To never tip a domino's delivery driver?

[Duemarch2021]

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

I didn’t realise you were supposed to!

We always tip deliveroo drivers - it's really tough times. Between £2-5 but it's all done on the app not cash

@LizaE

If a delivery driver has two orders in opposite directions and one tips and the other doesn't, guess whose is getting their food first, piping hot and fresh?

For the sake of a quid, is it really worth being tight over?

And if they both tip, which one does he pick to get cold food?

@Glossyrocks your comment says it all. You did it for extra money while at uni.

Where I'm from its young men delivering on mopeds. For them its probably the difference between working or joining a gang.

Different worlds.

I do not tip in the uk unless someone has gone above and beyond the level of service usually expected. It's an American & international custom that has been copied from countries where some staff dont actually get paid a wage - the tip is their pay.

Of course it is encouraged by some companies (because some use tip monies received against their wage costs) and by low paid employees because of course who doesnt want extra cash?

It's not reasonable in the UK because we DO have a minimum wage, and why is it ok for say a factory worker to receive only that (with no tips) but a bar worker apparently deserves tips on top of the same pay?

@LizaE yes, that's why I pointed out around here, you might feel more obliged to tip because where you are that's not the case, good for you.

I'm intrigued though how it stops people joining a gang mind.

Doadeer
If you are tipping on the app, your cash probably makes no difference to your driver as it's unlikely they see any of it.

[quote LizaE]@Glossyrocks your comment says it all. You did it for extra money while at uni.

Where I'm from its young men delivering on mopeds. For them its probably the difference between working or joining a gang.

Different worlds.[/quote]
Funny. I'm from poverty too.
I don't agree.

I'm intrigued though how it stops people joining a gang mind

You don't understand how having a job and income stops young people in heavily deprived and crime ridden areas from joining gangs?

Nope, admittedly I don't have deliveries much, but companies make more than enough to pay a fair wage, I don't see why people should enable them not to bother.

Employees are only allowed to seek recourse against tips being withheld where they are in cash or via a tronc system. So when you just add service charges on a bill via card reader it doesnt necessarily go to the person who served you

I’ve never tipped when getting a delivery. I didn’t know it was a thing until I saw it on here.

We always tip. My parents always taught me that it's a small polite way of thanking someone.

I agree that it's odd that some professions are tipped and some aren't though - for example childcare workers often earn very little but we don't tip them (apart from gift vouchers at Christmas/leaving nursery) despite them looking after our most precious people. It's odd.

Nope, admittedly I don't have deliveries much, but companies make more than enough to pay a fair wage, I don't see why people should enable them not to bother

They make them be self employed. Same as Hermes etc. Even currys/argos etc use this model for their deliveries. They advertise for self employed drivers that must rent their vehicles and pay all the insurances and fuel etc before they even begin to earn a wage. And they pay them per delivery.

Where I'm from its young men delivering on mopeds. For them its probably the difference between working or joining a gang.

That's actually made me laugh. What a ridiculous and ignorant thing to say,

You assume because they are from a deprived area their options are poorly paid delivery person or gang?

I've never tipped delivery drivers because it's different from restaurant table service which lasts an hour or two and can make your meal a nicer experience. With a delivery I am already paying the company extra to drop the food at my door, and they are paying the driver to fulfil that, so I can't see why that deserves a tip. I don't tip DHL/Hermes/Amazon drivers or the postman, which is a similar service IMO.

@LizaE yes, and? That is poor employment practice and not up to the customer who more than likely already pays a delivery charge to remedy.

@NoIDontWatchLoveIsland

Doadeer If you are tipping on the app, your cash probably makes no difference to your driver as it's unlikely they see any of it.

They do receive it I know deliveroo drivers. It's paid every two weeks in their earnings and they can see after a job if they were given a tip.

I'm lucky I'm in an industry that's booming so I tip everyone in low paid jobs these days.

The option of being a poorly paid delivery person won't stop people joining gangs.
Gangs groom and recruit people too young to work anyway.

You assume because they are from a deprived area their options are poorly paid delivery person or gang?

Quite, or that people only join gangs for money and ignores the plethora of other factors that are at play. Plus it seems the poster is assuming this from their post, rather than the possibility it's a young man earning money to support their studies or whatever- which is offensive in itself FFS.

I always tip lower paid workers since they provide a service and rely on tips for income

But this seems to only relate people who bring/deliver food or drink or cut hair or provide other beauty treatments.

Carers get a shit wage, have to use their own car and often don't get paid for travelling between clients, but no-one tips them.

Retail staff often provide great bespoke service (DP used to work in a bike shop selling quite high end bikes and would spend ages going through requirements with each customer, sorting out accessories, building bikes etc for NMW and very occasionaly someone would bring them in a crate of beer but on the whole, tips were unheard of).

Clearly not all takeaway drivers are working for tips only - people on this thread have mentioned receiving an hourly wage, or are particularly dependent on them - many will live at home with their parents and be working to pay for their own luxuries, so it makes no sense whatsoever to pick out delivery drivers as being especially deserving of tips. It's not up to the customer to cover perceived poor working practices.

I always pay through the service I am using and always tip, normally round up from £15 to £20 or £25 to £30. If I’m paying over £50 I normally tip £10 or £20

I think you tip if you receive good service and you feel it is warranted. Expected tips IMO are really rude.

I wholeheartedly DISAGREE with a percentage tip, why should you have to tip more for ordering a steak instead of a salad? What you eat isn't relative to your service.

Don't get me wrong, I have worked in hospitality and I know what it's like, but tips should be given on merit - not weighted on expectation or the thought the person's wage is low. That's how people get away with underpaying staff.

North America is a disgrace, I admit I don't always tip the 'minimum expectation' I still give $10 or so dollars which is a considerable tip (around £7-8). The tip culture there is not good, I have heard staff openly slagging off or giving dirty looks if their tips are not as high as they think.

North America is a disgrace, I admit I don't always tip the 'minimum expectation' I still give $10 or so dollars which is a considerable tip (around £7-8). The tip culture there is not good, I have heard staff openly slagging off or giving dirty looks if their tips are not as high as they think

This. They "expect" a minimum of around 20% IMO for food service. They also expect you to tip everybody from the person who brings your bags up in a hotel to the barman getting $1 per drink in the bar.