Tip the pizza guy more for a larger order? Why?

[Dragnov]

Okay so I got this link from another thread.

http://tipthepizzaguy.com/

And I also read numerous other threads of where people say they tip more for a larger order. But why?

It's not like it makes their task anymore difficult. It sits in the car most of the time and I don't see how carrying it to the door is anymore difficult seeing as he has a bag for it. I can understand if its like a really large order, but I don't see any difference from ordering 1 pizza to 2 pizzas.

What warrants more of a tip for 2 pizzas or less for 1 pizza? Shouldn't they be the same?

 

[Wolverine27]

Well, according to the link you provided, one is supposed to tip the pizza driver like you tip a waiter. Thus, you would wind up tipping more based on a percentage of the order total.

I personally believe that we should dump the whole "tipping/gratuity" system. Employers should be taking care of compensating THEIR employees. That burden should not be placed upon customers.

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
Okay so I got this link from another thread.

http://tipthepizzaguy.com/

And I also read numerous other threads of where people say they tip more for a larger order. But why?

It's not like it makes their task anymore difficult. It sits in the car most of the time and I don't see how carrying it to the door is anymore difficult seeing as he has a bag for it. I can understand if its like a really large order, but I don't see any difference from ordering 1 pizza to 2 pizzas.

What warrants more of a tip for 2 pizzas or less for 1 pizza? Shouldn't they be the same?

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip.....
if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Lithium381

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK Okay so I got this link from another thread. http://tipthepizzaguy.com/ And I also read numerous other threads of where people say they tip more for a larger order. But why? It's not like it makes their task anymore difficult. It sits in the car most of the time and I don't see how carrying it to the door is anymore difficult seeing as he has a bag for it. I can understand if its like a really large order, but I don't see any difference from ordering 1 pizza to 2 pizzas. What warrants more of a tip for 2 pizzas or less for 1 pizza? Shouldn't they be the same?

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip..... if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

I work at a pizza place too (Papa Johns), and people just don't know what it's like until they have delivered pizza.

 

[Wolverine27]

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: Lithium381

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK Okay so I got this link from another thread. http://tipthepizzaguy.com/ And I also read numerous other threads of where people say they tip more for a larger order. But why? It's not like it makes their task anymore difficult. It sits in the car most of the time and I don't see how carrying it to the door is anymore difficult seeing as he has a bag for it. I can understand if its like a really large order, but I don't see any difference from ordering 1 pizza to 2 pizzas. What warrants more of a tip for 2 pizzas or less for 1 pizza? Shouldn't they be the same?

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip..... if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

I work at a pizza place too (Papa Johns), and people just don't know what it's like until they have delivered pizza.

I've got no problem tipping people for good service. But don't you think your employers should carry the burden of compensating you?

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
Okay so I got this link from another thread.

http://tipthepizzaguy.com/

And I also read numerous other threads of where people say they tip more for a larger order. But why?

It's not like it makes their task anymore difficult. It sits in the car most of the time and I don't see how carrying it to the door is anymore difficult seeing as he has a bag for it. I can understand if its like a really large order, but I don't see any difference from ordering 1 pizza to 2 pizzas.

What warrants more of a tip for 2 pizzas or less for 1 pizza? Shouldn't they be the same?

Give the hard working guy a decent tip, cheapskate.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Wolverine27

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: Lithium381

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK Okay so I got this link from another thread. http://tipthepizzaguy.com/ And I also read numerous other threads of where people say they tip more for a larger order. But why? It's not like it makes their task anymore difficult. It sits in the car most of the time and I don't see how carrying it to the door is anymore difficult seeing as he has a bag for it. I can understand if its like a really large order, but I don't see any difference from ordering 1 pizza to 2 pizzas. What warrants more of a tip for 2 pizzas or less for 1 pizza? Shouldn't they be the same?

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip..... if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

I work at a pizza place too (Papa Johns), and people just don't know what it's like until they have delivered pizza.

I've got no problem tipping people for good service. But don't you think your employers should carry the burden of compensating you?

