Do you tip the delivery man?

mathie · 15-06-2009 03:47PM

Abigayle wrote: »

I'd be kinda insulted if someone randomly handed me €2 like that. Food delieveries are different. If my food comes to about €20, I'd hand him €25, and he'd automatically know what the extra is for.

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is that you?

Rowley Birkin QC · 15-06-2009 03:47PM

Cheaper,nicer, healthier.

ibarelycare · 15-06-2009 03:47PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I think they're lovely. And they're oly €3 (or €2.99, to be precise) aren't they?

I wouldn't mind if there was a lot of hassle and effort involved in making pizza, but all you have to do is throw it in the over and take it out 20 minutes later. How people can justify paying 4 Star or Dominos' prices are beyond me (though in fairness, I did order pizza before a lot of the time, but after getting Goodfellas ones before, i learned my lesson).

I never tipped a post man.

No, the new campaign is advertising them at €4-something "Takeaway pizza for less than a fiver" or something along those lines. I think there are much better frozen pizzas for a much smaller price.

SeekUp · 15-06-2009 03:59PM

For food delivery, yes.

For mail delivery no.

But I generally like food much more than the crap I get in the mail.

Overheal · 15-06-2009 04:03PM

You know its strange

I'd tip a pizza guy

But the guys who delivered my furniture and brought it upstairs? I never even thought to give them a glass of water.

super_furry · 15-06-2009 04:09PM

Sunset V wrote: »

If at all possible tip the delivery man! I worked for a pizza place during college and tips are the only way that delivery people can make money. Was getting €5.50 p/h, €1.50 per delivery and whatever tips I made. That's grand on a busy weekend but during the week it costs more to run the car. One Tuesday I started at 5 and didn't have one delivery til half ten. While it might be late or cold, then they don't deserve a tip but if they get it on time then please do tip. People use that job for way to help supplement paying a mortgage or something. It's not a nice job at all from my experience so please do tip!

Why? If you choose to work for less than minimum wage, why should the customers supplement your wages if they're already paying a fee for the delivery.

metaoblivia · 15-06-2009 04:10PM

Overheal wrote: »

You know its strange

I'd tip a pizza guy

But the guys who delivered my furniture and brought it upstairs? I never even thought to give them a glass of water.

You know, that is strange. I'm the same way, only I offer refreshments and sometimes dessert to those who deliver furniture. But never a tip. Only people who deliver food get a tip.

Sunset V · 15-06-2009 04:12PM

super_furry wrote: »

Why? If you choose to work for less than minimum wage, why should the customers supplement your wages if they're already paying a fee for the delivery.

It wasn't so much a choice as a necessity to cover college fees. It was all that was availble to me at the time and what I could fit around my final year activity. I would've loved a part time job that paid €40K a year for 5 hours a day work but it didn't really fall like that!:pac:

Abi · 15-06-2009 04:14PM

mathie wrote: »

Ross O'Carroll-Kelly is that you?

Lulz. Love that goy :pac:

Magic.Marker · 15-06-2009 04:31PM

I only tip food delivery & I only tip €2 maximum (can't afford to tip more than that at the moment). I don't tip if the food is late -- I had to find a new chinese takeaway a few weeks ago cause the delivery fella was taking over an hour to deliver (it's only a 5 minute drive away). I've never heard of anyone tipping the postman before.

Katniss everMean · 15-06-2009 04:33PM

Food delivery people I tip, but only if there is change in the cash I gave him tbh.

15-06-2009 04:37PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

I can't help it, I do, everytime I receive something in post, I have 2 euro ready.

Frankly, it's annoying sometimes because, sometimes I don't have the change, so I feel like a douche.

Everytime you receive somethingi in the post! :pac:

Do you only get post once a month or something. I nearly get it every day of the week. That'd be €10 at the most. :rolleyes:

Ruu_Old · 15-06-2009 05:00PM

No, where do ya think ye are? America land or something!?!?!:mad: Most I can do is tip my hat, if I happen to be wearing one at the time which I normally do not.

YFlyer · 15-06-2009 05:56PM

Captain-America wrote: »

Never have I heard of someone tipping the Postman.

If he knocks twice, his the one that does the tipping

C0ward · 15-06-2009 06:08PM

Never have, never will.

Abi · 15-06-2009 06:36PM

C0ward wrote: »

Never have, never will.

Still have the communion money too, I'll bet.

irisheddie85 · 15-06-2009 07:01PM

I'm a delivery driver and i would never expect a tip but its nice to get it. I only tip other drivers if their quick getting my food to me, but i dont get deliverys very often, quicker and cheaper to get staff discount on my nights off and bring it home myself.

The only thing that annoys me is when im delivering food and someone starts counting piles of change in front of me while i can see enough in notes to pay me sticking out of there purse/wallet.

