a pizza delivery person usually takes the phone call, makes the pizza, tends the oven, gets it all correct and out the door in a timely manner, drives across town in all traffic and weather (which is why you order deliver, cuz you don't want to go out in these conditions)and to your door usually in 30 minutes, and you usually give them a buck or two?? how many wait-staff do you know who actually take care of your entire meal???
2006-06-26 03:10:55 · 21 answers · asked by whyknotbnekkid 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
If you are only tipping the pizza delivery guys a buck or two I hope you don't order from the same place twice, because if you do they remember the cheapskate stingy tippers and your pizzas are being spit on, or worse, and delivered cold at best.
If you tip well and order from the same place they remember the good tippers and give them good service and fresh hot pizzas.
I hope you are enjoying the spit, snot, and worse you are getting on your pizzas!
EDIT:
To all waiters and waitresses I agree that you work your butt off but if you are hired as serving staff you make well below minimum wage which they can legally justify because of tips so that is all you should be doing, not any prep work, cleaning up (except maybe busing tables) that is not your job, don't stand for it. Here is a tip that I am sure I speak for all customers, PLEASE do not come to the table asking if everything is OK right as we take a bite. I always tip well!
2006-06-26 04:01:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The question is why do you? I always give the delivery boy at least $5, for the reasons you stated. I usually am a 20%+ tipper at a restaurant - but also will make a point of giving $.25 to a crappy server, regardless of the bill.
To people like Liz you will never get a fast pizza because you are cheap - and they know this. Most places keep notes in the computer, which is why they deliver it 2 hours later (an exaggeration, from a real "peach", Im sure). I am a good tipper, who also worked in college as a delivery guy - my $5 tip (my bill is usually at least $20) gets my pizza to me in less than a half hour, every time - from 3 miles away.
If you think they give a crap about you and your no tip - or your 1 pizza a week business - I wont even tell you what they are putting into it. And laughing thier "no tipped" asses off after they deliver it to you.
Heres a sample: spit, ***, dirt off the floor...
2006-06-26 10:15:46 · answer #2 · answered by goododie4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about where you are, but I don't think pizza delivery guys also make the pizza here. They are just that, delivery guys. And I disagree with your reasoning that all waiters/waitresses do is "walk 15 feet w/food" - a good waitperson takes your order, brings you drinks, maybe an appetizer, the main course, clears the table, maybe coffe and desserts, checks in on you regularly to make sure you're okay and don't need anything...it's a different level of service. In some restaurants they don't do ALL of those duties, but if that's the case then they split the tip among those who share their responsibilities.
I think a 10-15% tip is appropriate for pizza delivery.
2006-06-26 10:15:37 · answer #3 · answered by mthompson828 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's horrible. I work in a pizza restaurant, and we get so many customers who just say "keep the change", which usually is only a few cents. We bust our *** to get food to the door, on time, in horrible weather, in lines of tourist traffic (in my case, at least), and still hot. We're performing a service. Customers should always figure a tip into the total - 15 to 20 percent as a base, and more if the driver had a huge order / the weather's bad / they do something extra for you.
2006-06-26 10:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by w@rper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol I've never thought of that. Well I never go by 20% anyway, I usually just leave $1 or $2 and I never tip the pizza delivery guy b/c mine only has to drive about a mile to my house. Is that wrong? Oops. Are you a pizza deliverer? Sounds like it.
2006-06-26 10:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the pizza man might get yours to you in a timely manner but my pizza man does not. I am 2 blocks from the pizza place. It should take no more than 30 mins. Instead they take 2 hours and my pizza is cold. If they get it right, I would tip more.
2006-06-26 10:17:04 · answer #6 · answered by Liz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you live in the USA. Here it's 10% for the waiter. The pizza delivery guy doesn't get a tip, you pay a delivery charge. Everyone should get properly paid for their work and not have to rely on tips. I hate tipping (No, not because I'm a tightwad) because it's so classist. It makes me feel like Lady Bountiful bestowing largess to the peasants!)
2006-06-26 10:17:44 · answer #7 · answered by survivor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never met a delivery guy who made the food the he delivered. Delivery is all he does. He may also take your order, but that's it. The waiter takes care of you and maybe a few more tables throughout your meal, which could last hours. A delivery guy can make a dozen deliveries in one hour, that's why they get paid less per delivery.
2006-06-26 10:15:05 · answer #8 · answered by shoelace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you are cheap tipper to the pizza dude. We usually tip 20-30% to the pizza delivery driver. Gas is not cheap!
2006-06-26 10:13:17 · answer #9 · answered by mrsdebra1966 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I tip 20%, They usally get a higher hourly rate than a waiter and now most Pizza chains tac on a fee for delivery.
2006-07-03 00:42:31 · answer #10 · answered by Eddie G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