To not tip the delivery person who is about to bring my Christmas food

Tipping has been a thing in this country for some occupations for the whole of my 68 years. I remember my Mum tilling the hairdresser and the girl who washed her hair, and tips were always given (and expected by the stylists) when I had a Saturday/holiday job in a hair salon back in the 1970s. People always tipped the paper boy/girl at Christmas, as well as the milkman, bin men, and posties. And taxi drivers and restaurant waiting staff have always been given tips.

I'm not a tipper.

Single parent and every penny is budgeted. I'm not paying more than I HAVE to for anything.

Very odd the things that society thinks we should and shouldn't tip for. Why am I not expected to tip my dental hygienist who I saw this week and gives me excellent personal service, but I'm expected to tip a delivery driver who I've never seen before? Bonkers. Fair play to those who CHOOSE to give money away like this, but I don't like the creeping expectation of it, especially in this economy.

It’s Christmas!!!!!

You should though

they are always very grateful

cant believe you wouldn’t when someone is delivering your food on Xmas eve!!!!

Never tipped mine, never crossed my mind. I do tip the dog groomer, hairdresser etc.

Tipping isn’t a thing in this country at all. I never tip delivery drivers. They’re paid to do their job

I don’t often tip supermarket delivery drivers.
The only times I’ve done so was once in heavy snow as I was grateful they’d persevered, and once when the driver had been injured en route, but continued to deliver even though it slowed him down and he worked ages past when his shift should have ended.

My window cleaner turned up this week, cleaned she windows for 5 minutes and then clearly was looking for a bloody tip.
I paid him for the half arsed clean and he should be happy with that.

If you can afford to shop at Waitrose surely you won’t miss a fiver?

Tipping isn't a thing in this country. Unless I missed the memo?

I didn't do that but did wish him a happy Christmas. I have never been tipped for doing my job so don't tend to give tips.

I tipped my Ocado driver because my other half a very similar job once and regardless of how you use, it's a difficult job

He certainly wasn't expecting it, but I've had great service from Ocado and I don't see why I shouldn't

It didn't.

I won't tell and he won't tell

They are not allowed to accept tips at Waitrose.

I tip the Christmas and New Year deliveries but I never tip in the year. I also tip the window cleaner and postman.

Is your shopping always delivered by the same guy? Mine isn't, it's someone different pretty much every single time, I've barely seen the same driver twice in one year.

Why would one receive a tip more than the others?

It might be different if it was the same person all year round.

I give the Ocado driver £20 and a card every year, they aren't well paid.

At Christmas I always tip the Ocado driver and my paper boy. Usually £10 each.

I tipped my Waitrose driver £5 today as it was my lovely regular driver and everything was on my order with good dates so I was happy.

Only do it at Christmas mind...

This was always my point when I worked on the checkouts at Sainsbury's. I said something to my Mum about it and she said 'well you don't carry people's shopping into their houses do you' I reminded her that I served hundreds of people a day at Christmas time, some of them spoke to me like shit, a lot of the time I packed peoples bags for them, particularly the elderly and disabled. I'd pack bags carefully and make sure they were evenly distributed on someone's wheelchair / mobility scooter for example. It was knackering, especially hoisting all the slabs of lager off the conveyor belt to scan. The delivery drivers would then tell us they were making £100 plus a day in tips.

I only stayed for one Christmas.

I’ve never thought to tip the Ocado driver - in the 20+ years I’ve been using them on a weekly basis, I don’t remember ever seeing the same driver twice. I’ve always give. The postie and Evri driver a card with a tenner in because I see them on a near daily basis I, and would always tip a hairdresser if I ever went to one, as well as taxis and restaurant staff but have never thought about food delivery drivers

Never done it. I get a different driver each time, so it seems like a pick of the draw thing for working close to Xmas to get a tip?!

I don’t think they expect tips at all. I gave the delivery driver a load of copper and told him it’s all I’ve got, thank you for the delivery.

he was genuinely pleased, said thank you, it will go towards petrol, I said I hope you have a little diesel that does 100mpg, cos there is only a thimbles worth there, he laughed, thanked me and brought the bags in for me. It is the thought that counts

We've got a £500 Ocado food shop coming so I'll be slipping them a £20 for bringing it all in. Waitrose will accept tips, we've done so before and if they've been really helpful, I've emailed the local store. When a very kind delivery driver came back as my dog absconded on a walk (that was a horribly stressful morning) and I missed my shop, I emailed them and she said a few weeks later that she got a special mention in the staff meeting and a reward so I'm glad I did it. (I'd add that we've got 15 for Christmas Day and 12 for boxing day hence the massive delivery, it's not all booze!)