Tip Your Pizza Delivery Person!
March 6th, 2008 by Ana
I got called in to work last night, and had just a horrible night. Seriously, my worst since leaving Domino’s back in the fall. So:
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I couldn’t believe how many folks either tipped a pittance or didn’t tip at all last night. One of the reasons I switched stores and employers was because my current store, an independent, has a much better clientele. No more “ghetto runs” as we called them at Domino’s, where you had to wonder about your safety as your walked up to the customer’s house at night.
And there is also the tipping. Usually, I make mad money on tips at my current store. Not last night. I had two out of 11 runs not tip at all. On Monday night I had every run tip, but two of them only tipped less than a dollar.
Folks, gas is now officially over $3 per gallon in this town!! No, the store does NOT buy our gas. No, the store does NOT provide our vehicles, or any maintenance on them. I didn’t even make enough last night on ELEVEN freakin orders to fill up my gas tank, and remember the Pizza Taxi is a little Ford Escort that only takes about 11.5 gallons to fill from bone-dry to completely full. (Good thing it only uses a quarter of a tank on normal nights!)
Y’all probably do not want to know what we drivers say about non-tipping customers. We definitely have our opinions, and they are not nice. Read on at your own risk.
To me, if a person does not tip at all, that says two things about them: one, they are a cheap(*skate) and that is censored. Two, they just have no class. None. Think about it: They don’t want to expend their own gas and time and effort to go get their pizza, but they refuse to compensate me for doing it for them. And for some strange reason, the notorious non-tippers at our store ALL live five or more miles out from the store! No. Class. Cheap(*donkeys).
And every single one of us drivers KNOW those addresses that don’t tip at all. If we get multiple orders in a run … guess which one gets delivered last? And gets put on the bottom? Petty? Yeah, it’s probably petty. The boss man won’t cut them off on delivery (well, I take that back, he did cut one off, and I asked him to cut another off last night) so we still have to take them their $30-80 orders for absolutely no reward. Yes, the non-tippers usually order a lot of food. At Domino’s, even with many more notorious non-tippers, we still all knew the addresses.
“But don’t you get the delivery charge?” Um, nope. When I got my very first job in 1989 working inside a pizza place, we paid drivers $1.25 per run and had free delivery. Guess what I make today? $1.25 per run. At Domino’s they adjusted it to what gas prices did, so we could make as little as $1 per run last summer. So NINETEEN years later I am making the same money per run as a “gas offset” even though gas prices are almost three times higher.
And to top off my bad night last night, the last order wasn’t even home when I brought the pizza! This is the absolute pinnacle of rudeness. The lady was home, but she had no money, so she called up her man on the cell phone, and he asked me to sit in his driveway and wait for him to come home. Then he stopped by the store and paid for the pizzas, so the boss man called me to tell me to give the lady the food. Of course … you guessed it … no tip. So I asked the boss man to cut that address off for delivery. That guy can pick up his own pizza since he obviously doesn’t value the effort of this delivery driver. Our time is money when we’re working. Rude. No class. Cheap (*donkey).
Folks, when a pizza driver is sitting idle, that pizza driver is making only minimum wage (in Tennessee it is the FEDERAL minimum wage of $5.85 per hour). In my store, everyone except the owner is a student. A few are still high school students working their first job, but the rest of us are in college. Even us two “old gals” as the kids call us. When I worked at Domino’s the story was pretty much the same: mostly college students, trying to get money for books and tuition to avoid student loans.
If you’ve read this far down, you’ve either delivered pizzas yourself or have a strong heart. I found a website the other night run by pizza drivers called Tip The Pizza Guy (ok, they are gender-biased) that will give you even more insight into how we think and what we do.
It also quoted a rather disturbing statistic: pizza delivery drivers are the #3 workers who DIE on the job. About 6-8 weeks ago, a driver was shot and killed right here in town (but a totally different neighborhood from where I deliver!). Most of us drivers are college students, and those that aren’t have pizza delivery as a second job (especially those of us who listen to Dave Ramsey).
