Delivery Tip - Revisited
Awhile back, there was a thread about how much to tip for home delivery. There were a wide variety of opinions, but I came away thinking 10% - 15% would be fair.
Suppose a restaurant charges a fee for delivery (e.g., last night I was charged a $2 delivery fee)...does the driver get that? If so, can I deduct $2 from the 10% - 15% delivery tip?
Thanks for your advice.
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3 Comments:
My impression has always been no.
I treat delivery charges like tax - I don't include them in the consideration when calculating tip. (Of course, this is much harder for delivery than it is for sit-down, since you're usually not going to see the pre-tax before you've paid.)
Dan Dickinson at 3:24PM on 02/10/07
The driver should be getting it but that's not always the case; you should ask the restaurant about it when you order. Even if they do get the fee, you should tip anyway if finding parking is hard where you live, the weather sucks, you live on a high floor in a walk-up, or you're in a rough neighborhood.
lia at 5:08PM on 02/10/07
you can't get ANYTHING delivered in Chicago without paying a delivery fee. it stinks!.. and really adds up when you start calculating tax + fee + tip.
rachelleb at 4:12PM on 02/12/07