Do you tip delivery boys?

Naked Lepper

After livin in the states for a while I feel kinda bad when I dont
In out apt. block the delivery boys dont even come up the stairs to us (there's even a elevator if they're that lasy to climb two flights)
So every time they buzz we have to run out the door and downstairs which sucks (and which youd never find in the states where tips are expected)
All the lads use this an excuse as not to give them a penny extra but i dont know.
Anyway just wanna find out what most people do when it comes to tipping delivery boys and how much.
And would you tip them if you were in my position, even though they dont deliver to the door.

PowerHouseDan

I usually would alright if i have it on me.... but usually go outta my way to try and find a bit of change

Magic Pips

i would do normally, but if they dont come up the stairs... no fuggin way

Ruu_Old

Its meant to be 10% of the bill (in the US anyway) isnt it? I tip generously most of the time if the person is friendly, a grumper ****er wont get anything out of me though. Never seen anyone tip in Ireland though that might have changed.

JimmySmith

Why would you tip them. I thought that you only tip for service over and above that which you should expect of them doing their particular job. They get paid for delivering to the door.
What have these guys done to merit a tip.

Mountjoy Mugger

I'm a regular tipper. The problem with my apartment block is the security gate and the clampers, so the guys can't get to use the lift or stairs..

Morlar

I used to but not anymore. Too many of them have just been too rude or late in arriving (without an explanation or apology). I even had one start throwing shapes one time when I didnt have change to give them extra.

Now I dont tip. Whatever money they get paid is probably not taxed and probably in addition to their dole so I dont feel bad about it.

Mossy Monk

generally i wouldnt tip them

Dave!

depends how much the food they're delivering costs. I usually wouldn't go out of my way to tip them, but if say the food costs €23, and I have €25, then I'll leave the €2. But if it costs €25, and I have that handy, then I'll probably just leave it at that.

ixoy

Mostly wouldn't tip them. Do I get a tip for helping design a web page used by thousands? No, nor do I expect it. It's not as if they're waiting on me and constantly looking after my whims. Learn to f**king type....

Naked Lepper

Ruu wrote:

Its meant to be 10% of the bill (in the US anyway) isnt it?

Its not really like that though, well not where I lived in queens, like if you were ordering somethin and it only came to 20 bucks or so youd usually throw your man 4 or 5 dollars and send him on his way. 2 Dollars would usually be the min. tip tho..

Ruu_Old

Naked Lepper wrote:

Its not really like that though, well not where I lived in queens, like if you were ordering somethin and it only came to 20 bucks or so youd usually throw your man 4 or 5 dollars and send him on his way. 2 Dollars would usually be the min. tip tho..

Oh definately, thats just what people say though. I would tip around the same amount.

fuzzywiggle

No. Hate giving tips tbh

AOR

DaveMcG wrote:

depends how much the food they're delivering costs. I usually wouldn't go out of my way to tip them, but if say the food costs €23, and I have €25, then I'll leave the €2. But if it costs €25, and I have that handy, then I'll probably just leave it at that.

Yeah I would generally do the same

DonkeyStyle \o/

I tip because it makes me feel like a big man.

"€6.90? here's 7, keep the change"

Ruu_Old

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote:

I tip because it makes me feel like a big man.

"€6.90? here's 7, keep the change"

Lollers, you big spender, you.

chillywilly

i usually give them €1-3 depends on the size of the bill

Aard

I'll tip if the pizza costs E24 and all I have is E25. If the price comes to a nice banknote-worthy figure, then sorry lads, no tip .

Gone West

Do you tap delivery boys?

not on principle

crosstownk

I usually always tip delivery people but I do adopt the American ethos - if the service is poor then I won't tip. In the situation you mention I would NOT tip. If I'd to run down the stairs then, imo, the delivery is incomplete as I had to go and collect it!

6th

I tip pretty much all the time. If they take more than 40 minutes though - no tip! People wh odeliver for takeaways put up with alot of crap and ok some of them are just young knackers with suped up cars but most of the guys that deliver in my area are very pleasent guys from about 30-45.

eiretamicha

Ruu wrote:

Its meant to be 10% of the bill (in the US anyway) isnt it? I tip generously most of the time if the person is friendly, a grumper ****er wont get anything out of me though. Never seen anyone tip in Ireland though that might have changed.

Ruu, it went up to 15%.

CiaranC

If you dont tip its because you are a miserable bastard, not because of the car the delivery chap drives or that he might be claiming the dole.

Dun laoire

I dont tip the milkman but i always tip the curry man, the curry man rules.

28064212

Tipping is so common in America because waiters and waitresses aren't entitled to minimum wage, so tips are considered part of what they need. In Ireland that's not true, so I wouldn't consider it necessary to tip unless there was a very good reason

_Kaiser_

I generally add about 2-3 quid on in most cases. Unless I'm broke.. in that case - sorry!

Silverfish

I tip left right and centre.

