Do I tip the Tesco delivery man?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

December2012 wrote: »

And if the boss decides that in order to cover the raise to the driver to rise the prices, then the customer pays.

So you can pay more then, and get the same service as everybody else.

Or you can pay more now, and get a better service than non tippers.

I would rather pay the going rate for a good or service knowing the employees are paid properly than have it hang on the whim of a tip, to be perfectly honest.

CZ 453

We gave the last fella a Terrys chocolate orange. He was delighted. Maybe they were his favourites

December2012

Musa Uptight Nun wrote: »

I would rather pay the going rate for a good or service knowing the employees are paid properly than have it hang on the whim of a tip, to be perfectly honest.

So you tip then?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

December2012 wrote: »

So you tip then?

Posts #38 & #42 refer.

goz83

Musa Uptight Nun wrote: »

But that's the very point made. Treating customers differently because they do not give you a discretionary tip is churlish, immoral, unprofessional and a cynical way to do a job you are being paid for. As said, if your pay does not cover the work then talk to your employer. Penalising a customer for not tipping is deplorable.

# They are still getting their food delivered, so they are still getting their paid/unpaid delivery service.

# I did this job 12 years ago. No talking to that employer now. Plus, it was my first non summer job and I wouldn't have had the confidence or know-how to discuss employee rates. Besides, there were many others wanting the same job and the boot was always behind the drivers. Not exactly a strong bargaining position.

# I don't see it as "penalising" non- tippers unless the driver went out of their way to avoid delivering to them until last. I see it as taking care of the customers who are kind enough to acknowledge a good, friendly service delivery with relative speed.

The only way a delivery driver can reward that kindness (aside from saying thanks) is by getting their food to them as quickly as possible, which might mean choosing to call to the tippers house before the non tippers house. There is nothing unprofessional, or immoral about it and it doesn't break any rules. When you ring for a delivery, that doesn't mean you'll get your order before the person who rings 10 minutes later. You'll get it when the driver delivers it. The driver chooses his/her route according to best time and profit if they know what they are doing. We don't do the "30 minutes or it's free" here. You just wait....and tipping "might" get your food delivered sooner.

Paulw

goz83 wrote: »

The only way a delivery driver can reward that kindness (aside from saying thanks) is by getting their food to them as quickly as possible, which might mean choosing to call to the tippers house before the non tippers house.

Which might mean something in the fast food industry, but means absolutely nothing for grocery delivery. Your products are never going to get cold. And your frozen goods must be stored in a frozen compartment in the delivery van.

I seldom get food delivered - maybe once every 3 months or so, but I don't tip when ordering fast food. If my items arrive cold, I send them back and demand a refund. I pay for a product plus delivery of the product. There is always a delivery fee charged. If the delivery driver isn't paid enough then that is not my fault, but the fault of his/her employer.

wmpdd3

The Tesco driver is not allowed keep the money, if is a gift of food etc, once he declared it he/she may be able to keep it.

goz83

Paulw wrote: »

Which might mean something in the fast food industry, but means absolutely nothing for grocery delivery. Your products are never going to get cold. And your frozen goods must be stored in a frozen compartment in the delivery van.

Agreed. The only exception would be if you asked the delivery driver to bring the food into the property, rather than deliver to the door only. I think it would be rude not to tip if the driver obliged you in this way. However, Tesco company policy does not allow for tipping and the driver is not supposed to enter the premises (afaik).

Paulw wrote: »

I seldom get food delivered - maybe once every 3 months or so, but I don't tip when ordering fast food. If my items arrive cold, I send them back and demand a refund. I pay for a product plus delivery of the product. There is always a delivery fee charged. If the delivery driver isn't paid enough then that is not my fault, but the fault of his/her employer.

It's not a requirement to tip. I would also send cold food back. Just keep in mind that the delivery driver might not be doing the job he aspired to doing and might not have any choice, but to accept a low wage and must cover his own costs in delivering your food to you. Blame the employer all you like, but the driver just has to suck it up.....which is why he will deliver more quickly to customers who tip. Simple.

Some places pay better I'm sure. I only ever worked for one pizza chain and without tips, the job just wouldn't have been worth it. A delivery charge has been charged by this chain for some time now. I'm guessing it was people not tipping in the recession, or something.

mathepac

Give him 1c so he can buy a scooter.

dudara

@mathepac Please stay on topic and stick to the relevant thread

dudara

brokenarms

I did this job for some time as a back up driver. I got offered tips all the time. But only enough to get a cuppa on the way home in fairness.
The job is fairly well paid anyway. Better rates than people in the shop. It was one of better jobs I had. It was very social .

Something worth adding in relation to peoples comparisons to fast food delivery . The pizza man does not carry all your weeks shopping to your kitchen table and engage with the customer. Plus the Tesco driver has to go through testing and ongoing training the entire time they are doing it.

An expected fact is the type of people who tips.
The most well off in the biggest houses never tip, yet the people with the least always tip. But any tip was never expected. Its small change at the end of the day at best.

The company training say you are not supposed to accept it, but it causes less friction to accept a few euro, as pushing it away upsets the tipper and wastes time .

So to answer the question, do you tip the tosco driver.

Not if you don't want to.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

brokenarms wrote: »

I did this job for some time as a back up driver....

The company training say you are not supposed to accept it, but it causes less friction to accept a few euro, as pushing it away upsets the tipper and wastes time .

So to answer the question, do you tip the tosco driver.

Not if you don't want to.

No, the answer clearly is you do not tip the tesco driver. You have just said yourself that the job was well paid. Indeed more than the shop staff. You also said it was company policy not to accept tips.
Therefore, the answer to the question is: No, whether you want to or not!

brokenarms

Thanks for confirming my confirmation. LOL. Glad thats all sorted.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

brokenarms wrote: »

Thanks for confirming my confirmation. LOL. Glad thats all sorted.

No, no. You said not to if you don't want to. While your piece clearly gave reasons not to, irrespective of whether you want to or not. There is a big difference between the two.

brokenarms

Musa Uptight Nun wrote: »

No, no. You said not to if you don't want to. While your piece clearly gave reasons not to, irrespective of whether you want to or not. There is a big difference between the two.

. No probs. I understand.
People will always be people though. And although it is not necessary to tip, or expected, it would be very rare to find anyone in this planet that would turn down a pound when pushed into the hand.
I prefared a cuppa if is was on offer, and there was time. I found the job very rewarding socially like that.