...to be amazed at this man making a fuss over 50p?

[PutDownThatLaptop]

So, I just ordered a Chinese takeaway for one on Just Eat, with free delivery, above the minimum spend. After paying, the owner of the restaurant phoned me and said I was a long way away (I'm not) and could I pay an extra 50p? I said yes of course and put the phone down, a little surprised. I presumed they'd amend the card payment.
An hour later, he turns up and I take the food. He stands there and says nothing but "50p!" with his hand held out. I went and found my purse and got out a 50p piece and took it back to him.
AIBU to think that this was out of order and a little bit odd for him to bother embarrassing us both for 50p?

[Floggingmolly]

It's a 50p charge which you agreed to. Let it go.

[liinyo]

I always tip takeaway drivers, normally about £1.00. If they did this I would probably hand over the usual tip and let them take it out of that. Hard for the driver who would then lose out.

Our favourite takeaway - we are about .25 miles out of their delivery area ( a long way in London)but they never charge us extra, however I do always phone direct rather than trying to book online.

[ArcheryAnnie]

I always tip takeaway drivers - I'm in London and the drivers around here are usually grown men doing a shitty, badly paid job, so it's usually £2, or £3 if it's really horrible weather. I factor it into the cost of the takeaway - if I can't afford the tip, I can't afford the takeaway. It's a luxury so I don't mind paying if I can afford it at the time.

Having said all that, though, it seems the place you bought from has form. they shouldn't ask for more money after you have paid. You agreed this time, so had to pay (and it would probably have been taken out of the deliveryman's money if you hadn't), but maybe look somewhere else next time.

[Cirsium]

They should be upfront about delivery charges, but you did agree on the phone. Doubt it was the owner delivering. DH does delivery driving in our mostly rural area, it is a crap job (he has gaps in employment history due to ill health and struggled to get anything else). The pay is a nominal amount for petrol money and then delivery charges and tips so on a quiet night he makes barely anything. The owners hassle him to drive faster than is safe on country roads in terrible weather and the wear and tear on the car is unbelievable. He recently had a guy refuse to pay, then threaten him and the restaurant owner would have sacked him if he hadn't paid for the meal himself. The police got involved and got the customer to pay (and told the owner he was an arse for not covering the cost himself). Another drunk customer told him to come in for payment, then sat down and started eating his meal, shouting at DH when he asked again. Thankfully DH has finally been offered something better and will be leaving soon.

[GruntledOne]

I always tip the driver £1 so they'd have been 50p down if they did this to me.

That's a bit mean, it's hardly the driver's fault if he's told to collect it.

[Kirkenes]

I think it depends how much the order was.

I always tip our delivery drivers by rounding up to the next five pounds. So sometimes they do a lot better than other times. They know I do it and seem happy with the arrangement.

[KoalaDownUnder]

I don't understand.

If you gave him a tip anyway, why would he need to ask for 50p? Wasn't the tip more than that?

[Trills]

Definitely leave a bad review and don't order from them again.

If they've accepted your order from the website then that is the price you should pay. If they can't work the settings that say where they deliver to, that's their problem.

[hellsbellsmelons]

I always tip for delivery - just round it up to the nearest £5. It's usually £1.50 or something like that.

[LovelyFriend]

Weird - but check out the John Lewis / Plastic bag surcharge thread and see LOADS of people have issues with 5p charges.
Odd.