Tipping the takeaway delivery guy

wilkie2006

Does anyone tip the guys who deliver your takeaways? I always give them a quid but I'm beginning to wonder if this is even expected.

If you do tip, how much do you give?

mattjack

Just the lady with large breasts.

jammstarr

Yeah I usually give them a euro or two.

ThinkAboutIt

I give them a €50, but only because I'm loaded like.

dee.

Rarely. All of the takeaways here charge for delivery (usually €2-€4) so I don't see why I should pay them extra when i'm paying them to delivery my food and waiting around 40-60 minutes for it arrive barely warm.

Holy Warlord

No. Tipping is an americanism we would better do without.

luckyfrank

As big ian would say:

NEVER
NEVER
NEVER

I tip if they are nice freindly on time i.e good at what they do if they are late have earphones on attitude i dont .

ebixa82

about 3 fid...

ebixa82

Arian Greasy Smokehouse wrote: »

I tip if they are nice freindly on time i.e good at what they do if they are late have earphones on attitude i dont .

what if they are nice but late?

Chinasea

dee. wrote: »

Rarely. All of the takeaways here charge for delivery (usually €2-€4) so I don't see why I should pay them extra when i'm paying them to delivery my food and waiting around 40-60 minutes for it arrive barely warm.

yes but I'd say many of them don't actually get the tips. Service charge in restaurants does not always go back to the waiting staff. One of the cafes in Blackrock Co. Dublin has a bowl on the counter for change/tips and the poor staff don't get it.

We tip, it just seems darn mean not to. Don't think any of the delivery guys are jetting off to the Bahamas.

FatherLen

not usually because of the delivery charge.
but if it arrived unusually early then maybe.

Biggins

Generally I don't but a few times last year delivery guys actually managed to get to my place despite ice on the roads and dangerous condition generally.
So at times of extremes and they still come out and try to do their jobs, I do tend to tip them something for their perseverance alone.

squod

dee. wrote: »

waiting around 40-60 minutes for it arrive barely warm.

What?? ((:eek:))

After waiting 40mins I'd be psychotic !

noodler

I usually give a euro or two as well.

I find it a little strange that people don't feel the need to because there is a delivery charge for delivery.

As mentioned, I'd have serious doubts they get all of this. I am sure someone has to pay for fuel.

Its a tough one. I only ever consider tipping when it involves someone bringing me food.

dee.

Chinasea wrote: »

yes but I'd say many of them don't actually get the tips. Service charge in restaurants does not always go back to the waiting staff. One of the cafes in Blackrock Co. Dublin has a bowl on the counter for change/tips and the poor staff don't get it.

We tip, it just seems darn mean not to. Don't think any of the delivery guys are jetting off to the Bahamas.

Well thats not really my problem. I'm paying a charge to the restaurant to deliver my food, and I assume they are paying the delivery guy to do so, i'm not going to tip extra. Its completely different than dining in a restaurant.

jester77

I give €2, more if it's a big order. These guys earn crap money, a lot would be on the €400 a month basis here.

dee.

squod wrote: »

What?? ((:eek:))

After waiting 40mins I'd be psychotic !

Yeah, I feel that way! I just moved here and it seems to be 40 minutes minimum, even though my house is about a one minute drive outside of the middle of town. In the old place I lived, delivery usually only took 10-15 minutes.

Last time we ordered a chinese it took an hour for him to arrive, then he knocked at our door saying he had actually delivered our food to a neighbours house so they had to go back to the restaurant and collect our order again! Took almost an hour and a half altogether. He didn't even say sorry and seemed p1ssed he didn't get a tip. They gave the neighbours TWO free meals (ours and their own order) and we had to pay for ours (fair enough, we planned to when we ordered it) and wait and hour and a half.

Frank Bullitt

Didn't tip a delivery man before, he took the doorbell. Luckily it was my mates house.

