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To never tip a domino's delivery driver?

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Duemarch2021 · 15/11/2020 21:46

Just ordered a dominos but didn't tip.. the driver hung around like they were expecting one.. i never tip.. am i wrong for not tipping?? FYI Im the UK too by the way, i feel this makes a difference to answers i may get

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3ismylot · 17/11/2020 07:08

@ImnotCarolineHirons

DH does a lot of deliveries with amazon, uber eats, deliveroo and just eat and again appreciates tips but never expects them, he makes good money without the tips (£500+ a week on top of his normal full time day job)

Eh?! How many hours is he working to make £500 a Week delivering food? Above a FT job?
£2k a month doesn't sound like piecemeal delivery driver rates to me, or what seems to be the standard income from this thread.
I smell 💩

He works 3-5 hours an evening, most evenings, full-day Saturday and half-day Sunday. Amazon pays a minimum of £13/hour for a block but has been as high as £25/hour when they are desperate. For the food, he gets a minimum of £3.80 for each delivery but normally closer to £5 but has been paid as much as £15 for a single delivery, I am not saying that is all pure profit as he does obviously have to pay fuel, tax and hire and reward insurance but he still makes good money from it. Not sure why you think I would need to lie?
RichardMarxisinnocent · 17/11/2020 07:16

With respect, it's not my responsibility to ensure staff are paid. Especially when on holiday and you have to eat out more often then tipping is very expensive. Food in America isn't cheap. I honestly couldn't afford to tip 20% of every meal
Also with respect, if you can't afford to tip the expected amount you shouldn't be eating out in the USA. As a PP said people factor it in when deciding where to eat and anyone going to rhe US on holiday should be factoring it into their budget. You may not agree with the system, think it's appalling, should be changed etc, but you not tipping what's expected isn't going to change the system, it's just going to screw over the waiting staff by ensuring they don't get paid enough.

BarbaraofSeville · 17/11/2020 07:18

Not sure why you think I would need to lie

Because your story doesn't support the opinion that all takeaway owners are crooks who make their employees pay to work for them so they depend on tips given to them by virtue signallers who think any job that isn't a bit of light office work with plenty of time for intelligent conversation with adults over coffee is akin to being conscripted to the Siberian salt mines.

lovemelongtime · 17/11/2020 07:19

He obvs knew you weren't going to give a to, so are the toppings 🤣

lovemelongtime · 17/11/2020 07:19

Give a "tip" - 😐

Nonamesavail · 17/11/2020 07:19

I never have tipped a delivery driver.

SaffieSoph · 17/11/2020 07:20

We tip delivery drivers about £1 - £2. I never used to but when I started dating my husband he told me that you always should and now we do.

Bluntness100 · 17/11/2020 07:23

We tip. And see it as part of the cost of the meal. If you could not afford the meal if it cost say a pound more, fair enough, but if you can then tip.

Coffeeand · 17/11/2020 07:24

Shocked at how many people are so tight. Surely a few pounds tip to someone in a low wage job who is providing you a service is the least you can do in normal times, let alone now. Fucking hell.

tttigress · 17/11/2020 07:24

Never heard of tipping delivery drivers, there seems to be a creep in what (some) people define the rules are for tipping.

BarbaraofSeville · 17/11/2020 07:25

Not sure why you think I would need to lie

Alternatively, your DH is actually a drug runner, he just tells you he's delivering parcels and takeaways. Wink

3ismylot · 17/11/2020 07:36

@BarbaraofSeville

Not sure why you think I would need to lie

Alternatively, your DH is actually a drug runner, he just tells you he's delivering parcels and takeaways. Wink

Yeah I suppose that could be an option Grin and if so then the scam is very advanced because I often go out on the odd trip with him, I also have the same apps and can deliver myself but do not enjoy it as he does and most importantly the people he 'deals' for must work for the app companies as his payments come directly from them into our account every week like clockwork Wink

I think some people are unaware of how these gig economies work, yes it is self employed but its nowhere near as badly paid as many assume! He gets paid much better than NMW and he is less exposed to covid than those who work in retail, pick ups are handled safely with maximum numbers allowed in the restaurant and usually drivers collect from a separate area and even entrance and drop off is contact free, they are also supplied with hand sanistiser and masks regularly for their own use.

