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To never tip the Uber Eats driver?

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oceanbeach2000 · 07/08/2023 19:46

I used to tip every driver even if it was a mere £2. Still something.

But I think everyone has experienced that disappointment when 1 or more items from your order is missing.

(I'm not talking just specifically Uber Eats, I also mean Just Eat, Hungry House, Deliveroo etc)

Do you tip? If not, why?

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MolkosTeenageAngst · 07/08/2023 23:04

I never use Uber eats but I use deliveroo and just eat sometimes. I never tip. I don’t tip the postman or Amazon delivery drivers either. Or in restaurants, taxis and hairdressers for that matter. Wages should be covered in the upfront fees, if they’re not that’s for employees to take up with their employers just as I would if I wanted to negotiate a better wage from my job where, like most, there’s no tipping culture.

labamba007 · 07/08/2023 23:00

They don't earn enough. They don't get an hourly wage like an ordinary job. Many rely on tips. So yes, I always tip.

LindorDoubleChoc · 07/08/2023 22:35

I only have a takeaway about 6 times a year, if that. I always order direct from the restaurant. I always tip the delivery person.

SM4713 · 07/08/2023 22:31

cardibach · 07/08/2023 22:11

I’ve often looked as I’d prefer to order direct. Once you add it all up it’s rarely cheaper from the restaurant. I still do it if I can as it means they get all the profit, but if I want a particular place and I can’t get it direct I assume they’ve factored that in.

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I can only compare places with a printed or online menu, that offer both in house deliveries and also those app places. When I order direct- I pay exactly what is on their menu.

If I ordered via those app sites, they add on an average of £1 to each main and 50p for each entree and side- if not more! This is in addition to their delivery charge etc. When I compared like for like, it was £10 extra for the exact same meal, from the exact same restaurant!!! Maybe different in other areas, but for that difference, I'd drive/walk to collect the meal if they didn't have an inhouse delivery option.

SocksAndTheCity · 07/08/2023 22:23

The drivers/riders aren't 'employees' though, or at least they didn't used to be. They're self employed, so can be paid either an adequate amount or virtually fuck all depending on whether they're in the right place at the right time for getting as many deliveries in as possible. See also Amazon.

GoingInsaneAhhh · 07/08/2023 22:18

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 07/08/2023 20:00

I always tip the person that is alone in the car with my food. Where possible I tip before it arrives. I try and use the same take out.

Wanking in the mayonnaise was not an urban myth where I grew up. He was arrested.

Wanking in the mayo! 😵🤮

TinySaltLick · 07/08/2023 22:16

Yes tip every time

Boomboom22 · 07/08/2023 22:15

Definitely not. Tipping in general is a piss take, pay your employees enough. Good point care workers don't get tips!

justanothermanicmonday1 · 07/08/2023 22:14

I don't use Ubereats often, but when I do I tend to tip because how fast they deliver and the fact I've never had any issues.

Bandyarsia · 07/08/2023 22:13

Every single time without fail.

cardibach · 07/08/2023 22:11

SM4713 · 07/08/2023 20:03

I don't use any of those apps, because they already add a surcharge to each dish for using them! I only order home delivery from places who have their own delivery drivers. If they don't deliver and the uber/just eat etc is the ONLY option for delivery, then I'll collect it or not bother.

I don't routinely tip them- no.

I’ve often looked as I’d prefer to order direct. Once you add it all up it’s rarely cheaper from the restaurant. I still do it if I can as it means they get all the profit, but if I want a particular place and I can’t get it direct I assume they’ve factored that in.

cardibach · 07/08/2023 22:09

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 07/08/2023 20:00

I always tip the person that is alone in the car with my food. Where possible I tip before it arrives. I try and use the same take out.

Wanking in the mayonnaise was not an urban myth where I grew up. He was arrested.

Delivery drivers don’t prepare the food. The food I get is in sealed bags, therefore the driver can’t tamper. Don’t spread silly rumours.

continentallentil · 07/08/2023 22:07

Okbyethen · 07/08/2023 21:52

I don't tip them.
They get a salary and the delivery charges are added to the order anyway. Not my fault if they're not paid enough 🤷🏻‍♀️

Well it’s all our fault really. Costs are cut to the bone because we don’t want to pay enough for a luxury service to pay people properly.

continentallentil · 07/08/2023 22:04

A few quid quid usually. I wish they were paid properly but like waiters I think they rely on tips

drpet49 · 07/08/2023 22:02

BiscuitsandPuffin · 07/08/2023 21:43

I already paid a delivery fee why would I double it to give to someone who is already being paid by their employer to do this job?

God it annoys me that tipping culture virtue-signalling is taking hold in the UK.

I agree

Sigmama · 07/08/2023 22:01

It's tight not to tip

Sigmama · 07/08/2023 22:00

Bananaslug - how do you know he stole your chips

Okbyethen · 07/08/2023 21:52

I don't tip them.
They get a salary and the delivery charges are added to the order anyway. Not my fault if they're not paid enough 🤷🏻‍♀️

MariaVT65 · 07/08/2023 21:50

Things like Uber Eats charge high delivery fees, so no I don’t tip extra.

I also don’t tip anyone at all. Many jobs pay minimum wage and I don’t understand why some should get tipped and others shouldn’t. I used to work as a trained bra fitter, including everything such as post-surgery bras. That pays minimum wage and you don’t get tipped.

BiscuitsandPuffin · 07/08/2023 21:47

MrsRobinsonsHandprints · 07/08/2023 20:00

I always tip the person that is alone in the car with my food. Where possible I tip before it arrives. I try and use the same take out.

Wanking in the mayonnaise was not an urban myth where I grew up. He was arrested.

Giving people more money doesn't stop them being sick fetishists who get their kicks fucking with your food. Sorry. No amount of money would stop someone like that.

BiscuitsandPuffin · 07/08/2023 21:43

I already paid a delivery fee why would I double it to give to someone who is already being paid by their employer to do this job?

God it annoys me that tipping culture virtue-signalling is taking hold in the UK.

BananaSlug · 07/08/2023 21:42

I never tip. The last delivery guy stole our chips

OhmygodDont · 07/08/2023 21:42

I mean the delivery fee is surely what this is meant to cover. We already get charged for every bloody click on the app it feels.

Mutinyonthecrunchie · 07/08/2023 21:38

I have never tipped anyone and not going to start now for a variety of reasons.

ThreeLittleDots · 07/08/2023 21:36

I never tip, I earn minimum wage too