How much to tip the pizza delivery guy?

[Pielorinho]

And there is why one should never tip.

If you go to a restaurant in a society where tips are assumed, you are deceiving the restaurant and the server by eating the meal and not tipping, in my opinion. You may do this ethically by prefacing you meal with this,

"Hi, I'd like a table for one, please. And be aware that I will not leave a tip."

This allows your server to make the same free-will decision that you make. You decide whether to engage in a financial transaction with them; they decide whether to provide service for your money.

If you do this, then any way the situation ends up (they serve you, they eject you from the restaurant, they put you on the lowest priority below tipping customers), you've acted ethically. If you do not do this, then I believe you're acting dishonestly, defrauding the server out of their labor through false pretenses. And really, if your goal is not to deceive them, why not let them know your intentions regarding tipping?

Daniel

 

[Ranger REG]

He went to deliver a pizza one night, and the woman of the house answered the door without a stitch on. She said, with a grin, "Sorry, but I don't have any money." Eric's response: "Sorry, but you don't have any pizza, either," as he left.

Wow. That woman must be hairy.

 

[kenobi65]

Wow. That woman must be hairy.

Chuckle...I'm not sure. Obviously, my friend was caught off-guard.

 

[Ranger REG]

Chuckle...I'm not sure. Obviously, my friend was caught off-guard.

And had an sudden epiphany? That he's gay?

When life offers you melons, take those damn things!

 

[kenobi65]

And had an sudden epiphany? That he's gay?

When life offers you melons, take those damn things!

As Capt. Jack Sparrow once said, "If you were looking for the opportune moment, that was it."

Undoubtedly one of those circumstances where, five minutes later, he was kicking himself.

Either that, or she *did* have a lot of facial hair and a wart, and he just never told us that bit.

 

[DaveMage]

As Capt. Jack Sparrow once said, "If you were looking for the opportune moment, that was it."

Undoubtedly one of those circumstances where, five minutes later, he was kicking himself.

Either that, or she *did* have a lot of facial hair and a wart, and he just never told us that bit.

Or maybe he was just hungry and wanted the pizza for himself.

Gotta have priorities...

 

[LightPhoenix]

Yeah. Our Friday night group had a particular pizzeria that we ordered from for years. We only played (and, thus, only ordered) once a month or so, so we probably weren't their best customers, but they definitely recognized us, and I suspect they expedited our orders a bit as a result of that.

They apparently went out of business a few months ago; we're all sad.

Yeah, I routinely get expedited orders and free stuff from places I order from/go to a lot because they know I'll tip well, especially for a student. Let me tell you the joys of getting fifty dollars of alcohol and spending five dollars on it...

 

[dragonhead]

pay the nearest five amount. if it is $13, give $15. if it is $21, give $25. thats what i do

 

[Lobo Lurker]

I don't tip at all... but then again, a 10% tip is figured into all prices down here in Costa Rica.

 

[Pielorinho]

pay the nearest five amount. if it is $13, give $15. if it is $21, give $25. thats what i do

If you're in Missouri, this is going to mean that sometimes you're tipping far less than the wait staff expect you to tip. For example, if your bill comes to $34, a tip of $5-$7 is expected and standard. If you tip $1, you're receiving service from the wait staff for which they are expecting payment, and for which you know they are expecting payment, without paying for it.

There are two honorable things to do in such a circumstance. The first is to engage in the transaction as expected, to tip at least 15%. The second is to let the wait-staff know, PRIOR TO BEING SEATED, that you plan to tip them according to some other standard, e.g., by rounding up to the nearest five amount. Do you do either of these things?

Daniel