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

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Pavementworrier · 23/12/2025 13:56

I've only got a £20 in the flat

I hate that tipping is a thing in this country now it's such a minefield

(It's Waitrose)

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WalkingtheWire · 23/12/2025 14:09

Ive never even considered tipping a delivery driver. Also, Waitrose are a good employer I don’t think they would encourage tips, I mean you don’t tip the person on the checkout do you?

Fontet · 23/12/2025 14:08

Tip hairdressers, nail tech , refuse collection, delivery drivers etc etc. x

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 23/12/2025 14:07

Eh?! Wouldn’t have even occurred to me to tip the person who delivers the food shop. I tip the driver for Just Eat, etc. because the app gives me the option. I won’t hand them actual cash though.

Westfacing · 23/12/2025 14:04

I don't tip the Ocado delivery drivers - they've got a proper job and not part of the gig economy.

Perhaps if you had the same regular driver, along the lines of a postie or refuse collectors where tipping has been 'traditional' for a long time, then maybe I would.

There's a limit to how many people you can tip!

Original poster
Pavementworrier · 23/12/2025 14:03

yeesh · 23/12/2025 13:59

I never tip mine, I don’t think they can accept it anyway tbh.

Edited

I'll choose to believe this too

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Pavementworrier · 23/12/2025 14:03

Lifestooshort71 · 23/12/2025 13:58

Most supermarkets say 'don't tip the delivery driver' so we never have (and they don't look as though they expect one).

I think Waitrose is silent on the matter

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Poppingby · 23/12/2025 14:01

I always buy an extra chocolate orange or similar and give it to the delivery person. I always assume they're not allowed to take cash tips.

yeesh · 23/12/2025 13:59

I never tip mine, I don’t think they can accept it anyway tbh.

Lifestooshort71 · 23/12/2025 13:58

Most supermarkets say 'don't tip the delivery driver' so we never have (and they don't look as though they expect one).

CBAwithallthethings · 23/12/2025 13:58

Nope I don’t tip food delivery. My Xmas delivery just came from Ocado and I didn’t tip

I8toys · 23/12/2025 13:58

I always tip the delivery drivers at Christmas and New Year. There was 2 they got a £10 each.

HeadyLamarr · 23/12/2025 13:57

I don't tip grocery delivery people. When did that become a thing?

TeaRoseTallulah · 23/12/2025 13:57

I've never tipped a food delivery person.