Life Tipping for services... - Page 6

**Fire Me Boy!** · 12-11-2013, 09:15 AM

Not like restaurant tipping for the waiter, but tipping gardeners, postman, house cleaners, etc. Do you do it, and generally how much?

This is the first year we've paid a guy to handle our lawn. It's a business, but he's the only guy doing it. What's appropriate? Is cash preferred, or is a personal gift (wine, homemade goodies, or something) better?

**ptlyon** · 12-11-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dayze

I tip our Chinese delivery driver pretty well. he gets the food there and it's still piping hot. I think they recognize our address by this point. he even caught that we had got another dog.

Demonpenz · 12-11-2013, 11:02 AM

I grew up tipping the postman.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 12-11-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ciaomichael

I never even imagined tipping a postman. U.S. Postal Service employees are paid very well, have great benefits compared to the average private sector employee, so I've never seen the need.

A service provider who I used to tip, but don't anymore, is the pizza delivery man. A few years back, the national pizza chains began adding a $3 delivery charge to your ticket. I just refuse to add a tip to that. If it's an explicit delivery charge, then the customer shouldn't be expected to pay twice. Otherwise, it's just double dipping and no doubt a huge profit center for the employer . (For the local pizza places that usually don't add a delivery charge, I still tip.) At first I felt guilty for "stiffing" the guy, but then I just decided to explain to him the reason why. Sorry, but not going to pay $16 for a pizza advertised at $10.

Then go pick it up yourself. Nobody is forcing you to order delivery. There's nothing the driver can do about a corporate policy, so you ARE screwing him and should feel guilty.

ThaVirus · 12-11-2013, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ciaomichael

I never even imagined tipping a postman. U.S. Postal Service employees are paid very well, have great benefits compared to the average private sector employee, so I've never seen the need.

A service provider who I used to tip, but don't anymore, is the pizza delivery man. A few years back, the national pizza chains began adding a $3 delivery charge to your ticket. I just refuse to add a tip to that. If it's an explicit delivery charge, then the customer shouldn't be expected to pay twice. Otherwise, it's just double dipping and no doubt a huge profit center for the employer . (For the local pizza places that usually don't add a delivery charge, I still tip.) At first I felt guilty for "stiffing" the guy, but then I just decided to explain to him the reason why. Sorry, but not going to pay $16 for a pizza advertised at $10.

You know a lot of those big chains don't give any of that delivery fee to the drivers so they're getting stuffed a bunch, I'd bet.

That's really shitty on your part though. You do realize that the guy literally spent money on gas and wear and tear to bring your ass your food? Next time get off your ass and pick it up yourself.

underEJ · 12-11-2013, 11:04 AM

I end of year tip my yard guys. It makes up for the one or two times a year I forget to pick up the dog crap before yard day! I give them 40 bucks each, 2 guys, one is the owner. Mail people are different all the time or I would tip them.

Dayze · 12-11-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

....didn't even think of that when I was typing it.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 12-11-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

You know a lot of those big chains don't give any of that delivery fee to the drivers so they're getting stuffed a bunch, I'd bet.

That's really shitty on your part though. You do realize that the guy literally spent money on gas and wear and tear to bring your ass your food? Next time get off your ass and pick it up yourself.

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

Then go pick it up yourself. Nobody is forcing you to order delivery. There's nothing the driver can do about a corporate policy, so you ARE screwing him and should feel guilty.

I kinda disagree here. It is double-dipping on the customer. The pizza joint is instituting a delivery fee. If they're not giving any of that to the employee either through higher wages or just simply a percentage, then it's the pizza joint that's stiffing the employee, not the customer.

**The Franchise** · 12-11-2013, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I kinda disagree here. It is double-dipping on the customer. The pizza joint is instituting a delivery fee. If they're not giving any of that to the employee either through higher wages or just simply a percentage, then it's the pizza joint that's stiffing the employee, not the customer.

This.

**ptlyon** · 12-11-2013, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dayze

....didn't even think of that when I was typing it.

You will know if it turns up missing.

"Save fo Dayze, he get to enjoy Fluffy"

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 12-11-2013, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I kinda disagree here. It is double-dipping on the customer. The pizza joint is instituting a delivery fee. If they're not giving any of that to the employee either through higher wages or just simply a percentage, then it's the pizza joint that's stiffing the employee, not the customer.

It's a fee. You were made aware of the fee before ordering, and that it does not go to the driver.

ThaVirus · 12-11-2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I kinda disagree here. It is double-dipping on the customer. The pizza joint is instituting a delivery fee. If they're not giving any of that to the employee either through higher wages or just simply a percentage, then it's the pizza joint that's stiffing the employee, not the customer.

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

This.

No doubt, but it's not much different than tipping a server.

You know going into that most servers get paid less than minimum wage and that it's expected that your tip will push them into decent wage territory so you do it. But why shouldn't the restaurant pay them a decent wage like they do cooks?

I do agree that it's a ****ed up business practice on the chain's part though.

Fish · 12-11-2013, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

Then go pick it up yourself. Nobody is forcing you to order delivery. There's nothing the driver can do about a corporate policy, so you ARE screwing him and should feel guilty.

It's not the customer's responsibility if the driver is being screwed by greedy corporate policies, so he has nothing to feel guilty of. There's plenty the driver can do about bad corporate policy. Like work somewhere else.

Expecting the customer to take responsibility for the corporation's bad policy isn't going to make for better corporate policy in the future.

**luv** · 12-11-2013, 11:16 AM

Are we talking tipping in general or Christmas present type of tip?

ThaVirus · 12-11-2013, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

It's a fee. You were made aware of the fee before ordering, and that it does not go to the driver.

That's what it boils down to.

You know that the fee is included before you agree to finalize your order placement and you know that either most or all of it doesn't go to the driver. However shitty the business practice on the chain's part, you're ultimately a dickhead if you stiff the guy and give him some shitty ass speech as if you care to absolve yourself of some blame.

Pick the shit up if you don't want to pay that extra $5 or $6 or whatever.

gosampel · 12-11-2013, 11:18 AM

I throw the Press and LA Times out here and I am getting my Christmas tips right now and I have 400 people on my 3 routes and I get $20. a person but I don't work for tips I work for a pay check.... but you should tip if they are a dick or whatever then don't and I tell my people don't complain call me they have my number but I get charged for complains wet papers are $10.00 no LA times on Sunday is $8.00 so see my people can **** me,lol

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underEJ Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles Casino cash: $6813141	I end of year tip my yard guys. It makes up for the one or two times a year I forget to pick up the dog crap before yard day! I give them 40 bucks each, 2 guys, one is the owner. Mail people are different all the time or I would tip them.
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12-11-2013, 11:18 AM	#90
gosampel Starter Join Date: Sep 2013 Casino cash: $10005418	I throw the Press and LA Times out here and I am getting my Christmas tips right now and I have 400 people on my 3 routes and I get $20. a person but I don't work for tips I work for a pay check.... but you should tip if they are a dick or whatever then don't and I tell my people don't complain call me they have my number but I get charged for complains wet papers are $10.00 no LA times on Sunday is $8.00 so see my people can **** me,lol Last edited by gosampel; 12-11-2013 at 11:19 AM.. Reason: Im reeruned
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