Tipping Takeaway Delivery Drivers!

Kiera

Okie dokie. What was the point again?

CodeMonkey

Kiera wrote:

Okie dokie. What was the point again?

Don't tip delivery people?

rubadub

kellxor.1337 wrote:

But it's not a DELIVERY CHARGE you nob, There Deals on specific pizza's, It's not like every pizza in the place is cheaper when you collect it,

Why is he a "nob"? he didnt even mention the place's name so how do you know if he is wrong? I got a similar leaflet in the door like that for an indian takeaway, had a big NO DELIVERY CHARGE! and on the opposite side of the page €2 DISCOUNT ON ALL CARRY OUT ORDERS! no special deals and there was a minimum order amount. Some places give free delivery over a certain price, or free chips/coke/prawn crackers over a certain amount.

So in effect there is a €2 delivery charge. IMO if you have to hand over money for something it is not "free", like free gifts when you sign up to mobile phone companies. The food you used to get on airlines was not free, price was included in the ticket.

The thing with these "discounts" is that the delivery charge is incorporated into the food so the incentive is there to buy less, or go into the takeaway and order several times to get the €2 "discount" over and over. I have seen another that gave a % discount on carry out orders with the alleged "free delivery"

Terry

Kiera wrote:

Ring them and ask them why this is. I cant believe it! If it’s a special then maybe its just for a short period of time. I’m baffled by that really!

for as long as i have been getting that menu through my do, this has been the case.

CodeMonkey wrote:

Dominos uses a different business model to other fast food place. You're not really paying €5 for delivery. Easiest way to explain it is imagine they do deliveries only and no collection. They get too much business so they give discounts to people who wants to collect.

nice explanation, but it still means (to me) that you are paying €5 for that pizza to be delivered.
*note again that i used the medium size pizza as a reference point. prices differ. small "hawaiian" is €11 delivered and €9 collected. large "mighty meaty" is €21 delivered and €15 collected.

0utshined

kellxor.1337 wrote:

But it's not a DELIVERY CHARGE you nob,

It's spelt knob, not nob and how about you attack the opinion rather than the poster? Do you think you can do that?

kellxor.1337 wrote:

There Deals on specific pizza's, It's not like every pizza in the place is cheaper when you collect it,

Yes it is like every pizza in the place is cheaper when you collect it.

kellxor.1337 wrote:

if you were to look at 4star pizza, They have the lunch/tea time deals and collection meals, Like a pizza+garlic-bread+coke or something,

They have meal deals and all that jazz as well. That doesn't change the fact that single pizzas are cheaper to collect than deliver

kellxor.1337 wrote:

If a place says "FREE DELIVERY" it's gonna be free delivery, otherwise they would just get complaints all the time.

You are wrong and should stop taking everything at face value. Just because it says "Free Delivery" does not mean it is. Who knows, maybe they do get complaints all the time? They don't get them from me that's for sure. If I decide to be a lazy git and get it delivered I've no problem paying for that service.

rubadub

The whole "free delivery" thing reminds me of online cd sites. Do you think they do not have to pay any postage at all? where do you think they get the money for this postage? donated from some mysterious benefactor? or does it take stephen hawking to cop on that the price is built into the charged price.

I prefer buying from the likes of dvdpacific who are upfront about postage prices and give you a selection of options. I do not like the fact that I have no choice other than airmail with cdwow and play, I am in no rush to get plenty of dvds and would like to avail of the saving of economy post.

Is the same mysterious billionaire paying these delivery peoples wages?

CodeMonkey

julep wrote:

nice explanation, but it still means (to me) that you are paying €5 for that pizza to be delivered.
*note again that i used the medium size pizza as a reference point. prices differ. small "hawaiian" is €11 delivered and €9 collected. large "mighty meaty" is €21 delivered and €15 collected.

Well the cost of delivery is already accounted for in the price of the pizza. When they say "free delivery" what it means is there is no tacked on delivery charge like a normal takeaway. Dominos is primarily a pizza delivery place and not a takeaway. I remember seeing a fastfood documentary ages ago about how they deliberately focused on home deliveries to capture a different market and not compete directly with pizza hut.

Look at it this way, if they don't give collection discounts and you collect anyway. You are paying extra for the delivery service you are no using. The discount is letting you get that service charge back.

bush

rubadub wrote:

The whole "free delivery" thing reminds me of online cd sites. Do you think they do not have to pay any postage at all? where do you think they get the money for this postage? donated from some mysterious benefactor? or does it take stephen hawking to cop on that the price is built into the charged price.

I prefer buying from the likes of dvdpacific who are upfront about postage prices and give you a selection of options. I do not like the fact that I have no choice other than airmail with cdwow and play, I am in no rush to get plenty of dvds and would like to avail of the saving of economy post.

Is the same mysterious billionaire paying these delivery peoples wages?

Well I know play.com dont pay taxes cos there in Jersey so they pass the savings onto the customer with free delivery.

rubadub

bush wrote:

Well I know play.com dont pay taxes cos there in Jersey so they pass the savings onto the customer with free delivery.

