much. Pizza places know they are going to deliver, so they should just accept it as a cost of doing business. (build it into the cost of the pizza)

then the cost of the pizza goes up to about what you would have paid had you tipped anyway. if you dont want to leave a decent tip go pick it up

Hell no. I've paid for my pizza and the delivery, that's all I owe.

But then, I live in Australia and we don't have a tipping culture like the US does.

I'm sorry, but this is why every server's worst nightmare is foreigners. Our livelihood is dependent on tips and I get that other cultures may not be the same, but if you are in someone else's country, you should respect their customs. I have had French customers that don't tip because in France, gratuity is usually included in the bill. Chinese are also bad about this (I once got $1 on a $25 bill which isn't even acceptable for the worst of servers). Not that every person from that culture is guilty of this, but you can't help but have a feeling of dread when certain groups are sat in your sections... =/

Fair point.
I was referring to what I do here in Australia where tips aren't expected - we do occasionally tip at a restaurant if the food or service is particularly good, but it's not an expectation like it is in the US.
When I travel, I make an effort to find out about the local culture and follow the local rules, so you would get a tip - but I'd still probably be a lousy tipper, just because it's not a habit.

I didn't mean that directed at you in particular, but it is frustrating. And it isn't just that either.

Older ladies tend to get together and sit at your table for HOURS. I had two women sit at my table for 2 hours and we were packed...actually had a wait going which didn't happen often. They ordered two coffees and left me 3 dollars...I probably lost $15-20 from that table. I also once had a 12 top of old ladies who came for tea who all left .50-.75 cents each. Low tippers are super frustrating and what is worse is that they don't realize how inconsiderate they are being.

Yes, but as a former food service worker I don't believe they should be tipped. They get minimum wage or more for a really simple job. It isn't like waiting tables where you do hard work and are paid below minimum wage.

They're also not paid for wear and tear that all the extra miles puts on their car. I mean, sure, some pizza places give them mileage pay, but that's for gas, and it barely covers it these days (probably doesn't, if the owner is a cheapskate who won't up the per-delivery pay as much as it needs to go.)

And, like someone else said, it is a scary and dangerous job. I managed a Dominos for a few years, and I had two guys get robbed, one guy got his phone stolen out of his car, one guy got his window smashed, and if you're a female driver? Be prepared to be leered at and vaguely threatened at least once a shift. So yes, unless the delivery driver is an absolute pain in the ***, please tip your drivers, even if the store charges a delivery fee.

Yes been there done that. Never understood why the house down the street always tipped 5 bucks (15 years ago) but we loved them and got in knife fights just to deliver there:)

I didn't mean that directed at you in particular, but it is frustrating. And it isn't just that either.

Older ladies tend to get together and sit at your table for HOURS. I had two women sit at my table for 2 hours and we were packed...actually had a wait going which didn't happen often. They ordered two coffees and left me 3 dollars...I probably lost $15-20 from that table. I also once had a 12 top of old ladies who came for tea who all left .50-.75 cents each. Low tippers are super frustrating and what is worse is that they don't realize how inconsiderate they are being.

That sounds REALLY annoying.
I'm very thankful not to live in a country where the minimum wage is so low that you are dependent on the kindness of strangers to take home a living wage at the end of the day.

If I order a pizza I go pick it up. Its faster than waiting for it, I don't pay a delivery fee, and save the tip for myself.
If I had a driver bring it to me I would tip $2 - $5 depending on the size of the order.

For cheapos

Expect your food not to be hot and maybe come with a little spit if we are having a bad night.

Gross.

Perhaps that's how they ended up not tipping in the first place? Tired of cold / spit ridden slop!

bad tips come, but if its regulars who do it all of the time....don't expect good service.

I hustled my *kitten* off, especially to new customers and to great tippers. Drivers remember the good ones and especially remember the bad ones.

Very true having worked in the service industry I know how hard it can be, and how much some customers can suck. I always tip very generously and always got the pizza fast and hot. Mind you since the BF moved in...well we dont order pizza very often anymore. Probably a good thing cause he is a cheap tipper and I like my pizza "sans spit". lol

bad tips come, but if its regulars who do it all of the time....don't expect good service.

I hustled my *kitten* off, especially to new customers and to great tippers. Drivers remember the good ones and especially remember the bad ones.

Very true having worked in the service industry I know how hard it can be, and how much some customers can suck. I always tip very generously and always got the pizza fast and hot. Mind you since the BF moved in...well we dont order pizza very often anymore. Probably a good thing cause he is a cheap tipper and I like my pizza "sans spit". lol

I never really spit on anyones food, but I made sure to take my time with those orders. If people were cheap and were also ****heads, then some spit would go in.

Yes. The delivery fee goes to the company, not the actual person delivering the pizza.

This.

Yes! (Londoner here).

We go pick it up. But then again both places are within 10 mins walking distance.

Mr. Pink:
I don't tip becausesociety says I have to. If they really put forth the effort,I'll give 'em somethin' extra. But this tipping automatically,it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned,they're just doin' their job. These ladies aren't starvin' to death .They make minimum wage. I used to work minimum wage,and when I did... I wasn't lucky enough to have a job that society deemed tip-worthy.

Waitresses get paid about $2.00 an hour and many times has to split their tips with some of the help. Educate yourself.