Do You Tip the Waiter or Deliveryman?

[QUOTE="FragStains"][QUOTE="sonicare"] That's my thoughts. If I don't want to pay the delivery tip, I pick it up. If I want the convenience of having it delivered to me, then I will have to pay more for that. Simple concept.sonicare

It is now $2.50 to deliver a pizza to my house from the chain near me. I asked the guy if he gets any of that and he said that he gets half. A guy from another chain told me he gets nothing from that fee so I never know what to do. I usually give 10% though anyway, which I guess people tell me is really low for delivery.

[QUOTE="Atmanix"]

I've given nothing several times, but it was deserved. I generally tip 15%, but some days I'm better with math than others.

Jandurin

Rest assured, I don't give nothing without having a good reason. I was in a restaurant once with my mother and the place was empty except for us and an old man having coffee. Our waiter took about 45 minutes to come out and ask what we wanted. The food took forever to come out (which isn't her fault... probably). She didn't refill our drinks once, and we eventually had to go up front to request our bill and pay because we didn't see her again after she brought us our food. That's a 0% for me.

I've given nothing several times, but it was deserved. I generally tip 15%, but some days I'm better with math than others.

It is now $2.50 to deliver a pizza to my house from the chain near me. I asked the guy if he gets any of that and he said that he gets half. A guy from another chain told me he gets nothing from that fee so I never know what to do. I usually give 10% though anyway, which I guess people tell me is really low for delivery.

Atmanix

[QUOTE="cybrcatter"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] Cybr did not say he was going to use it on THIS siteBluRayHiDef

Pretty much don't like you either. I really don't see what people get out of making fun of others. There are quite a few jerks on this site, as there are anywhere else on the internet and in real life, but what can you do? You're so much of an antagonizer that you'd go out of your way to put someone's quote into your signature just to poke fun at them? Really, don't you think that's quite a bit lame? Let me guess, you'll reply with some half-ass witty remark to attempt to poke even more fun at me. I seriously don't like people like you. I just don't understand your parasitic personalities. All you is feed off of other's. Pathetic.

[QUOTE="cybrcatter"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] Cybr did not say he was going to use it on THIS siteBluRayHiDef

Pretty much don't like you either. I really don't see what people get out of making fun of others. There are quite a few jerks on this site, as there are anywhere else on the internet and in real life, but what can you do? You're so much of an antagonizer that you'd go out of your way to put someone's quote into your signature just to poke fun at them? Really, don't you think that's quite a bit lame? Let me guess, you'll reply with some half-ass witty remark to attempt to poke even more fun at me. I seriously don't like people like you. I just don't understand your parasitic personalities. All you is feed off of other's. Pathetic.

[QUOTE="Atmanix"]It is now $2.50 to deliver a pizza to my house from the chain near me. I asked the guy if he gets any of that and he said that he gets half. A guy from another chain told me he gets nothing from that fee so I never know what to do. I usually give 10% though anyway, which I guess people tell me is really low for delivery.

rragnaar

What was a normal tip for you? I was told 10% is too low but I really don't know what is normal for delivery. If it helps I live about a mile from the chain.

[QUOTE="cybrcatter"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] Cybr did not say he was going to use it on THIS siteBluRayHiDef

Pretty much don't like you either. I really don't see what people get out of making fun of others. There are quite a few jerks on this site, as there are anywhere else on the internet and in real life, but what can you do? You're so much of an antagonizer that you'd go out of your way to put someone's quote into your signature just to poke fun at them. Really, don't you think that's quite a bit lame? Let me guess, you'll reply with some half-ass witty remark to attempt to poke even more fun at me? I seriously don't like people like you. I just don't understand your parasitic personalities. All you do is feed off of other's. Pathetic.

[QUOTE="cybrcatter"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] Cybr did not say he was going to use it on THIS siteBluRayHiDef

Pretty much don't like you either. I really don't see what people get out of making fun of others. There are quite a few jerks on this site, as there are anywhere else on the internet and in real life, but what can you do? You're so much of an antagonizer that you'd go out of your way to put someone's quote into your signature just to poke fun at them. Really, don't you think that's quite a bit lame? Let me guess, you'll reply with some half-ass witty remark to attempt to poke even more fun at me? I seriously don't like people like you. I just don't understand your parasitic personalities. All you do is feed off of other's. Pathetic.

[QUOTE="Atmanix"]It is now $2.50 to deliver a pizza to my house from the chain near me. I asked the guy if he gets any of that and he said that he gets half. A guy from another chain told me he gets nothing from that fee so I never know what to do. I usually give 10% though anyway, which I guess people tell me is really low for delivery.

rragnaar

What was a normal tip for you? I was told 10% is too low but I really don't know what is normal for delivery. If it helps I live about a mile from the chain.Atmanix

Let's all calm down a bit before someone gets into trouble.*Hopes a gentle word of warning is enough* [QUOTE="Atmanix"]What was a normal tip for you? I was told 10% is too low but I really don't know what is normal for delivery. If it helps I live about a mile from the chain.rragnaar

Alright, I don't feel too bad then. That's usually how I do it.

[QUOTE="rragnaar"]Let's all calm down a bit before someone gets into trouble.*Hopes a gentle word of warning is enough* [QUOTE="Atmanix"]What was a normal tip for you? I was told 10% is too low but I really don't know what is normal for delivery. If it helps I live about a mile from the chain.Atmanix

Alright, I don't feel too bad then. That's usually how I do it.

