Acceptable tipping rate for delivery?

[GoLdpHiShDMB]

I've seen waitresses cry after not getting tipped. Some take it very personal.

[jdmpsu339]

Here's what you do:

Calculate the distance from the pizza shop to your home. Multiply that mileage by $0.45, which is fairly standard mileage rate.

Divide by 3, cuz you know he is batching the shit out of that order (at least 3 orders per delivery route).

My favorite local joint is 6 miles away. At $0.45/mile, that is $2.70, which I divide by 3, which is a 90 cent tip.

[scrock25]

Originally Posted by GoLdpHiShDMB

I've seen waitresses cry after not getting tipped. Some take it very personal.

She should have done a better job.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by jjr4884

um, what? i have been in the restaurant business for years and i have never heard of that.... their sales go to the restaurant, not to them. i must be missing something here... every restaurant has a hourly rate, then tips, which they may or may not be taxed on

I only know Texas. Here servers make $2.13hr. Then, 18% of their gross sales is declared as income and they are taxed on that (If their tables spend $100, the server declares $18 in income, regardless of what they were actually tipped) .

Obviously the sales go to the store, but the gubment assumes they are tipped 18% on every sale, so that's how their income is determined.

[GoLdpHiShDMB]

Originally Posted by scrock25

She should have done a better job.

You're right. Whatta bitch.

[scrock25]

I'm not saying she's a bitch, but c'mon... cry?

The sense of entitlement these people have is worse than any welfare line ever thought of being.

[ExistenceNow]

Entitlement? Get fucked. They're providing you a service and they expect, rightfully so, to be compensated for it.

[jdmpsu339]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

I only know Texas. Here servers make $2.13hr. Then, 18% of their gross sales is declared as income and they are taxed on that.

Obviously the sales go to the store, but the gubment assumes they are tipped 18% on every sale, so that's how their income is determined.

It's can be advantageous to transition to a sort of barter system with service industry employees. I've used various knick-knacks from my shed instead of a couple bucks for tips. Waiters/Waitresses seem to appreciate the change of pace.

[scrock25]

I've missed you.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by jdmpsu339

It's can be advantageous to transition to a sort of barter system with service industry employees. I've used various knick-knacks from my shed instead of a couple bucks for tips. Waiters/Waitresses seem to appreciate the change of pace.

I once delivered food to a classy porn book manufacturer place. They tipped me with one of their books.

It was all classy airbrushed shit, and it was not appreciated.

[thechad90000]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Entitlement? Get fucked. They're providing you a service and they expect, rightfully so, to be compensated for it.

You're trying to talk to someone who admitting giving a $0.02 tip to someone. That's a dick move no matter how you cut it.

[thechad90000]

MY guess is a few people in this thread have had eaten quite a bit of spit.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by thechad90000

You're trying to talk to someone who admitting giving a $0.02 tip to someone. That's a dick move no matter how you cut it.

Good point.

[scrock25]

You weren't there getting "served" by the person I'm referencing. Worst customer experience I've ever had.

[scrock25]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Entitlement? Get fucked. They're providing you a service and they expect, rightfully so, to be compensated for it.

Correct, and I will rightfully compensate them based upon the service that they provide me.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by scrock25

Correct, and I will rightfully compensate them based upon the service that they provide me.

Your posts seem to generalize the entire industry as sucking at their jobs and demanding huge tips for it.

[scrock25]

Just commenting based on experiences I've had.

[jcc522]

Originally Posted by GoLdpHiShDMB

$3 is plenty.. if he's smart he's selling drugs while delivering pizzas

[GSUdawg521]

I specifically carryout or dine-in only to avoid having to tip a driver.



Or because I hardly ever have cash on me.

[thestand]

I overtip so much on delivery. I understand the concept of tipping on percentage, but I'll usually just say keep the change for a $20 on an order that came to $15.50.

Although it's more laziness than generosity. I'm pretty sure I've Fone the same thing when the order was like 19.10, but I didn't realize I didn't have any singles.

[GSUdawg521]

Originally Posted by thestand

I overtip so much on delivery. I understand the concept of tipping on percentage, but I'll usually just say keep the change for a $20 on an order that came to $15.50.

