How much do you tip the pizza guy?

[mayakovsky]

Wow I'm cheap. Sorry mayakovsky, my rule of thumb has been $2 or $3 for the delivery guy, depending on the cost of the food.

No, that is actually a good tip! As long as you're not a thousand miles from the store.

I used to deliver as well (though not for 8 years , how many cars have you been through?), so I always tip in the $5+ range.

Only 2 cars! My first, a Camaro, had 230,000 miles on it when she finally died. My Eclipse has 120,000 miles. She's still holding up! And I tip very well too. It would be a little wrong not to.

To those who said 10%: Why would you pay a tip proportional to the cost of the pizza? AFAIK, it's not any harder to deliver three pizzas than one

You're right, unless you have to bring in 20+ pizzas. That sucks!

 

[WillJ]

Originally posted by mayakovsky
You're right, unless you have to bring in 20+ pizzas. That sucks!

Yeah, I'd definitely leave a big tip when it's a big order like that. I just wouldn't give more of a tip for, say, 4 pizzas compared to 2.

 

[Immortal]

10% of 12 dollars is 1.20. That doesnt seem like a lot when thats my average order

 

[Bose]

We don't tip over here, but we usuallyjust give them about $2 over it and say 'keep the change'. This is only for pizza dudes or waitresses, i hate the tipping culture...

 

[Bamspeedy]

I used to deliver pizzas for 5 years (most of this part time while going to school), so I know exactly what Greadius and mayakovsky are talking about.

Some places make the drivers use their own cars, and some places pay the driver more than others, but at all the places I worked at, you just get paid minimum wage + a certain amount for each deliver (or a $ amount for 'gas' money based on mileage you put on your car), and the rest of their income is entirely dependant on tips. The places that put a set amount on the $ they give me/delivery, it was usually $.50, unless it was X miles away, then it would be $1.

$1 or $0.26/mile doesn't really pay me enough to drive 7 miles with my own vehicle to get no tip (you also have to consider the time it takes to drive there and back to the pizza place). And people wonder why we set a limit on how far away we can deliver

Depending on where you work, the income can drastically vary. At one place I delivered to predominately college students, but at another place it was mostly upper to middle class income families.

Worst tippers: Some rich people, professional athletes, and drug dealers (we always know where the 'crack houses' are, at least 6 months before the cops raid the house).

Best tippers: Middle class income families, and college students at parties (especially at around bar time).

Average, I would say $1.50-$2.00 tips was average for me if you consider all the big tippers and all the 'cheapskates' or 'stiffs'. If you don't count the stiffers, then $2-$3 is about right.

 

[Greadius]

Rich people are like the jekyl & hyde of tipping. Some of them got rich by being cheap, they'll give you $1. Some of them have actual compassion and can make your night (I got a $50 tip once ).

Stoners are the best on average though, or anyone college age. They generally have no concept of the value of money but know the value of good pizza service!

 

[Immortal]

they just want something to keep the vomit down.

 

[Turner]

I usually try to give the drive a couple of bucks. Sometimes it's more, sometimes it's less. We, well, when I order, always get the same thing, so I usually know what the total is going to be. It's always the same guy, I think he's Iranian(not that it matters, but he's always surprised when I tip him), and he's always been very plesant, so I try to tip him decently. It really depends, tho, on how much money I have when I order. But usually at least 2.00

 

[Immortal]

Yeah, the pizza hut I referred to earlier only had 2 delivery guys. So I had a 50 50 chance of seeing my buddy.

 

[bobgote]

I live in Australia so no tip.

If it's gonna cost like $19 or something and i have a $20 note, i'd let them keep the change, but wouldn't go out of my way to tip them. That's the same with everything over here tho, it's much better when people don't expect a tip. In america i went to a restaurant and they tell you how much you have to tip on the bill! it's not even a tip anymore! why doesn't the restaurant charge a bit more, then pay into their salaries? (probably cos they'd STILL want a tip!)

 

[Turner]

Right. . . tipping is such an institution over here that we wouldn't know what to do if we didn't have to tip! We'd still try and tip them.

Personally, I'm offended when someone tells me how much to tip. Tipping is feedback. The better the service, the more I tip. It has not been unusual for me to leave a twenty-five cent tip for poor service. I hope the servers get the point - Poor Tip = Poor Service. I really wish they had a Tip-O-Meter, that I could change based upon how good the service is.

Delivery stuff is different, tho. I try to take into consideration that they're driving their cars and what not. . .

 

[Jeratain]

Originally posted by Greadius
Stoners are the best on average though, or anyone college age. They generally have no concept of the value of money but know the value of good pizza service!

Amen to that.

I normally tip the pizza guy (there's no pizza gal in these parts) 2 to 3 bucks depending on how much extra cash I have on me. Reason I don't tip more is because the pizza place is only 4 minutes away, so if I wasn't lazy, I could get off my ass and pick it up myself

 

[Adebisi]

No tipping in Finland either.
But noone forces the delivery boys to deliver pizza either. I think it's a pretty good job, minimum wage but still.

 

[Greadius]

Sheesh, tip free society, what a crazy world

I've never been told how much to tip in face to face service or delivering (or while delivering, I never commented). I think it is a reflection of service, or at least that is what I told myself when I brought home $100 in cash at the end of the day. One of the reasons I enjoyed it so much... immediate reward for my hard work, and noticable difference between my more apathetic co-workers.

 

[ozscott75]

I've got no problems rewarding good service, but........

Originally posted by Turner_727
It has not been unusual for me to leave a twenty-five cent tip for poor service.

Why reward bad service?

 

[Turner]

It's not rewarding, it's sending a message. You give me bad service, I give you a bad tip. Usually, I can afford a quarter, so it's not like it's a bunch of money outta my pocket.

Times like that I want my Tip-O-Meter.

 

[Mrogreturns]

If you want a unique experience, try tipping a taxi driver in Japan- who would ever have thought you could earn a foul look by offering someone money?


By the way- I realise there are a number of possibe humerous answers to that question. Are you there Rodgers?

 

[ozscott75]

Originally posted by Turner_727
It's not rewarding, it's sending a message. You give me bad service, I give you a bad tip. Usually, I can afford a quarter, so it's not like it's a bunch of money outta my pocket.

Times like that I want my Tip-O-Meter.

How about the message, 'bad service, no tip', you're still tipping, i.e. giving a reward, for bad service.

 

[Stapel]

Tipping in Holland and other European countries is not like tipping in USA. Not tipping in a restaurant is perfectly normal here.

The pizza guy (always on a company moped) gets the change. Usually we order 4 pizzas, and they will cost between 35 and 40 euros. I always pay 40.

 

[Turner]

Originally posted by ozscott75


How about the message, 'bad service, no tip', you're still tipping, i.e. giving a reward, for bad service.

Ah, the cultural differences. . . You see it as a reward, I see it as an insult. Most of the wait-staff around here will understand the message, and take it to heart. Perhaps.

Leaving a quarter for a tip in place of a note saying bad service is pretty equivalent to flipping someone the finger, instead of saying f-off. Besides, if I actually tried to leave a message, first I'd have to get some paper of some kind, then a pen, then sit down through five iterations of "Hey dad, what are you doing," and then leaving it for them to see rather than ignore and throw away. Just easier to leave a quarter and be done with it.