I tip 15% or so in restaurants and I don't get delivery often. When I lived in the dorms I could order pizzas on my school meal plan so if I wanted to tip him I'd have to get money in addition to my student ID. I don't feel bad for not tipping since it was literally across the street. It seems lazy to order delivery across the street but the school only allowed meal plan points to be used for delivery and only at a single place. It was complete idiocy.

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

[QUOTE="BluRayHiDef"]

Here's an idea, why not just pay waiters and deliverymen the same way other types of employees are paid?

BluRayHiDef

Fine. My point is that waiters and deliveryman should be paid just like any other employee, by their EMPLOYER from the business' budget and profits. It's stupid to rely on the customer to pick up on the business' slack. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

Fine, as long as you're happy with that restaurant just plain not existing.

As I said before, restaurants generally don't made an assload of profits. Most new restaurants fail within the first few years, and in some cases a single bad weekend can run a business into the ground.

And since we've already established that incorporating the "tip" into the price of food is just gonna make some people not dine there, think about that. Before it was just the waiters getting screwed. At least the restaurant was making sales. Now people aren't buying ANYTHING. Everyone at the restaurant suffers, from the dishwashers to the managers. And the restaurant closes. Meaning that customers who want to eat there can no longer do so.

What was a normal tip for you? I was told 10% is too low but I really don't know what is normal for delivery. If it helps I live about a mile from the chain.Atmanix

Xaos always leaves a tip with the delivery man. He's just a generous guy.

Xaos always leaves a tip with the delivery man. He's just a generous guy.

sonicare

Xaos always leaves a tip with the delivery man. He's just a generous guy.

:lol: When I read "deliveryman" in the thread title, I was thinking of the UPS guy!

When I get food delivered, I always tip the delivery person.

Yes many times (deliverymen almost always) but not a large sum, like 20% or something.

[QUOTE="xaos"] I tend to tip pretty generously and at places I order routinely from (local pizza place, Thai place, Indian restaurant), my food arrives REALLY quickly, so I suspect a correlation.rragnaar

Just as they remember bad tippers. Funny enough I was just chatting yesterday with my cousin, who manages a restaraunt. He was telling me about one repeat customer they have who never tips. At this point the guy has stiffed just about every waiter who works there, so nobody was willing to wait on him. My cousin understood where they were coming from (having once been a waiter himself) and decided that he would wait on the guy himself. But he decides to be pretty lazy in doing so. The customer threatened to talk to the manager, at which point my cousin informed the guy that he was the manager. The customer complained about the service he was getting then ("this place is usually pretty good") and my cousin told him "poor tippers get poor service". You might not like it folks, but that's how it is. If you get good service then give a good tip. If you don't want to tip then don't use the service.

haha I AM THE MANAGERJandurin

When you're at a restaurant or receive food via delivery, do you tip the waiter or delivery man? I've never been in a situation where I had to personally tip a waiter. However, I've had numerous occasions where I've had the choice of tipping the delivery man. For example, last night while working at my college's fitness center, I ordered some Chinese food; steamed vegetables with white rice. The total came up to $6.97. I gave the delivery man a $10 bill and he reluctantly went into his wallet and gave me the change; it's as if he was waiting for me to say keep the change. After he gave it to me, as he was walking off he said You're so f***** cheap! I lol'ed and walked back inside. I just wanted to spend as little money as possible. I'm pretty sure that he got paid by the Chinese restaurant. Why should I have to pay extra money? Anyhow, I recall how apart from the exact change he gave me, there was no money in his wallet. This seemed way to convenient, as if he intentionally removed the rest of his money to give the impression that he was broke. He didn't fool me.

BluRayHiDef

Neither, waitress for me.

I worked as a waitress for a while. I feel obligated to tip. The only time I did not tip is when the waitress was just horrible, and then I felt really bad about it.

LOL the lulz

Why is this not stickied yet?

I tip about 10% of my final bill to the waiter. After watching the beginning of Reservoir Dogs I stopped tipping as much. And the only deliveryman I give tips to is the pizza guy and again it's about 10%.

After watching the beginning of Reservoir Dogs I stopped tipping as much.

trodeback

Uh...why?

[QUOTE="trodeback"]After watching the beginning of Reservoir Dogs I stopped tipping as much.

MrGeezer

Uh...why?

Well without bringing up the same stuff he says. I just don't feel like waiters, especially in my state deserve extra money for doing their job. It didn't stop me tipping completely but I just don't give as much as I use to tip.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

[QUOTE="trodeback"]After watching the beginning of Reservoir Dogs I stopped tipping as much.

trodeback

Uh...why?

Well without bringing up the same stuff he says. I just don't feel like waiters, especially in my state deserve extra money for doing their job. It didn't stop me tipping completely but I just don't give as much as I use to tip.

Either my question wasn't clear enough, or you misunderstood.

What I'm asking is, why did you decide to start tipping less after watching Reservoir Dogs?

[QUOTE="sonicare"]

Xaos always leaves a tip with the delivery man. He's just a generous guy.

xaos

*ahem* ... I should add .. the guy I'm seeing atm delivers the mail .... sooo ... yea ..:P :oops:

I always give them a dollar at least. I don't want to be a scrooge. Besides if you go thereoften and don't tip them you won't insure prompt service. Isn't that what tips are all about?Service insurance?