Do you tip your food delivery 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

Aishae

No - Never - I can't afford it

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!

Muas Tenek wrote: »

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

i will NOT tip in the hopes that i'll be treated as a proper - 'paying customer who tips' in the future. i dont do it for hairdressers either. i only tip for something im particularly happy with. someone else summed it up well ' i wont pay someone for doing their job when im already paying for the service'
ive heard all the reasons for tipping: crappy wages and trainees needing to get by etc. this isnt america
but i consider a tip to be for something special. not a wage subsidy

No - They get paid already.

was in new york and looking for a romantic horse ride round central park.

my boyfriend asked 'how much'? was told 30 dollars, 40 with a tip!!

then started arguement of price v's tip, if boyfriend thought it was worth it he would leave tip etc etc!!!
horse/trap owner would not back down!

needless to say, i didnt get my romantic horse trip round central park!!

will tip myself, but only if i think it is deserved. glad ireland is not like usa

reptile man

just got food delivered
got the order wong
he drove off
fxcked it in the bin

tip f off

mikemac

Yes €2+

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 -

Yes but you have to declare it to your insurance company
And form I've seen asks if you're doing delivery work

Might hike the premium

Ally Dick

No - They get paid already.

I give the Dominos delivery man a 50 cent tip. It's too dear to be giving any more than that

previous user

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

I tip my hat to him in gratitude,
then I slam the door in his face.

aligator_am

Considering that there's a percentage (and I don't know the amount) of fast food delivery drivers that cash in hand per nigt plus their tips, then no I don't tip, cos they're probably earning more than I am.

On the other side of that, all you odd jobbers beware, Revenue have a massive new force ready to go out and snooker people, won't kick in just yet but I promise you, it's coming soon, including folk who have stalls, it will be incoming very soon.

Capt'n Midnight

Ally Dick wrote: »

I give the Dominos delivery man a 50 cent tip. It's too dear to be giving any more than that

Jaysus
how will the poor man pay for motorbike lessons ?

Cupcake_Crisis

Normally its just a keep the change job, but we got chipper for my dads birthday yesterday (i ordered online so got a bit crafty with the comment box) and this arrived....



He got a special tip that day

DWCommuter

No - They get paid already.

aligator_am wrote: »

On the other side of that, all you odd jobbers beware, Revenue have a massive new force ready to go out and snooker people, won't kick in just yet but I promise you, it's coming soon, including folk who have stalls, it will be incoming very soon.

Revenue cracked down on that years ago by visiting markets, taking names and ensuring stall holders were registered as self employed. So they are just repeating the exercise and rightly so.

However I will add that cracking down on odd jobbers, is in my opinion detrimental to the country in the long term, because it forces more reliance on the welfare system. When caught odd jobbing, I think the result should be incentive based and not punishment based. Odd jobbing has the potential to be a viable business.