Last time the wife ordered a pizza for delivery (several years ago) they added a $3-4 "fee" that doesn't go to the driver apparently, AND THEN you have to tip the driver another $5 or more.... so I nipped that right in the butt. I'm not paying $8-10 for delivery when I am perfectly capable of driving 5 minutes up the road to pick it up myself....

In this day and age if the place is close I think $5 is the bare minimum tip you should give a driver. If its farther off or more rural, that $5 needs to bump up a few dollars.

If you are doing grocery delivery where they shop for your items for 45 minutes and then drive it to your house, the tip should be north of $10, probably closer to $15 or $20.

I tip the pizza folks at least $5, IF they deliver a hot product. If it's been an hour and it's cold, you get what you get.

We don't deliver groceries (did it once, tipped her $15, IIRC). We pick up at Kroger though, and the tip is generally commensurate with the amount of products they brought us that we ordered. In other words, if you bring me a long list of things I didn't get because they're out, and I know you aren't out but just didn't want to work for it, no tip. Otherwise, usually in the $5 range for them. If they get it all, $10.

I delivered a bottle of Jameson one night and the woman answered the door in bra and panties only. It must have been one heck of a party!

Dude, that's how porn movies start! Or for us who remember, Penthouse Forum stories....

Wait, you didn't say how much she tipped you.

That's because her pocketbook was inside in her bedroom and you had to follow her there...

Cue the BowChickaBowBow music....

I know, it's the first thing that I thought about. She was early thirties with a great body. I don't remember her face. Don't remember the tip either. Cold shower time!
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Originally posted by furlough:
Dude, that's how porn movies start! Or for us who remember, Penthouse Forum stories....

The only thing I ever have delivered is pizza. The driver gets paid by the pizza joint (probably minimum wage) and the pizza joint charges me a "delivery fee" which is presumably what they pay the driver from. I always give the driver an extra $5 in cash (not on the credit card I paid for the pizza with).

I gotta wonder how many of the previous posters had jobs where tips came in to play, as payment for a job well done.

Pretty much a flat $5, because food I get delivered is an order of under $30 (there are only two of us), and that is about 15% to 20% of the total.

First, I tip for courtesy and excellent service, and I won't hesitate to stiff servers who are rude, preoccupied, or otherwise fail to measure up.

That said, I regularly use $5 bills these days and I always keep several in my pocket. Pizza delivery, on time and delivered with a smile, okay. Breakfast at a diner, okay. Bartender at my club, okay. Nice dinner with my wife, good food and good service, 20-30 percent is about right.

Those I rely on regularly and have a friendly relationship with usually receive a Christmas card with a $20 bill.

The guy who delivered my newspaper for years always had it within a foot of my front door at 5AM, so he got an extra $10 every month at collection time. After his retirement, the replacement carrier usually gets around by 8:30 or so and throws the paper at the end of the driveway, so she gets paid for the subscription only.

Day bartender at my club is a nice middle-aged lady taking care of her grandchildren, one with some health problems. I leave a $50 for her every couple of weeks.

But I'm old, retired, debt-free, and in pretty good shape financially.

Most posts are regarding food deliveries. Today we're expecting delivery of a new refrigerator. Will be two guys. Also removal of old one and removal of doors on both which we pair for in the store

Walkout basement, no stairs involved. Maybe $20? More? Less?

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Originally posted by flashguy:
I never see the people who deliver to me. I use UPS, FedEx, and USPS.

That's what I thought, too, when I read the thread title.

Alas, we're talking about food delivery. I rarely order food from restaurants, so I tend to be pretty generous with the tips when I do. $10.00 for a pizza delivery, for example.

A flat $3.