Am I cheap for never tipping delivery drivers?!

I'm surprised that the Tesco driver accepts tips, I'm sure they aren't supposed to. I would never tip a supermarket delivery.

All through a uk winter?

No. I will tip if paying cash, they can keep the change, if the change is under 3.
I tip the Tesco driver.

I usually do £2

I would tip takeaway delivery if I ever got it, but luckily I live within walking distance of some excellent takeaways so I don't need to. I certainly wouldn't tip supermarket deliveries or Amazon, though. I know the job is tough and I wouldn't want to do it, but I honestly can't afford to tip everyone who provides me a service.

As a delivery driver (home shopping), I never even expect tips and have refused when offered too (it's usually pensioners because you have helped a lot). Nor do I give tips when we have deliveries.

Am I missing a trick by not expecting netball players to bribe tip me for umpiring their games?

I don’t expect tips for doing what I’m paid to do, and tipping culture is yet another social dilemma we Brits are too frightened to talk about.

I deliver for Dominoes. We are paid minimum wage. The majority of people don’t tip. Even if you only tip a pound or two it helps to lift our pay and goes towards the wear and tear on our vehicles. It’s a nightmare in the dark. You can’t see house numbers and nobody thinks to leave an outside light on. Have a heart please.

Or not tip any of them. You've already paid a delivery charge.

I do this too: tip takeaway delivery people, but not for other deliveries (ie packages or the supermarket delivery).

Maybe it’s because we think of takeaway drivers as being part of the gig economy, out in all weather on bikes and scooters. Whereas, say, driving the Tesco van seems like a steadier job and more comfortable. But on reflection I’m not sure that makes sense as a reason… I think Amazon drivers are probably also part of the gig economy. So would probably make sense to tip them like I tip the Deliveroo people!

Haha what??? 😄

If it’s the local independent Chinese/Indian takeaway that doesn’t charge extra for delivery, I tip £2 or £3 (for an order that’s up to about £35). However, Dominoes add a delivery fee so I don’t tip the driver as well).

Am currently abroad and have been surprised to see pots with “tips” written on them next to cash registers in shops. As in shops where I walk around choosing the items and take them to the till myself to pay. Not sure what the customers are supposed to be tipping for.

DS did Deliveroo for a few weeks one uni holiday (he then dislocated his shoulder so couldn’t ride his bike). I was amazed how many people tipped; I never have. I don’t really agree with tipping and think people should be paid a fair wage for the job.

Deliveroo is expensive so I wouldn’t want to increase my bill any further. I very rarely use it due to increased cost of goods so I only tend to use it if I’m ill or if the car has been in the garage and I don’t want to walk to the shops.

I order a takeaway once a month when all the family are here, 12 of us. They charge £3.50 to deliver and £1 admin charge. I give the delivery girl/guy a £5 tip which they seem really happy with. It works out at less than a £1 per person to cover all the that but if its for only one or two people that's costly!

Do you mean you'd tip the drivers from smaller companies, but not the ones from big companies?

(Sorry, not being argumentative - just dim! We don't have any bikes or mopeds delivering here)

No. Everything now is paid for in advance, including the delivery charge. Before that (paying cash on the doorstep) I would round up, but now I don’t. There is the cost of the food, a service charge, delivery fee, a charge for using a card, sometimes even a charge for a cheap plastic bag (knotted tightly so it can’t be reused). Why would I add to that?

Amazon and similar couriers often leave parcels on the step, so there is no chance to tip, and Sainsburys drivers stand back and watch me bend and stretch to fill bags from pallets. What could they expect to get a tip for doing?

I don’t tip. America sent me over the edge when mil said we hat to to tip 35 per cent. No. Pay your staff.

So are many others, such as shop assistants, refuse collectors, office cleaners. They don't get tips. It's not that hard riding or driving around delivering food.

I sometimes tip uber taxi drivers when they really stand out. Eg one brought back my big bottle of Vimto for me that I left behind in his boot after I’d been shopping, and another put his Cocomelon playlist on when my DD was crying on the way to school. 😄

As for food deliveries, I’ve used uber eats many times but not tipped anyone. I’ve let the pizza man from the local takeaway keep the change though.

I tip if it's a local takeaway delivery from a Chinese or Indian etc. They usually do free delivery to local area, so I haven't specifically paid for delivery. So a couple of quid is OK as it's saved me the bother of driving there and faffing with parking etc.

I don't tip Amazon etc..... I would be flinging money at a disappearing van!

I did put £10 in a Christmas card for my milkman.

I usually do a couple of quid to taxi and hairdresser.

I don't really know why I tip some and not others. I have wondered this before.

I very rarely tip in the UK.

I don't tip delivery drivers. We did we start going round tipping people for just doing their jobs?

I never tip but I'd be hard pressed to do so, even if I wanted to, they are usually back in the van before I've even opened the door!

I only tip deliveroo or uber eats drivers if they are regular ones that I've got to know and have been delivering for several years. The ones that stop and chat for a bit, ask after me and the dog, I ask after them and their families. Sometimes they are the only people I have a conversation with for days on end.

The ones that only turn up once, are a bit abrupt, rude or just knock, dump my order on the doorstep before I can even open the door never get a tip.