So seriously: TIP YOUR PIZZA DELIVERY PERSON!!!
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March 6th, 2008 at 10:01 am
I’m sorry! That really stinks. I’ve never delivered pizzas, but I was a waitress and found the money was very good. Have you considered that instead? I hope it gets better for you!
March 6th, 2008 at 10:16 am
i’ve never delivered pizza, but read through to the bottom. i had actually just applied to deliver to help the debt snowball. yesterday on Dave Ramsey they had an hour long call-in on tipping. there were a few good “pizza tipper” stories. check out the archives if you haven’t heard it.
i always try to to tip more than i “should”. i remember one time we had food delivered, and my sister in-law was buying. when she paid, she paid for the food and didn’t tip. the delivery guy looked at her with this confused look, and she slammed the door. once i realized what happened i ran around trying to find some cash to give him but by the time i made it outside, he was gone. needless to say, the food didn’t go down as easy that night.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I used to deliver pizzas - back then, drivers were paid minimum wage plus a “mileage” or “commission” of 6 or 7 percent (of delivered dollar volume) for the use of their car. There was no explicit delivery charge, it was embedded in the price of the pizza.
I mostly delivered in college towns; on a weekend shift you could deliver 50-75 pizzas, it was that busy and you’d leave the store with 4-5 pizzas every run. Tips were scarce back then, ESPECIALLY from students.
One general observation: there was a distinct inverse relationship between the price of the pizza and the quality of the tip. The tips were outstanding when delivering pricey upscale pizzas and mediocre to downright pathetic when delivering low-end pizzas. But the delivery volume was low at upscale shops (so drivers would be idle or clean dishes or something) and high at the low-end shops (so drivers spent almost all their time on the road except for end-of-shift cleanup).
I once delivered a pizza to a state senator who later became governor. He lived at the far edge of the delivery area and ordered a small pepperoni pizza ($4.25). His wife answered the door and handed me a check for the exact amount (no tip). He was a Republican.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Come to think of it, a few years after that, I delivered a pizza to a state representative in a different nearby town. (Both were Domino’s stores which “shared” drivers when a store needed help, the manager of this store “recruited” me from the first store.) He lived closer to the store. Hiw wife came to the door and paid me cash - again, no tip. He was a Democrat.
I guess politicians like to spend YOUR money but not their own.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Come one now, stop whining. Tips are a bonus for a job well done. How much of a ‘job well done’ can you do to walk from your car to a door . . . maybe you didn’t trip and fall?
March 6th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Re: waitressing instead of delivering. I have a bad back (get VA Disability for it) and can’t carry the trays. Technically I could go on SSDI, but am too proud to do that right now.
Traciatim: the pizza places pay minimum wage and haven’t raised the gas offset in about twenty years, and fully count on the drivers getting tips to make up the difference. And believe me, finding some of these houses is “a job well done” especially in thunderstorms like Monday night, snow (Tuesday night and forecast again for tomorrow/Friday), ice (VERY common in this part of the country as we’ve had three nights of ice since the beginning of the year), etc, and some houses don’t have numbers that are visible from the road or even any numbers posted at all. If you don’t want to tip a driver because you feel we don’t actually do anything, please pick your pizza up from the store. And the comment “Maybe you didn’t trip and fall” is a challenge in and of itself in some people’s yards! I’ve tripped over garden hoses, irrigation spigots (unmarked), uneven sidewalks, dark colored yard ornaments, and childrens’ toys in people’s yards in the dark.
Nathaniel: there is another kind of customer we drivers memorize the addresses for: the really good tippers! We always hope to get those orders, and can rattle off those exact addresses as well.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:16 am
I used to deliver pizza for Pizza Hut 10 years back. They paid a gas-surcharge per trip, and I remember once they even raised it to coincide with the rise in gas prices. Maybe you could check into a different pizza joint to see if they cover the gas prices a bit better. Back then it was around a buck per gallon but I couldn’t imagine doing it now with $3 per gallon!
