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Mar 2, 2010 11:25 AM
You and I agree on that Cheifs.
Mar 2, 2010 11:25am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:27 AM
coyotes22 wrote:
UA5straightin2008 wrote: if there is a delivery charge, then no i dont tip the deliverer
douchebag
thats like giving them a tip on top of a tip, does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?

heres a tip, get a real job!!!! :D
Mar 2, 2010 11:27am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:28 AM
UA5straightin2008 wrote:
coyotes22 wrote:
UA5straightin2008 wrote: if there is a delivery charge, then no i dont tip the deliverer
douchebag
thats like giving them a tip on top of a tip, does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?

heres a tip, get a real job!!!! :D
Aren't pizza delivery drivers getting paid a regular wage, unlike waiters that get 3.13 or something an hour?
Mar 2, 2010 11:28am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:30 AM
I made 6 bucks an hour but my tips were pretty solid.
Mar 2, 2010 11:30am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:30 AM
UA5straightin2008 wrote: , does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?

Usually only part of it.

But if PBob's Pizza has a $1 delivery charge and you order $25 worth of pizza, AT most you are "tipping" the guy 4% to drive all the way to your place and give you your food. If your pizza is still warm he deserves more than that.
Mar 2, 2010 11:30am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:30 AM
sleeper wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: Why tip someone for a job I'm capable of doing myself? I can deliver food. I can drive a taxi. I can, and do, cut my own hair. I did, however, tip my urologist. Because, I am unable to pulverize my own kidney stones.
I was going to post this exact thing.
thanks,Dwight(s) :D
Mar 2, 2010 11:30am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:30 AM
Do you think it is fair to base everything on % of cost of food (check) for the tip? A breakfast waiter/waitress works as hard as a waiter/waitress @ Ruths Chris' Steak house. The size of the checks are worlds apart... yet the service many times... not so much. I tend to tip a much, much higher percentage for breakfast, than dinner.
Mar 2, 2010 11:30am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:31 AM
I always tip. Anywhere from three to five bucks depending on the service etc.
Mar 2, 2010 11:31am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:32 AM
No snow we go! wrote: Do you think it is fair to base everything on % of cost of food (check) for the tip? A breakfast waiter/waitress works as hard as a waiter/waitress @ Ruths Chris' Steak house. The size of the checks are worlds apart... yet the service many times... not so much. I tend to tip a much, much higher percentage for breakfast, than dinner.
Yeah I tend to "overtip" on smaller diner bills and such. It's not uncommon for me to get a $8 breakfast at this little diner in Gahanna and leave $15 total.
Mar 2, 2010 11:32am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:32 AM
UA5straightin2008 wrote: thats like giving them a tip on top of a tip, does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?
No. A restaurant either charges for delivery explicitly, or builds the cost into the product price. That decision has little or nothing to do with the compensation structure for the driver.
Mar 2, 2010 11:32am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:32 AM
LJ wrote:
UA5straightin2008 wrote: , does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?

Usually only part of it.

But if PBob's Pizza has a $1 delivery charge and you order $25 worth of pizza, AT most you are "tipping" the guy 4% to drive all the way to your place and give you your food. If your pizza is still warm he deserves more than that.
well the place i order from has a $2 delivery charge and i always get the same thing, which is 5.50, so its more like 36% tip
Mar 2, 2010 11:32am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:33 AM
GoChiefs wrote: I delivered many a pizzas back in my day. One out of the three different pizza shops that I've worked..the 'delivery charge' didn't go to the driver
UA5straightin2008 wrote: thats like giving them a tip on top of a tip, does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?
Mar 2, 2010 11:33am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:33 AM
UA5straightin2008 wrote:

thats like giving them a tip on top of a tip, does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?

heres a tip, get a real job!!!! :D
I have a "real" job, I was just filling in for a driver, at the shop my wife works at. Douchebag!!




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Mar 2, 2010 11:33am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:33 AM
UA5straightin2008 wrote:
LJ wrote:
UA5straightin2008 wrote: , does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?

Usually only part of it.

