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Pizza delivery guy didn't accept my tip. Was he trying to send a message?
December 29, 2010 at
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I was visiting San Francisco recently and ordered a pizza and salad from a local restaurant. The delivery guy was in his mid 40's. I only tried to tip him a dollar, but he just said no thanks. I said are you sure, and he declined the tip again. He was friendly and respectful about it. After he left, I started to think that I offered too small of a tip. The bill was around $20, and I just gave my normal Domino's tip. I was thinking maybe he was offended by such a small tip. I should have tipped him around $3. I've never had someone not take money from me. Is a dollar tip offensive to a delivery guy?
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oh it would be 2 dudes?
You hair dresser on the other hand probably makes 20$+ an hour, do you only tip them a dollar?
found one, too; but shipping kind of killed the deal.
as a sd ambass, you gotta tip in lootz. kinda like a goodie table/bowl setup at the door, give 'em a choice, and send them on their way
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as a sd ambass, you gotta tip in lootz. kinda like a goodie table/bowl setup at the door, give 'em a choice, and send them on their way
I wouldn't refuse it but hey...maybe he just didn't want to bother with such a small tip.
Then we started tipping delivery guys. I could understand tipping them if they had to carry a ton of food up 3 flights of stairs or if they were delivering in really crappy weather, but again... they are being paid to do a job... why is tipping them 15% necessary? A little gratuity to say thanks for bringing my food to my door is one thing, but are we really expected to tip them the same as we tip waitresses? Waitresses are purposely underpaid and they take your order, bring your food, refill your drinks, check up on you to see if you need anything else, etc. What does the delivery person do that justifies a 15% tip?
Now I go to the ice cream parlor, and they have a tip jar our. I'm flabbergasted how many places I go these days and find tip jars. Everyone wants to be tipped for doing the job they're already being paid to do. I think it's pretty ridiculous. Tips should be something that someone gets for going above and beyond their job, not something that you get just for doing your job at the expected level that you are being paid to do it.
/end rant
At the chinese place, at ice cream shops, dine in places where you do all the work (except cook the food), etc. WTF.
I never put money in them.
5%, especially in SF, where although general income is higher but cost of living is also much higher, especially for people working jobs like pizza deliver.
We haven't had a pizza delivered in several years.
Then we started tipping delivery guys. I could understand tipping them if they had to carry a ton of food up 3 flights of stairs or if they were delivering in really crappy weather, but again... they are being paid to do a job... why is tipping them 15% necessary? A little gratuity to say thanks for bringing my food to my door is one thing, but are we really expected to tip them the same as we tip waitresses? Waitresses are purposely underpaid and they take your order, bring your food, refill your drinks, check up on you to see if you need anything else, etc. What does the delivery person do that justifies a 15% tip?
Now I go to the ice cream parlor, and they have a tip jar our. I'm flabbergasted how many places I go these days and find tip jars. Everyone wants to be tipped for doing the job they're already being paid to do. I think it's pretty ridiculous. Tips should be something that someone gets for going above and beyond their job, not something that you get just for doing your job at the expected level that you are being paid to do it.
/end rant
A local radio DJ was complaining one day about this. He said he went to a fast food mexican restaurant (I can't recall the name) and ordered his food. When he filled out the receipt for his debit/credit card purchase, he didn't leave a tip. And then the cashier complained to someone next to him that the guy didn't leave a tip.
What the heck would he need to leave one for? The cashier didn't even touch the food other than maybe putting it in the bag and handing it to the DJ. It's one thing to have a tip jar out, and another to complain about not getting tipped for doing so little.
I always assumed those receipts are just all generally made with the tip line because many places I go to don't seem like the kind of restaurant where you should tip the person.
A local radio DJ was complaining one day about this. He said he went to a fast food mexican restaurant (I can't recall the name) and ordered his food. When he filled out the receipt for his debit/credit card purchase, he didn't leave a tip. And then the cashier complained to someone next to him that the guy didn't leave a tip.
What the heck would he need to leave one for? The cashier didn't even touch the food other than maybe putting it in the bag and handing it to the DJ. It's one thing to have a tip jar out, and another to complain about not getting tipped for doing so little.
I always assumed those receipts are just all generally made with the tip line because many places I go to don't seem like the kind of restaurant where you should tip the person.
I also make it a point that if I hear someone complain about a tip at a restaurant I never eat there again and I make sure and tell the management why.
I used to play pool at a bar w/an odd setup. The building had a bar and a restaurant in it, but they were separated by a wall. There was a door to go between, but they wanted you to use the window in the wall (like a drive up window that you walk to) to order.
So basically, you had to walk to the window, wait till you were seen, get someone to take the order, then constantly monitor the window to see if they were there w/your food... which usually meant walking up there a few times when they had someone *else's* food ready. Also, if there was anything you wanted (ketchup, relish/etc) you had to reach through the window down to where they kept it and use it there, or you had to walk through the restaurant to their kitchen and ask for it. You also had to take your dishes back to the window, because no one from the restaurant worked at the bar.... so they'd never get cleared.
Was a gigantic pain in the ass. I usually tip very well, and yeah they still take your order and deliver it to you... but I stopped tipping there. Sorry, but when I have to do the majority of the work in getting my food.. you're not getting a tip.
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