Although it's more laziness than generosity. I'm pretty sure I've Fone the same thing when the order was like 19.10, but I didn't realize I didn't have any singles.

On the contrary, I feel like it'd be awkward to give a driver a $20 for a $15.50 order and ask for two bucks back

[JimSweetWorld]

I'm surprised how many people would tip $5 for a $12 order. Regardless, of whether or not you tip on percentage, that's still 40+% of the pizza. The only person I would tip that much is my Barber.

[mandy18]

Originally Posted by dre2142

So youre tipping 40%.

So if youre ordering 50 bucks worth, youre going to tip 20, right?

Originally Posted by JimSweetWorld

I'm surprised how many people would tip $5 for a $12 order. Regardless, of whether or not you tip on percentage, that's still 40+% of the pizza. The only person I would tip that much is my Barber.

I generally don't base delivery tips on a percentage. I do a flat dollar per order, not percentage of cost. If I'm ordering delivery, it's because I didn't feel like going out to get the pizza myself. It's worth the $5. Giving less just seems cheap, but I would give more if I had a large order (like last year when we ordered like 10 pizzas for March Madness).

If I had a $50 order in a restaurant, my tip would depend on:
1. How the service was
2. Was my child with me and did he make a mess
3. If it is a place I go regularly (esp if it is a regular waitress / waiter)

[Beefsteak1138]

Originally Posted by mandy18

I generally don't base delivery tips on a percentage. I do a flat dollar per order, not percentage of cost. If I'm ordering delivery, it's because I didn't feel like going out to get the pizza myself. It's worth the $5. Giving less just seems cheap, but I would give more if I had a large order (like last year when we ordered like 10 pizzas for March Madness).

If I had a $50 order in a restaurant, my tip would depend on:
1. How the service was
2. Was my child with me and did he make a mess
3. If it is a place I go regularly (esp if it is a regular waitress / waiter)

This. I always tip additional restaurants because a. My kids make a mess and b. They take a long ass time to eat.

[ji/\/\ithing]

depending on how far their drive is, 15-20%. always taken from pre-promotion/coupon prices.

[mandy18]

Originally Posted by Beefsteak1138

This. I always tip additional restaurants because a. My kids make a mess and b. They take a long ass time to eat.

Yes, my tips always seem to be a lot higher when he's along!
He generally doesn't mind getting his hair cut and likes the girl that cuts it, however, this one time he decided to cry most of the cut. Kristen got a $20 tip that day, more than the actual cut was!

[Beefsteak1138]

Originally Posted by mandy18

Yes, my tips always seem to be a lot higher when he's along!
He generally doesn't mind getting his hair cut and likes the girl that cuts it, however, this one time he decided to cry most of the cut. Kristen got a $20 tip that day, more than the actual cut was!

We're lucky in that sense that my mother-in-law (who they stay with during the day) is also a hairdresser. Never have to worry about haircuts.

[YouNeverKnow25]

Originally Posted by GoLdpHiShDMB

Spinoff:

Is the amount you tip based off race or gender at all?

Do you mean based on the race/gender of the person receiving the tip, or the race/gender of the person giving the tip?

I delivered for Little Caesar's and Pizza Hut while I was in college, as well as waited tables, and after a while you could definitely start to make generalizations/predictions about what kind of tip you were going to get as soon as the door was opened.

[jrod41]

Originally Posted by GSUdawg521

On the contrary, I feel like it'd be awkward to give a driver a $20 for a $15.50 order and ask for two bucks back

Not as awkward as it is when somebody gives you a $20 on a $19.73 order, then asks for their change back and don't tip you

[seekupig]

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25

Do you mean based on the race/gender of the person receiving the tip, or the race/gender of the person giving the tip?

I delivered for Little Caesar's and Pizza Hut while I was in college, as well as waited tables, and after a while you could definitely start to make generalizations/predictions about what kind of tip you were going to get as soon as the door was opened.

a friend of mine delivers pizza part time in a pretty rough area of Raleigh. he said there's actually nights that he loses money going to work because he gets NO tip for most of his deliveries in certain neighborhoods.