[Riceman]

Over here in Australia (in my experience) tipping is virtually non-existent. Hospitality related workers get paid their wage and sometimes there may be a small tip, but that is generally unusual. Of course, no-one gets paid $2-$3 an hour, the minimum wage is more like $8 or $9, with most restaurants paying their waiters/waitresses $12-$20 an hour. I must say though, I think the idea of reducing the standard wage and having tips as a normal practice would be good, mainly to increase the performance of workers. Australian workers (in hospitality) are typically lazy and I presume service standards are a fraction of the quality that would be present in the US.

I never get food delivered at all, but I used to work in a pizza store.

PS. The pay is obviously in AUD, so conversion is probably necessary to make a proper comparison.