Tipping takeaway drivers??!

onlyroz

Don't usually tip takeaway delivery - online pizza you pay in advance. With currys I might round up to the nearest pound if paying by cash, but not usually if I pay by cheque. I don't like the whole "master-slave" aspect of tipping, and I think they should be paid a decent wage so we didn't have to do it at all.

strawberry_laces

I round to the nearest pound so if it's £17.50 I give £20.00 and tell them to keep the change if it's £14.50 I unfortunately round it to £15.00 not £20.00 if it's £12.50 I round to £15.00 etc.

IYSWIM

chilli_dog

i am an ex-takeaway driver, oh the joys i remember.

Drunk customers who fancy a fight, delivering to the pub who has had a lock in and they are all pi**ed and the 1:30 am drunk delivery were the guy has fallen asleep and you cant wake him, you end up taking the food back.

Tips were gratefully received, but i always gave a smile and a 'how are you doing'.

I could clear around a tenner a night in tips, but i worked in a very busy takeaway.

brightonman123

overall, i counted the total of tips at end of the evening, rather than solo amounts given. if a really good (busy) night, would buy some beers for the shop staff, as they worked their butts off too!

brightonman123

bestpud wrote: »

Wow, me and DH had a conversation about this just last night!

We ordered a pizza from Domino's which we do every now and again (usually when there is a good voucher on hotukdeals) but, as usual, we paid online.

The guy loitered a bit, and when DH came back in, he said he wonders sometimes if they expect a tip.

that driver is out of order - let the shop know. this is paramount(?) tobegging, and needs to be stopped.

laurajayne

We live in an area where not many places deliver - no pizzas or anything. We have a chinese and an indian that deliver.

We get a chinese on a fairly regular basis - and they rock! They know who we are, and will usually quote 45 to 50 minutes, but it's normally here in 30 They're also the cheapest in the area, and haven't put their prices up in a while.

I usually tip the drivers - only time I don't is when I realise that I have no change - but they're usually ok with that, as they know I do usually (and I'll normally stick another £1 in next time.)

I think we usually get a priority delivery, and we've had free main courses and the like, so a couple of quid to keep them happy...I'm cool with that!