tipping

i delivered for jimmy john's in college. so many people assumed that the delivery charge went 100% to the driver (all i got was 5% of the total $ of food I delivered to cover fuel cost), that ANY tip was appreciated by me. if you're having angst over exactly what to base your tip on, you're already an A+ customer imo.

http://consumerist.com/2010/08/how-much-would-you-tip-this-dominos-driver.html

"On Sunday, people in sections of Charleston, SC, were up to their knees in flood water. But that didn't deter this driver for Domino's Pizza from making his deliveries.

According to the driver, when confronted with an 18-inch deep river of water between him and his destination, he ditched his shoes and to deliver the order of two medium pies and a 2 liter of soda."

They tipped him $4, what assholes.

I've already started tipping $2/first drink, $1/each additional drink but I'm trying to start tipping $2/each drink. But it's v difficult when you're making a very small amount of money.

Jesus, I wouldn't be ordering pizzas during a serious flooding situation, but if I did, I would feel obligated to tip at least the price of the pie.

It's great with pizza guys in Ireland... they don't expect tips, so if they get them they are pathetically grateful.

"There you are, my man, a shilling for your stout efforts", I say.

How much to Irish delivery guys get paid?

The same as Irish obstetricians, because delivering is delivering, amirite?

somebody was arguing with me about those delivery car services, you know like the black or gray cars in new york with nothing on them, saying the tip is included in the price. it's this far-reaching rumor in new york. i maintain that it is not included. you tip, just like any other service. people get heated about this.

You've come a long way, ramzi.

lols

HAH

got a cab from the airport. internet said avg cost should be $22. called a cab co. and they said it'd be $30. whatever, didn't have time/not in the mood to shop around. had $35 on us, so figured we're good w/$5 tip. driver is pleasant enough during drive. drops us off, says it's $35. my sister hands him $35 saying that's all she's got. dude looks at money, incredulous at what he's seeing. "no tip??? where's the tip? no fucking tip???", becoming irate, etc. what a fucking asshole.

To be fair, I doubt anybody had informed the cab driver that the ride was quoted at $30

Even so, it's a TIP. It's not your goddamn birthright.

and we explained that we were quoted $30, only had $35 on us, and dude was still being a raging peepee head.

I understand his fury, but (1) he should take that out on the person who quoted you the $30, and (2) you couldn't stop and get an extra ten - twenty bucks, in case traffic or whatnot?

You're insane.

30 is like the standard airport fare around here. and that guy was a raging douche and i would have told him right off.

now when i get in a car like that, i tell the driver exactly what i was quoted on the phone. no surprises.

My sister's place is literally 10 minutes from the airport. There's no traffic at 9pm on a Saturday. I'm not gonna be some no nuts "ooh sorry sir please don't be mad at me, is $50 enough to drive me a few miles? Here's my bank account # if not."

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now when i get in a car like that, i tell the driver exactly what i was quoted on the phone. no surprises.

― janice (surm), Friday, August 20, 2010 1:18 PM (39 seconds ago)

^^^^ exactly this. It doesn't take much forethought to take away somebody's opportunity to fuck you over. It looks like micromanagement, but so fucking what. xpost to surm

lol max like this thread was ever any different than what it's like right now

those ppl that get all panicky and upset and demand a tip from you are just kind of embarrassing and funny

nobody here better ever go to Egypt.

all i'm sayin.

this thread stresses me out so much

I don't know if it was earlier this thread or one of the other tipping threads, but I delivered food and for a $9.75 order I'd have some people demand I go back to my car to grab a quarter to give them change for a $10 (which I would calmly and politely do). So I really have no sympathy for guys who get apoplectic over it.

holy shit

With Dominos in the UK you can order your Pizza online and pay online, so you don't have to hand over any money when the driver delivers it. Saves any worry about whether you are meant to tip him or not.

But do you include a tip when paying online?

Well you pay for the whole service! So in a way, yes.

some delivery sites in the States work that way too, where you input your tip online. I wanna say Quiznos does, and I believe one of the pizza delivery giants does. I don't like it so much because I'm guaranteeing a tip when the service may suck, but then again, the word "tip" does stand for "to insure promptness" so technically it's in the spirit of it, lol.

"in a way"

I suppose, but if I do that in the US there's an option to enter a tip amount. Not that I'd order from Dominos obv, don't wanna give out that impression.
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yeah they should authorize your card, but not charge it til the driver returns. so then you can quickly go in and deduct .37 from his/her tip for not telling you to have a nice night.

think we can agree on the following:

1. people who tip badly for no reason other than being cheap pieces of crap are disgusting savages and it's understandable why the recipient is upset
2. sometimes unexpected shiz happens that makes normally good-tipping individuals not be able to tip properly
3. regardless of why you didn't get any tip or a good tip, acting like a gorilla on cocaine over it is not professional and never acceptable, even if one can be sympathetic to their frustration.

I can agree on that. I did feel bad about not tipping RIGHT UNTIL gorilla on cocaine showed itself. It's a bit frightening when someone acts that way and they know where your live-alone sister lives.

Credit card?

Also:

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/tip.asp

With Dominos in the UK you can order your Pizza online and pay online, so you don't have to hand over any money when the driver delivers it. Saves any worry about whether you are meant to tip him or not.

Haha I always tip dominos guys when I pay online!

Are you meant to tip people who deliver fridges? It felt kind of awkward not to: like, I have already paid for the fridge! Delivery was included in the price! On other hand you have just carried a heavy object up my stairs? So clearly I should tip? What should I tip? £20? I don't want to tip £20? Anyway while I was thinking all this they went away again.

"here's a tip get a better job"
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oops nevermind. forgot to put it in quotes.

i had a couch delivered once and i gave them both money to buy themselves a coffee. they seemed pretty happy.

i avoid searches like that cuz I find entire webboards devoted to it. I had an argument online with people who claimed they didn't tip, giving Mr. Pink-level defenses of it, and this one guy told a story about how they had automatic 15% gratuity added on and he argued to take it off, and the waitress gave him guf for it, he complained, and the waitress was fired. Now obviously the waitress had no business giving him guf, but the dude was proud of himself for causing potential financial duress to someone.

I told him he was a lousy piece of shit and have stayed away from such arguments since.

I have also had the tipping-for-fridge dilemma, but the speed with which the delivery men cleared off while I was wondering what to tip them suggests they were not expecting anything, since they were out of the flat in record time with not so much as a glance at me

(think we'd had to pay for delivery when we ordered it though)

AND I have also had the pre-booked taxi costing more than the agreed price. I'd been told 30 on the phone and was going to give him 35, he said 35 so I considered just giving him 35 same as before, but in the end I think I rounded up a couple more pounds - probably below 10% but eh

think I checked the price when I got in but I was going a long way into the middle of nowhere on like a Tuesday night, so I thought it might take a while to find another driver willing to go that far. I suppose he'd come out from the middle of nowhere place, so he wouldn't have wanted to go home without a fare, so I could maybe have made more fuss, but how much fuss do you want to make as a single woman before getting into the fuss recipient's car to go through a lot of dark country roads?

on other hand you have just carried a heavy object up my stairs? So clearly I should tip? What should I tip?

I think beers are appropriate in these kinds of situations? Dunno.

I'm kind of gratified that no-one knows, actually!

I gave the two guys who delivered us a fridge twenty bucks to split. They were pleasantly surprised to get a tip, but things are a little different here than in bigger cities, I think.