Do ye tip delivery drivers?

andekwarhola

Usually give them 2 or 3 euro.

That said, rarely get it delivered. The local Indian(s) and Chinese are very close so I generally collect unless I've had a few drinks.

NiallBoo

Away From Home wrote: »

They could simply have not spit on your food if you did tip.

How will they spit in it if you already have it in your hand when you're paying?

richy

I do. The vast majority of places only pay their drivers 5 euro per hour. The delivery charge makes up the cost of petrol and the tip brings the 5 euro up to mimimum wage or a little over.

Worked for pizza hut 3/4 years ago and they absolutely scammed their drivers. Had to come in 12-8 Sat and Sun. Obviously no deliveries really before 5 so between 12 - 5 you were getting paid 5 euro an hour and had to do work in the kitchen. Make up boxes, help out with toppings if busy etc.

Most places you dont have to do any of that kind of work and get 5 euro p/h etc. Its because you are technically a contractor.

Grandeeod

My delivery driver usually tells me to keep the odd 30c over the odds if the bill is like 10.30/11.30.

The flying mouse

If it's not to much I will round it up ok.

MilesMorales1

Not from the take away we go to. We only ever used two takeaways, in 7 years living in the same house, same drivers. Its about a 10 minute drive in a normal car, takes the takeaway somewhere between 30 to 60 minutes to deliver, and they always get lost, then they have the nerve to slap a fiver delivery cost on it.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Got a stone oven 32cm pizza delivered the other night for €12. Some of my German friends commented on how expensive that was, it's cheap compared to what you get in Ireland. I tipped the driver 2 quid or something. If it's very late I don't tip, but it's a fairly ****ty paid job I think, so f it.

evolving_doors

racso1975 wrote: »

This fuking question again!!!! Seriously how many times does it need to be asked and why the fuk can people not make up their own mind if they tip or not!!!!!

You don't perhaps know what the situation with wearing poppies is rasco..maybe if someone could start s thread that'd be great.

BrokenArrows

Tipping is pointless anywhere outside of USA.

People don't expect tips, so you will get the same service regardless of whether you tip or not.

The American purpose of tipping is to force people to be extra friendly and go above and beyond to get some extra money. But all that actually happens is that you get a bunch of people being annoying fake friendly and employers who don't pay their staff properly and customers who get guilt tripped into paying extra on top of their already expensive meals.
And whats even worse in the USA is that tipping is essentially mandatory and if its mandatory then its not a ****ing tip!

Tipping is just a very bad idea.
America should just increase their prices by 15-20% and outlaw tipping and be done with it.

Edups

The flying mouse wrote: »

If it's not to much I will round it up ok.

ok

Edups

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Tipping is pointless anywhere outside of USA.

People don't expect tips, so you will get the same service regardless of whether you tip or not.

The American purpose of tipping is to force people to be extra friendly and go above and beyond to get some extra money. But all that actually happens is that you get a bunch of people being annoying fake friendly and employers who don't pay their staff properly and customers who get guilt tripped into paying extra on top of their already expensive meals.
And whats even worse in the USA is that tipping is essentially mandatory and if its mandatory then its not a ****ing tip!

Tipping is just a very bad idea.
America should just increase their prices by 15-20% and outlaw tipping and be done with it.

Well that's bull****. Tipping in America was just a courtesy at one time, but the minimum wage is so low that employers pay staff half nothing and the rest has to be made up in tips. If you want to give someone a few extra quid for a good service it's stupid to outlaw it, but in the US and in actual fact many other countries, even in Europe (spain for one) the minimum wage needs to be increased drastically. The staff don't act extra friendly to get a tip because it's an extra few dollars in their pocket, they do it because it's the difference between paying rent or not*


Don't even say "get a better job"

BrokenArrows

Edups wrote: »

Well that's bull****. Tipping in America was just a courtesy at one time, but the minimum wage is so low that employers pay staff half nothing and the rest has to be made up in tips. If you want to give someone a few extra quid for a good service it's stupid to outlaw it, but in the US and in actual fact many other countries, even in Europe (spain for one) the minimum wage needs to be increased drastically. The staff don't act extra friendly to get a tip because it's an extra few dollars in their pocket, they do it because it's the difference between paying rent or not*


Don't even say "get a better job"

I agree, but you're missing the point. As long as people and businesses keep going along with tipping then the minimum wage wont increase significantly.

There is a hospitality group in new york that has said it wants to stop tipping. And it has begun. They have increased their prices by over 20% and no longer accept tips.

Employers are using tips as a way to legally not pay their staff the minimum wage.

partyguinness

I always pay online in advance so no awkwardness about tipping i.e. I do not tip.

partyguinness

Edups wrote: »

Well that's bull****. Tipping in America was just a courtesy at one time, but the minimum wage is so low that employers pay staff half nothing and the rest has to be made up in tips. If you want to give someone a few extra quid for a good service it's stupid to outlaw it, but in the US and in actual fact many other countries, even in Europe (spain for one) the minimum wage needs to be increased drastically. The staff don't act extra friendly to get a tip because it's an extra few dollars in their pocket, they do it because it's the difference between paying rent or not*


Don't even say "get a better job"

Well there you have it.

Tight ass employers get off Scot free from paying decent wages and passing the burden/guilt on to the customer.

BrokenArrows

partyguinness wrote: »

Well there you have it.

Tight ass employers get off Scot free from paying decent wages and passing the burden/guilt on to the customer.

The stupid thing is that they can just increase the prices on their products and pay their staff correctly with the same net effect.