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Delivery Driver vs. Waiter - Who do you tip more?

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Who do you tip more?

  • Delivery driver

    Votes: 1 2.0%

  • Waiter

    Votes: 44 89.8%

  • I tip them the same

    Votes: 4 8.2%
  • Total voters
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martinss01;987427; said:
the bill in my theoretical situation was to prove the point that every table a server waits on is a potential financial loss and directly affects the paycheck they receive at the end of the week. it wasn't ment to be taken literally which is why i chose such an obsurd amount. the thought of writting up a truely accurate scenario using real world numbers for a full pay period to illustrate that point was a little more work than i intend to put into this or any other thread :p.

to be clear, i have not seen a scenario in which a server actually took a loss for an actual pay period and do agree with you that such a thing is extremely unlikely.
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No problem - to be clear though on the subject of the thread -

Tipping is an established practice in the service industries.

I have tipped drivers who are delivering white goods, or large domestic electronics - these generally get tipped generously, $25 or up, straight cash, and may they report $2.50 or zero :)
I do tip Pizza delivery folks, especially these days when gas prices are chewing them a new hole in the rectum. As a typical pizza order is $15 round here my $3.00 tip may sound relatively high, or maybe it sounds stingy.
In restaurants I generally tip 15 points or more. Rarely less, most wait staff are pretty good.
Where I do tip more generously on a percentage basis is when I get great service in a restaurant ...

I also typically tip higher is with the young ladies who cut my hair. Then it is more like 25 - 35% - I figure I'm walking around with their work on my head.
 
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osugrad21;987189; said:
So which one of you boys delivers pizzas after school?

Don't lie.
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Haha, I wait and I drive and I agree with all of y'alls evaluations to a certain extent.

Drivers now make seven dollars/hour with some money coming from delivery fees, so technically they start off with more than waiters.

Therefore, I'm going to go with waiters. While drivers have to use gas and beat traffic, they are guaranteed a decent amount of money.

Waiters are not guaranteed anything great, and are relied on by the customers more, in the sense that there is a greater marigin for error that will fall on their shoulders.

Both go through stress and I never tip anything less than twenty percent and personally, I believe that unless the service is terrible, fifteen percent is bare minimum.
 
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sandgk;987500; said:
No problem - to be clear though on the subject of the thread -

Tipping is an established practice in the service industries.

I have tipped drivers who are delivering white goods, or large domestic electronics - these generally get tipped generously, $25 or up, straight cash, and may they report $2.50 or zero :)
I do tip Pizza delivery folks, especially these days when gas prices are chewing them a new hole in the rectum. As a typical pizza order is $15 round here my $3.00 tip may sound relatively high, or maybe it sounds stingy.
In restaurants I generally tip 15 points or more. Rarely less, most wait staff are pretty good.
Where I do tip more generously on a percentage basis is when I get great service in a restaurant ...

I also typically tip higher is with the young ladies who cut my hair. Then it is more like 25 - 35% - I figure I'm walking around with their work on my head.
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completely agree. like i said, my tips start at a minimum of 5 bucks regardless of the bill and go up from there. only way it goes down is based on the quality of the service. i don't really consider myself a "good" tipper persay, but rather a lazy one :wink:. 15% of 12 is... *ponders*.. heres 5 bucks, rub your ta tas on me more next time. :biggrin:
 
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I got a dumb question. I ordered an HDTV online. It's getting shipped by a freight service. I get a call from them today saying they can deliver it tomorrow (Four days early! Hell yeah!). Do you tip the freight delivery guys? I've never had a TV delivered before. They're just dropping it off in my garage, no "white glove" service or anything fancy.
 
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rocketman;1131405; said:
I got a dumb question. I ordered an HDTV online. It's getting shipped by a freight service. I get a call from them today saying they can deliver it tomorrow (Four days early! Hell yeah!). Do you tip the freight delivery guys? I've never had a TV delivered before. They're just dropping it off in my garage, no "white glove" service or anything fancy.
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If it doesn't come smashed you should fell free to reward them. It's a one shot deal. (six pack?) I really hope your TV comes through fine. I had very bad luck with OOPS! They smashed thew first one and dinged the second. :smash:
 
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ScarletBlood31;987178; said:
You definitely have to help the delivery guy out.

They use their own gas, put wear on their own cars, and have to deal with traffic and possible accidents.
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true and to top it off have to worry about getting robbed.

I always tip delivery drivers good, it shows to them that they are appreciated.
 
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A large TV won't/shouldn't be delivered in somebodies personal car!

Do a thorough inspection when it arrives and refuse delivery if it has been damaged! Don't let the excitement get to you.

Good luck!
 
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rocketman;1131405; said:
I got a dumb question. I ordered an HDTV online. It's getting shipped by a freight service. I get a call from them today saying they can deliver it tomorrow (Four days early! Hell yeah!). Do you tip the freight delivery guys? I've never had a TV delivered before. They're just dropping it off in my garage, no "white glove" service or anything fancy.
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I'd say it depends on the quality of service. If the guys are nice and go the extra mile, then yes, I would normally slide the guys a 10 or 20 and buy their lunch.

Put it this way: If you had your friends over to help you move some furniture or a TV around, would you at least treat them to a meal or offer them a beer?

Same deal, in my book.
 
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Depends on the situation. Generally I'd tip a waiter more simply for the fact in most instances my bill when I eat out is going to be higher than if I get a pizza or a sub delivered. However if I went to waffle house and got something that was 5-6 dollars I'd probably tip the pizza guy more.
 
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MD Buckeye;987176; said:
Waiter. The Delivery driver is usually already getting a "delivery charge". I usually only tip them $1 or $2.
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I deliver pizza on the side, and the "delivery" charge goes to the store, not to me. $1 tip for a delivery is not cool......

That said, $3.00 is the benchmark I go by for a good tip-if you are averaging a $3.00 tip per delivery at the end of the night, you will have had a good shift-assuming you had a bunch of deliveries. Our commission is based on sales, so I might drive 6 miles w/ a $12.00 order, and get .70 from the store for gas, or, I might drive across the parking lot w/ a 50.00 order and get 3.00 from the store. I average about 17.00 an hour-pay,tips,commission, but that is before I pay for gas.
Most people are pretty cool-it is usually lower class younger people in apartments who stiff you, although older people generally tip less. Gays, fat chicks, people who work in the service industry and people in nicer neighborhoods tend to tip the best.

Waiters certainly need to be tipped more than we do-they get paid the waiters wage and are dependant on tips to make anything-you should always tip a waiter 15-20% unless they are rude/inattentive-in which case you should tell the manager exactly why you didn't tip-there is no excuse for shitty service.
 
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Ok, almost five full pages of this thread, and I'm still lost. What are you people talking about? It's a waiter/delivery-dude's job to bring me my shit. They get paid for that...and I paid for the food/beer they're bringing me...why should I spend more of my hard-earned money on them, when they're already getting paid? Wow, the ignorance of the human public is amazing to me...


just kidding, of course....but I'm curious to see how many people here will start reaming me...
 
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FKAGobucks877;1132284; said:
Ok, almost five full pages of this thread, and I'm still lost. What are you people talking about? It's a waiter/delivery-dude's job to bring me my shit. They get paid for that...and I paid for the food/beer they're bringing me...why should I spend more of my hard-earned money on them, when they're already getting paid? Wow, the ignorance of the human public is amazing to me...


just kidding, of course....but I'm curious to see how many people here will start reaming me...
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"This look like spit to you?"

"Yeah"

"Eh, Fuck it..."

:tongue2:
 
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