Tipping delivery drivers...

[CharlieHotel]

Do you?
I'm waiting for my pizza, garlic bread, fries and drink to be delivered and was wondering if tipping is quite popular.
I've forgot my tea for work tonight so it's the first time i've ordered from this place.
Cost of the food is £9.95, I only have a £10 note and £5 note.

[BJG1]

I'd let him keep the 5p, but never tip delivery drivers unless they serve it on a plate for me and bring it to my table...

[Dangerous2]

i never tip them but i always wonder if i am supposed to.

[CharlieHotel]

I found 50p in my car so I tipped him the 50p.
Thoroughly enjoyed it so it was worth the 50p extra.
Also they came in 15 minutes which I was astounded by. I thought when they said around about 30 minutes meant 45 minutes

[calibrax]

Hmm, I've always tipped, usually £1, unless there's a delivery charge.

[sinizter]

calibrax said:

Hmm, I've always tipped, usually £1, unless there's a delivery charge.

Me too. Sometimes £1.05 depending on the how price worked out.

[ambuletz]

Dangerous2 said:

i never tip them but i always wonder if i am supposed to.

we aren't Greedy, money hungry americans, so no. They all earn at least minimum wage.
I rarely order delivery, as its always cheaper to just go collect it. But when I do, if the price is something like £14.50, I'll let them keep the change, or if I'm getting change from a £20 note, I'll tell them to just give me a fiver.

[calibrax]

ambuletz said:

I rarely order delivery, as its always cheaper to just go collect it

Delivery is free in most cases...

[pugwash4x4]

calibrax said:

Delivery is free in most cases...

no its not- if you pick the food up its much cheaper- they call it a discount- but its just marketing as people don't like paying for delivery!

[number2]

calibrax said:

ambuletz said:

I rarely order delivery, as its always cheaper to just go collect it

Delivery is free in most cases...

A lot of takeaways give 10% off on collection.

I've noticed pizza boys hanging round for a tip. I wonder if they hang around their boss's office at the end of the week waiting for a tip?

[Seti]

I always tip a couple of quid on orders that are usually around £15ish. I hope (probably wrongly) that they will remember me and come to me first next time.

[AndrewW-G]

Normally I’m happy to tip a pound or two, however I’ve now stopped after a terrible meal from Dominos . . .not only were two of the three Pizzas ordered undercooked, but they also forgot part of the order and refused to issue a refund for it!

Yes I know, it serves me right for using a franchise like Dominos, a lesson learnt and all that

[ambuletz]

calibrax said:

Delivery is free in most cases...

depends on the place. Chinese places will tend to do free delivery for over £10. if you collect over £10, they'll give you a discount/give free wine/prawn crackers/sesame seed toast.

Pizza imo is a good example of where it makes sense to just collect. If I order a XL/largest size pizza, it would cost £15-19, and take 1hour to arrive. If I turn up and order, it costs £8-10 and I just have to wait for 15minutes.

[Funk]

I normally tip a £1 or £1.50 if they're quick, the order is right and the food is piping. I'd tip a waiter or waitress for doing the same thing in a restaurant. As a result, most of my takeaways get here very quickly and are spot on; a small price to pay for good service.

[JB!]

Yep.

I was a pizza boy once and 75p a drop dies not cover your fuel, insurance and tax!!! I try to at least find an extra 50p, it all adds up.

[calibrax]

ambuletz said:

If I order a XL/largest size pizza, it would cost £15-19, and take 1hour to arrive. If I turn up and order, it costs £8-10 and I just have to wait for 15minutes.

Bloody hell, I want to know where your pizza place is... HALF the price for collection? seriously? sorry, I just don't believe that...

[H_Kan]

calibrax said:

ambuletz said:

If I order a XL/largest size pizza, it would cost £15-19, and take 1hour to arrive. If I turn up and order, it costs £8-10 and I just have to wait for 15minutes.

Bloody hell, I want to know where your pizza place is... HALF the price for collection? seriously? sorry, I just don't believe that...

Round my way, there are a couple where it's bogof if you collect. But there are deals for delivery, but they still end up being around 60% more expensive- granted its not double, but enough for me to get up off my backside and go collect.

[ambuletz]

H_Kan said:

Round my way, there are a couple where it's bogof if you collect. But there are deals for delivery, but they still end up being around 60% more expensive- granted its not double, but enough for me to get up off my backside and go collect.

indeed. In my area (london) if you go to the independant/lesser known Pizza places (pizza gogo, tgf or ones that do kebabs & chicken) they do BOGOF if you collect, or if you just want 1 pizza, you can get up to 50% off. Even the bigger places like dominos/pizza hut, if you collect, you can buy a pizza + 1-2 sides for the price of 1 pizza delivered.

[DSLiverpool]

AndrewW-G said:

Normally I’m happy to tip a pound or two, however I’ve now stopped after a terrible meal from Dominos . . .not only were two of the three Pizzas ordered undercooked, but they also forgot part of the order and refused to issue a refund for it!

Yes I know, it serves me right for using a franchise like Dominos, a lesson learnt and all that

Bromborough or Upton ?

[AndrewW-G]

DSLiverpool said:

AndrewW-G said:

Normally I’m happy to tip a pound or two, however I’ve now stopped after a terrible meal from Dominos . . .not only were two of the three Pizzas ordered undercooked, but they also forgot part of the order and refused to issue a refund for it!

Yes I know, it serves me right for using a franchise like Dominos, a lesson learnt and all that

Bromborough or Upton ?

Hi Dave, it was Heswall; the comic part was that when I complained to their customer service manager I received a call 5 mins later from some bod in Birkenhead claiming to be from head office, I asked him to clarify where exactly near Hamilton square is the Dominos head office . . . . turns out that he runs a couple of the local franchises and had been on the receiving end of a bking about the ste standards of the food round here . . . .still didn’t stop him trying to do every single thing possible to not have to refund me for the food his staff didn’t even deliver!

Oddly after a tiring day in the garden, we had pizza this evening . . . . .from Pizza Magic, greasy goodness and far better value than dominos (their loss as both businesses used to order from them when people are working late and they have now also been switched over)