Do you tip your food delivery driver???

Chris P. Bacon

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

OPENROAD wrote: »

Just the one pizza :eek::eek:

Medium pizza with bacon and chicken,chips,chicken wings,bbq sauce,1.25lr Fanta!,pizza combo ,and it was lovely,im stuffed

marxcoo

Yes €2+

TrollyDolly wrote: »

€2...seriously?? some of you wont tip €2?? im in recession as much as the next person but if i can afford a take-away in the first place then i can tip a couple of euro

but why do they need to be tipped?
Every €2 counts I'm afraid. The last couple of times I ordered a takeaway for delivery (prob nearly a year ago at this stage) I was scrapping the coppers together to pay for it, so no chance of a tip I'm afraid. I clearly had an insatiable craving for pizza at that moment in time.

unbeat

nope not at their prices


Yours - DrH_Lecter

OPENROAD

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Medium pizza with bacon and chicken,chips,chicken wings,bbq sauce,1.25lr Fanta!,pizza combo ,and it was lovely,im stuffed

Talking of take aways, just watching Good Food +1 " Take on the Takeaway" set in England, portion of chips only 90 p :eek:

Your pizza sounds nice by the way fecking diet

Laisurg

Yes €2+

Nope, take aways are bloody expensive as they are :pac:

jimbob86

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

always give bout 2 euro,no they get paid but its fcuk all.... plus i did it 4 a while meself and most people tipped me

marxcoo

Yes €2+

and on the subject of tipping....why the hell do people tip hairdressers.. now that annoys me.

senordingdong

No - They get paid already.

Usually just let him have the change, once it's not anything ridiculous.
But if there is a delivery charge then they're not getting ****.

OPENROAD

marxcoo wrote: »

and on the subject of tipping....why the hell do people tip hairdressers.. now that annoys me.

Not as bad as the tips jar in coffee shops

marxcoo

Yes €2+

OPENROAD wrote: »

Not as bad as the tips jar in coffee shops

worse in my opinion. I didn't just pay €100+ for my cup of coffee!

senordingdong

No - They get paid already.

Actually yeah, now that you mention it, I see a remarkable number of tip jars in places where I shouldn't see them.

Does anybody else sometimes feel pressured into tipping so as not to look like a cheap **** infront of others?

mikemac

Yes €2+

marxcoo wrote: »

and on the subject of tipping....why the hell do people tip hairdressers.. now that annoys me.

You don't tip the hairdresser.
You tip the apprentice, the person who spends years training on ****e money.

You know, the girl who washes your hair and get minimum wage while the hairdresser charges you over €60.

They deserve tips more then taximen or fast food drivers or barmen or your waitress. None of them spend years training at their craft to qualify

chillywilly

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

marxcoo wrote: »

worse in my opinion. I didn't just pay €100+ for my cup of coffee!

Well in fairness hair dressing is a skill and a lot of the hairdressers would be on an apprentice wage. Also hairdressers don't leave a cup beside the till, as far as i am aware anyway!

And what's up with you spending €100 on a haircut anyway ?:eek:

marxcoo

Yes €2+

mikemac wrote: »

You don't tip the hairdresser.
You tip the apprentice, the person who spends years training on ****e money.

You know, the girl who washes your hair and get minimum wage while the hairdresser charges you over €60.

They deserve tips more then taximen or fast food drivers or barmen or your waitress. None of them spend years training at their craft to qualify

Nah... lots of people tip the hairdresser not the apprenctices. Besides a lot of people have to work for years on minimum wage and don't get tips.

later12

No - They get paid already.

I dont have a food delivery driver because I am not in a wheelchair. Even if I were ordering fast food, I think I would go out and get it myself.

Sitting at home while someone deepfries you up a load of grease with some overcooked meat on it, then comes to your front door with it, is a bit too Lou & Andy for me.

mikemac

Yes €2+

Well they are doing it wrong!
You tip the apprentice, not the hairdresser.

And if someone can afford €100 for a haircut well you can afford €2 for the apprentice

chillywilly

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

later10 wrote: »

I dont have a food delivery driver because I am not in a wheelchair. Even if I were ordering fast food, I think I would go out and get it myself.

Sitting at home while someone deepfries you up a load of grease with some overcooked meat on it, then comes to your front door with it, is a bit too Lou & Andy for me.

Wow fair play to ye!

marxcoo

Yes €2+

mikemac wrote: »

Well they are doing it wrong!
You tip the apprentice, not the hairdresser.

And if someone can afford €100 for a haircut well you can afford €2 for the apprentice

ugh...I hate this argument of if you can afford such and such then you must be able to afford a tip. No- people work off budgets, they generally don't have an endless supply of money to be dishing out to whoever washed their hair,drove their pizza 2 mins down the road or handed them a cup of coffee. This attitude that if people have paid a certain amount of money for something then they should be willing to pay even more money for it doesn't fly with me at all. Anger.