Do you think that the employers of waiters/waitresses should carry the burden of compensating their employees? My employers could, but that would mean that there would be a nice price hike for you, the customer

Nobody get's a delivery job for the pay from their employer, they get it for the tips. As a part time job, I bring home $250 a week just in tips.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Wolverine27

Originally posted by: rbloedow

Originally posted by: Lithium381

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK Okay so I got this link from another thread. http://tipthepizzaguy.com/ And I also read numerous other threads of where people say they tip more for a larger order. But why? It's not like it makes their task anymore difficult. It sits in the car most of the time and I don't see how carrying it to the door is anymore difficult seeing as he has a bag for it. I can understand if its like a really large order, but I don't see any difference from ordering 1 pizza to 2 pizzas. What warrants more of a tip for 2 pizzas or less for 1 pizza? Shouldn't they be the same?

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip..... if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

I work at a pizza place too (Papa Johns), and people just don't know what it's like until they have delivered pizza.

I've got no problem tipping people for good service. But don't you think your employers should carry the burden of compensating you?

Well if they did, then the price of pizza would be higher.

I worked in a pizza shop when i was younger... i never did delivery though.

 

[Dragnov]

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip.....
if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

I'm not sure what you're getting at, other than trying to be an ass. Did I say anywhere in believing we should not tip the pizza guy?

I don't understand the DISCREPANCY in the amount of tip, esepcially for a small order difference. Please do tell how delivering 2 pizzas to the same location instead of 1 is much more difficult if you can. Unless you're simply stupid, I don't see how theres much of a difference.

And restaurant waiters are tipped more for larger orders because they have to come by more often. They have to come multiple times, much more than a small order. But for a pizza guy, are they going to come back with a second order? No, its all done in the same trip.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip.....
if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

I'm not sure what you're getting at, other than trying to be an ass. Did I say anywhere in believing we should not tip the pizza guy?

I don't understand the DISCREPANCY in the amount of tip, esepcially for a small order difference. Please do tell how delivering 2 pizzas to the same location instead of 1 is much more difficult if you can. Unless you're simply stupid, I don't see how theres much of a difference.

And restaurant waiters are tipped more for larger orders because they have to come by more often. They have to come multiple times, much more than a small order. But for a pizza guy, are they going to come back with a second order? No, its all done in the same trip.

Because it is harder... how much are you typing for an extra pizza? $1-2? But if some house orders 5 pizza, that's a lot to carry.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip..... if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

I'm not sure what you're getting at, other than trying to be an ass. Did I say anywhere in believing we should not tip the pizza guy? I don't understand the DISCREPANCY in the amount of tip, esepcially for a small order difference. Please do tell how delivering 2 pizzas to the same location instead of 1 is much more difficult if you can. Unless you're simply stupid, I don't see how theres much of a difference. And restaurant waiters are tipped more for larger orders because they have to come by more often. They have to come multiple times, much more than a small order. But for a pizza guy, are they going to come back with a second order? No, its all done in the same trip.

When you are managing 5 different deliveries each time you leave your store, adding another pizza to each order does add up.

 

[Dragnov]

Because it is harder... how much are you typing for an extra pizza? $1-2? But if some house orders 5 pizza, that's a lot to carry.

Understandable. I said for large orders I can easily understand why they shoudl be tipped more, but again, I'm talking about 1 amount difference between 1 pizza and 2 pizzas. People seem to pay $1-2 for 1 pizza, while they would pay $2-3 for 2 pizzas. Is there really a difference?

When you are managing 5 different deliveries each time you leave your store, adding another pizza to each order does add up.

Sitting in the car in a bag?

 

[monk3y]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

When you are managing 5 different deliveries each time you leave your store, adding another pizza to each order does add up.

Sitting in the car in a bag?

The pizza does magically have to get into the car.

 

[Wolverine27]

How about when a pizza place advertises "Free Delivery"? Are these places paying their drivers more so they don't have to rely on tips? Should we still have to tip the driver? It's not really free at all if we have to "pay" the delivery guy?

 

[Looney]

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Because it is harder... how much are you typing for an extra pizza? $1-2? But if some house orders 5 pizza, that's a lot to carry.
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Understandable. I said for large orders I can easily understand why they shoudl be tipped more, but again, I'm talking about 1 amount difference between 1 pizza and 2 pizzas. People seem to pay $1-2 for 1 pizza, while they would pay $2-3 for 2 pizzas. Is there really a difference?

And paying an extra $1 for an extra pizza is that worrysome for you?

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

Because it is harder... how much are you typing for an extra pizza? $1-2? But if some house orders 5 pizza, that's a lot to carry.

