I don’t order pizza that often, and nowadays, every pizza joint seems to have these online ordering deals to simplify the process. I use my debit card, and everything works great. I hate having cash on me, so this works out well.
Tonight, a guy delivered my pizza, even picked my paper up out of the driveway when he came in, and for the first time, I wondered if I should be tipping.
Now, when I go to a restaurant and sit down, I start my server out with with their 15% percent, if the service is great, average, or shitty, I adjust that 15% accordingly.
Tonight, the pizza guy had a somewhat blank like stare on his face when I grabbed my pizza and just said thanks. Should I be tipping pizza delivery dudes?
Why?
I noticed on my receipt that they charge a delivery fee, so I figured I was cool. When I got my physical receipt though, it said, “Driver gratuity not included.” It seems they expect people to tip drivers.
I don’t know, just curious to what everyone else thinks.
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I always tip the delivery drivers. They have to put their own gas in their cars with their own money. They depend on tips to pay for gas plus make a little extra.
I always tip between $5-$15 depending on how far they had to drive, and how fast they got here, and how big my order is.
My average tip amount is $10.
Dude, you should always tip them, they totally depend on tips to survive.
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I was totally unaware that they had to pay for their own gas. Thanks for filling me in.
Not only do they pay for gas, they’re often paid significantly below minimum wage because you’re expected to tip. They also pay taxes based on what they’re expected to gross in tips. The “delivery charge” doesn’t go to the drivers, and most online ordering services give you the option to add on a tip to your card, if you don’t have any cash.
I had a friend who worked delivering pizzas for years, and my wife did it for a while, so I can say pretty definitely, yes, tipping the driver is strongly encouraged. Essentially, the pizza delivery guy is like a waitress who has to travel extra far to reach your table… but only once. And usually, they don’t get minimum wage when they’re delivering.
I’ve found that when I tip well, I tend to get better service, too. I’ll be told that it’ll be an hour and change, but I get fast service when the drivers recognize the address.
Mostly I tip them well since it’s been like that for years in my family
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Of course you need to tip the driver. If you look at the delivery charge it’s usually not very much. Either that or drive yourself down to the store and pick up the pizza yourself.
You should totally be tipping pizza guys. I generally tip $2 or $3 because I’ve had friends who deliver and the money they make is generally just tips. Working as a delivery driver is a lot like being a waiter - you’re just bringing the food further.
@ Liz - Is it legal to pay them less than minimum wage? I thought that minimum wage was….well, the minimum.
@ Phillip - I suppose that is a good point.
@ KAC - I usually do go pick it up myself.
@ Morgantown Rob - I have no problem tipping them $2 or $3. However, a $10 tip like the first commenter suggested seems a bit much.
We usually give our guy $5. We ususally spend about $16 bucks on an order. He comes here so much (and we live in the boonies) that he and the hubs chat for 10 minutes. I usually have to go take the pizza away and let them gab.
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And by the way, although this is my first comment…i wanted to say I USUALLY don’t have this much trouble spelling “usually”. Sorry.
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10%-15% tip
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/tipping/
“Morgantown Rob - I have no problem tipping them $2 or $3. However, a $10 tip like the first commenter suggested seems a bit much.”
A $10 tip is ridiculous, and they don’t deserve that just for bringing you food. imagine if everybody tipped that much, they would make more than Doctors.