Sitting waiting for Vista SP1 to install and for my pizza to get here, I have a question to ask my readers/friends/strangers regarding tips, fees, and deliveries.
When ordering my pizza I noticed a new addition to the bill, a delivery fee. I am not a huge fan of added fees. They appear everywhere and the main purpose of those fees look to be buffing profits at the cost of consumers. They don't really add much to the service or product they are added on to. My hope would be that the fee would be to get the drivers some sort of tip for folks who would not tip. Not tipping delivery drivers sucks for them since they are adding to the service by bringing the food to you and thus they deserve a kudos of some sort.
I see this delivery fee as a mandatory tip. It is similar to the mandatory 18% tip some restaurants charge for serving large groups. When you pay that bill, you wouldn't add an extra 18% tip on top of the bill and the mandatory 18% tip. You would incorporate the mandatory tip into the tip you would ultimately leave.
Taking this into mind, what I did for the tip was give my normal 20% of the total. In this order, it would total a $3 tip. Since the fee (aka the mandatory delivery tip) is $1.50, the additional total I tipped is $1.50.
My question for you, is that an OK thing to do? What tip would you leave on a $15 pizza delivery with a $1.50 delivery charge?
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At this stage in my life, it just feels wrong to leave less than $2, no matter what (well, $1 at the bar for a drink). An extra $1 or 5 would probably make the pizza guy's day, and I can definately spare it, so share the love.
On another note, I hate "mandatory tipping". If I don't get to decide what the tip is going to be, just add it to the bill and don't break it down for me. Do they break down how much the crust and cheese costs? No. Just give me the amount and be done with it.
Yup, I'm with Loud. I think $1.50 is more than fair since they already added on a service charge, but I'd probably throw in a little extra to make it the next even dollar amount ...
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