NoQuarter

No - They get paid already.

I just started doing deliveries around 2 months ago and was amazed at the amount of people who dont tip because I always did!

Now I get paid 5 euro an hour and the delivery charge on each delivery which is 2 euro and Ive never done more than 8 deliveries in a night,

So I get about 30-36 euro for the night, which is 5 hours work. Below minimum wage.

I would be delighted to get a euro tip! Scabby feckers who dont tip, and im not just saying that as a drive because I always did it! And the worst is that I have to call half the fukkers on my own mobile so I can get into their **** apartments etc!

Not that im bitter or anything...

senordingdong

No - They get paid already.

NoQuarter wrote: »

Scabby feckers who dont tip, and im not just saying that as a drive because I always did it! And the worst is that I have to call half the fukkers on my own mobile so I can get into their **** apartments etc!

Not that im bitter or anything...

In our defence, all of our pay has come down and the price of a take away hasn't.

mikemac

Yes €2+

NoQuarter wrote: »

So I get about 30-36 euro for the night, which is 5 hours work. Below minimum wage.

Not that im bitter or anything...

Why agree to work under minimum wage? Insist on what you're due.

Sure you've extra expense like declaring it to your insurance company if it's your own car

mikemac

Yes €2+

marxcoo wrote: »

ugh...I hate this argument of if you can afford such and such then you must be able to afford a tip. No- people work off budgets, they generally don't have an endless supply of money to be dishing out to whoever washed their hair,drove their pizza 2 mins down the road or handed them a cup of coffee. This attitude that if people have paid a certain amount of money for something then they should be willing to pay even more money for it doesn't fly with me at all. Anger.

Ok, what I'll say is this.
Never tip the hairdresser. As you say you're paying €100.
If you do wish to tip, then give it to the apprentice.

The same way you don't tip a hotel manager, you do it to the serving staff

marxcoo

Yes €2+

mikemac wrote: »

Ok, what I'll say is this.
Never tip the hairdresser. As you say you're paying €100.
If you do wish to tip, then give it to the apprentice.

The same way you don't tip a hotel manager, you do it to the serving staff

I think you've missed the point...I'm not tipping either the hairdresser OR the apprentice.

mikemac

Yes €2+

marxcoo wrote: »

I think you've missed the point...I'm not tipping either the hairdresser OR the apprentice.

I think you missed the point

I posted

If you do wish to tip

Not that you were going to

zenno

No - They get paid already.

yep I always tip the grub delivery guy/girl. and the beer delivery as well. €2 0r €3 even if my finacial situation is bad. it's only a few quid, no big deal.

marxcoo

Yes €2+

mikemac wrote: »

I think you missed the point

I posted

Not that you were going to

I think you missed the point where the argument wasn't about who to tip in the hairdressers so much as whether to tip in the hairdressers. I think you just wanted to make your witty comparison between tipping a hairdresser and tipping a hotel manager. well done.

OPENROAD

zenno wrote: »

yep I always tip the grub delivery guy/girl. and the beer delivery as well. €2 0r €3 even if my finacial situation is bad. it's only a few quid, no big deal.

How often would that be?

NoQuarter

No - They get paid already.

mikemac wrote: »

Why agree to work under minimum wage? Insist on what you're due.

My current circumstances dictate I need that job, and the hours I do, if I didnt want the job someone else would take it so thats why I do it for under minimum wage!

D1stant

No - They get paid already.

If its 20 quid and they are pleasant with me I tip 2Euro

If its 17.65 and they are ages searching for change and jaysus with the heartache of looking for coins - because for gods sake what would they have coins for?... they get nought. And they are always fine and snotty about it which I really Love

Hurricane-Dean

I used to always tip the drivers around €2-€3, but one time I miss-counted the amount I owed, but when the driver called back and made a fuss over it I won't be tipping again!






Oh yea I was 5c short

zenno

No - They get paid already.

OPENROAD wrote: »

How often would that be?

once or twice a week

OMG Its EoinD

No - Never - I can't afford it

If you can't afford to tip the delivery man , then why are you paying for massively marked up food?

OPENROAD

zenno wrote: »

once or twice a week

Nearly 200 Euro a year.

zenno

No - They get paid already.

The massively marked up food is just absolutely mouth watering and well cooked and is damn well worth it arrrggggg could do with a dinnerbox now, pitty they wern't open 24 delivery i'd give them 8 euro tip as of now. :pac:

zenno

No - They get paid already.

OPENROAD wrote: »

Nearly 200 Euro a year.

lets just say that I don't count my cents, and also I don't care if I was down €200 a year i'm just generous toward people that supply me an excellent service. :pac:

later12

No - They get paid already.

