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Old 12-08-2005, 12:21 PM
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Please tip the pizza delivery driver

This is a public service announcement from tipthepizzaguy.com. What some folks don't understand is that delivery people are paid a very low amount. It is expected that they will receive tips and whatever they get belongs to them. Please, if you can afford $16 for pizza, you can surely pay the delivery person $2.50 for bringing it to your door. The driver is, in essence, your waiter on wheels. They use their own car. They work hard to give you the convenience of delivery to your door and take on added costs because of the job. Since you appreciate the service, please tip the driver.
The customary tip is
· 15% or $2, whichever is greater
· 20%+ for excellent service
· less for poor service, such as 5% or 10%
· slightly more in bad weather and for distances over 3 miles from the store
The tip is not included in the bill and it is not covered by a delivery charge if the store has one. For more information about this and pizza delivery in general, please visit our website at tipthepizzaguy.com. After all, you don't want to be rude.
Having said that, you or someone you know can earn money as a pizza delivery driver. Apply at a store in your area. The requirements are
· You must be at least 18 because delivery is considered a hazardous job by the US government.
· You must have a reliable, dependable car since drivers use their own car and put 75 to 100 miles on it every day.
Please remember to tip the pizza delivery driver.



We are an independent source and are not associated with any pizza store or chain, and not sanctioned by one. This is intended as a one-time only message. For information purposes only. Please visit tipthepizzaguy.com.

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Old 12-08-2005, 12:25 PM
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You must have a reliable, dependable car since drivers use their own car and put 75 to 100 miles on it every day.

Not applicable in Mississippi
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Old 12-08-2005, 01:42 PM
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I always tip at least $5 coincidently my Pizza always arrives hot and much sooner than quoted or expected and some bonus wings or pop.

It's a pretty good investment IMO if you live in a small town and order from the same place.

Who here tips the garbage man? If you don't do it! When we forget to take the trash to the road they will take it to the truck themselves. Not to mention dumping anything and everything I put by the curb.
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I live quite close to a pizza hut...dominos...and a mom and pop shop...so i usually pick it up...on the few ocassions i've had it delivered i tip relatively well...though those delivery guys for dominos/pizza hut/papa johns get paid upwards of 15/hr around here...
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Old 12-08-2005, 02:39 PM
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I tip the garbage man - that is a must. I usally catch the thrower once a month or so and hand him a twenty for lunch for him and the driver. This is an absolute must at my house. I could probably put a body in a trash bag and they would take it. He actually has come up to the house and got the can when it was not taken to the curb and my driveway is a good 75' from the road.
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Old 12-08-2005, 02:43 PM
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I never order pizza for delivery...becasue my wife always fights about leaving any tip at all.
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Old 12-08-2005, 02:44 PM
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I tip the garbage man - that is a must. I usally catch the thrower one a month or so and hand him a twenty for lunch for him and the driver. This is an absolute must at my house. I could probably put a body in a trash bag and they would take it. He actually has come up to the house and got the can when it was not taken to the curb and my driveway is a good 75' from the road.
Same here and I do throw bodies in the trash and he throws em in....no problem and no questions asked. I put an office desk, file cabinet and chair out there.....gone......bed and mattress.......gone. The neighbors who are cheap skates get charged for extra bags....haha.
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Old 12-08-2005, 02:54 PM
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I never order pizza for delivery...becasue my wife always fights about leaving any tip at all.
I never order pizza for delivery cause on a weekend by driveway looks like central dispatch for all the pizza companies. One daughter left in the house and the pizza wolfs flock with gifts of un delivered pizza and small talk.
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my step dad is a wonderbread/hostess man .. drivesa big white truck to each supermarket he has and puts the bread and cakes up.. well we get a load of stuff that is "stale" i put quotes because the date you customers read is off the actual expiration date is a few days after that.. so we get bread and hostess cakes and stuff from other vendors he knows .. we get alot extra now and then so we give some out.. neighbors and all.. when the trash guys come buy my mom gives the driver and the guys 2 loafs of bread each a couple boxes of twinkies and other goods..

shoot even tip your waitresses at resteraunts.. me and a bunch of my friends tipped this one girl 70$ total between the 10 of us.. and it wasnt at hooters..she had a nice butt.. later did we find out she also worked at the hotel we were staying in
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Old 12-08-2005, 03:27 PM
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Having once worked in a restaurant for a while in college I understand what waiters/waitresses go through....I firmly believe in leaving a tip comesurate with service.....my wife however would think nothing of walking out with leaving a dime.
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Having once worked in a restaurant for a while in college I understand what waiters/waitresses go through....I firmly believe in leaving a tip comesurate with service.....my wife however would think nothing of walking out with leaving a dime.
That's pretty brutal Bone. My wife winces when I leave a 5 for a 10 dollar sandwich and beer, but if the service was good, these folks work hard.
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That's pretty brutal Bone. My wife winces when I leave a 5 for a 10 dollar sandwich and beer, but if the service was good, these folks work hard.
Trust me I will NOT walk away without leaving a fair tip......even if it does mean a fight later.....these people work hard for their money.
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Old 12-08-2005, 11:32 PM
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Trust me I will NOT walk away without leaving a fair tip......even if it does mean a fight later.....these people work hard for their money.
Naturally, you understand where she is coming from.

Many European countries have the tip in the price of the food. Any tips left are over and above. It's not customary to leave a tip unless the service is really extraordinary.

Of course, over here, she simply continues in the same vein.
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I always tip........ I use the golden rule as a guide.
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I always tip at least $5 coincidently my Pizza always arrives hot and much sooner than quoted or expected and some bonus wings or pop.

It's a pretty good investment IMO if you live in a small town and order from the same place.

Who here tips the garbage man? If you don't do it! When we forget to take the trash to the road they will take it to the truck themselves. Not to mention dumping anything and everything I put by the curb.
Good man. I delivered pizza for a few weeks about 20 years ago when I needed some quick money in a town I was only going to be in for a short time. About half the people tipped. One day, I got some college students who thought that giving me 20 some dollars in pennies was a hoot.

Probably shouldn't have taken it, but I did.

Surprising thing is, you'd be amazed at the number of ladies who order pizza who are really happy to see you at the door.

Course, I was a little cuter then.

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