Tip the grocery delivery man

[Truth1981]

I'm so surprised reading some people's comments about this. They move around like 900kg of food Daily, up and down people's stairs and into their homes. Only an ignorant person who doesn't realise/care can be so indifferent in my opinion. I've done £100 pounds worth weekly shop, of course I'll spare £3 on the poor man/woman (they exist) who's job it is to do the dunkey work. Since when do parcels delivered weigh anything like groceries :((

Sorry Eliza my last post was for the OP!

Drivers of supermarkets are not allowed to receive tips from customers. The store would find out eventually if they mention it to their co workers for example.

If you want to recognise a driver you should phone their store. We would give them much more than a couple of pounds for really great customer feedback!

@jay55 they are employed with company benefits and often get small bonuses if they have a good driver rating. Albeit their pay per hour is very low considering the job they do.

Never considered it outside Christmas. We take our shopping from the door (because our house is shamefully messy...) and to be honest half the drivers give they impression they want us to grab it all so they can go as quickly as possible, probably because the van's blocking someone's drive.

Timely, my groceries have just come, with an ad for drivers stapled to the receipt, £10.67 per hour plus benefits.
I am in London so it wouldn’t go far, but is not the lowest paid job around.

If we lived in a nation where, if you didn't tip people they'd actually lose money (like in the US) I'd agree but we don't and they're seemingly paid for their job so no I don't tip them. I also don't tip the window cleaner, the post man, the Yodel or DPD guys or the car wash folk.

I tip at Christmas. Whoever delivers the Christmas shop gets a reasonable tip - I only do it because I know how bloody busy they must be and that they are more than likely doing overtime and I just want to show them that they are appreciated.

My dad used to do deliveries for one of the big supermarkets, and he would have been mortified to be given tips. (Although maybe not at Christmas, where there is a cultural tradition in the UK of annual service being acknowledged, cash and gifts changing hands etc).

Tipping is much more complicated than 'it's always nice to get money, so people universally appreciate it'. In the UK, it can come across as patronising and inappropriate. It's impossible to tip less than £5 without using coins, and handing over loose change still has echoes of 'here's a shiny shilling for your trouble, good fellow', 'oh, thankyer, sir' [doffs cap].

I think most supermarket delivery drivers would appreciate a) positive feedback, b) the offer of a cold drink or cup of tea etc (even if it's obviously not going to be accepted), and c) being treated like a human being in general: friendliness, a thank you at the end. IMO the worst part of any service job is when you feel completely blanked by the customer, like you're some sort of robot.

Saying thank you as Shincha would be a start that would be appreciated probably as much as a tip.

I don't tip. I do offer a cold bottle of water/can of pop to take with them

Although I did give one a cornetto once and he was over the moon  said he hadn't had one for years. It was boiling and the only thing I had!

I tip the grocery delivery person. One man who came from Ocado said he never took any money, he wasn't offended and I accepted what he said but all the others have been really pleased. I don't make a big thing out of it, the amount depends on how much I have bought but I would say it's generally around £3.

The supermarket I work for prohibits drivers from taking tips either money or goods. It can be classed as gross misconduct and they could lose their job.

As a PP said phoning the store and giving good feedback is a better way to show your gratitude. They can be issued ‘Star points’ which have a monetary value.