Depends on your area.
When I was a delivery driver I’d refuse anything less than $20 total, which meant about $18 of tip.
If you can tip a delivery driver $4 with a straight face I feel bad for you. $8 minimum for direct-to-doorstep food, regardless of the cost of the delivery.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 5 months ago
UmeU@lemmy.world 5 months ago
$18 is a bit much, but I have 10 downvotes that say $8 is too much, so who am I to judge.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It just meant bigger / more expensive food orders.
Delivering $100 worth of food takes almost exactly the same effort as delivering $10 worth of food, but the difference in tips is huge.
then_three_more@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You yanks are crazy with your attitude to pay.
UmeU@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I didn’t say I like it, I just said that is the right thing to do.
then_three_more@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Only because you live in a country where they don’t pay people properly.
UmeU@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yes, that is correct.
Also the drivers use their own personal vehicles so they experience all the extra wear and tear, fuel costs, more frequent tire and oil changes, etc.
It really is unfair which I why I make sure to tip decently.
uis@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Right thing to do is raise minumum wage.
UmeU@lemmy.world 5 months ago
When that happens, if they raise it high enough to actually do away with tipping, then that’s great. Until then, hard working poor people need their tips.