ARRGGGHHH there is no free delivery! sure they are cheaper than competitors since they are able to avoid tax, but the delivery is included in the price. THe same tax savings can be seen in other countries where tax/duties on particular items are lower. Play are far cheaper than the likes of HMV since they are probably highly automated and do not have the huge overheads involved in running and buying a shop in a prime location in a major city.
Now if there was free postage in Jersey you may have a point.

"free delivery" is simply a marketing tool, it also makes it easier logistics wise and people do not feel hard done by if they order lots of packages yet have to pay the exact same hidden postage on them all rather than getting a bulk discount. Play send out everything individually which saves them hassle, and the hidden postage stops people questioning why they are not getting a discount.

On ebay you see the opposite, people charging 1cent for items while the postage is $100, this means they have to pay tiny ebay fees on the item sold since post is not subject to fees, therefore they can charge less than other competitors yet make the same profit.

The vast majority of these takeaways with "free delivery" have minimum order charges, why one earth do you think this is? if you buy a can of coke do you think they can really deliver it free? If you buy on the lower limit they are not making as much as if you buy a huge amount since the delivery cost is fixed and hidden.

Other companies use similar "free" marketing ploys. Like free gift wrapping, it is not free the cost is included and if you choose not to get a gift wrapped you are simply subsidising those people who do. Free gifts with mobile phones always amazingly seem to be of the same value and suscpiciously they only ever seem to be with contract phones, why not give these mp3 players out free with every €5 credit if they really are free. Free refills of tea and coffee are calculated as to the average people will take so again if you do not avail you are simply subsidising those who do.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and sure as fook there is no such thing as a free lunch delivery!

JustCoz

Irish people are so scabby with tipping in general, I would always tip a delivery person at least a euro coz they're on a crap wage and most of them are just students trying to earn a bit of cash and it's an easy job to get when your in college and you drive.
I know takeaways are expensive in general but if you can afford the takeaway surely you can afford a €1 tip??

rubadub

JustCoz wrote:

Irish people are so scabby with tipping in general,

As opposed to where?? The US? where services and food etc are cheaper since the tip is expected, people are legally paid below minimum wage since it is almost guaranteed they will get tips as it has a fully recognised tipping culture. Some countries frown upon tipping and some act in bizarre appreciative ways. I know people who were in asia and the cooks and everybody came out and gave a round of applause as they left since they left a tip. Here you are lucky they didnt jizz in your burger.

JustCoz wrote:

I know takeaways are expensive in general but if you can afford the takeaway surely you can afford a €1 tip??

So do you tip the barman who serves your pint? They cost a lot so surely you could afford it.

I didnt mind tipping barmen in the US since they gave us it all back in free shots. I would never tip an Irish barman but do tip loungestaff.

I keep asking for more examples of who people will and will not tip, especially the people claiming others are "scabby"

p

Jimi-Spandex wrote:

Jesus, I didn't realise people were so fecking cheap.

Just tip them ffs. Its not like they get paid a massive amount of money. If you can afford to get takeaway, you can afford to give him a couple of quid for his time.

Tipping shouldn't the the default. Someone should get tipped when they do a particularly good job, not just because they've done their job correctly.

If they can't make money without tips, then they'll end up getting paid more by their employer because everyone's quitting on them.

Gazza22

Hagar wrote:

I think a lot of people tip just to feel superior to the person they are tipping. It's like saying "Here my man have some extra money, its just cluttering up my pockets, go home and feed your starving urchins with money I don't even need, Run along now."

Hahaha.....:D

Hum depends, i never really feel obliged to give delivery people a tip, depends on my mood!
Though restaurants etc, of course i would.

constitutionus

never tip myself, they charge ya enough to get the food delivered in the first place let alone the extortion they charge on the food.
TBH i dont order out that much anyway anymore, trying to cut down on the fast food.
as to tipping in a restaurant, hell no. thats what a service charge is for. but again i havent eaten out since the 90's. standard of food has gone way down. almost in direct relation to the increase in price:D

i tip lounge girls now and again. mainly because i appreciate the service in crap conditions i.e jammered pub. but honestly i just dont buy into the culture of the thing, guess thats just me

constitutionus

rubadub wrote:

The whole "free delivery" thing reminds me of online cd sites. Do you think they do not have to pay any postage at all? where do you think they get the money for this postage? donated from some mysterious benefactor? or does it take stephen hawking to cop on that the price is built into the charged price.

I prefer buying from the likes of dvdpacific who are upfront about postage prices and give you a selection of options. I do not like the fact that I have no choice other than airmail with cdwow and play, I am in no rush to get plenty of dvds and would like to avail of the saving of economy post.

Is the same mysterious billionaire paying these delivery peoples wages?

to be honest man who really cares when your still getting it cheap? i bought season one of battlestar galactica offa play for 28.99 euro, it was going for 70euro in HMV and VIRGIN. i dont care if they are sneakily charging me postage, thats over half price on what id pay on the highstreet. good value in my book.

that said have you noticed once play do a deal on a DVD HMV seem to match em in a week or two? me thinks someone from said store's surfing the net full time to keep up with em. something VIRGIN dont seem to do (HMV dropped the price of battlestar but VIRGINs still charging full whack)