Do you tip the pizza delivery man?

SoundsGood · 16 Jul 2011 at 20:54

Pay online just so I don't feel like I "should".

HangTime · 16 Jul 2011 at 20:59

mglover070588 said:
Tipping in the US works well because it makes the staff helpful, friendly and attentitive

Not in my experience, I found staff in the US overly zealous about getting their tip, one restaurant I ate at the waitress had the cheek to draw a circle round the 20% on the menu which said "How was your service?"

Good...... 15%
Great.......18%
Excellent..20%

Another place I ate the waitresses weren't that attentive, we were sat upstairs in this quiet bit and in the end I had to get out of my seat to go and get their attention, they'd also got my wife's order wrong. Yeah so it was only TGI Fridays in NYC so I'm not expecting perfect service but the point is I've never met less attentive staff in the same chain in England.

Maybe I was just unlucky and I don't live in the US but I certainly wasn't in awe of this supposedly legendary restaurant service. Unlike in Macy's deptartment store where I did get a genuinely very helpful assistant, who informed me that as international visitor I should have got a discount on items I'd already bought elsewhere in the store(!) and paid me cash out the till, lol

Cleeecooo · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:04

I do always tip my corner shop owner. I give him 1p every time I buy a Dr. Pepper for 99p.

J1234 · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:05

Never.

Although I had a pizza from Dominos earlier this week and the girl that delivered it was lovely, maybe I should have given her some money so she would have come in for 'dessert'.

franco_22 · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:05

Omg you people are such tight asses. I tip pretty much on everything. Taxis, Restaurants, etc.

Gackt · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:07

I don't get tipped when I clean up people's vomit, blood, **** and ****. So why should I tip some guy for driving a car around with my food, typically costing me £20 already?

Ahleckz · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:10

I hardly ever get takeaways, and when I do I pretty much always collect them myself. However on the rare occasion I would give them a pound or so if they are polite, on time and friendly.
I enjoy getting tips and hope people give me them because they find I fulfil the above criteria.
Unsurprisingly, it's the 'poorer' people that are the friendliest and best tippers in my experience.

Cleeecooo · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:10

Justin said:
Never.

Although I had a pizza from Dominos earlier this week and the girl that delivered it was lovely, maybe I should have given her some money so she would have come in for 'dessert'.

yeah, maybe some cream pie. I don't think she would have done as she might have got it all around her mouth and over her face

Podmonkey · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:12

A quid or so + the coppers left. £13.75 and ill throw em £15. Always have done. Will do with Taxis aswell if its a decent person (I say person as I was picked up by a female taxi driver for the first time ever the other week).

Duke · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:14

kiwi said:
Pay online, never tip.

arknor · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:15

lol tips

Efour · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:19

Id round it up to the nearest quid but i wont tip a delivery driver extra.

mp3duck · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:32

very rarely.. have done a few times.

Cyclone · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:36

I normally give £1 tip for my pizza deliveries. Gives him/her a bit extra pocket money

Serenityxo · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:38

Why tip? They're getting paid. I don't get tipped doing my job so why should people in the food industry get tipped?

kenshinu · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:45

I would tip a delivery driver/person if the weather is terrible, e.g. ice or snow, or if paying cash the change is less than a £1.

Hastarius · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:48

They're paid to drive a pizza to my house, why on earth would I tip them for that?

It's all part of the service so I see no need to. If nobody started giving out tips then they wouldn't expect them.

Skillmister · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:50

No, we have a delivery charge for a reason. This isnt america

J86 · 16 Jul 2011 at 21:51

I usually give them a quid, for which most of them are very thankful! :/

DefiantAsh · 16 Jul 2011 at 22:01

Early = Yes

Late = No

Few minutes Early/Late = No

....Oh and a dirty 17 yr'old chav dropped off my takeaway today, so i didnt tip him...in his suped up clio with a huge exhaust....