Hayte

Between 10% and 20% and usually factored in as part of the price of getting a takeaway. So if I'm broke, I just don't get takeaways at all, rather than not tip. At this point its tradition almost, like noodler said.

I figure its a nice thing to do.

alandublin33

one or two yoyo , but I think some delivery people look at you like they expect a tip , or root around in there pockets for a euro or 2 change just so you'll say keep it , i dont like them ones so if I see them again they get sfa!

dee.

I actually sometimes worry if they spit in my food or throw a snot in because they see the address and think "oh this one again..she never tips!"

Mr. Presentable

dee. wrote: »

I actually sometimes worry if they spit in my food or throw a snot in because they see the address and think "oh this one again..she never tips!"

This. Unless you plan never to use the take away again, always tip.

jammstarr

alandublin33 wrote: »

one or two yoyo , but I think some delivery people look at you like they expect a tip , or root around in there pockets for a euro or 2 change just so you'll say keep it , i dont like them ones so if I see them again they get sfa!

Encountered that a couple of times too. :mad:

KKkitty

Delivery charges are for fuel costs so the delivery guy wouldn't see a cent of it. I would give a tip.

cocoshovel

I rarely order delivery, but when I do its like a €10 pizza and chips thats delivered less than 2 miles. I dont want to tip for something so small after it took them 35 minutes to deliver it.

Captain_Generic

dee. wrote: »

I actually sometimes worry if they spit in my food or throw a snot in because they see the address and think "oh this one again..she never tips!"

Keep a euro up your bum and it's even-steven

Doom

wilkie2006 wrote: »

Does anyone tip the guys who deliver your takeaways? I always give them a quid but I'm beginning to wonder if this is even expected.

If you do tip, how much do you give?

I don't, what have they done to earn it, basically their job and nothing else!!

Chinasea

dee. wrote: »

Well thats not really my problem. I'm paying a charge to the restaurant to deliver my food, and I assume they are paying the delivery guy to do so, i'm not going to tip extra. Its completely different than dining in a restaurant.

That's a bit hardline. Of course nobody can force you to tip but would you fancy driving around delivering dinner to Tom, Dick and Harry in the hail rain and snow for a minium wage.

dee.

Chinasea wrote: »

That's a bit hardline. Of course nobody can force you to tip but would you fancy driving around delivering dinner to Tom, Dick and Harry in the hail rain and snow for a minium wage.

If the weather was that bad and he made it through a snowstorm to deliver my dinner, I would be happy to tip. But I live about a minutes drive outside of town, and the weather hasn't been that bad here, aside from the odd shower of rain. So I am not going to tip him for taking close to an hour to deliver my food, which always arrives almost cold.

If the service was great, they would be tipped but it never has been. Why should I tip if I feel they don't deserve it?

Conas

I never tip because I never get a takeaway delivered. I always go into the takeaway to get my food. The food always arrives lukewarm when you get it delivered. I would tip the person though. About 2 or 3 euros is a nice amount.

Captain_Generic

dee. wrote: »

If the weather was that bad and he made it through a snowstorm to deliver my dinner, I would be happy to tip. But I live about a minutes drive outside of town, and the weather hasn't been that bad here, aside from the odd shower of rain. So I am not going to tip him for taking close to an hour to deliver my food, which always arrives almost cold.

If the service was great, they would be tipped but it never has been. Why should I tip if I feel they don't deserve it?

Ehh, try a different place?

mikemac1

squod wrote: »

What?? ((:eek:))

After waiting 40mins I'd be psychotic !

You find that slow?

It's the general waiting time around here though all the takeaways are within about two km of my flat.

I'm so used to it then it seems normal to me I suppose

up for anything

A young chap I know has started doing deliveries. It's a cut throat business. The first job he got, he got a €20 flat rate for being on hand from 6pm-2am and the €2 delivery charges. Set against that petrol could cost him €40-€50 if it's busy and it takes him a long while to see a profit. Then another chap came in and said he'd do it for €3 per delivery without the flat rate and the take away owner gave him the job because it saved him €20! Tips are really what makes up his pay in his new job as all he gets there is €2 per delivery.

