Delivery Person Tips

[+ purplekow]

I get restaurant food delivered about twice a week and the other day I was thinking what really is an appropriate way to tip those delivery people.  I usually just through them between 5 and 10 dollars depending on the bills but I do not have any rhyme or reason why that is so.

So does anyone here have any thoughts about appropriate amounts to tip restaurant delivery people?

[jeezifonly]

If it’s through a delivery app (GrubHub etc) check their policy. 
If it’s delivered by local restaurant personnel, 15% min rounded up to nearest whole dollar. Be as generous as you can - it’s more than the usual level of risk for the work.

[+ SundayZip]

I thought there were alternative ways to tip your delivery guy. In the tipping protocol video that I watched, the client didn't have any cash on hand so he looked down at the delivery guy's crotch, licked his lips and suggested that he had something better to offer than a cash tip. Geez, purplekow... you need to get with the program! 

[Rudynate]

I tip on the generous side - usually 20%.  I have worked in the hospitality industry and so am naturally inclined to tip well.  And I believe delivery personnel should get hazard pay.

[+ DynamicUno]

I tip around 20%.  Most of the restaurants near me go through the delivery apps, so I tip through the app since it's visible to the drivers before they pick up (and drivers often prioritize orders showing tips).  It usually works out to between $5-$10 depending on my order.  I also tend to factor my distance from the restaurant when considering the tip.  

[+ Tygerscent]

I generally tip between 25% and 33%~ (especially if they are using their own vehicle and charged as both an employee and employer for being a gig worker~).

 I generally tip what they are taxed for that job~ Since I wasn’t Escorting in 2020, (with exception for a few regular safe Clients), I was working two essential worker jobs~ 

 One of those jobs was being a grocery jockey: Instacart shopper~ Worked fine and I kept my finances balanced~ Those jobs are tricky because you are taxed approximately 33%~ You are taxed as both an employer and your own employee… then there is car maintenance and miles on your vehicle~ It probably works best if you rent a car for the week and use it to deliver or shop… Regardless, by the end of it, your making about $7-10/hr~ (Closer to $7 and less once you add in operating costs over time). In order to make money, you work from dawn until stores close… You are only paid for the shopping and delivery… not by the hour. That way, you are never working full time in their eyes regardless of putting in 16-17 hr days seven days a week~ 
 These are hard times. I suspect many of these people are working hard and struggling~ So, I tip them even if it means I give up something on my end: extra gum, I don’t buy five flavored yogurts @ $1.29 when I can buy one big tub for $2.49, I buy something organic from target instead of whole foods…  it’s no sacrifice to cut back on my own extravagance to provide for someone else’s safety and comfort~ 

 My other job was a medical thing but, one part of it was as needed and laid while the other part was volunteer~ (Virginia Mason Oncology and OHSU Oncology research and labs). 

 

[arnie]

Just happen a second time,   first was a while ago.  Someone sent flowers to the house .  Before I knew what happened the flowers were in my hand and the delivery person was back at the car.  She didn't even pause, and  as unexpected delivery, I did not even have my wallet near by.   Also service people do no longer seem to expect a tip, like the A/C guy.  One told me when I gave him some money that no one does that any more.  

[+ Tygerscent]

4 minutes ago, arnie said:

Just happen a second time,   first was a while ago.  Someone sent flowers to the house .  Before I knew what happened the flowers were in my hand and the delivery person was back at the car.  She didn't even pause, and  as unexpected delivery, I did not even have my wallet near by.   Also service people do no longer seem to expect a tip, like the A/C guy.  One told me when I gave him some money that no one does that any more.  

I think plumbers and electrical journey people make pretty good wages. A lot of the delivery services provide a place when ordering some kind of food to put a tip so that when the groceries or dinner is delivered, you don’t have to give them a tip at the door because they’ve already received their tip through the app.

 A number of places outside the states find tips offensive… Some places abroad would perceive that as an insult… Like you’re telling them that they are an impoverished person that needs your alms and pity~
 Different places even within the states have their own tipping culture. Different places even within the states have their own tipping culture.