Delivery people can get up to 5 / 6 euro depending on the value of the takeaway.

Ruu_Old

eiretamicha wrote:

Ruu, it went up to 15%.

It did? Well to hell with that! *shakes fist*

Winters

"delivery boys" are what they are calling themselves these days?

I dont use rent boys. But they are expensive enough without an added tip from what I've heard.

zuutroy

My gf delivered domino's for a few weeks, and I sometimes drove when I was bored. The money was pretty brutal, and you really depend on tips to make it worth your while....she got €5 an hour plus €1.50 per pizza, and on average you'd do 2.5 per hour. By the time you pay for petrol, you're getting less thab minimum wage. About half of people gave €1-2 which brought the money to around €10-11 per hr before petrol. Not great really. It was invariably the rich people that didnt tip....You'd pull up to this detached mansion with security gates, with an order for €39 and they'd stand there waiting for the €1. That was pretty annoying!

Savman

might as well throw in a coupla euro, unless service is particularly bad.

With regard to this growing trend of having to meet the driver downstairs :eek:...no friggin way :mad:

nesf

I tip a fair bit of the time. Usually just round it up a bit and leave them with a euro or two. Nothing large tbh.

Tar.Aldarion

Generaly don't unless they have to give a small change back. If I thik the peron was very good, yip.

monkeyfudge

I don't refer to them as 'delivery boys'... that should be payment enough.

Actually I've been screwed over by them not having change too many times for me care about tipping.

Wertz

I only "tip" the delivery girls if you knowhaamsayin'

Seriously the only people that I take delivery of stuff off is the postie...and I'll be f*cked if I'm paying over the odds for that.
I worked as floorstaff in many's a pub in my youth...the Irish don't tip, especially the rich ones...

Tar.Aldarion

Isn't that like saying, I have no apples, I have no oranges, but I especially have no apples.

Rhyme

Only if it suits...

If the charge was €19 id give them the extra euro from the 20.

Terry

I'm currently out of work due to long term illness, so i don't tip them. the way i see it is, they have a job and i don't.

when i'm working i always tip them though.

4Xcut

Generally i would tip but if they're being that lazy i wouldn't give them a penny extra. That's just not good service and a tip is supposed to be for good service.

Mr. Presentable

OK. You have to tip food delivery people. If you don't, they blow their nose in it next time. Fact. Treat them nice and they remember - you get your food hot and on time. Be mean and they tell their mates. I know, I have worked in a pizza shop.Any other delivery people, on a case by case basis. Postman no, guys delivering kitchen, yes.

Terry

nipplenuts wrote:

OK. You have to tip food delivery people. If you don't, they blow their nose in it next time. Fact. Treat them nice and they remember - you get your food hot and on time. Be mean and they tell their mates. I know, I have worked in a pizza shop.Any other delivery people, on a case by case basis. Postman no, guys delivering kitchen, yes.

you have to tip the postman at christmas.
my father was a postman and in the run up to christmas, he would get about a quarter way through his route and would be half pissed from people bringing him in for a drink. then they would give him a bottle of wine/spirits. that's why christmas post is always backed up. nothing to do with extra letters being sent. all the postmen are hammered.

AngryAnderson

nipplenuts wrote:

OK. You have to tip food delivery people. If you don't, they blow their nose in it next time. Fact. Treat them nice and they remember - you get your food hot and on time. Be mean and they tell their mates. I know, I have worked in a pizza shop.

Yeah, I figured there'd be a bit of scumbaggery within the ranks alright, which is why I always tip. However, if I get some arsey prat who doesn't say thanks or basically just has a bad attitude then I don't use the takeaway/pizza joint/whatever again. Employers beware to vet for skanky, lowlife toerags who blow their nose in people's dinner - you'll lose lots of business.

6th

CiaranC wrote:

If you dont tip its because you are a miserable bastard, not because of the car the delivery chap drives or that he might be claiming the dole.

I said i always tip, unless the food is late and cold ... it doesnt leave the take away like that. My point about the older delivery guys is that they are more curtious.

Mr. Presentable

julep wrote:

you have to tip the postman at christmas.
my father was a postman and in the run up to christmas, he would get about a quarter way through his route and would be half pissed from people bringing him in for a drink. then they would give him a bottle of wine/spirits. that's why christmas post is always backed up. nothing to do with extra letters being sent. all the postmen are hammered.

Postie always gets a score from me at Christmas, was one of them too, once.

Savman

nipplenuts wrote:

OK. You have to tip food delivery people. If you don't, they blow their nose in it next time. Fact. Treat them nice and they remember - you get your food hot and on time. Be mean and they tell their mates. I know, I have worked in a pizza shop.Any other delivery people, on a case by case basis. Postman no, guys delivering kitchen, yes.

I dont tip the guy out of blackmail that he might "interfere" with the grub in me next order. If a place is generally that bad or if I get a bad vibe from it I just go elsewhere...:D