Or this one person I deliver to who gives out if I get to their house early. I was 5 minutes early one day and she sent me away.
I left did some deliveries and came back half an hour later with the same food. Her husband answered the door and looked a bit embarrased about what had happened and tipped me pretty well even though at this stage they were waiting probably over an hour.

stovelid · 15-06-2009 07:21PM

irisheddie85 wrote: »

Or this one person I deliver to who gives out if I get to their house early. I was 5 minutes early one day and she sent me away.
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Why on earth would she do that? The wagon.

irisheddie85 · 15-06-2009 07:24PM

stovelid wrote: »

Why on earth would she do that? The wagon.

i think you answered that question in a slightly more polite way than i would have:)

magick · 15-06-2009 07:30PM

why should i give extra money to someone who is getting paid to do their job already?

consultech · 15-06-2009 07:37PM

I do mostly, Domino's pizza are sum muhfuggaz though, proficient in all the dirty lil tricks. Caught them givin me non-priced food twice, and miraculously both times had a receipt in the car for c. FIVE euro less than the requested price.

Other times they hand you a €20, then do the "I cant find any change, it's not like I'm a delivery driver who should have some at all times" dance when u hand them a €50 for a €25-28 etc bill, in the hopes you'll tell them to keep the change. I also make a point of not tipping these kundz when they start this tomfoolery.

I was waiting an hour for a dominos once and attempted to claim me sum free pie based on their "40 mins or free" promise. The Indian guy deliverin it FREAKED at me; Started by begging, saying he'd lose his job - Then got aggressive and said I was wrong, so I showed him the time I called it in on my mobile - Then said he "was parking", and said my house was very difficult to find (it's in an 8 house cul de sac on a main road, 3 mins drive from Dominos), he got fairly nasty all in all. In fantastically ironic fashion in his anger I copped him drop one of the €20 notes I gave him and off he went on his merry way, not before forgetting to give me the drinks I ordered till I reminded him. I popped out after he drove off and scooped up my porchside karmaic reward, and returned to my pizza which tasted almost sweet!

Tar.Aldarion · 15-06-2009 07:58PM

No, because it is stupid. It is understandable to do it in America, not here.

Mimikyu · 15-06-2009 08:00PM

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Running Bing · 15-06-2009 08:06PM

The guilt usually gets the better of me and I'll throw them €2 but Im only a student myself and often wonder why am I actually giving them money?

I actually think its a pretty silly thing that has arisen from people getting the wrong idea about the practice in the states. As far as I know a lot of workers in the US earn absolute pittance and rely on tips for their income. This is an accepted practice and is understood by the employer, the employee and the customer. It also means prices will tend to be lower as the employer is not spending huge wages.

Its different over here but I have a feeling people just cottoned on to this idea they saw on friends or something and it has become standard.

As for tipping the post man...lol:D

dvpower · 15-06-2009 08:13PM

I usually tip the Pizza guy (about €2).

What how about (Tesco etc...) grocery deliveries? I never tip them. What's the etiquette for that?

Running Bing · 15-06-2009 08:14PM

Sunset V wrote: »

If at all possible tip the delivery man! I worked for a pizza place during college and tips are the only way that delivery people can make money. Was getting €5.50 p/h, €1.50 per delivery and whatever tips I made. That's grand on a busy weekend but during the week it costs more to run the car. One Tuesday I started at 5 and didn't have one delivery til half ten.

Am I reading this right?

You got paid €5.50 an hour to do no work for five hours and your complaining?

To be fair I have had much worse jobs. When I was developing frostbite from stocking sh1te into freezers in some crappy shop nobody felt the need to slip me a few quid. Ive also never had the urge to tip the bloke behind the McDonalds counter or the person answering the phones in Dominos or the ones making the pizza for that matter!

high horse · 15-06-2009 08:28PM

CyberGhost wrote: »

I can't help it, I do, everytime I receive something in post, I have 2 euro ready.

Frankly, it's annoying sometimes because, sometimes I don't have the change, so I feel like a douche.

PM me your address OP, I've loads of letters i need to send to you...I'm trying to help put your postman's kids through college :P

rotinaj · 15-06-2009 08:31PM

I used to tip the delivery guy. Then one day he turned up driving a better car than me so I stopped.

Now hes also selling fake designer gear and pirate DVD's on his rounds so the fool is raking it in.

Abi · 15-06-2009 08:44PM

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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I don't think its really that excessive. I'd feel a bit scabby handing someone a €2 tip. I wouldn't buy much for €5 tbh. Well I'll put it to you this way, if I'd had a glass or two of wine and couldn't drive into the town to go collect the food myself, it would cost me €8 in a taxi.

Vinta81 · 15-06-2009 08:47PM

€5

Do you tip the delivery man?

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