Tipping the Chinese delivery man? (updated)

[oboeguy]

I found out that one of our favorite Chinese restaurants from our old neighborhood deliver by car now, so they can come to our neighborhood (~60 blocks == 3 miles in upper Manhattan away). I tipped the guy what came to be around 10% of the delivery charge. He was pissed! Since when are delivery guys supposed to be tipped more than that?

(yes I know there have been zillions of tipping threads)

Edit: order total around $25, drive is ~10 minutes by highway with no traffic (it was like 10pm, so there was none)

Edit2: 4/28 Ordered from the same place... different driver, phew! This dude didn't come into the building though b/c he couldn't park and was afraid of a ticket for double-parking. I still gave him a good tip, because I didn't want to be called a cheapass by ATOT again.

 

[intogamer]

gas :roll:

 

[Mo0o]

Isn't that pretty far for delivery? How much was the order?

 

[preslove]

60 blocks? that's a hell of a lot. How much was the actuall tip?

 

[Ryan]

How much was the order total, and the tip amount?

 

[richardycc]

10% of what? if the order was $9, I'd be pissed to get 90cents too!

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Isn't that pretty far for delivery? How much was the order?

For normal delivery, thats not that far. For Manhattan delivery via car, that's fvcking hell.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Isn't that pretty far for delivery? How much was the order?

For normal delivery, thats not that far. For Manhattan delivery via car, that's fvcking hell.

Yeah, i meant in the context of being in NYC fighting traffic and all that bs

 

[Nikamichi]

Only 10%?

Sucks to be him.

 

[theGlove]

well %10 for that far is kind of on the low end.

 

[oboeguy]

It's a 10 minute skip on the West Side Highway -- I just did the drive today myself. Order was around $25. The thing is, when we've ordered from another good Chinese place that delivers by car from further away still (another 20 blocks == another mile) the guy's happy with that amount. What gives?

(Whoever suggested the order was $9... I think it'd be cruel to order < $10 for that distance )

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Isn't that pretty far for delivery? How much was the order?

For normal delivery, thats not that far. For Manhattan delivery via car, that's fvcking hell.

Yeah, i meant in the context of being in NYC fighting traffic and all that bs

In all honesty, for a guy to deliver 3 miles through Manhattan, I wouldn't have given him less than $2, and depending how fast he was maybe even $4-5. But I used to deliver pizzas, so I'm a little more lenient and generous towards delivery drivers.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: oboeguy
It's a 10 minute skip on the West Side Highway -- I just did the drive today myself. Order was around $25. The thing is, when we've ordered from another good Chinese place that delivers by car from further away still (another 20 blocks == another mile) the guy's happy with that amount. What gives?

(Whoever suggested the order was $9... I think it'd be cruel to order < $10 for that distance )

If you tipped $2.50 for that, then I don't see any reason why the guy should be pissed.

 

[ragazzo]

i'd tip 20% heh

 

[Nightfall]

I usually tip $5 for a $12-$14 pizza order. The higher tip always pays off. Everytime I order pizza, I get awesome service. I know one of the delivery drivers there, and they do keep track of the good tippers. Those people ALWAYS get their pizza first.

For your $25 order, I would have tipped around $7.50. $2.50 was way too low.

 

[Freejack2]

Same tip percent goes for any kind of food delivery.

If it was normal weather, light traffic, and he did his job properly then a MINIMUM of 15%.

 

[Kishan]

On a $25, I would have probably given 4 or 5 bucks.

 

[lokiju]

A tip is just that, a tip.

It is not a requirment as much as that sucks for the driver.

 

[ElFenix]

don't ever order from there again. if you do, expect to get cream of sum yung gai.

 

[MagicConch]

Isn't 15% what you are supposed to pay a table server ? If so, then it seems delivery guy should get less % IMO. I am curious -- who tips on carryout?

 

[Nightfall]

Originally posted by: blazert40
A tip is just that, a tip.

It is not a requirment as much as that sucks for the driver.

Thats very true. However, so is the requirement that you get the food to the customer within a certain time frame. I have seen some people who tip crappy get mediocre service at best. I had a friend who worked at Dominoes that had a hour response time. There were drivers who would deliver to certain houses and take almost 58 minutes to deliver the pizza. Then, it was just warm enough for them to collect the money for the product.

I am a firm believer that if you set a precidence for tipping well, you are going to get great service. If you don't tip, don't expect great service.

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: Freejack2
Same tip percent goes for any kind of food delivery.

If it was normal weather, light traffic, and he did his job properly then a MINIMUM of 15%.

Quoting that site is like saying Phillip Morris says smoking is good for you.

 

[Nightfall]

Originally posted by: MagicConch
Isn't 15% what you are supposed to pay a table server ? If so, then it seems delivery guy should get less % IMO. I am curious -- who tips on carryout?

Actually, they should get the same IMO. Especially when you factor in the cost of gas, delivery time in the car, wear and tear on the car, and the fact they get paid like wait staff do.

 

[jjoyner]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
don't ever order from there again. if you do, expect to get cream of sum yung gai.

Cream of sum yung gai, hans solo....
Cream of sum yung gai, hans solo....

 

[smc13]

Originally posted by: blazert40
A tip is just that, a tip.

It is not a requirment as much as that sucks for the driver.

Nonsense. These people live on tips. They wouldn't deliver if there was no expectation of a tip. You are supposed to tip at least 15% unless they were awful.