3ismylot · 17/11/2020 07:43

@Coffeeand

Shocked at how many people are so tight. Surely a few pounds tip to someone in a low wage job who is providing you a service is the least you can do in normal times, let alone now. Fucking hell.
There are plenty of people in low wage jobs that provide us with services, but people don't tip them and in fact, many employers forbid them accepting them so why are delivery drivers and servers more deserving?
Peppafrig · 17/11/2020 09:50

@Coffeeand

Shocked at how many people are so tight. Surely a few pounds tip to someone in a low wage job who is providing you a service is the least you can do in normal times, let alone now. Fucking hell.
Aren’t you lucky to be in the privileged position that tipping someone a few pounds is nothing to you . Maybe those not tipping are themselves in low wage jobs. If they save up for a treat should they be denied it as they can’t tip. Must get a bit cold up there all the way up on your high horse.
Saoirse7 · 17/11/2020 09:54

@KatherineJaneway

With respect, it's not my responsibility to ensure staff are paid. Especially when on holiday and you have to eat out more often then tipping is very expensive. Food in America isn't cheap. I honestly couldn't afford to tip 20% of every meal.

Actually it is your responsibility over there. Tips for wait staff are expected and most people factor the 20% tip when choosing where to eat.

FYI * Tipping is not mandatory* in the United States, so there are no laws that govern how much gratuity should be paid.
Blueberries0112 · 17/11/2020 10:08

"Maybe those not tipping are themselves in low wage jobs. If they save up for a treat should they be denied it as they can’t tip"

Before Coronavirus, if you live in US, the attitude is usually that if you can't afford to tip a couple dollars, then you can't afford to eat out. At least at restaurants where they expect tipping.

Blueberries0112 · 17/11/2020 10:11

"Tipping is not mandatory* in the United States, so there are no laws that govern how much gratuity should be paid."

Yes, they are not going to call the police on you or anything for not tipping. All it does is make you look bad . There are plenty of people who did not tip because they thought the service was horrible

Nikhedonia · 17/11/2020 10:16

All it does is make you look bad .

Oh no. Please no. Goodness, how will I cope... Sad

Amazing that it's the customer who 'looks bad' and not the shitty employer who can't pay their staff a decent living wage.

Lockheart · 17/11/2020 10:18

I'm very surprised at how frequently people tip. I used to work as a hotel cleaner and people never left tips, but then we never expected them to.

When I worked as a waitress sometimes people would tip. It was nice, but not expected.

I didn't get tipped when I worked as a tour guide at a local attraction, or on the checkouts at Asda / Co-op, and I didn't expect to be.

This isn't America. Tipping culture isn't a thing in the UK really.

BarbaraofSeville · 17/11/2020 10:21

'm very surprised at how frequently people tip. I used to work as a hotel cleaner and people never left tips, but then we never expected them to

Indeed. It makes you wonder if the people who say they 'always tip the chambermaid' are being economical with the truth.

Peppafrig · 17/11/2020 10:21

@Blueberries0112 maybe the case in. America but we are in the UK . It’s well known in American that those workers rely on the tips. Dominos drivers receive minimum wage regardless.

Lockheart · 17/11/2020 10:25

@BarbaraofSeville

'm very surprised at how frequently people tip. I used to work as a hotel cleaner and people never left tips, but then we never expected them to

Indeed. It makes you wonder if the people who say they 'always tip the chambermaid' are being economical with the truth.

Possibly! It wasn't eons ago I was doing cleaning as well, it was within the last decade. And I worked as a cleaner on and off for the best part of 5 years. Perhaps there's been a rapid shift in attitude over the last couple of years or so but I doubt it.
AiryFairyMum · 17/11/2020 10:36

Always tip.

Blueberries0112 · 17/11/2020 10:51

@Nikhedonia

All it does is make you look bad .

Oh no. Please no. Goodness, how will I cope... Sad

Amazing that it's the customer who 'looks bad' and not the shitty employer who can't pay their staff a decent living wage.

I do not see waitresses marching in streets demanding livable wages. Apparently tipping is working out for them.
Blueberries0112 · 17/11/2020 10:56

[quote Peppafrig]@Blueberries0112 maybe the case in. America but we are in the UK . It’s well known in American that those workers rely on the tips. Dominos drivers receive minimum wage regardless.[/quote]
Yes, they do, but someone recently came back to work at my workplace because she was better off financially and we barely pay enough. She said she was a domino's driver and even though she is being paid in wage, after gas and everything, she was losing money. So she quit.