Also, different people order pizza from different shops. I used to think that Pizza Hut clientèle seemed a bit higher class than others (like Domino’s) and thus might tip a bit more? Domino’s, with their non-sit-down stores, seemed like more fly-by night cheaper shops. This might have changed in the intervening years.
March 6th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Wow, I can’t believe that one guy wasn’t even home! That stinks!
I agree that people should tip their delivery drivers. Not tipping is cheap.
My brother used to drive for Pizza Hut. I heard lots of horror stories, but there was one night when he was hanging out at pizza hut on his day off, and a guy called in and wanted his pizza in 20 minutes. He offered to tip $20 if they could do it. There were no drivers available, so my brother drove it out there on his night off. Those were the kinds of customers he loved!
March 6th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I am a delivery driver and found this blog to be dead on.
For the most part I always make my money but it is still hard when you work your butt off just to get “stiffed”. I work at Papa John’s and love it, except for those few times a week where I ask myself why I deliver.
We get paid minimum wage plus tips and make $1.50 per delivery. People think that the $1.50 is supposed to be our tip. Actually this is what the Owner has to pay people to risk their lives, maintain their vehicles, and help with the rising cost of gas, just to keep drivers in the store to deliver to people that do not want to leave their homes.
You tip for the service. Remember you don’t have to leave your home. You don’t have to do ANYTHING at all except make the call or nowadays with LESS effort you can order online. ALL you have to do is open the door and appreciate that there is someone out there that is willing to provide you a service with their own vehicle and all they want in return is a little compensation for their efforts. It’s as simple as that.
I look at it this way. When you go into 7-11 you should notice that EVERYTHING is marked up higher than what you would pay at the grocery store. Here you are paying extra for the convenience of in and out shopping with no hassles.(USUALLY) When you order pizza or any other delivery it is convenient for you to not have to pack the kids up and drive to the store. You tip for that convenience!!
I also wanted to share an experience I had the other night. I was delivering to UVA. We were slammed!! I had six deliveries that easily could have all been delivered in ample time, in this case less than 30-35 minutes. The hospital was # 3 and I was making GREAT time. I called the people and told them where to meet me and they said it would be a couple of minutes before they would make it to the loading dock. No problem, after all it is a hospital. 5 minutes go by. I call to make sure there was no misunderstanding. I am assured that the person is on the way, and I explain that we are really busy and I can’t wait indefinitely. 5 more minutes go by and no one has come to the loading dock.
I have a older deliveries in my bag and am starting to get uncomfortable with the time that the others are now having to wait for their orders. So I leave to deliver the older orders. The people call the store and the manager explains the situation and they say ok.
When I call them to meet up with them again, I am told they will be right there. ALMOST TEN MORE MINUTES GO BY, NO SIGN OF THE CUSTOMERS! These people have wasted more than 20 minutes of my time not to mention the inconvenience and time wasted to have to come back. He gets down and puts a zero where the tip goes. I am pretty steamed and usually I wouldn’t say a thing, but this time I did. I told him that I had to wait an awfully long time to receive no tip. He actually said this:
“You need the money that bad? It is not my fault that you are bad with your money and have lots of debt, you should get another job!” I couldn’t believe it.
The ironic thing was that on my bumper of my $500 beater car that is PAID for there are two stickers. One says Act your Wage, and the other is an ANTI DEBT sticker. Both stickers are from Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover website.
Here’s the kicker! The order was paid for with an American Express CC. Maybe he should have asked if I have any CC’s at all or car payments for that matter. What a LOSER that guy was!
March 6th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
How appropriate that Dave’s tipping theme hour aired yesterday. I try not to be a cheap tipper. I do have to admit that the hubby likes to tip more than I do, though.
March 6th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Maybe the boss could roll a delivery charge into the bill. Like when a customer is noted as a non-tipper by multiple employees - increase charges across the board.
