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FuDDx *
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States5008 Posts
June 18 2010 07:36 GMT
#21
Delivered for a few years here.Its good for gear heads long run that have several cars that they are constantly working on.I know a few like that..But its hell on your car not to mention speeding tickets etc.I made bank, listend to music and smoked tons of cigs and pot till my car broke almost 2 years later.Thats when I started to cook.
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KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States43187 Posts
June 18 2010 07:39 GMT
#22
On June 18 2010 16:00 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2010 15:57 KwarK wrote:
Americans tip for pizza? I get tipping in restaurants (although I find the assumption of tips abhorrent) but tipping for pizza? What can a delivery guy really offer beyond the pizza you already ordered. It's not like he's gonna refill your drink for you. You have more interaction with the guy behind the til and McDonalds and he's in a better position to offer you customer service. Do you tip him too?

That said, congrats on finding a decent job that you enjoy.

the pizza dudes often use their own cars to deliver. The pizza places normally pay half of all gas costs, or even if they pay it all or whatever they are still devaluing their car driving around all day to service the public. If they didn't get tips, they could find another job right? Then who's gonna deliver your pizza when you're a lazy pos.

The thing that bothers me though, is when pizza places charge a delivery fee (which i assume is applied to the delivery man's salary or split) and then the guys want tips on top.

That's the same as the waitress argument where because the employers underpay them and treat them like shit it becomes the burden of the consumer to dole out charity. I don't buy that. The only reason a pizza place can get away with not paying the petrol expenses is because they can convince someone else to through tips. In every other job if you are required to use your vehicle on company business they refund expenses.
There's not even any customer service element in pizza delivery, the tipping really is just charity. It's utterly absurd.
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hiro protagonist
Profile Joined January 2009
1294 Posts
June 18 2010 07:53 GMT
#23
I delivered pizza for 2 years, and I loved the job. I just listined to NPR or good music and made pretty good money. Its really cool to go to all sorts of different houses and see how people live. I have delivered to millionaires and crack dealers, hot chicks only in lingerie, and guys with tin foil hats. Lots of great stories.
"I guess if you climb enough off-widths, one of these days, your gonna get your knee stuck and shit your pants. Its just an odds thing really" -Jason Kruk
Medzo
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States627 Posts
June 18 2010 08:11 GMT
#24
On June 18 2010 16:00 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2010 15:57 KwarK wrote:
Americans tip for pizza? I get tipping in restaurants (although I find the assumption of tips abhorrent) but tipping for pizza? What can a delivery guy really offer beyond the pizza you already ordered. It's not like he's gonna refill your drink for you. You have more interaction with the guy behind the til and McDonalds and he's in a better position to offer you customer service. Do you tip him too?

That said, congrats on finding a decent job that you enjoy.

The thing that bothers me though, is when pizza places charge a delivery fee (which i assume is applied to the delivery man's salary or split) and then the guys want tips on top.


The drivers don't get a cent of the delivery fee. The delivery fee is a way for the consumer to pay for the company's insurance. It is very misleading.
Bigpon86
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States238 Posts
June 18 2010 08:22 GMT
#25
On June 18 2010 16:00 CharlieMurphy wrote:
The thing that bothers me though, is when pizza places charge a delivery fee (which i assume is applied to the delivery man's salary or split) and then the guys want tips on top.


I delivered at Dominos for 3 years and at my store we charged $1.50 for delivery and exactly $0.00 went to the driver. Just letting people know that you should still always tip the driver if you don't want your pizza to be fucked with, cuz at my store if you dont tip ppl will put it in the notes under your phone number and then your pizza is fair game lolz. Dont be a stingy dousche and tip the fucking driver!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is my quote.
Cauld
Profile Joined February 2010
United States350 Posts
June 18 2010 08:35 GMT
#26
I was a cook and a pizza delivery guy at different times. I liked them both, I guess I just like pizza. I used to listen to baseball games on the radio in the summer. It's the perfect sport for radio and driving around listening to baseball on a cool summer night with the windows down was awesome. Stopping my car every few minutes and picking up $3-5 just made it that much sweeter.

Different shops work differently in regards to delivery fee. Some shops keep the fee to offset the cost of employing someone, others give it to the driver to cover costs. You tip the delivery guy for quickly bringing you your pizza and you better believe if you frequently order the drivers know how much you usually tip.

The thing I miss the most is that in my mind pizza is still free, so I have a really hard time paying for it, even though I haven't worked in a pizza place for almost 10 years.

