How much should I tip for pizza delivery

[mom2boys]

To our hotel room?

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

Around our house, the minimum is 18%.

I would think that would be fine for the hotel room delivery too unless you want to toss in a few more dollars.

 

[AustinTink]

I just ordered $100 worth of pizza for a teen party tomorrow. I'm not tipping him $18 or 18%. He's getting a ten.

 

[Pakey]

I do 20%.

 

[cornflake]

I think tipping 18 or 20% on delivery is bananapants. $4 or so for a regular delivery of $30 or whatever (not like 10 pizzas, where they have to make a special trip to just you, that warrants a larger tip) is perfectly fine.

 

[AshleyW]

I think tipping 18 or 20% on delivery is bananapants. $4 or so for a regular delivery of $30 or whatever (not like 10 pizzas, where they have to make a special trip to just you, that warrants a larger tip) is perfectly fine.

Agreed. All the places around here have an additional delivery fee, so I just tip a few bucks.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Unless they're going to serve it and clean up the mess, I think a few bucks is fine.

 

[Pikezh638]

Agreed. All the places around here have an additional delivery fee, so I just tip a few bucks.

Well I don't think they actually get any of the delivery fee, but they are making an hourly wage.

Uh 18% ? 20% ? Woooooow I do like $2-3. But I never tip a lot, I suppose that is neither here nor there.

As to the OP I would just tip what you tip at home, it isn't like it is a different service or anything.

 

[smhogar]

So, how much would you tip for the waitress/waiter to bring you your pizza at a restaurant? The pizza is delivered to your home. So should at least tip what you would tip in a restaurant (for me it is usually 18-20%).

 

[Pikezh638]

So, how much would you tip for the waitress/waiter to bring you your pizza at a restaurant? The pizza is delivered to your home. So should at least tip what you would tip in a restaurant (for me it is usually 18-20%).

If this is addressed to me, it would depend on the level of service I had, bad service = bad tip. Say it was a great service and fast etc maybe 15%... I have a hard time tipping more than is "asked" as a tithe to church. But that is just me.

 

[cornflake]

So, how much would you tip for the waitress/waiter to bring you your pizza at a restaurant? The pizza is delivered to your home. So should at least tip what you would tip in a restaurant (for me it is usually 18-20%).

No, you should not.

I tip at least 20% in a restaurant.

Unless I happen to be ordering something delivered that's like $15 or under, I don't tip 20% (and oftentimes not close - if I have $100 worth of groceries or $50 worth of dry cleaning or $200 worth of booze delivered, am I supposed to tip those people 20%?).

First, restaurant waitstaff are, in most states, paid below minimum wage because they are expected to make up the difference and more with tips. Delivery people are not subject to waitstaff pay. Waiters make like $2 and change an hour as salary. Delivery people make at least minimum wage.

Second, in a restaurant, the waiter comes over, greets me, takes a beverage order, fills it, takes an order for appetizers and/or entrees, puts it in in the kitchen, making sure to note any specifics on the ticket.

They go back and check, communicate with the kitchen, pick up the order, bring it over. In many cases, if I order a salad or soup, they actually dish it up.

They then check on me, refill my beverage, fetch anything extra I want, ask if I want coffee, dessert, fetch that, get and deliver the check and process the payment.

That is why I tip them at least a standard 20%.

A delivery person picks up the bag or box and walks or bikes or drives it to me, along with other orders on one trip. They ring the bell and hand it to me, take the money and give me change.

That? Is noplace near the same level of service.

If this is addressed to me, it would depend on the level of service I had, bad service = bad tip. Say it was a great service and fast etc maybe 15%... I have a hard time tipping more than is "asked" as a tithe to church. But that is just me.

If you don't tip at LEAST 15-18%, please don't eat out. You are actually likely costing your servers money.

The IRS taxes servers on the standard tip percent of the receipts for the food they sell. If you undertip them, they're still paying taxes as if you tipped them properly.

Despite the fact that, again, waitstaff in most states in the country are paid $2 and change an hour, undertipping makes them pay on your meal.

 

[BUTTERHEAD1]

I may be wrong but I always thought that delivery guys and cab drivers get a 10 percent tip while waiters/waitresses get 20 percent.

 

[smhogar]

If this is addressed to me, it would depend on the level of service I had, bad service = bad tip. Say it was a great service and fast etc maybe 15%... I have a hard time tipping more than is "asked" as a tithe to church. But that is just me.

No, this was not directed to you.

I was just stating my opinion. I tip for a deliver either in my home or elsewhere the same as I would as if I was in a restaurant. In this area, pizza delivery drivers are like wait staff and do not make minimum wage. They are living on tips.

 

[Pikezh638]

If you don't tip at LEAST 15-18%, please don't eat out. You are actually likely costing your servers money.