I can’t imagine not tipping - I would feel sooo guilty. I’ve had drivers question me about miscalculating my tip and offer to give money back. But I feel better giving more.
March 6th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
“Tips are a bonus for a job well done”
Ug what a horrible attitude. I understand that you have to tip, but since I’m cheap, I just go pick it up myself. Saves us both the pain.
However, you aren’t going to change people. Have you considered a non-tip based job?
March 6th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
You wouldn’t happen to live in Clarksville Tn would you? Our pizza delivery people here get robbed at gun point while they are walking up to houses. I always tip. Usually 15% then rounded to the nearest whole number.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
JP, yes I do, but deliver out in Sango area. I *usually* make more per delivery here than I did when I delivered for Domino’s in S. C-ville. (to answer your question, James)
Dedicated, there is already a delivery charge and the cheap people think that is our tip.
Sjean, a non-tipping job would be minimum wage for the hours I am available
March 7th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Ever Since I started listening to Dave Ramsey, I’ve always made it a point to be particulary generous to the PIZZA GUY!
I especially make it worth while for the pizza guy or gal if they say “better than I deserve” when we as them how they are doing!
March 7th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Wow, that sucks. I never tip less than about 4-5 bucks, and the pizza place (one of them) is only about 5 blocks from my house.
BTW. My youngest yells “Pizza Dude!!” whenever the pizza arrives. It’s gotten to be a family tradition.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:01 am
You are still delivering pizza 19 years later? Where are your goals?
March 7th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Janet: Ummm, no. I’ve been delivering for almost a year now. Nineteen years ago I worked on the inside and checked drivers out at the end of their shifts. Since I am back in college I am back in the pizza biz.
March 8th, 2008 at 12:32 am
It’s so disappointing to me to live in a neighborhood where the major chains WILL NOT deliver. I think I can get *one* local chain to deliver here. But you know what? I don’t blame them one bit. (I blame the stupid city for not getting enough cops to patrol this neighborhood that the stupidity would die down. And there is no excuse–we’re right next to Ohio State!) Back when I was married my husband delivered pizza on the side and ever since, I have been sure to tip. I remember him telling me that even a dollar per delivery added up on a busy evening, and that was low, even for the mid-nineties.
March 8th, 2008 at 12:33 am
@randall: One of my best buds from high school calls them the Pizza Fairy. But I never say it where they can hear in case it’s a guy, I’d hate to offend him.
March 8th, 2008 at 12:34 am
not to be Posty McPostPost…
@Janet: At least she has a job, even if she *were* delivering pizzas for nineteen years. There is no dishonor in manual labor, despite what many Americans think.
March 8th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Tipping….. I work in a tip based business as well (bartender). I do not make federal minimum wage. I have customers who end up having 300 dollar tabs and leave ZERO for the tip….
Of course, they say, “tipping is optional. You were going to be here anyway. It isnt like you did anything HARD.”
Censored words.
No, pouring drinks is not hard. Pouring 20 rounds of shots while I have 15 customers at my bar that will tip me that have to wait when they do not tip is maddening. And you know what? If I know you won’t tip, your drink order will be last on my to do list. I will take care of those who do tip first, even if they only tip a dollar, because even at a dollar, they are valuing my time.
And the comments that we have to smile at…. are you kidding me? The things that come out of people’s mouths about you and your body…. they think they have the right to say anything just because you are behind the bar…..
Let’s put it this way… I work there to make MONEY. Not to listen to your filth. And I still work there because by and large, I make enough money to only have to work 4 nights a week while I am putting myself through College and raising two children on my own because my ex-husband decided one day that being a husband and a father wasn’t “His gig”.
Suffice to say, I am a big tipper. The other night I ordered one 12 dollar pizza and gave the delivery guy 25 bucks and told him THANK YOU. Anywhere I go were it is a tip based service I get awesome, prompt service. And I do believe outside of it being just great servers and my awesome personality… it has a lot to do with the fact that waiting on me is WORTH THE TIME because they MAKE MONEY.