Clogsworth

My brother does deliveries for a take away, they get very little from the take away, €30 to be there from 5 to 11, so that's a lot less than the minimum wage. They rely on the tips to make it worth their while sitting around for 6 hours. They definitely deserve something. If you don't want to tip then get off your a$$ and go collect your own food and then no one will think your miserable!

mikemac1

Clogsworth wrote: »

They rely on the tips to make it worth their while sitting around for 6 hours. They definitely deserve something. If you don't want to tip then get off your a$$ and go collect your own food

Wow, customers get the guilt trip though the manager won't give them minimum wage

So this is what America feels like

dee.

Captain_Generic wrote: »

Ehh, try a different place?

Lol, I have. Since I moved here I have tried about 5-6 different takeaways. I have ordered from two of them more than once, all took at LEAST 40 mins (some over an hour)

Lord TSC

My typical takeaway works out at €32. I had him 35 and tell him he can keep the change.

dee.

Clogsworth wrote: »

My brother does deliveries for a take away, they get very little from the take away, €30 to be there from 5 to 11, so that's a lot less than the minimum wage. They rely on the tips to make it worth their while sitting around for 6 hours. They definitely deserve something. If you don't want to tip then get off your a$$ and go collect your own food and then no one will think your miserable!

Can't speak for anyone else but personally I don't care if anyone thinks i'm miserable for not tipping. If the service was great, I would, but it never is here. In my old town I would tip a certain driver 1-2 euro each time (my orders were never more than €15) because he delivered in quick time, the food was still piping hot and he was very friendly. I felt that he deserved the tip.

marketty

I sue takeaways if the food arrives cold. So I hav plenty of cash for tipping when they do it right

JustAThought

If they're dead late, rude or Sullen they get nothing.
If they try to shortchange me or " forget " to give me my change & I have to call them back for it; they get nothing.
But otherwise I'll give them 70 cent or a euro, or two if it's late & ive been at the gargle!!!! If they're on a motorcycle they'll always get something regardless for extra effort!!!
Oh the maths of it!

Big Nasty

I usually tip the take-away guy about €2, same when I get my car cleaned and about 15% in a restaurant. I never tip in my local even though I frequent there more than anywhere else and they give me excellent service.

Friel

I never tip anybody. They get paid, times are tough enough. England was a shock to the system, they want tipped just for ****ing smiling at you.

ebixa82

ebixa82 wrote: »

Arian Greasy Smokehouse wrote: »

I tip if they are nice freindly on time i.e good at what they do if they are late have earphones on attitude i dont .

what if they are nice but late?

They get a smile

admiralofthefleet

no i dont tip them. they get a wage and free food

Rowley Birkin QC

No tipping from me either but I rarely get takeaway.

Delivery guy is free to take it up with his boss if he's not getting paid enough to be honest. I don't tip the courier that delivers my packages either.

Robdude

I tip the delivery guy 10%. 20 euro pizza - I give him 21 euro.

VagnerLove

Robdude wrote: »

I tip the delivery guy 10%. 20 euro pizza - I give him 21 euro.

Shouldn't you be giving him €22 then?

Rowley Birkin QC

Robdude wrote: »

I tip the delivery guy 10%. 20 euro pizza - I give him 21 euro.

Who in their right mind pays €20 for a pizza?!! :eek:

Robdude

VagnerLove wrote: »

Shouldn't you be giving him €22 then?

Nah, I think 10% is fair - but beyond that it seems excessive.

Robdude

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Who in their right mind pays €20 for a pizza?!! :eek:

I think it's called 'The Winning Deal' from Pizza Hut Delivery.

I get a large stuffed-crust, double-pepperoni pizza and two sides of cheesy bread (with extra cheese).

I'm also pretty fat. So that kind of sucks.