NoQuarter wrote: »

I just started doing deliveries around 2 months ago and was amazed at the amount of people who dont tip because I always did!

Now I get paid 5 euro an hour and the delivery charge on each delivery which is 2 euro and Ive never done more than 8 deliveries in a night,

So I get about 30-36 euro for the night, which is 5 hours work. Below minimum wage.

I would be delighted to get a euro tip! Scabby feckers who dont tip, and im not just saying that as a drive because I always did it! And the worst is that I have to call half the fukkers on my own mobile so I can get into their **** apartments etc!

Not that im bitter or anything...

I really admire this attitude. This is the attitude of the energetic worker who knows how to get ahead, remain competitive, and still derive a personal financial profit. Even if it means undercutting your fellow worker - that is business, that is how labour comptetition works.

This, on the other hand...

mikemac wrote: »

Why agree to work under minimum wage? Insist on what you're due.

Sure you've extra expense like declaring it to your insurance company if it's your own car

No comment.

LighterGuy

No - They get paid already.

I usually just round it off. Say its 15.40 ... give 16. If its say 15.80, give 16.50.

I hate all this tipping bollocks. Im not a tight git. In this case I would have already bought the food. Your man is making a wage out of it (delivery charge / flat rate) .. why should i be deemed as "tight" if I dont get him an extra 2 euro? :rolleyes:

You dont tip the guy working in mcdonalds as he hands your food.

mikemac

Yes €2+

later10 wrote: »

I really admire this attitude. This is the attitude of the energetic worker who knows how to get ahead, remain competitive, and still derive a personal financial profit. Even if it means undercutting your fellow worker - that is business, that is how labour comptetition works.

Or:

I really admire this attitude. This is the attitude of the energetic business who know how to get ahead, remain competitive, and still derive a financial profit. Even if it means undercutting your competitors by not paying minimum wage - that is business, that is how comptetition works.

Cut any corner to make a profit is fine in your opinion?

zenno

No - They get paid already.

LighterGuy wrote: »

I usually just round it off. Say its 15.40 ... give 16. If its say 15.80, give 16.50.

I hate all this tipping bollocks. Im not a tight git. In this case I would have already bought the food. Your man is making a wage out of it (delivery charge / flat rate) .. why should i be deemed as "tight" if I dont get him an extra 2 euro? :rolleyes:

You dont tip the guy working in mcdonalds as he hands your food.

well I wouldn't say anyone is tight, because it is up to the individual person whether they want to tip or not which is perfectly fine, but everyone is different and I choose to tip, not because I feel it nesessary but because I choose to do so.

LighterGuy

No - They get paid already.

zenno wrote: »

well I wouldn't say anyone is tight, because it is up to the individual person whether they want to tip or not which is perfectly fine, but everyone is different and I choose to tip, not because I feel it nesessary but because I choose to do so.

I am the same. I choose to tip.
Some drivers look at you tho, if its 15.40 and you give 16 euro... like i'm scabby. Other drivers are fine. But theres always that percentage that want 2 euro off you (etc) and anything less is scabby.

But its all just about what side of the coin you're on. Lets say Joe Scabby starts a delivery job tomorrow. While he wouldnt tip any of his takeway deliveries before, he wants big tips from other people now that he is doing it.

later12

No - They get paid already.

mikemac wrote: »

Or:

I really admire this attitude. This is the attitude of the energetic business who know how to get ahead, remain competitive, and still derive a financial profit. Even if it means undercutting your competitors by not paying minimum wage - that is business, that is how comptetition works.

Yes, sounds good to me.

Cut any corner to make a profit is fine in your opinion?

Not any corner, but very broadly, yes, that sounds like sublime efficiency.

dsmythy

mikemac wrote: »

Or:

I really admire this attitude. This is the attitude of the energetic business who know how to get ahead, remain competitive, and still derive a financial profit. Even if it means undercutting your competitors by not paying minimum wage - that is business, that is how comptetition works.

Cut any corner to make a profit is fine in your opinion?

If I was the employee of the lower paying company I'd be handing my CV into the higher paying company pretty quick.

e04bf0c8

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

+1 on what zenno and lighterguy said. It is a personal choice to tip. For every delivery I do I don't expect to get a tip but it is nice to get one. I always say have a nice day / enjoy the food etc or if the customer wants the food brought in I will do it whether they are a "tipper" or not. I always give the best service I can.

But it comes down to there will always be some people who are willing to spend an extra euro or two in the hope of getting better service. If I get a chance to provide preference to one customer over another it will always go towards the known tipper. ALWAYS! This can be anyhting from an extra drink/dips/sauces to entire extra pizzas or just which customer gets their order first!

Nobody is saying you have to tip but if you do it usually pays off! And that is from both a delivery driver point of view and a take away customer.

e04bf0c8

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

dsmythy wrote: »

If I was the employee of the lower paying company I'd be handing my CV into the higher paying company pretty quick.