March 8th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Katie, I hear ya! I get propositioned in my pizza uniform even! I can just imagine what some customers say to a bartender. If they are going to treat us like pieces of meat, they could at least tip extraordinarily…say it with Jackson, not George.
March 9th, 2008 at 7:33 am
Mary Hunt on her website posted about having a spending-free week (as a challenge: no spending). She took a business trip during that week (for a speaking engagement), and she POSTED about NOT tipping housekeeping at the hotel! I’m sorry, that’s not frugal, that’s CHEAP and MISERABLE and BAD WITNESS if you’re a Christian. I posted in the combox just how despicable that was, and posted about it on the MyTMMO boards, too.
If you can’t afford to tip, you can’t afford to eat out (or have it delivered). Stay home and fix your own mac n cheese!
I tip generously because I’ve worked in restaurants and hotels in my younger life…that’s hard work and there’s people trying to support family on those earnings…a lot of hotel maids are immigrant women just starting out and they don’t have a lot of options. God has blessed me abundantly so I can SHARE the blessing!
I can probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve ever ordered pizza…just not a habit of mine…but if I did I would tip! Gas is expensive, plus paying increased auto insurance for business use of the vehicle, plus the effort and dangers involved.
I usually tip 20% because the math is easier…then I round up from there. If I’m with a large party and the gratuity is already included in the check, I think, pity, that’s only 15%.
On/around the holidays, I like to play tip fairy and spread the blessing even more generously. On an $11 check, I’ll leave a Jackson…then leave quickly!!!
March 11th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
It sort of depends on where you live. At where I am, everyone is protected under minimum wage law — even pizza delivery and restaurants waiting staff. As a result, delivery generally earns more than the in-store staff at fast food/pizza joints where people don’t usually tip, even if you factor in the gas and mileage.
My dad used to run a fast food restaurant with delivery, and he kept many delivery shifts himself to pocket that extra tip. His restaurant’s delivery area covered mostly low income and lower-middle classes, but he’d still make more.
Armed with that information, I never gave very generous tip to the delivery person, especially if I was not entirely satisfied in the service as a whole (e.g., rude, late, wrong order). I always consider tip as a measure of my gratitude, and not just because it was a social norm. I apply the same standard to restaurant waiting staff.
Sidenote: I generally tip about 12% pre-tax. If you call me cheap, then I don’t think you deserve even that much, when you have only spent less than 5 minutes serving over the course of my meal.
Mind you, my information on how much delivery guys earn is a little dated; gas price has since doubled, while the minimum wage grew less than that, so I do tip the delivery guys a little better nowadays.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
sundae1888, 12% pre-tax is still better than a lot of folks. Sunday I ran a $70 order and received absolutely nothing. The customer also expected me to change a $100 bill, when the menu specifically says “Drivers never carry more than $20 in change for safety concerns.” And at Domino’s the drivers are expected to help box and sometimes even make the orders, so claiming a driver only does 5 minutes of work is not always correct. It depends on the store. My current store doesn’t allow us drivers behind the counter though, no matter how busy the insiders get. I remember taking a 50 pizza order to a high school wrestling team when I worked for Dominos, and I made at least 15 of those pizzas, boxed at least half of them, then had to figure out how to fit that many in my little Ford Escort. As for the tip? Let’s just say I think there’s a reason the adult coached wrestling as opposed to teaching math.
March 12th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Well, I’m starting to understand we always get such swift delivery from the few places we order pizza etc from. I consider a $5 tip standard on a $25-30 order and I sort of assumed we were on the median there.
I do notice that the type of people who insist that they “don’t tip” or tip very poorly are usually people who’ve never worked in the service industry. Just because it doesn’t take 8 extra years of education doesn’t mean it isn’t incredibly hard work that deserves reward!