But if PBob's Pizza has a $1 delivery charge and you order $25 worth of pizza, AT most you are "tipping" the guy 4% to drive all the way to your place and give you your food. If your pizza is still warm he deserves more than that.
well the place i order from has a $2 delivery charge and i always get the same thing, which is 5.50, so its more like 36% tip
AT MOST. You should ask them how much of that actually goes to the driver. I would be SHOCKED if it was more than $1
Mar 2, 2010 11:33am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:34 AM
Do pizza shops compensate the drivers any for gas?
Mar 2, 2010 11:34am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:35 AM
UA5straightin2008 wrote:
LJ wrote:
UA5straightin2008 wrote: , does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?

Usually only part of it.

But if PBob's Pizza has a $1 delivery charge and you order $25 worth of pizza, AT most you are "tipping" the guy 4% to drive all the way to your place and give you your food. If your pizza is still warm he deserves more than that.
well the place i order from has a $2 delivery charge and i always get the same thing, which is 5.50, so its more like 36% tip
You order something that is 5.50 and have them deliver it? I hope you don't live far from the place.
Mar 2, 2010 11:35am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:35 AM
tk421 wrote: Do pizza shops compensate the drivers any for gas?
No. Nor the wear and tear on your vehicle.
Mar 2, 2010 11:35am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:35 AM
GoChiefs wrote:
GoChiefs wrote: I delivered many a pizzas back in my day. One out of the three different pizza shops that I've worked..the 'delivery charge' didn't go to the driver
UA5straightin2008 wrote: thats like giving them a tip on top of a tip, does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?
yeah so 2 out 3 the delivery charge did go to the driver..so based on that, more than likely they are getting the 2$ i pay for my delivery, which means they get a 36% tip from me for my $5.50 worth of food
Mar 2, 2010 11:35am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:35 AM
tk421 wrote: Do pizza shops compensate the drivers any for gas?
In general, drivers get an hourly wage, plus a set amount per either delivery or mile.
Mar 2, 2010 11:35am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:35 AM
tk421 wrote: Do pizza shops compensate the drivers any for gas?
Yes. The one my wife works at does.
Mar 2, 2010 11:35am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:35 AM
tk421 wrote: Do pizza shops compensate the drivers any for gas?
The place I worked at gave me a cut for gas/mileage on my vehicle.
Mar 2, 2010 11:35am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:36 AM
bigdaddy2003 wrote:
UA5straightin2008 wrote:
LJ wrote:
UA5straightin2008 wrote: , does the delivery charge not just end up in the deliverers pocket in the long run?

Usually only part of it.

But if PBob's Pizza has a $1 delivery charge and you order $25 worth of pizza, AT most you are "tipping" the guy 4% to drive all the way to your place and give you your food. If your pizza is still warm he deserves more than that.
well the place i order from has a $2 delivery charge and i always get the same thing, which is 5.50, so its more like 36% tip
You order something that is 5.50 and have them deliver it? I hope you don't live far from the place.
im a college student with no car, so yes i do have them deliver it, and no i dont live too far, maybe half mile away...but usually too busy to take the time to walk and get it
Mar 2, 2010 11:36am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:36 AM
UA5straightin2008 wrote: yeah so 2 out 3 the delivery charge did go to the driver..so based on that, more than likely they are getting the 2$ i pay for my delivery, which means they get a 36% tip from me for my $5.50 worth of food
And out of the other 2 I got no more than $0.50 per delivery. Big ass tip there!
Mar 2, 2010 11:36am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:36 AM
No snow we go! wrote: Do you think it is fair to base everything on % of cost of food (check) for the tip? A breakfast waiter/waitress works as hard as a waiter/waitress @ Ruths Chris' Steak house. The size of the checks are worlds apart... yet the service many times... not so much. I tend to tip a much, much higher percentage for breakfast, than dinner.
It depends,when I go to my local bars if I get 5 beers it's about 10 bucks and I will leave a 3 or 4 dollar tip. When I went to NYC if I got 5 beers it was around 30 or 35 bucks. Its virtually the same process so I tipped about the same, but would throw in an extra buck or two because I know the cost of living is higher there and I am on vacation. Sorry but I'm not going to tip you over 5 dollars for reaching down and grabbing my 5 beers, thats just crazy.
Mar 2, 2010 11:36am
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Mar 2, 2010 11:38 AM
coyotes22 wrote: Yes. The one my wife works at does.
bigdaddy2003 wrote: The place I worked at gave me a cut for gas/mileage on my vehicle.
I was gettin' cheated the whole time!?!?!?! :D These were just little small town shops that I worked at though.
Mar 2, 2010 11:38am