The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.

Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
they charge $1.50 for delivery.

Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
tip or not enough, hence the new charge.

What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
from now on.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>
> The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
> Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.
>
> Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
> they charge $1.50 for delivery.
>
> Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
> a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
> tip or not enough, hence the new charge.
>
> What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
> from now on.
>
> nancy

Nah, you still gotta tip. The delivery charge is just for gas and
insurance. The delivery guy doesn't keep it.

kili

kilikini wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
> > Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.
> >
> > Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
> > they charge $1.50 for delivery.
> >
> > Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
> > a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
> > tip or not enough, hence the new charge.
> >
> > What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
> > from now on.
> >
> > nancy
>
> Nah, you still gotta tip. The delivery charge is just for gas and
> insurance. The delivery guy doesn't keep it.
>
> kili

Oh, no ... the kid's drive their own car.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> kilikini wrote:
> >
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
> > > Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.
> > >
> > > Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
> > > they charge $1.50 for delivery.
> > >
> > > Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
> > > a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
> > > tip or not enough, hence the new charge.
> > >
> > > What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
> > > from now on.
> > >
> > > nancy
> >
> > Nah, you still gotta tip. The delivery charge is just for gas and
> > insurance. The delivery guy doesn't keep it.
> >
> > kili
>
> Oh, no ... the kid's drive their own car.
>
> nancy

I know they do. That delivery charge still goes to the restaurant, tho.

kili

kilikini wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message

> > Oh, no ... the kids drive their own car.

> I know they do. That delivery charge still goes to the restaurant, tho.

But they don't pay the gas and insurance.

nancy (at least not from the ads I've read for food delivery people)

>Nancy Young wrote:
>
>The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
>Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.
>
>Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
>they charge $1.50 for delivery.
>
>Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
>a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
>tip or not enough, hence the new charge. >
>What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
>from now on.

Do you stiff the waitperson when the restaurant prices are increased?

Chances are the delivery kid gets paid by the hour, same as waitpersons (less
than minimum wage) and counts on the tips... that $1.50 is added into the bill
and management keeps it for providing the service (maybe insurance costs have
gone up, gas sure has). The thing to do is to check if other restaurants with
delivery service in your area have similarly changed their methods, then you
can decide if you want to change where you do business, but it's not fair to
stiff the delivery kid. I think $1.50 delivery charge is very reasonable
(costs more to drive a car around the block), you can always retrieve your food
yourself.


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PENMART01 wrote:
>
> >Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> >The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
> >Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.
> >
> >Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
> >they charge $1.50 for delivery.
> >
> >Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
> >a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
> >tip or not enough, hence the new charge. >
> >What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
> >from now on.
>
> Do you stiff the waitperson when the restaurant prices are increased?

The restaurant prices haven't increased that I noticed. Has nothing
to do with that. I'll ask the guy next time, and I'll ask the
restaurant to find out the real story.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> PENMART01 wrote:
>>
>> >Nancy Young wrote:
>> >
>> >The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
>> >Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.
>> >
>> >Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
>> >they charge $1.50 for delivery.
>> >
>> >Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
>> >a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
>> >tip or not enough, hence the new charge. >
>> >What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
>> >from now on.
>>
>> Do you stiff the waitperson when the restaurant prices are increased?
>
> The restaurant prices haven't increased that I noticed. Has nothing
> to do with that. I'll ask the guy next time, and I'll ask the
> restaurant to find out the real story.
>
> nancy

The restaurant is using your buck-fifty to offset the overhead of whatever
pittance they're paying the delivery kid. You can pretty much be assured
that even if the delivery kid drives his own car and pays for fuel and
insurance himself, he'll never see a dime of the "delivery charge" over his
normal wage.

---jkb

--
"My Sloppy Joe is all Sloppy and no Joe!"
-- Bobby Hill

Nancy Young > wrote in message >...
> kilikini wrote:
> >
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>
> > > Oh, no ... the kids drive their own car.
>
> > I know they do. That delivery charge still goes to the restaurant, tho.
>
> But they don't pay the gas and insurance.
>
> nancy (at least not from the ads I've read for food delivery people)

The ads I've seen, when I lived in the states, did give a mileage
allowance. The restuarant uses the delivery charge for that. Here in
Honduras, they charge for the containers also - pizza boxes, etc

Sand

Nancy Young > wrote:

> The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
> Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.

> Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
> they charge $1.50 for delivery.

> Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
> a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
> tip or not enough, hence the new charge.

> What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
> from now on.

I used to deliver food when I worked at a takeout restaurant while
I was in college. The delivery fee was simply to pay for car expenses.
Most food delivery people use their own car, and thus have to pay for
gas and wear and tear on the car, plus auto insurance. The $1.50 helps
defray those overhead costs. A tip is still appreciated.

kilikini > wrote:

> I know they do. That delivery charge still goes to the restaurant, tho.

I don't think so. When I delivered food, the delivery charge went to me
to cover my driving expenses. The restaurant got none of that charge.
Perhaps this varies from one restaurant to the next though.

