Do you tip your food delivery driver???

dillo2k10

Hey,
Yesterday I was doing deliverys with my friend for a local Chinese take away. I was amazed at the amount of people who didn't tip. I thought that everyone always tipped the drivers but apparently not!

So do you tip your delivery driver?

Mr.Crinklewood

Only if she is standing at the top of the stairs.

Crann na Beatha

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Oranage2

A tip for what exactly?

Saila

delivery charge = no tip

KeithM89_old

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

Yup all the time, only caus i feel like a knob standing at the door waiting while he counts the change. But never more than a fiver.

Turtyturd

Occasionally depending on what change I have...you're already paying for delivery.

maglite

If there is a reason to tip,

They speak English, are polite courteous and timely.

I would love a system like the states where people worked for their money. Sooo much better service, manners and respect from both parties

DanTheMan91

Yes €2+

No, I feel uncomfortable telling a person keep the change if it is only 1 or 2 euro.

General General

Yeah. I say: mind that bast'rd of a dog on your way back to your van there... it's the neighbour's & a right nasty little f'cker... he'll get around behind you & bite for sure... we've called the Guards twice but, sure, they do nothing.

Then I yell after them when they're almost halfway to the van: here he comes! watch out! he can smell the food!!

dillo2k10

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

maglite wrote: »

If there is a reason to tip,

They speak English, are polite courteous and timely.

I would love a system like the states where people worked for their money. Sooo much better service, manners and respect from both parties

Speak english?

So basically you are saying that you wouldn't give a foreigner a tip!

DanTheMan91 wrote: »

No, I feel uncomfortable telling a person keep the change if it is only 1 or 2 euro.

Why, they would be happy with a euro or 2

mikemac

Yes €2+

maglite wrote: »

I would love a system like the states where people worked for their money. Sooo much better service, manners and respect from both parties

We have that in Ireland, and I don't agree with your second sentance
Hotels employing staff on WPP :mad:

**** you Landsdowne Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

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smileyme1984

yip, always tip them, worked in bars for a while so know that nice sort of feeling when someone gives ya a tip

alwaysadub

No - They get paid already.

Yeah usually give a euro or two.

MistyCheese

Pah, where is the option for people too poor to have fast food delivered?

Jazzy

No - They get paid already.

be sound and tip

DWCommuter

No - They get paid already.

I tip.

In fact my delivery drivers even give me a lift home with my takeaway. (next door to the pub) €2 delivery charge. I give them €5. A taxi is €10. Beats the hassle of waiting on a taxi and the food is always hot when I get in!

If you can afford it, tip, if you can't, don't.

maglite

dillo2k10 wrote: »

Speak english?

So basically you are saying that you wouldn't give a foreigner a tip!

Last time I checked foreigners can speak English too. Its not a Prerequisite to be Irish to speak English?

WPP is a crock of an Idea. No way am I supporting it.

tommyhaas

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

Saila wrote: »

delivery charge = no tip

The delivery charge goes to the chipper though, not the driver

I always give then a few euro, its a mundane job they do, and usually for feck all pay. The tip is generally nothing in relation to the price of the food, so why not?

I also use the same places regularly, so don't want the people handling my food thinking I'm a miserable ba5tard

EDIT: I voted twice in the poll, for both +/- 2e options, cos it depends on how much the food costs

Also, how can anyone afford the likes of a Dominos pizza for 20e but not a 2e tip

Temptamperu

No - They get paid already.

yeah i always tip, the places i order from have free delivery.

danslevent

DWCommuter wrote: »

I tip.

In fact my delivery drivers even give me a lift home with my takeaway. (next door to the pub) €2 delivery charge. I give them €5. A taxi is €10. Beats the hassle of waiting on a taxi and the food is always hot when I get in!

If you can afford it, tip, if you can't, don't.

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Dangerous Man

I always tip whether there's a delivery charge or not.

OPENROAD

Stopped getting take aways, far too expensive here imo, when I did, more often than not the food was just about warm.

danslevent

I don't tip. I wish it was always included, I just hate the awkward fumbling at the door with coins! I know that sounds petty but so be it :P

Aishae

No - Never - I can't afford it

if its delivered in decent timing and i have change on me ill give them a quid or so. but im not going over 2 euro. they may have a thankless ****ty job, but sure dont most people in some way.

OutlawPete

I don't tip because society says I have to. If someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, fuck that shit. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job.

Saila

dillo2k10 wrote: »

Speak english?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mDTLphIVY

OPENROAD

What is the story with tipping jars in coffee shops/sandwich shops at the tills :eek::(

DWCommuter

No - They get paid already.

danslevent wrote: »

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Ah, but I give them a few quid extra, otherwise its just taking the piss.

TommyTippee

No - They get paid already.

Always tip a food delivery if paying in cash.....a quid or thereabouts.

Can't stand those tipping cups in cafés....really bugs me.

It's that thing of being asked for a tip....if you ask, you don't get!

Saila

tommyhaas wrote: »

The delivery charge goes to the chipper though

yeah...for the driver

Oranage2

dillo2k10 wrote: »

Hey,
Yesterday I was doing deliverys with my friend for a local Chinese take away. I was amazed at the amount of people who didn't tip. I thought that everyone always tipped the drivers but apparently not!

So do you tip your delivery driver?

I tip them through their €188 social welfare payment!

DWCommuter

No - They get paid already.

OPENROAD wrote: »

What is the story with tipping jars in coffee shops/sandwich shops at the tills :eek::(

Attempted robbery?

dillo2k10

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

Oranage2 wrote: »

I tip them through their €188 social welfare payment!

