OT: What do you usually tip the pizza guy?
So I haven't been on the board much lately, and figured this would be an interesting question for the MGoMasses on a Friday night. I just ordered a pizza for delivery(first time in probably 9 months), and ended up tipping the guy $1.75. He gave me a look like, "Geeze buddy, thanks for being such a cheap bastard."
I figure, $1.75 seems like an adequate amount for a pizza driver, especially when everyone is already charging $2.50-$3 for delivery nowadays.
Am I being a cheap bastard by tipping $1.75? What is your standard tip for delivery? What is your standard tip at a restaurant?
How much was your order? Should have probably just rounded up to $2.
The order ended up being like $13.25 with delivery fee, which was an XL Pizza and some garlic breadsticks. And I gave $15. The drive is maybe 1.25 miles.
extra dollar on him, he woulda been happy, even if you'd just included a couple of loose quarters in that situation.
He was probably thinking ahead of time about the bill size and thinking that it sucks that it was so close to 15$ Then when you just gave him the 15$ that was like the minimum he could have gottent (from normal people) so it was kind of a bummer for him.
If you happen to live within the delivery area of a Papa John's, they have an online coupon code right now "SUMMER50" that gives you 50% off. Not my favorite pizza by any means, but the price is right.
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:10 PM ^
As a rule, you should tip on the full amount, not the discounted price.
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:16 PM ^
At a restaurant, that makes sense. For a delivery order, IMO it is completely asinine.
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:19 PM ^
Yeah I guess I would agree, especially since these "specials" are so commonplace.
Why is it different for delivery? The point is that the waiter/driver does the same amount of work to deliver a pie to your table/house regardless of whether you had a coupon or not, so it's good form to tip on the undiscounted amount.
OTOH I can see the logic of giving a delivery guy the same tip regardless of order size, but if that's the case $1.75 is a tad low. Anyway you only tipped 13%, which is on the low side even if $13 was the full sticker price.
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:17 PM ^
That's just good form. The server has no control on the discount and shouldn't get screwed accordingly.
August 4th, 2012 at 12:16 AM ^
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:25 PM ^
I was also a delivery boy at 2 restaurants while at Michigan (2004-8). I was paid the same wage as the host and made a few extra bucks on tips. Not sure where/when delivering became a job that depended exclusively on tips- if that were the case I never would have done it.
$4 would be a tip to remember.
EDIT: I should note that tips averaged out to a bit more than what I paid for gas (it was nice having a delivery radius of ~5 miles)
aaamichfan could have given him $2.75 and asked the driver for recruiting info
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:19 PM ^
doesn't follow recruiting anymore
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:24 PM ^
...but concerns linger for Green.
In an exclusive discussion this evening the door Papa John's Pizza delivery driver called "pizza guy" predicted WR LaQuon Treadwell to go Blue. "Pizza Guy" did express concerns about the potential for Derrick Green given that he's only recently re-configured his top list. Next week, analysis after Calzone order.
I give 2$, it is a nice round number, that seems appropriate.
August 4th, 2012 at 12:35 AM ^
I feel like you would look like even more of a cheap ass giving exact change for a tip.
I get the pizza, problem solved.
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:26 PM ^
I wondered about this also...1.25 miles isn't exactly a huge distance to walk/bike/drive.
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:35 PM ^
Maybe he was under the influence and decided it was safest not to drive.
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:40 PM ^
Maybe this should move over to the Friday drinking thread.
August 3rd, 2012 at 10:51 PM ^
Nah, actually completely sober. Just really tired from an extremely long week, and didn't want to get in my car.
Firstly, the driver does not get any of that delivery charge.
Tip your driver like you tip your waiter. Sort of. Add extra if he has to drive an appreciable distance. There are drivers who need to pay for their own gas, and there's really no way to distinguish.
I ordered pizza tonight too. Total was $16.65, gave him a $20, which is pretty standard for me percentage wise.
on how much your order is, but you have to remember that most pizza delivery guys have to pay for their own gas. I usually try to tip at least 2 or 3 dollars
If pizza guys are paying for their own gas, what is that delivery fee for exactly?
for what the pizza place pays the driver. That's the logic anyway. Pizza delivery guys usually make minimum wage so its pretty much just makes money for the pizza place
August 4th, 2012 at 11:12 AM ^
If they are paying for their own gas doesn't that mean they get the 50ish cents a mile off their taxes? That alone would be a nice incentive if you have a car that gets 25ish mpg your tax return ends up being pretty darn close to the actual cost of your gas.
I also know a bunch of waitresses and waiters and if you give them cash it's an extremely high liklihood they aren't going to end up paying taxes on it so it all probably evens out in the end. But, as others have said, I refuse to have a pizza delivered for many reasons. 1) they charge a lot more and 2) I don't need some random @ss guy coming to my house 3) when anyone comes to my house my dogs go absolutely ape-shit and I don't feel like dealing with that 4) it takes at least twice as long to deliver as it does to pick up. I'm about 1/4 mile from a Pizza Hut and to get delivery it woud take over 30 mins, pick up is around 10...
That situation just how generous you feel. If your in a good mood or the person is nice throw them a couple bucks. If not don't there is no common thing to do in this situation. Plus you make that person a little happy when they get that one tip out of the last 50 pickups.
I always give them a dollar or two for their time, but never any more. I figure they put my meal together for me to take home so I appreciate that... but really i am only tipping like 5%.
as for pizza. I pick it up because if they are driving to my house I figure it is worth at least 25% of my order and I don't like to add five bucks onto my 20$ order.
jdon
Working in the food industry all through high school, and college. Cooking, Delivering etc. I am a generous tipper i honestly do 20% on average. Pizza wise I i probably tip 5 bucks on a 20-30 dollar order. If im gonna spend the money 20-30 on food i can at least enough money for the ~gallon of gas he used driving here and back.
what is he driving, a hummer? if you live in town the delivery driver isnt using a gallon of gas
Thats why i said ~
August 3rd, 2012 at 11:16 PM ^
sorry, im getting old, my eyesight is starting to go. its hell being 29
August 3rd, 2012 at 11:23 PM ^
Well played, but I'm disappointed it took that long for someone to post this.
I have no quarrel with you, though to be fair to fellow mgobloggers, it was only 10 minutes after the post.
August 3rd, 2012 at 11:28 PM ^
I too do not tip delivery. and damn you, beat me to the punch.
7 euros
Nice try, european pizza delivery guy