[KW802]

Originally Posted by kurtbarker

I am a Delivery Driver in NSW, and I am very suprised to see some people tipping 20% and $7/$8 if that's what the change is. Where I work we get $4 per delivery, and the customer is charged $8. I always justify not getting tips because they probably see the $8 extra on the bill as the payment for the driver, but we are always greatful to even get $2 from the customer, let alone $5. If we can make $15 in tips a night, we're doing really well.

It depends upon your locale, of course. In this area (NE USA, 'farm country' north of Philadephia, PA) the local places generally do not charge a fee for delivery (very rare that a place will and even then it's only a $1 or so) so there is no expectation as to what a driver will get. If I was charged an extra $8 just for delivery, then, yes, my tip would take that into account.

Originally Posted by kurtbarker

I have to Disagree with this. Where I work, the manager dispatches the orders in order, so it doesn't matter whether you have a $20 tip, or no tip, your order doesn't leave the store any sooner. The only difference it's makes is where we take more than 1 order at once, and choose who we go to first. Deliveries in our area are usually 15-20 minutes regardless of previous tipping

Again, depends upon locale and likely the type of establishment (a corporate chain or a local Mom & Pop shop). With our regular shops, the 'regulars' definitely get preferred service and it is the drivers who determine the order in which deliveries are made.