There not all on the Social Welfare. The person I was with is a Student. They don't get social welfare.

ScumLord

MistyCheese wrote: »

Pah, where is the option for people too poor to have fast food delivered?

I always tip the delivery boy, if they make it past the hounds and barbed wire mantraps they deserve that extra €2.

DWCommuter

No - They get paid already.

dillo2k10 wrote: »

There not all on the Social Welfare. The person I was with is a Student. They don't get social welfare.

In my area, they all have full time jobs and have to do it to earn enough to keep afloat.

tommyhaas

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

Saila wrote: »

yeah...for the driver

I'd say it goes towards paying him minimum wage. I would imagine that after paying the drivers, most take away's still profit from the delivery charge

Oranage2

I've done delivery driving and I can you that I made 120euro on busy nights - had to put 25quid petrol in so 95euro profit for 6 hours work -

on a bad night you'd make 60 quid -

DWCommuter

No - They get paid already.

tommyhaas wrote: »

I'd say it goes towards paying him minimum wage. I would imagine that after paying the drivers, most take away's still profit from the delivery charge

From what I know about it, drivers get a fixed fee of €20/€30 per night, plus the delivery charges from Chinese/Indian takeaways. In takeaways that offer free delivery, drivers are paid a set fee per night. Usually Pizza joints.

smallerthanyou

Only if the food or the delivery guy is hot.

tommyhaas

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

DWCommuter wrote: »

From what I know about it, drivers get a fixed fee of €20/€30 per night, plus the delivery charges from Chinese/Indian takeaways. In takeaways that offer free delivery, drivers are paid a set fee per night. Usually Pizza joints.

I honestly don't know for definite how it works, but for the sake of 2e, Id prefer for the people handling my food not to dislike me

Also, pizza joint? Were you in saved by the bell?

e04bf0c8

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

Oranage2 wrote: »

I've done delivery driving and I can you that I made 120euro on busy nights - had to put 25quid petrol in so 95euro profit for 6 hours work -

on a bad night you'd make 60 quid -

How long has it been since you done deliveries? yes things use to be this good but not lately, especially since the new year. Ive been doing deliveries for quite a while now and lately I consider it a good nite if I go home with even near min wage. And thats only taking into account the cost of petrol and not the extra wear and tear on the car!

For those that don't tip, the driver will always remember you. I always give preferential teatment to tipping customers. The most common is when I have to do multiple drops in one trip, I will always drop last to a customer that doesn't tip. Whether there order was in first or not!

OutlawPete

smallerthanyou wrote: »

Only if the food or the delivery guy is hot.

Ahem ..

CiaranC

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

I tip a euro or two because Im not a miserable bastard

Oranage2

e04bf0c8 wrote: »

How long has it been since you done deliveries? yes things use to be this good but not lately, especially since the new year. Ive been doing deliveries for quite a while now and lately I consider it a good nite if I go home with even near min wage. And thats only taking into account the cost of petrol and not the extra wear and tear on the car!

For those that don't tip, the driver will always remember you. I always give preferential teatment to tipping customers. The most common is when I have to do multiple drops in one trip, I will always drop last to a customer that doesn't tip. Whether there order was in first or not!

bout 3 years ago when i did it properly - done one for a family member 2 weeks ago and got 70quid. - 6 hours minus €20 for petrol.

Also the same people normally just order and you'd know the non tippers - if their house was first then they'd get their food first and I would just have their change ready like I would with everyones order -

I was a student with a part time job as well as doing it so i had plenty of money so maybe it'll be different for a driver thats struggling.

DWCommuter

No - They get paid already.

tommyhaas wrote: »

Also, pizza joint? Were you in saved by the bell?

Yes. I was Zack.

shamtastic

Yes €2+

If the drivers received minimum wage per hour off the employer, would you tip? It appears most people tip out of sympathy, when quality of service is what I relate tipping to. Why do we pay the wage the overcharging fast food place could easily afford?

Aoifey!

Yes €2+

Never tipped and don't plan on starting any time soon.

Stercus Accidit

The american min wage is terrible, and the drivers need tips to get by, it is standard practice to pay 15 % at any food establishment as their income and wages are based on this.

Ireland has a high minimum wage, and 'tipping' is a redundant practice there and purely an american cultural import. It is ridiculous here in the US but necessary as it is ingrained economically as part of the service industry, it is NOT in Ireland, and is pointless.

Don't get this ridiculous sh1t started there too.

Muas Tenek

No - They get paid already.

My opinion on this would be that most delivery drivers do this job because they need the money (don't we all?)
I would think that the drivers would have set routes from their base (clockwise/ anticlockwise or North/South - East/West) which would be interchangeable based on the specific customers ordering at the same time. I would think that the driver will favour a regular customer that gives a regular tip over a regular customer that doesn't, so I always have a €2 coin tip ready - if the delivery takes over 50 minutes = no tip but if the delivery is within the stated time = driver gets €2.
In my personal experience only once have I withheld the tip, so it would seem that my theory may hold some credibity.


Not a scientific diagnosis so results may have been affected by the lovely pizza I had delivered last night

Azureus

No - They get paid already.

If I like the driver and theyre nice/on time/my food is hot, then Ill always tell him to keep the change of whatever I give him-which is usually €1.50-€3.

The one thing a driver can do to make me not leave a tip is take ages getting the change together in the hope Ill say feckit it, keep the change. I will happily stand there uncomfortably for five minutes while they root through their pockets pretending not to have any change purely because if I want to leave you my change I will, dont try and coerce me into it. Pet hate