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
> Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.
>
> Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
> they charge $1.50 for delivery.
>
> Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
> a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
> tip or not enough, hence the new charge.
>
> What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
> from now on.
>
> nancy




I think next time I called, I'd ask whether the driver or the
restaurant gets the delivery charge, and base the tip on the
information received.

gloria p

For Heaven's sake don't punish the delivery guy. He depends on tips.
And they work very hard.
You should always tip them. If you can't afford to give them a buck or
two, you probably shouldn't be ordering take-out food to be delivered!
Cook for yourself if you can't afford the alternative!

William

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 16:17:32 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>
>The last time I ordered Chinese food, I noticed it said No Minimum.
>Huh, I thought there was a $10 minimum. Oh, well. Whatever.
>
>Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
>they charge $1.50 for delivery.
>
>Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
>a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
>tip or not enough, hence the new charge.
>
>What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
>from now on.
>
>nancy

I still tip the delivery person in instances like this. But then
again, I've always been a generous tipper.

William Prien wrote:
>
> For Heaven's sake don't punish the delivery guy. He depends on tips.
> And they work very hard.
> You should always tip them. If you can't afford to give them a buck or
> two, you probably shouldn't be ordering take-out food to be delivered!
> Cook for yourself if you can't afford the alternative!

Oh for Pete's sake, you missed the whole point of my question.

nancy

William Prien wrote:
> For Heaven's sake don't punish the delivery guy. He depends on tips.
> And they work very hard.
> You should always tip them. If you can't afford to give them a buck or
> two, you probably shouldn't be ordering take-out food to be delivered!
> Cook for yourself if you can't afford the alternative!
>
> William
>

Oh my... you don't know Nancy, do you? She isn't intending to stiff the
delivery guy! She just wonders if they get the $1.50 delivery charge or
not. By the way, she's also not "jealous" of people who have cell phones
and I'm pretty darned sure she can afford to order take-out.

Jill

Puester wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
>> they charge $1.50 for delivery.
>>
>> Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
>> a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
>> tip or not enough, hence the new charge.
>>
>> What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
>> from now on.
>>
>> nancy
>
>
> I think next time I called, I'd ask whether the driver or the
> restaurant gets the delivery charge, and base the tip on the
> information received.
>
> gloria p

Sound advice, as usual, Gloria. I'll bet it even varies from restaurant to
restaurant.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> William Prien wrote:
> > For Heaven's sake don't punish the delivery guy. He depends on tips.
> > And they work very hard.
> > You should always tip them. If you can't afford to give them a buck or
> > two, you probably shouldn't be ordering take-out food to be delivered!
> > Cook for yourself if you can't afford the alternative!

> Oh my... you don't know Nancy, do you? She isn't intending to stiff the
> delivery guy! She just wonders if they get the $1.50 delivery charge or
> not. By the way, she's also not "jealous" of people who have cell phones
> and I'm pretty darned sure she can afford to order take-out.

(laughing) That was funny.

Okay, I thought I was clear. I understood that the tip *was* a
delivery charge. I understood that when I asked someone to drive
food to my house, that it would cost above and beyond the actual
cost of the food. I have *no* problem with that, it's like, duh!
I tip the pizza guy, too! Whoo Wee! And there is no delivery
charge.

I even tip people who bring food to me in restaurants. Alert the
media.

My question was, if they went to a delivery charge, is that the tip
because other people didn't think to tip, or something else. I was
asking for the group's experience in this matter.

Funny, people would laugh at you or be insulted in other countries
if you tipped them. Because it's included in the price of the meal.

No, I would not stiff anyone, oddly, THAT'S WHY I ASKED what other's
thoughts were, not to be called names.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
> they charge $1.50 for delivery.
>
> Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
> a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
> tip or not enough, hence the new charge.
>
> What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
> from now on.
>
> nancy

Please continue the tip. I don't know if the kid gets the money or a gas
allowance, but at the cost of driving today, he is not getting rich.

It has been 40 years since I did delivery for a drug store. Only thing I
got for use of my car was the tips. I quit after two weeks as it was not
worth the hassle. Even with the charge thrown today at the price of gas,
insurance, etc, the kid is losing out.
Ed

http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> > Took a closer look last night when I had food delivered, oh, now
> > they charge $1.50 for delivery.
> >
> > Okay, here's my question, I always gave the guy a couple bucks for
> > a tip, am I still supposed to tip? I'm thinking some people didn't
> > tip or not enough, hence the new charge.
> >
> > What say you all? I'm thinking just round up to the next dollar
> > from now on.
> >
> > nancy
>
> Please continue the tip. I don't know if the kid gets the money or a gas
> allowance, but at the cost of driving today, he is not getting rich.
>
> It has been 40 years since I did delivery for a drug store. Only thing I
> got for use of my car was the tips. I quit after two weeks as it was not
> worth the hassle. Even with the charge thrown today at the price of gas,
> insurance, etc, the kid is losing out.

Thanks, Ed. nancy