Good on you, OP, for truly enjoying your time and place.
hiro protagonist
Profile Joined January 2009
1294 Posts
June 18 2010 08:40 GMT
#27
On June 18 2010 17:22 Bigpon86 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2010 16:00 CharlieMurphy wrote:
The thing that bothers me though, is when pizza places charge a delivery fee (which i assume is applied to the delivery man's salary or split) and then the guys want tips on top.


I delivered at Dominos for 3 years and at my store we charged $1.50 for delivery and exactly $0.00 went to the driver. Just letting people know that you should still always tip the driver if you don't want your pizza to be fucked with, cuz at my store if you dont tip ppl will put it in the notes under your phone number and then your pizza is fair game lolz. Dont be a stingy dousche and tip the fucking driver!!!!!!!!!!!!


I never fucked with anyone's pizza. nor did I care If I got tipped or not. In fact, I only got tipped about 70% of the time. 8 out of ten times it was less than 3 dollars. I still made good money so its cool to tip 2-3 bucks. best tips came from rich neighborhoods, but they are the most likely not to tip. every poor neighborhood all ways tipped, even if it was just 50c. Its true that we never saw a cent of the delivery charge.

best tips I ever got(not money):beers(not opened,drank latter), hits on bongs, hot girls phone Number.
highest tip(money): 63$, gave me 4x20$ for a 17 dollar Pizza.

"I guess if you climb enough off-widths, one of these days, your gonna get your knee stuck and shit your pants. Its just an odds thing really" -Jason Kruk
FiBsTeR
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States415 Posts
June 18 2010 08:48 GMT
#28
On June 18 2010 17:40 hiro protagonist wrote:

I never fucked with anyone's pizza. nor did I care If I got tipped or not. In fact, I only got tipped about 70% of the time. 8 out of ten times it was less than 3 dollars. I still made good money so its cool to tip 2-3 bucks. best tips came from rich neighborhoods, but they are the most likely not to tip. every poor neighborhood all ways tipped, even if it was just 50c. Its true that we never saw a cent of the delivery charge.

best tips I ever got(not money):beers(not opened,drank latter), hits on bongs, hot girls phone Number.
highest tip(money): 63$, gave me 4x20$ for a 17 dollar Pizza.



I want replays or, at the very least, highly detailed battle reports on some of these non-$$ tips. Especially a girl's number... not seeing any reasonable ways for that to happen.
Bigpon86
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States238 Posts
June 18 2010 08:50 GMT
#29
On June 18 2010 17:40 hiro protagonist wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2010 17:22 Bigpon86 wrote:
On June 18 2010 16:00 CharlieMurphy wrote:
The thing that bothers me though, is when pizza places charge a delivery fee (which i assume is applied to the delivery man's salary or split) and then the guys want tips on top.


I delivered at Dominos for 3 years and at my store we charged $1.50 for delivery and exactly $0.00 went to the driver. Just letting people know that you should still always tip the driver if you don't want your pizza to be fucked with, cuz at my store if you dont tip ppl will put it in the notes under your phone number and then your pizza is fair game lolz. Dont be a stingy dousche and tip the fucking driver!!!!!!!!!!!!


I never fucked with anyone's pizza. nor did I care If I got tipped or not. In fact, I only got tipped about 70% of the time. 8 out of ten times it was less than 3 dollars. I still made good money so its cool to tip 2-3 bucks. best tips came from rich neighborhoods, but they are the most likely not to tip. every poor neighborhood all ways tipped, even if it was just 50c. Its true that we never saw a cent of the delivery charge.

best tips I ever got(not money):beers(not opened,drank latter), hits on bongs, hot girls phone Number.
highest tip(money): 63$, gave me 4x20$ for a 17 dollar Pizza.



Yea, Ive gotten some pretty badass non money tips too. I watched an inning of the world series with 1 guy and he gave me 2 slices of the pizza and a beer haha. As for my highest tip, there was this rich as single dad that always let his kids friends over and had like 50 kids over one time ordered like 150 bucks of pizza and gave me 200 and told me to keep change. I shat brix!
This is my quote.
matthewfoulkes
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United Kingdom246 Posts
June 18 2010 11:08 GMT
#30
On June 18 2010 16:00 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2010 15:57 KwarK wrote:
Americans tip for pizza? I get tipping in restaurants (although I find the assumption of tips abhorrent) but tipping for pizza? What can a delivery guy really offer beyond the pizza you already ordered. It's not like he's gonna refill your drink for you. You have more interaction with the guy behind the til and McDonalds and he's in a better position to offer you customer service. Do you tip him too?

That said, congrats on finding a decent job that you enjoy.

the pizza dudes often use their own cars to deliver. The pizza places normally pay half of all gas costs, or even if they pay it all or whatever they are still devaluing their car driving around all day to service the public. If they didn't get tips, they could find another job right? Then who's gonna deliver your pizza when you're a lazy pos.

