Not directed at DudeWah, but do some of you seriously take issue with paying extra to have a restaurant deliver food to your house? I mean just think about that for second.
I would also take into account how far away from the restaurant you live. If its close, then a smaller tip would be ok. However if you live 4-5 miles+ away you should tip accordingly. Being a pizza delivery driver is like gambling, its all luck based on when and what orders come through. Sometimes you can get 2-3 deliveries all in the same area and banking $20+ from just that one trip, while the guy that gets to the store a minute behind you ends up getting stuck with 1 measly $10 delivery 5 miles away. I used to make $100+ in tips some nights and as low as $12 during a 4 hour shift. It can become stressful and annoying. Also, when its raining hard, you should add on more of a tip because the pizza guy is literally putting his life at risk driving fast to your house during a down pour and floods. Its only right. But yes, you're right. You gotta pay extra for convenience. Heck, i hardly ever order delivery myself for the same reason you mentioned. But when I do, I tip good.
<br> Personally I feel like the area that a place would deliver to is so small anyways. Why not just make the extra effort to go pick it up yourself and save some money? ~6-7 dollars extra you would pay could be another meal in itself. Why do that? edit: To clarify, I don't take issue with the practice itself since you are paying for convenience. But, I'd rather not waste money so I just opt to not get delivery.
The delivery fee ruined delivery. Made it too expensive. It is fair in reality, since why should the carryout guy be charged the same amount, since delivery requires additional manpower. Some places carryout is so fast compared to waiting on delivery too (I'm looking at most Pizza Huts).
Oh, yeah. ^^This. When I tipped my taxi driver in a (non-very-touristic) city in Brazil, he was confused as hell. Looked at the money in his hand as if I'd handed him my own car keys. My soon-to-be-wife explained to him that "os americanos costumam dar gorjeta". The taxi driver's reaction is on our list of "perolas" (pearls), priceless moments. I swear, the look on the guy's face. Because it's more fun when it's raining to make someone drive in crappy weather and bring you food than it is to go yourself. DUH!
do you guys tip on pick-up orders? i bought a pizza and my buddy went and picked it up. he gave a 20% tip ...
You sound like you'd be a bundle of fun at a party. Unless the waiter slaps your GF/BF/mother or something, I strongly advise you to tip, even if the service is subpar. Folks who repeatedly don't tip are usually remembered by restaurants, and they tend to spread the word to their colleagues. Just because a waiter does a crap job doesn't magically make it acceptable for you to be an *******. A crappy job is still a job that he's getting paid below min wage for. Be the better man. Tip the dude, and if the service really bothers you then either complain to the manager or just don't eat there anymore. If enough people complain then management will probably get the message. Pretty simple in my opinion. This isn't complicated. Most decent folks are taught tipping etiquette in their teens by their parents. Tipping is ingrained in United States culture. A ******* high schooler with his or her head on straight will have a solid grasp of tipping and why it exists. There is no excuse for a grown adult to not know this stuff if he lives in the US.
If it is an actual waiter who puts together your takeout, I absolutely tip. That is generally the s**t assignment for waiters and they expect to go home with sub-minum wage pay for the night. I think most people don't, though, because more often than not they briefly look surprised. Of course, I also can't remember the last time I tipped less than about 40%. For me, the true measure of a human being is how they treat people "below" them in the social hirarchy. Everybody is nice to their boss. A fraction treat waiters, or car attendants, or even homeless people or stray dogs with the same respect and dignity. Though obviously if it's the type of place you don't tip waiters, I don't tip the takeout people.
yup. these people get paid **** and live off their tips. sucks that they have to rely on tips for a living, so i always give at least 15%.
Because I want to show them that I feel empathy and to thank them for their services. Sometimes tipping more than 25% can mean more than just a gesture.
what about ridiculously over priced drinks? do you generally tip by the drink or as a % of the overall tab?
