How much would you tip.... UPDATED

[Mrs.Malone]

$60 for one trip? Yes, the person probably had to run in and out of the pizza place a few times to put it all in the car but $60 seems extreme!

I would tip $20-$25.

 

[SandrA9810]

You tip a guy 60 bucks to carry something with the help of your staff. What about all the guys in the back making the pizzas for your party? Do they just get left in the dark??

If you want to be generous. I'd send an envelope to the manager and have it disbursed between all the employees that helped put the order together.

When I worked at Qdoba, and we had a large catering, there was an automatic $25 delivery fee. But most the time who ever delivered also set up the trays. There was usually an additional tip, and that was actually split between all the employees that helped put it together in the morning.

Delivering is easy... making the food is another story.

 

[mom2rose&john]

10% if they are just going to put it on carts at the door and your team will be doing everything else. 15%-20% if they will actually enter the school and set up where you ask them to.

 

[Eastern]

I usually tip about 10% for takeout, unless it's a really small order, like two pizzas, delivered, in which case I would probably give at least $5.

For a $300 pizza delivery I'd probably tip $30.

 

[ilovemk76]

The 20% on everything is just ... I mean I got groceries delivered today, should I have tipped $20 for someone delivering $100 worth of groceries a couple blocks? Grocery delivery guy would be the best gig in town.

Dry cleaning? Should you tip $10 for someone delivering like 4 pieces of clothing?

It'd just be nuts if you tipped 20% on deliveries, we'd all go broke, really fast!

Four people order sandwiches at lunch, comes to $10 a piece, they're supposed to tip $8 or $10 (after tax) to the delivery guy? I guess grocery delivery would only be the second-hottest gig in town.

I cannot even IMAGINE what people would be tipping the kid from the liquor store!

I find it odd that you hire people to do what you can do yourself and then complain about the normal tip.

We pick up our own groceries, dry cleaning, liquor and even pizza.

 

[mjkacmom]

I usually tip about 10% for takeout, unless it's a really small order, like two pizzas, delivered, in which case I would probably give at least $5.

For a $300 pizza delivery I'd probably tip $30.

Me, too. Our regular pizza order is $20 and change, and I give $25.

 

[cornflake]

I find it odd that you hire people to do what you can do yourself and then complain about the normal tip.

We pick up our own groceries, dry cleaning, liquor and even pizza.

I'm not complaining about the normal tip. I tip normally.

Twenty percent is a normal tip for full-service, sit-down dining, NOT a normal tip for delivery. That's my point.

Also, some things are not things you can do yourself, no. The groceries I got delivered mostly consisted of bottled water - same problem as the cases of liquor, or dry cleaning if you're not home when they're open, or etc. That's why places deliver.

 

[3DisneyGals&1Grumpy]

I think that if the pizza is hot and on time then the driver should be tipped 20%. The bill is bigger because he/she is doing more work. It seems rather unfair that they would do more work but receive less in tips because you seem to have over stretched your budget. Like others have said at various times tips should be considered part of the cost of ordering out. Plus I am confused why the question was asked if you already knew how much you wanted to tip......

Not quite sure why you think the budget has been stretched. There was not a planned budget. It is an order for a elementary class party that I was assigned to handle. Nor did I know ahead of time how much I was going to tip. Much too busy to start random threads just for the fun of it. Honestly just wanted to know how much people would tip in the same situation.

 

[CowboyCO]

I don't care what the bill is on a delivery. Why should I tip more for the delivery of an extra-large supreme vs a medium cheese pizza? It's the same amount of work. I'd tip $20 for a large delivery. If they brought two people, I might go $30.

 

[Planogirl]

I'd probably tip $30 depending on whether it was delivered in a timely manner. 10% seems fair for a delivery.

 

[Mkebound]

$20

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

I'm in the $30 crowd.

 

[shoney]

I'd say 30 as well.

 

[honeydiane1953]

25 or 30 to me is plenty.

 

[teCh0010]

$25 or $30 if he just brings them to the door.

$45 or $50 if he brings paper plates and napkins, brings the pizzas inside, and helps you guys set them out.

 

[Thumper_Man]

I'm in the 15% range. So to me, I would say about $40-$50. In our area, the people who deliver pizzas get paid like waiters. Their salary depends mostly on tips. They get paid minimum wage and tips make up the rest. Often times they also have to drive their own vehicles. So out of that, they gotta pay for gas and maintenance of their vehicles. Last time I checked, gas is still expensive.

 

[Banzai]

I'm a server at a regular restaurant, so I am fairly generous with tipping. I would say 50-60 is a good amount.

I worked pizza before I was a server, and if this order was coming in, they probally added another driver on for the shift....so a good tip would be nice as then they are both not losing out. (Someone keeping all their tips for a shift, vs having to split the orders and only taking half of them.)

 

[DizneyDogs]

With that large of an order I would definitely tip at the very minimum 20% probably more

 

[Minnie]

10% for deliveries

0-25% in sit down restaurants depending on level of service

So in this case $30 seems reasonable - one trip not multiple for the driver.

 

[krnlmustrd]

I would typically tip $4-5 for one pizza. I think 10% is reasonable for such a large order as the OP's.

I find it a little hard to believe when some of these posters are paying for their pizza delivery out of their own pockets that they'd really tip $60. Really?! That just doesn't sound reasonable to me considering it's still just one trip for the driver. Imagine if you had to submit that receipt to your boss for reimbursement. Do you think they'd be happy with a $60 tip or would they get upset? No promotion for you!

For $60, I'd say, "hey, let's send a couple people to go pick up the pizzas."