Food delivery shop - tips or no? - Resolved Scheduler replied

I have a pizza delivery shop today and I emailed the MSCs asking them but I guess I emailed them late and haven't heard from them yet. The directions didn't specify but should I give a tip or no? I usually give a tip but don't know if I should. I have to pay by cash to see if they give back the correct change. Any suggestions?

UPDATE: Thanks for your replies. The scheduler replied and said I can tip but it won't be reimbursed, which is fine by me. I just didn't want to break any rules. Have a good weekend everyone.

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First: I would tip, whether or not it is reimbursed. Pizza delivery should always be tipped (barring issues) unless you are specifically told not to tip.

Second: Normally, reasonable tips will be reimbursed. I'd stay between 15% and 20%.

In this case, pay in cash. Get the correct change. Then, give the delivery person a tip.

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@MFJohnston, thank you for your reply. I am not as concerned about being reimbursed for the tip, I just want to make sure there isn't a problem if I do tip :-) Since the guidelines don't say anything, I will tip. Thanks.

I would not tip more than 10 or 15%, which you should recover. My restaurants requiring good service say to tip 15%, unless their high end, then it's 18% for reimbursement.

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If you tip after you have received your correct change, and it turns out you will not reimbursed, you can just not report that you tipped.

I tip at Sonic all the time, and never report it, because I know it's coming out of my own pocket.

Tip. Pay and then give the tip. :-)

@Irene_L.A. wrote:

I would not tip more than 10 or 15%, which you should recover. My restaurants requiring good service say to tip 15%, unless their high end, then it's 18% for reimbursement.

I just did some restaurants as part of a hotel shop. I was required to tip 15% for a buffet where I served myself, and I had to tip 20% for the fine dining restaurant. My instructions are to tip at least those amounts irregardless of good, bad, or great service. When did TIPS stop meaning, "To Insure Prompt Service?"

MFJohnston- You say a pizza delivery should always be tipped. How about an Uber driver? Should they always be tipped? A few years back I drove for them for about 2 years. I got about 10 tips in 2 years. Apparently, people didn't think you needed to tip.

@dreemin wrote:

MFJohnston- You say a pizza delivery should always be tipped. How about an Uber driver? Should they always be tipped? A few years back I drove for them for about 2 years. I got about 10 tips in 2 years. Apparently, people didn't think you needed to tip.

Now that they changed the app to make tipping easier, I'll bet that the drivers get tips most of the time. I never tipped before, but I tip every time now.

I always looked at Lyft and Uber drivers the same as cab drivers. I tip them.

Watched a YT video the other day on whether it was worth it to drive for UberEats. The driver made less than minimum wage and 1 out of 14 people tipped -- and then it was just rounded up.

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Well, the ads I see on TV sure don't help -- the guy says he "dreams" of having his food delivered FOR FREE.

The delivery guy comes to the door, hands him his food, turns and leaves.

No tipping in the ad! Which would lead people to believe, well, that FREE is, indeed, FREE.

Here's the guy's video: [www.youtube.com]
Full day (was out 12 hours, but "only" drove eight) = $62.81 profit with a hundred miles driven on his car.

Hard to imagine wanting to tip someone very much on a $5 McDonald's meal.

I tip when I take Lyft, but that's usually on a $50 tab -- not a $5 one.

Tips are to make up for low wages. Some people try to use it as an incentive, but you don't get good service by making people feel insecure.

This is why I still tip even when it isn't reimbursed. I appreciate that the standard now is to reimburse tips at 15-20%.

I have a sit down restaurant shop I do that does not reimburse for the tip even if you are under the reimbursement amt. I still do the shop as I like it and it is easy but I feel it is really counter intuitive. I look for a bonus to make up for the lack of tip. Most of the food shops are all about service but this one will reimburse you for the food but not for the income boost to their very own service personnel they are trying to improve with the mystery shop.

@iShop123 wrote:

Watched a YT video the other day on whether it was worth it to drive for UberEats. The driver made less than minimum wage and 1 out of 14 people tipped -- and then it was just rounded up.

That's the reason I stopped driving. Too many empty miles and too much wear and tear on the car. Made it so you weren't really earning very much per hour.

@1cent wrote:

Tips are to make up for low wages. Some people try to use it as an incentive, but you don't get good service by making people feel insecure.

Tips are not meant to be part of a server's wages (though tips can be factored in when deciding on a wage.) Tips are not mandatory; if they were, I could see your point tying them to wages. They are a reflection of the server's social connection with the guest.

Here's a good article on why we tip: [www.pbs.org]

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