Understandable. I said for large orders I can easily understand why they shoudl be tipped more, but again, I'm talking about 1 amount difference between 1 pizza and 2 pizzas. People seem to pay $1-2 for 1 pizza, while they would pay $2-3 for 2 pizzas. Is there really a difference?

When you are managing 5 different deliveries each time you leave your store, adding another pizza to each order does add up.

Sitting in the car in a bag?

Hey, I have limited trunk space, unless you want your pizza to get cold in the front of the car where I either have my AC on or my windows down

 

[Dragnov]

And paying an extra $1 for an extra pizza is that worrysome for you?

Never said it was, but obviously it is for you and others enough to get moist over it.

God forbid I ask a simple question on an anonymous internet message board, especially with such intellectual posts always being written.

 

[Salvador]

All you have to remember is 10%-20% of the total bill to tip someone. 10% is bare minimum, 15% is the average (I tip at least this much) and 20% is a nice tip (what I tip most of the time). So.. Theoretically, if the bill is larger, you should tip more.

If you've ever worked for tips, you'd tip well too.

Sal

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: Wolverine27
How about when a pizza place advertises "Free Delivery"? Are these places paying their drivers more so they don't have to rely on tips? Should we still have to tip the driver? It's not really free at all if we have to "pay" the delivery guy?

At my chain of Papa John's restaurants, we don't charge for delivery. I get 60 cents everytime I leave the store with orders (IE - go on a run), and on a busy night, I'll be lucky if I go on 15 runs (with 3-5 deliveries each).

 

[poopaskoopa]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

have you ever been a delivery driver? "it's not like it makes their task anymore difficult" geez you sound like an idiot.....try it sometime and see what you think of people who don't tip.....
if i were to get pizza delivery i'd genearlly do $2 minimum + $1 per pizza item.....but i work at a pizza place, no delivery for me!

I'm not sure what you're getting at, other than trying to be an ass. Did I say anywhere in believing we should not tip the pizza guy?

I don't understand the DISCREPANCY in the amount of tip, esepcially for a small order difference. Please do tell how delivering 2 pizzas to the same location instead of 1 is much more difficult if you can. Unless you're simply stupid, I don't see how theres much of a difference.

And restaurant waiters are tipped more for larger orders because they have to come by more often. They have to come multiple times, much more than a small order. But for a pizza guy, are they going to come back with a second order? No, its all done in the same trip.

Because it is harder... how much are you typing for an extra pizza? $1-2? But if some house orders 5 pizza, that's a lot to carry.

WTF? Are you a fragile 80 yr old man? 5 boxes of pizza ain't that hard to carry... I just tip 10-15%

 

[kenrippy]

pizza man gets $2! unless it's a free pizza from a previous order that they screwed up on. which would mean that we already ate the messed up pizza and the free pizza is icing on the cake.....i tip more in that case usually. did that even make any sense?

 

[nan0bug]

A better question is what is it with all these cheapskate penny pinchin misers on ATOT?

If giving the pizza guy at least a 3 dollar tip is gonna break the bank, maybe you should be eating ramen instead.

 

[Dragnov]

Originally posted by: nan0bug
A better question is what is it with all these cheapskate penny pinchin misers on ATOT?

If giving the pizza guy at least a 3 dollar tip is gonna break the bank, maybe you should be eating ramen instead.

Thats nice, are you one of them? I tend to think that there should just be a set tip amount except for excessively large orders or poor service. That way the pizza guy doesnt get shafted and the customer isn't paying unknowlingly excessive.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

yet another tipping thread...




can't we talk about cow tipping instead?

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

Originally posted by: nan0bug
A better question is what is it with all these cheapskate penny pinchin misers on ATOT?

If giving the pizza guy at least a 3 dollar tip is gonna break the bank, maybe you should be eating ramen instead.

Thats nice, are you one of them? I tend to think that there should just be a set tip amount except for excessively large orders or poor service. That way the pizza guy doesnt get shafted and the customer isn't paying unknowlingly excessive.

for 1 / 2 pizzas

$2 minimum.....$3 the driver leaves with a smile >$4 and you get put on his priority service

seriously, with only a handful of drivers, the chances you get the same guy are high, most of the delivery guys KNOW who tips and who doesn't...and they talk......those who tip well pretty much ALWAYS get their pizza first, with all the cheese peppers plates napkins etc......true, you'll eventually get your pizza even if you don't tip.......but really, the bigger the order, the bigger the tip, even if following the 15% rule, if you order another pizza, the tip will naturally be bigger eh?