When doing deliveries there is a lot more than just the wage to consider. one of the big things is the workplace atmosphere. I much rather work for slightly under min wage but in a take away with good management than work in a hell hole working with absolute di**heads just to get min wage. I know one guy who was fired from a place only a couple a weeks ago because he got a flat tyre while on a delivery!

And also +1 to no quarter for his attitude to work. This country could really do with a few more like him/her

Hank_Jones

No - They get paid already.

LighterGuy wrote: »

You dont tip the guy working in mcdonalds as he hands your food.

Delivery drivers possibly aren't earning what the guy behind the counter at mcdonalds is though.
They usually get a flat rate which is well below minimum wage and then a small fee for each delivery,
a euro or two, depending on where you order from.

Factor in the price of petrol these days (currently €1.52 per litre where I live) and it's hardly a feckin goldmine.
It's a fairly shít way to make a living really, probably better off on the dole.

e04bf0c8

Only if its hot and fast delivery.

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Delivery drivers possibly aren't earning what the guy behind the counter at mcdonalds is though.
They usually get a flat rate which is well below minimum wage and then a small fee for each delivery,
a euro or two, depending on where you order from.

Factor in the price of petrol these days (currently €1.52 per litre where I live) and it's hardly a feckin goldmine.
It's a fairly shít way to make a living really, probably better off on the dole.

You do have the odd good week but most weeks you would work out better on the dole. I am a fit healthy man in my 20's willing and able to work. Its a personal decision for me to not go on the dole as I would rather earn my own way even if it does mean working for less than min wage. Before anybody says it I do not hold anything against anyone on the dole. I understand it is a very necessary support system that is there for a reason. Just to be clear it is a personal decision that I do not want to be on the dole.

NoQuarter

No - They get paid already.

daedal wrote: »

Let me just say that this fucking infuriates me when people tip the driver!!!!!! the staff at the fucking place have to take, process, make and prepare the order and the fucking driver (who usually sits on his/her arse waiting for the next delivery) is getting paid 1.50 per drop + 6eur per hour to deliver "the in-store staffs hard work" dont tip these fucking lazy scum! we the staff do 95% of the work!! why should they be rewarded? when you tip them it goes into their pocket! we, the people who prepared your order dont see a fucking cent!!! and not once in the year i have worked in pizza hut, have been given a single tip instore!!!

And just one other thing!! i worked in pizza hut for a year after getting a 2.1 honours degree in product design from UL. hadn't been able to get a job and i was left with no other option.. What pushes my button is the amount of self righteous arseholes out there who think its fine to yell! complain! and make somebody's life miserable after a minuscule fuck up! seriously its so fucking degrading when we are putting in our best to satisfy you as a customer. Relax and get of your high horse!

Hrmm, lets see, I wake up in the morning and bury my head into a law book for about 8 hours before I get up and go to work in the evenings, to earn about 35 euro and spend about 10 between petrol and call costs. Luckily, as you say, I get to sit on my arse between deliveries, that thankfully gives me more time to study, because seeing as I have to pay 13,000 euro this year for my second degree to become a Barrister, I need to study as hard as possible to pass the entrance exams.

So I would hardly call myself "fcuking lazy scum". You, sir, on the other hand are a fcuking moron so shove your 2.1 in product design up your hole haha!

senordingdong

No - They get paid already.

daedal wrote: »

Let me just say that this fucking infuriates me when people tip the driver!!!!!! the staff at the fucking place have to take, process, make and prepare the order and the fucking driver (who usually sits on his/her arse waiting for the next delivery) is getting paid 1.50 per drop + 6eur per hour to deliver "the in-store staffs hard work" dont tip these fucking lazy scum! we the staff do 95% of the work!! why should they be rewarded? when you tip them it goes into their pocket! we, the people who prepared your order dont see a fucking cent!!! and not once in the year i have worked in pizza hut, have been given a single tip instore!!!

And just one other thing!! i worked in pizza hut for a year after getting a 2.1 honours degree in product design from UL. hadn't been able to get a job and i was left with no other option.. What pushes my button is the amount of self righteous arseholes out there who think its fine to yell! complain! and make somebody's life miserable after a minuscule fuck up! seriously its so fucking degrading when we are putting in our best to satisfy you as a customer. Relax and get of your high horse!

Bleuuugh...pizza hut is gross.

redout

No - Never - I can't afford it

If it takes more than 45mins then I wouldnt tip but the majority of times it is within that so about €2.

Sometimes people dont know how to put a lid on a container and when they hand the bag the food has leaked right thru it - in that case they get nada.

In fact I have refused to accept the food on a couple of occasions when the container was literally swimming in the bag.

RichieC

No - They get paid already.

whatever spare bit of coppers I have, usually a euro or two.