Tipping....
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wrote on 5 Dec 2020, 00:05 last edited by
We've talked about tipping in the past.
In this day of Doordash, Grubhub, and all these other outfits, I'm kind of at a loss how much to tip the delivery guy.
If I order$50 of takeout from a local restaurant, a 20% tip would be $10.
OTOH, is the effort by the driver that much more than a $25 order, in which case a 20% tip would be $5.
None of the tip goes to the restaurant, all of it to the driver.
What would be appropriate?
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wrote on 5 Dec 2020, 00:14 last edited by
When you order a 100 dollar bottle of wine how much more is the effort to the waiter than the sparkling water?
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When you order a 100 dollar bottle of wine how much more is the effort to the waiter than the sparkling water?
wrote on 5 Dec 2020, 00:16 last edited by@Loki said in Tipping....:
When you order a 100 dollar bottle of wine how much more is the effort to the waiter than the sparkling water?
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wrote on 5 Dec 2020, 00:25 last edited by Doctor Phibes 12 May 2020, 00:38
I've been tipping $10 on a $50 delivery
Personally, I'd be happier if they'd pay these folks a living wage so I didn't need to worry about it.
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When you order a 100 dollar bottle of wine how much more is the effort to the waiter than the sparkling water?
wrote on 5 Dec 2020, 00:30 last edited by@Loki said in Tipping....:
When you order a 100 dollar bottle of wine how much more is the effort to the waiter than the sparkling water?
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wrote on 5 Dec 2020, 00:38 last edited by Doctor Phibes 12 May 2020, 00:39
Apart from anything else, you can't water down the bottle of water, or spit in it without getting caught.
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We've talked about tipping in the past.
In this day of Doordash, Grubhub, and all these other outfits, I'm kind of at a loss how much to tip the delivery guy.
If I order$50 of takeout from a local restaurant, a 20% tip would be $10.
OTOH, is the effort by the driver that much more than a $25 order, in which case a 20% tip would be $5.
None of the tip goes to the restaurant, all of it to the driver.
What would be appropriate?
wrote on 5 Dec 2020, 00:39 last edited by@George-K said in Tipping....:
We've talked about tipping in the past.
In this day of Doordash, Grubhub, and all these other outfits, I'm kind of at a loss how much to tip the delivery guy.
If I order$50 of takeout from a local restaurant, a 20% tip would be $10.
OTOH, is the effort by the driver that much more than a $25 order, in which case a 20% tip would be $5.
None of the tip goes to the restaurant, all of it to the driver.
What would be appropriate?
It's more effort. It just is.
A good driver will:
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Quickly but thoroughly double-check the order before they start driving. Is everything there? Anything there that shouldn't? Special requests fulfilled? Where's everything placed? Is the cold stuff touching the hot stuff? More items = more effort.
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Transport the food in such a way that it doesn't get jacked up. Cold stuff's still cold, hot stuff's still hot, nothing's jumbled. More items = more effort.
At a glance, I can tell by the way the food's even packaged what they did at pickup and in the car. Maybe, sometimes, I have to check out the individual packages by holding them. (I worked as a line cook and delivery person for 6 years.) I can tell if they did nothing other than drive it over to me. If nothing, 10%. If they were even the least bit careful, 25.
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wrote on 5 Dec 2020, 01:28 last edited by
Would you like to actually get your order? I used to tip them in cash because I prefer to tip for services received, not just because. Then my daughter started driving for Instacart. No tip? You might not have a driver accept the gig. Drivers do not have to take what they don’t want. That changes the equation. Now I am back to a 20% tip at time of order and I get great service.