The thing that bothers me though, is when pizza places charge a delivery fee (which i assume is applied to the delivery man's salary or split) and then the guys want tips on top.



i hate the idea of tipping all together, and although it benefits me as food is cheaper because people tip, it would be much simpler to just give them the employees wage and to refuse tips.
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besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
June 18 2010 12:07 GMT
#31
always nice to hear that someone actually enjoys doing their job
Over here i don't think tipping is customary, but i usually leave the delivery guy with some change, 50 cents, a buck, just don't feel like waiting for them to return it, I hope it adds up at the end of the day.
A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
Arnstein
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway3381 Posts
June 18 2010 12:32 GMT
#32
I would still say that I have the dream job, literally:
I come to work at 10pm, go to sleep at 1am, wake up at 7am and go home at 9am. For this I get 170 bucks each night. Norway, fuck yeah!
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Pawsom
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States928 Posts
June 18 2010 13:23 GMT
#33
Delivering is waaaay better. I've never worked at a pizza place, but a lot of my friends have, and the ones that do deliveries like it way more. Plus you can blaze on deliveries :D
DCLXVI
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States729 Posts
June 18 2010 13:35 GMT
#34
On June 18 2010 16:39 KwarK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 18 2010 16:00 CharlieMurphy wrote:
On June 18 2010 15:57 KwarK wrote:
Americans tip for pizza? I get tipping in restaurants (although I find the assumption of tips abhorrent) but tipping for pizza? What can a delivery guy really offer beyond the pizza you already ordered. It's not like he's gonna refill your drink for you. You have more interaction with the guy behind the til and McDonalds and he's in a better position to offer you customer service. Do you tip him too?

That said, congrats on finding a decent job that you enjoy.

the pizza dudes often use their own cars to deliver. The pizza places normally pay half of all gas costs, or even if they pay it all or whatever they are still devaluing their car driving around all day to service the public. If they didn't get tips, they could find another job right? Then who's gonna deliver your pizza when you're a lazy pos.

The thing that bothers me though, is when pizza places charge a delivery fee (which i assume is applied to the delivery man's salary or split) and then the guys want tips on top.

That's the same as the waitress argument where because the employers underpay them and treat them like shit it becomes the burden of the consumer to dole out charity. I don't buy that. The only reason a pizza place can get away with not paying the petrol expenses is because they can convince someone else to through tips. In every other job if you are required to use your vehicle on company business they refund expenses.
There's not even any customer service element in pizza delivery, the tipping really is just charity. It's utterly absurd.

Well at the place I work the drivers get paid 2.50 an hour + tips (delivery fee doesn't go to them, $.65 for gas per delivery). So if you don't tip them then they don't make any money. One other driver and I worked in the store first though, so we make our $9 per hour and then tips.
I can already see the ending
HCastorp
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States388 Posts
June 18 2010 14:28 GMT
#35
Another forum I used to frequent more or less banned all tipping threads due to the insane passion they seem to bring out but I want to ask anyway: What do you feel is a reasonable tip for food delivery persons?

I generally give $2 or 10%. whichever is greater, unless the weather is bad, in which case I tip more. In NYC the vast majority of delivery persons use bikes, not cars, which means they are more vulnerable to accidents/bad weather, but have fewer expenses.

Just wondered what people thought about this.
Piy
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Scotland3152 Posts
June 18 2010 14:43 GMT
#36
Wow, Americans tip for everything :0

Busy kitchens suck though. Even reasonably small kitchens get stressful and stupid
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tomatriedes
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
New Zealand5356 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-18 16:02:13
June 18 2010 16:01 GMT
#37
On June 18 2010 17:40 hiro protagonist wrote:




highest tip(money): 63$, gave me 4x20$ for a 17 dollar Pizza.



Wow, drug dealer?
illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-18 16:38:42
June 18 2010 16:37 GMT
#38
On June 18 2010 16:31 Polar_Nada wrote:
wow i never realized pizza delivery was such a good job O_O


Me either. I want to do this as soon as I finish my PhD!

On June 18 2010 17:40 hiro protagonist wrote:




highest tip(money): 63$, gave me 4x20$ for a 17 dollar Pizza.



W00T
:]
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
June 18 2010 17:08 GMT
#39
This is very irrelevant, but this topic made me crave pizza so hard.

I'm broke though, oh life how cruel you are...
ilovezil
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States4143 Posts
June 18 2010 17:20 GMT
#40
On June 18 2010 17:40 hiro protagonist wrote:

highest tip(money): 63$, gave me 4x20$ for a 17 dollar Pizza.



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