March 14th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
@Ana: I’m not saying drivers don’t deserve to be tipped; my dad’s delivery guys always help out in prepping the orders whenever they can. And depending on the traffic & weather, the driving part can be brutal too.
If I live in a city where there is no (or ridiculously low) minimum wage on people earning tips, I definitely would tip a lot more generously.
March 14th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
sundae, no hard feelings here. As I said, some folks don’t even tip 5% if you can believe that!
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April 23rd, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Thank you for this post! I never knew the pay rates for delivery drivers or that they weren’t being compensated for the use of their vehicles. Armed with that knowledge I’ll stop second guessing my 20% tips.
May 22nd, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I already posted on this blog but I was reading some of the newer comments and am just amazed at the perspective people have about tipping. It’s almost as if they pick the default (easy) answer without considering all factors. People spend $5.00 for a cup of coffee but think tipping someone for wearing out their own car to provide front door service to someone is over the top. I am just glad that the people who appreciate the service for what it is, far outweigh the losers who don’t.
I would never mess with someones food but I certainly do not have a problem saving the worst delivery for last. Unfortunately for the losers I know of drivers that aren’t as nice.
And to Janet, the self appointed judge of career choices, you are what is wrong with society. It’s a good thing your judgment really does not matter at all! It does offer some insight however, into how you probably treat people who serve you everyday.
May 30th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I worked for several years for Papa John’s while getting my act together. It is good honorable work that does take some skill. It was challenging to route my pizza’s all through town so that I could get them to my customer’s in the most efficient time. It was challenging holding 4 boxed pizza’s and a two-liter of coke while you rummaged through your drawers looking for a pen to write a check (which you knew about 20 minutes ago). 5 minutes of serving? Please. Many of my runs were to two towns both 5 miles in the other direction of the main town. So it was at least a 10-15 minute drive just to get your pizza’s there. All while dealing with summer heat and pizza’s steaming up your windows. The smell of your car always of pizza. Delivering in snow when the customer didn’t bother to shovel without dropping his precious food? No, pizza driver’s don’t work for what they do. Not at all. As someone already said, if that’s how you think, go out and pick your own up. There is a reason you called for delivery. Tip your Pizza Dude. He’s the only thing standing between you and hot food.
June 21st, 2008 at 5:30 pm
we live about 3 blocks from a pizza hut, order online , it get it delivered between 5-6 pm , , email say 35 to 50 mins. but since i do tip $5-6 we always get it delivered in about 15mins, they must put us first now, a few yrs ago when we started ordering online sometimes it took a hour, so tipping i am sure works to be first on the list, those that don’t tip should get thiers last
July 13th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Janet says
You are still delivering pizza 19 years later? Where are your goals?
I find this insulting because at least someone is showing a work ethic and not trying to live off government handouts.
I manage a Pizza Hut,and trust me,if customers do not tip my drivers, they are losing money. I just don’t see how these types of people can live with themselves. It’s rude, it’s classless,and unethical. If my driver happened to be rude,I would understand,but those drivers are extremely rare.They know a smile is a very important part of the uniform in my store.Two
days ago, a local business ordered 200 dollars worth of pizza.As a thank you, I sent the driver with free dressing,napkins,plates and silverware. When she got there,and gave the customer the free condiments,the customer said ” I didn’t order this Sh**”,and didn’t tip my driver one red cent. The following day, I called the owner personally and demanded an apology from his employee,and if nothing was done, I would not deliver to her again.He called me back 30 minutes later,and told me the driver could come by,and he’d personally tip her 35.00. He told the lady who ordered, if she couldn’t tip at least 10% to not have food delivered. I later found out,he used to be a pizza delivery man when he was younger
July 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Very enlightening! I got the smackdown a couple months ago when I placed an order for $30 and went to tip $3. Needless to say, the driver got better than that from the rest of the house, and I got a talking to.