The IRS taxes servers on the standard tip percent of the receipts for the food they sell. If you undertip them, they're still paying taxes as if you tipped them properly.

Despite the fact that, again, waitstaff in most states in the country are paid $2 and change an hour, undertipping makes them pay on your meal.

I know what they make, I used to work at a restaurant. I also know how the "cheat/steal" money by not reporting all their tips or rolling beverages onto other tickets to boost the price or auto-gratting meals and getting cash tip too. Since I am the person paying with all due respect, with my money I will pay what I see fit.

 

[zurgswife]

I know what they make, I used to work at a restaurant. I also know how the "cheat/steal" money by not reporting all their tips or rolling beverages onto other tickets to boost the price or auto-gratting meals and getting cash tip too. Since I am the person paying with all due respect, with my money I will pay what I see fit.

You are using a huge brush to paint all servers with...Just because you feel they all "cheat/steal" your punishing even if they don't. You say you worked in a restaurant but not as a server. I worked as a server and there are many nights it would cost me to work because many people didn't tip 15%. The tips that were reported were a percentage of my sales but that didn't take into account that I had to tip my bartenders and bus staff...there were many many shifts I lost money because of these store required "tip outs" that my government percentage didn't take into account. So, yes there were times that I received more then the minimum government % and I didn't declare it all because I was trying to balance out the shifts that I got shafted.

If you came to my restaurant and I worked my butt of for you and you tipped me less then 15%; don't except the same service if you come back....it's just not worth it to me to try to give you great service. So, with all due respect don't expect proper service if you have a history of not tipping...

 

[prncess674]

A delivery person picks up the bag or box and walks or bikes or drives it to me, along with other orders on one trip. They ring the bell and hand it to me, take the money and give me change.

Actually that couldn't be further than the truth in many restaurants. I don't know how pizza delivery works, but if you order delivery from a restaurant more than likely a set of servers are assigned to taking and delivering orders. That server takes your orders, brings it to the kitchen. If part of your order is salads/soups/desserts then they pack and box those items in to go containers. Then when the kitchen finishes cooking the order the server then packs up any sauces, dressings, etc in plastic containers. After everything is cooked the server packs your order, puts napkins, silverware, plates, and condiments in the package. They then have it rushed out to you so you get hot fresh food.

I live in an urban metro area where the delivery guy has a challenge finding parking and I adore ordering take out on a cold wintery night so I can have hot fresh food delivered without ever having to leave my warm PJs and slippers. That alone is worth a decent tip!

Don't discount what actually goes into getting a delivery order to you.

 

[WhateverLolaWants]

I always go by the suggestion of tipthepizzaguy.com, with the minimum always being $3.

 

[DisneyLoverUSA]

I tip the Pizza delivery guy $5 every time no matter if I order one Pizza that was $15 or two Pizzas that was $30. It costs him the same gas money and time to bring me one or two Pizzas. Now if I ordered a large amount of Pizzas, say 5 or more, I might raise the tip. But I always tip him $5.

But I also would tip at least $5 if I went IN and sat down to eat Pizza at the actual restaurant too.

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

My daughter works at a pizzeria in our area. Local pizzeria, not a franchise. The delivery charge does not go all to the driver, it is for a special insurance the owner must carry to even offer delivery. The driver makes less than minimum wage, gets a set amount per delivery, and their tips. They must be at least 18, and trust me, most nights they are not making minimum wage for their work.

We don't do delivery at home, but I think I would also do the flat fee depending on how far you are from the pizzeria and the service you get (no one wants a cold pizza).

Whenever I have had a delivery at a hotel, the tip has been added in prior to delivery and they told me on the phone prior that it would be added in.

So it would be food cost, plus delivery fee, PLUS tip. I usually add a few more dollars in so the delivery person does not have to give change.

Enjoy your trip and your pizza!!

 

[cornflake]

Actually that couldn't be further than the truth in many restaurants. I don't know how pizza delivery works, but if you order delivery from a restaurant more than likely a set of servers are assigned to taking and delivering orders. That server takes your orders, brings it to the kitchen. If part of your order is salads/soups/desserts then they pack and box those items in to go containers. Then when the kitchen finishes cooking the order the server then packs up any sauces, dressings, etc in plastic containers. After everything is cooked the server packs your order, puts napkins, silverware, plates, and condiments in the package. They then have it rushed out to you so you get hot fresh food.

I live in an urban metro area where the delivery guy has a challenge finding parking and I adore ordering take out on a cold wintery night so I can have hot fresh food delivered without ever having to leave my warm PJs and slippers. That alone is worth a decent tip!

Don't discount what actually goes into getting a delivery order to you.

I don't know what restaurants you have there but that's not how any I've ever, ever encountered here work. Waitstaff don't double as delivery people here, delivery people are delivery people.

Kitchen sticks stuff in bags or boxes and the delivery guys pick it up at the hostess station and get on their bikes...