Tipping shopping delivery

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Do you ever tip the sainsburys man?I don't but have just moved to a flat on the 2nd floor and it id more hassle I suppose than a house so should I acknowledge this and give him a couple of quid?Dp says yes and I have cash here but don't want to embarress him!

Anyone?he'll be here at 11!!!!

I've often wondered about deliveries to flats and whether they would bring all the way up to your floor.Or do you collect from the ground.

I think if they have the crates on a trolley and they have used a lift, I would be disinclined to tip.

However, if it's crate by crate up the stairs I would.

Rubbish at helping aren't I? Sorry.

No I wouldn't tip, they get paid to do it, it's their job and you won't be the only person in a flat they are used to it.

Then again I never tip taxi drivers/hairdressers etc anyway, maybe am just a tight arse

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when we lived in a flat sainsburys, Ocado and Tesco all delivered up three flights of stairs for us. I did tip.

Oh I don't know there is a small lift only fits two people!But is a low rise block and the stairs seem do able for most of our friends etc I think I will have to see how knackered he looks!Then decide but then how much??????/AAAAAh

BoB - yeah, it makes sense to me to do that. Would you if there had been a lift though?

I wouldn't tip, I don't think it would occur to me tbh.

I'd be gushingly grateful though.

Still not decided have two pounds on teh hall shelf and not sure whether to give it!

Nope.

Just thank effusively for hauling it up the stairs.

You might start a trend if you tip and I really don't want to start tipping the tesco guy

I don't think he'd expect it, tbh.

thanks x

What did you do? I would bever ever think to tip, but I can kinda see your point... Stillmy house is a breaze for them, so maybe yours balances it out?

There was a thread on here the other day about this (can't remember the title now though, sorry). Anyway, someone posted to say that delivery drivers are not allowed to accept tips, and that accepting tips is a sackable offence!

I've never thought about tipping delivery drivers tbh. I do live in a flat, but I always carry the shopping up from the ground floor myself (kitchen's only on the first floor though).

Ok he has just been and didn't see the lift but didn't accept a tip even though I offered!I was very thankful though

Excellent. A good result all round.

I know that at Asda they are not allowed to accept gratuities

I've just started a thread on this!! I do tip and certainly did when I lived in a flat.

No, I wouldn't... you pay a delivery charge and I think that's slightly expensive as it is!!

Certainly not. Tipping is a horrible nasty thing which should be outdated. Everyone should be properly paid. I even remove the "option service charge" from restaurant bills and don't pay that.

I doubt it is considered nasty by those recieving them

i know its a bit different but i do bar work and while i don't expect to be tipped, its very nice when people do because it makes you feel they appreciate the job you are doing, if you can afford to tip then i think its a nice thing but if you can't then don't.... i always tip the waitress/waiter at a restaurant as long as they are friendly and give good service

When I lived in a flat (2 lots of stairs) and it was my regular driver I would send him off with a bottle of beer in each pocket.