August 1st, 2008 at 9:49 am
Hi Rob ! I’m applying the same strategy, but the difference is that I get the pizza after 45 minutes and I’m sure that I’m on top of the list. I wonder how does it takes to get a pizza if you’re not a “permanent good tipper customer” ?
August 1st, 2008 at 5:37 pm
For those who don’t tip there is a consequence now. TipStiffers.com where those stiffers will be placed on a map for the world to see. When gas prices are so high right now it isn’t right to not tip so let’s put them on a map.
August 6th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I’m thinking of delivering pizza again. After not doing it for 17 years. Married with three kids now. Times are tough. I read Dave Ramsey and we’re going to put his plan in action. The cost of gas 17 years ago was a lot less than what it is today. Back then I got either .75 cents or a dollar per delivery from the store plus tips. Domino’s just called me tonight. Debating about going back into it. Second job. Pay off bills. Is it worth it? Or will it just go back into my tank, plus the wear and tear on the vehicle. I put on the application that I would be available from 6pm until 11pm Monday thru Saturday. All day Sunday. And depending if they need my at my other job on my other day off, if not, then I’m available all day, on top of Sunday. I have rotating days off. Mailman.
August 28th, 2008 at 12:06 am
It’s unfortunate that your boss didn’t ask the customer to add a tip for you. (And if it was a lame tip, say, “c’mon, you made him wait and time is money, leave him AT LEAST $5!.”)
August 28th, 2008 at 12:13 am
(Uh, or her…)
September 8th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Your story presents an interesting point of view. I usually tip $5.00 when ordering a pizza for delivery. This is on top of the $2.00 delivery charge that the place charges to take a delivery order. Sometimes I feel I’m being charged too much for the servicve plus the tip. Of course, I don’t have to order it, but I like the pizza and the service is good…ultimately, I have no complaints. Just out of curiosity; what do YOU consider a good tip for delivering a pizza? Criteria: delivery location is within 1 mile, usually a single XL pizza, and that’s about it.
October 5th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
umm im not saying i don’t tip my delivery person, cuz i always do, but not excessively. i mean c’mon..you really can’t expect much tips from a job like that. doesn’t mean its right, but u can’t really expect much more. if u want good tips be a waitress.
October 5th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
When my wife and i order pizza’s, we tip about 20%, kind of excessive maybe, but we appreciate the service. Even if they are running late, we will still tip, because we know it’s not the drivers fault (generally), but maybe the kitchen is backed up or traffic or it’s superbowl sunday or something like that…
November 5th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
From a customers view:
We order, say, a $15 pizza, and also get charged a $1.50 delivery charge.
The $1.50 + $2 tip = $3.50 beyond the pizza price (or around 20% additional over price of pizza).
Conclusions:
1. A $2 tip is completely fine on orders of $10 - $15, (and should be increased accordingly for larger orders).
2. Drivers should not expect more than the above tip amount,
but should not stand (and deliver) for less. If lousy tipping happens consistently, get another job. One suggestion is to find ways to make money online. There are opportunities if you take the time to study and ask for advice.
3. Customers who can’t afford to tip the above amount should get off their fat arses and go get the pizza themselves.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
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November 16th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I usually do 1000kms a week working for Domino’s Pizza (Australia). The other night I did 9 deliveries and had a total of $3.85 in tips. I know that there is an economic crisis and all that but come on. I make $10.49 an hour with $1.49 per delivery. That gives me 1L of petrol, which gets me maybe 10kms. When you live 12kms away from the store, I use at least 2L of fuel getting there and back and I only get $1.49??? And this is supposed to also contribute to the upkeep of my little sh*tbox of a car?
I do get tips from embarrassed guys who call me “mate” or “man” (I’m a girl) so thats good. I also did a delivery that was 15kms away the other night and got a $10 tip. That was fantastic, one of the biggest tips I’ve ever gotten and I’ve been delivering for 2 years (at another company - 6 weeks for Domino’s)
All I can say is I can’t wait to get into management s I can stop using my own damn car for these tightarses.