How much to tip the pizza delivery guy?

[Pielorinho]

Ah, you have tried our Dominos, then?

My preference in pizza is to make my own; Rebecca ordered one in last night, and it wasn't great... and that was from Hell, which is the best of the chain stores we have at the moment.

-Hyp.

Homemade pizza is doubtless the best. Doing it right is a pain in the butt, but it's so freakin' good; I do it about once a year.

Daniel

 

[Sidekick]

WOudln't that mean that US$10US is equivalent to NZ$14.70? If he objects to paying more than $7 for a pizza, that'd be like my objecting to paying more than $5. Honestly, I'm pretty skeptical of any pizza that costs less than $10: I'm worried it'll taste like ketchup on cardboard.

Daniel

Well call me a cynic, but if your ordering a pizza from a fsat food joint you can't really expect quality.

ever.

Like Hype mentioned Hell is the most upmarket place in N| and they've got steadily worse over the last 5 years. Ahh I remember when there was only two of those babies and I could walk to the original store at lunch from uni. ah the memories.

Homemade is the way to go.

Hey Hype - are burger wisonsin any good or have they finally turned crap AND overprised (they were always overpriced but the food was good...)

 

[Hypersmurf]

Hey Hype - are burger wisonsin any good or have they finally turned crap AND overprised (they were always overpriced but the food was good...)

Enh. Burger Wisconsin's all right. I think there's only one Alligator's left, and it's not as good as it used to be. Burger Fuel is probably the big name in burgers these days, and while a lot of people swear by them, I'm kinda ambivalent.

It's hard to get a good burger any more.

-Hyp.

 

[Pielorinho]

Well call me a cynic, but if your ordering a pizza from a fsat food joint you can't really expect quality.

Oh, of course not. But there's crap, and then there's cardboard with ketchup. Some nasty fast food is appealing in its own nasty way. Other nasty fast food makes you sorry that you're alive.

Daniel

 

[ASH]

The only places that deliver around here are Pizza Hut or Domino's... There is another place called the Pizza Ranch and they do chicken too. The chicken is way better than the pizza...

I always thought that delievery guys made minimum wage... I honestly only tip wait staff at resteraunts because they dont get minimum. I usually tip the pizza guy if its a pain to deliever my pizza. Like really bad weather, ect... because i feel it makes his annoying trip to my house worth more. But our town is less than 30000 people and its not hard to do his job. To have him make 5.15 +tips seems like at least 9+ an hr and its just not that hard of a job to justify that kind of pay scale. At least in this cost of living.
There is a guy i used to work with who once workd as a pizza guy and he said it was better pay than bartending and waiting together because the base pay is more but people still tip close to the same scale....

I hate tipping. I wish people would just be paid for the job that they did. If i had to pay for it in cost of going to that establishment i would rather pay then, than determining the self worth of some schmo that if there is a problem its usually not theirs anyway but some issue with the kitchen staff being on crack!

 

[Numion]

Will they arrest me if I tip service personnel (like waiters or carriers) in Finland?

Nah, it's ok, but not expected. Nobody's paid under minimum wage though (€5.45 or so), so they aren't screwed if you don't.

But the service is rarely great, either I'm always surprised by how many people who aren't interested in serving are in the service industry

 

[Pielorinho]

I always thought that delievery guys made minimum wage... I honestly only tip wait staff at resteraunts because they dont get minimum. I usually tip the pizza guy if its a pain to deliever my pizza. Like really bad weather, ect... because i feel it makes his annoying trip to my house worth more. But our town is less than 30000 people and its not hard to do his job. To have him make 5.15 +tips seems like at least 9+ an hr and its just not that hard of a job to justify that kind of pay scale. At least in this cost of living.

As I said before, keep in mind that not all places work the same. Where I briefly worked, I earned a flat $4+tips, and I had to pay for all car expenses out of that. If folks didn't tip, I would have been losing money every night.

It's a sucky situation for all concerned, and it'd be nice if there were some standardization. Until there is, if you want to play it safe and make sure you're being good to folks, you may as well tip them well. If they don't need it, you've given them a gift; if they do, you've done what you oughta do.

Daniel

 

[Sidekick]

Tipping in general Well I guess it depends on where you are and whats expected of you.

For instance here in London most places seem to expect a tip. Sure I've got no problems giving 10% if the service is good but I'll be fu*%ed if I'm going to give 12-15% for e service. That ain't gonna happen.

But then I've got my local places that I love where I'll readily give them a £2-£3 tip even if we've only spent £15. The food great, the people are good and I plan to go back.

When I had aholiday in the states I managed to get my head around the tipping thing. I tipped my waiting staff, hotel people, bar-staff ($1/round) etc all what I thought was appropriate for their level of service (good = 15-18%, bad = small change).

Like someone else said, if you don't tip at all they just think you've forgotten, ESPECIALLY if you're a tourist or have a foreign accent. Show your displeasure with a 1cent peice or something...

 

[Ranger REG]

Show your displeasure with a 1cent peice or something...

Hmm. What does a US 1-cent penny convert into UK currency?

 

[Walken]

At most, half of a delivery charge goes to a driver. This is charge for the pizza place to make more cash. Pizza Hut drivers (It might of been Dominos I cant remember) get their tips taxed by the company, so alway tip cash if you can.