A Question about tipping....

avelanchefan
avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
edited June 2009 in The Clubhouse
Okay so I order pizza from a local Pizza Hut. I usually get the same thing, but the last three orders I notice an increase in price. Deciding today to actually look at my bill, and I now notice a delivery charge of 2.50.

So do I continue to tip the driver? Or should I consider the 2.50 charge a tip?
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,151
    edited June 2009
    I would usually tip a delivery guy about $5, or just under 15%, but if they added a $2.50 delivery charge, I'd probably lower that to $2.50 (the total would still be the same). I wonder if this new charge is in response to people tipping less, or something, because money is now "too tight to mention".
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited June 2009
    Some places charge a delivery charge,instead of paying them an hourly rate.Bottom line,tip as usual.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited June 2009
    I recommend cow tipping. Much more fun.
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,151
    edited June 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I recommend cow tipping. Much more fun.
    Do chickens "tip", like cows?
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited June 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    I would usually tip a delivery guy about $5, or just under 15%, but if they added a $2.50 delivery charge, I'd probably lower that to $2.50 (the total would still be the same). I wonder if this new charge is in response to people tipping less, or something, because money is now "too tight to mention".




    Thats exactly what I did.


    I was usually giving a five dollar tip. That was until I discovered the delivery charge. I know only give three bucks.




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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited June 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    Do chickens "tip", like cows?

    No. The f**ckers are too darn agile! Hold one by its body and tilt its body left and/or right. It always keeps it head level ... that is where its sense of balance is. The location of the inner ear - just like us. Except chicken ancestors used to actually fly. Balance is important if you fly. ;)

    I betcha that people tip more easily than chickens. Hell, I've self tipped!
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited June 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    I recommend cow tipping. Much more fun.

    Ben,

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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited June 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    I would usually tip a delivery guy about $5, or just under 15%, but if they added a $2.50 delivery charge, I'd probably lower that to $2.50 (the total would still be the same). I wonder if this new charge is in response to people tipping less, or something, because money is now "too tight to mention".


    Well thats what I did...I gave 2 dollars over. Just thought it was odd.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited June 2009
    avelanchefan wrote: »
    Well thats what I did...I gave 2 dollars over. Just thought it was odd.

    That's what I do. 2 or 3 bucks more.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited June 2009
    Two or three bucks depending on how big the order is.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited June 2009
    Here's a tip - get a new job.

    (Kidding)
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited June 2009
    I work for Papa Johns part time and they also charge a delivery fee but we only see a small part of it. It's to help pay for gas.
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  • ntculenuff
    ntculenuff Posts: 1,146
    edited June 2009
    Hillbilly61 wrote: »
    I betcha that people tip more easily than chickens. Hell, I've self tipped!
    just add alcohol :D
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited June 2009
    Years ago I worked for Dominos and the did pay the delivery guys minimum wage and we would earn an additional 6% of what we sold (delivered) to cover mileage/gas. I would definitely depend on customer tips.

    Bear in mind that this was way before delivery charges.
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  • 66chevyIISS
    66chevyIISS Posts: 857
    edited June 2009
    I think it all depends on who gets the "Delivery Charge" portion. I've noticed it before but never factored it into my tip decision. I'm under the assumption that money goes to the establishment and not the actual driver.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited June 2009
    I always tip as usual. I figure the delivery charge is what I'm paying for the convenience of having it delivered to me.
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited June 2009
    Last time Dominos **** up my orders and delivered me wrong pizza (its my order but they put orgengo spice on it) and had them to redeliver.. to my amaze, they watned me to re pay another 1.50 for delivery charge...


    WOW!!!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited June 2009
    CaligulaPolk wrote: »
    Last time Dominos **** up my orders and delivered me wrong pizza (its my order but they put orgengo spice on it) and had them to redeliver.. to my amaze, they watned me to re pay another 1.50 for delivery charge...


    WOW!!!

    What a bunch of jungle monkeys! (I apologize to anyone who is a monkey and subsequently lives in a jungle)
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited June 2009
    I don't believe I've ever seen "oregano spice" as a topping option. That being said (and it was), I always find your posts strangely amusing, Caligula. Keep on marching to your beat.
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  • CaligulaPolk
    CaligulaPolk Posts: 1,650
    edited June 2009
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    I don't believe I've ever seen "oregano spice" as a topping option. That being said (and it was), I always find your posts strangely amusing, Caligula. Keep on marching to your beat.

    glad to entertain you :D

    but i was telling truth :p
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,151
    edited June 2009
    Fireman32 wrote: »
    I work for Papa Johns part time and they also charge a delivery fee but we only see a small part of it. It's to help pay for gas.
    These gas surcharges seem very unfair. Gas was $4 a gallon, so everybody wants to add "surcharges". Gas goes back to $2, and everybody still pockets the "surcharges". Now gas is almost $3 again here in SoCal.

    I wish they would be honest about it and have a policy such as:

    - If gas is $3 or more, surcharge will be "x";
    - If gas is $2.50 or less, then no surcharge.

    It seems to me that it may all be a case of a preponderance of "hot air" ... and yes, I mean "it stinks". From this discussion, it would seem like the delivery guys are probably getting the short straw again, just like tipping for curbside check-in at airports: the baggage "surcharges" reportedly led to a huge reduction in tips for curbside staff. There's nothing wrong with paying a fair price for delivery or curbside convenience IMO, but why do we get the impression we are being involuntarily screwed so frequently these days?!
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited June 2009
    Kex wrote: »
    but why do we get the impression we are being involuntarily screwed so frequently these days?!

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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2009
    I think involuntarily screwed = raped.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2009
    I would call them up and ask a whole bunch of detailed questions about who gets what, how the delivery charge is taxed, how other customers tipping rates have changed given the additional charge, if given to the deliverer for gas then what percentage of his actual gas bill is covered, is there any paper trail of how much gas they buy, how much they use on deliveries and how much is paid by the new fee, etc. etc. etc. until they hang up on you.

    I just got a letter saying my utilities were going up by 13% and I kept them on the phone for over two hours asking very detailed questions. They had no clue how to answer the questions (they wer asked in a very nice way but to the point and non-provocative). RAISE MY RATE WILL YOU!

    We are just too happy to pay all these little price hikes everywhere without causing a down side for the people charging them. This stuff will end up taking all our extra cash over the next few years because of the economy if we all just let it go each time.
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited June 2009
    i tip but if they are late the tip goes down unless it is from my local mom and pop
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