Do you tip Tesco delivery drivers?

[Wolfie11]

It’s just dawned on me that I don’t tip the drivers who deliver my food shop. I’ve only been doing it since January but I’ve never tipped them and now I feel a bit mean not doing so! I tip everyone else - takeaway deliveries, taxis, waiters, hairdressers etc. It just never occurred to me to tip them too as I don’t with Amazon delivery drivers etc.

AIBU, should I start giving them a few pounds tip? What does everyone else do?

Na, my BIL is a delivery driver and he doesn’t get tips. He’s also on a very good wage for his age and it’s a pretty cushy job by the sounds of it.

I've never tipped delivery drivers.
To be honest, I never get the whole notion of tipping in this country. (UK)
I mean, in the USA I get it as they apparently don't pay enough and rely on customers topping up the bill. (Which I don't agree with, but anyways, that's a separate rant lol)
We have minimum wage in this country,
So why are some minimum jobs deemed more "worthy" of some tips crumbs thrown their way than others?!

I tip Tesco delivery drivers for deliveries in December, they always take the money. I also tip takeaway drivers. Other delivery drivers, not usually, but I did for some really heavy gym equipment that the guy carried into my garage, as he could have left in on the doorstep, he didn’t want to take it, but I insisted.

My DH is a Tesco driver he can’t accept tips they get paid more than the shop staff because it’s classed as a skilled job because you can’t just jump into it I think i would find it odd someone tipping it’s a little bit patronising to me

I do most of the time unless they're rude or grumpy, a small amount.

I tip takeaway deliveries, taxi drivers and hairdressers.
I don't use the services regularly.
I'm not sure why I tip? possibly cultural.

I also tip takeaway drivers. Other delivery drivers, not usually,
So why takeaway drivers but not other delivery drivers?
Not being "funny", just genuinely curious!
Why is one delivery driver deemed OK for getting a tip but not the other?

DM usually tips the Tesco delivery drivers a couple of quid, but she does have mobility issues so it is on her delivery notes for the driver to bring the shopping into the house for her, so she says it's just as a wee thank you for doing that

Only on my xmas delivery.

I only recently realised my driver could see right down my top each and every time I bent down to unpack my shopping from the plastic tray he left on the floor just inside my front door. So I feel he's had his tip and I now wear a hoodie.

Do you lot tip the the postman too????????

Jfc just making it harder for everyone one else

Do you lot tip the the postman too????????

Exactly... as I said, why some and not others?

I do tip at Christmas - always have an Xmas Eve delivery. I also tip our lovely postman and the bin and recycling teams.

No I don't tip. I pay Tesco; they pay the delivery drivers.

Hats off to Tesco, I reckon they specially train the drivers to be so efficient, pleasant and friendly.

Of course not. Can't stand all this Lady Bountiful tipping crap.

No but we get same ones most weeks and have them both a tenner at Xmas.

Think some people are crazy they way they tip nearly everything. Why would u tip the hair dresser you're already paying for the haircut and they set the prices.

Funny how OP your considering tipping tescos delivery guy but not amazon why is that? Both companies make huge profits..

I don’t because I’ve already paid for delivery but then I’d heard that Tesco drivers aren’t allowed to accept tips anyway.
If we had a regular driver I’d probably give them a box of chocolates or something at Christmas but we seem to get a different one every week. They’re always friendly and pleasant though.

I don’t tip any delivery drivers, on the rare occasions that we have a takeaway we usually collect because delivery times are too long but if we do have one delivered then there’s usually a delivery charge already.

No. That is ridiculous!!!
Soon we will be tipping anyone who does anything and the already rising cost of living will be exponentially more. Fml

Another no. Has never entered my mind to do so.

No, nor the cashier at the checkout. They bring it to my door, I unpack the crates and carry it to the kitchen. I don't tip the postie or the Amazon delivery driver either.

Never entered my head to tip them. Covid rules required keeping distance, anyway.

No, definitely not.

The grocers pay the delivery drivers a wage that assumes no tips. I am sure the delivery drivers like a sneaky tip, but it will almost certainly be against policy. The grocers would rather not complicate the relationship with their customers with the awkwardness of tipping. (I work for a major grocer, so I know.)

No.

Supermarket drivers shouldn't be accepting tips anyway - it's against the terms of their contracts so all you well-meaning tippers could potentially get them in a lot of trouble.

You're putting them in really awkward positions by offering tips as they either have to be rude and refuse them or accept and potentially get in trouble:

@freshcarnation

No but I always ask delivery drivers if they need the loo

Why? That's just weird.

We were tipping £10 during first lockdowns! Don't tip anymore. We had only just started using deliveries then and were very grateful to those "risking" working nobody ever refused their tip!