Trust me, you don’t. There are places that you could get away with that menu at that price, but I wouldn’t want to be eating there…
The breakfast food at $6.95 - I would probably leave $12 total (would pay cash).
The seafood at $32.95 - I would probably leave $42.95.
As someone who doesn’t eat pizza or live within delivery area of any place I’d actually like food from, I find this thread interesting in an alien-culture sort of way. So only a small fraction of this delivery fee goes to the driver, often 2/5ths or 1/3rd based on the numbers people are tossing about.
What exactly is the explanation for the rest of the fee? The cost to them of the packaging they bought in bulk and…? Since it’s the driver’s car and the driver’s fuel, I’m trying to figure out what other expenses the restaurant are out on your behalf that they wouldn’t be if you drove to the store and picked up your order yourself. Hmmm. They give you a box too when you pick it up yourself, though, don’t they? If so, I guess packaging isn’t a different cost then, either.
One thing it covers (or goes a long way toward covering) is… the driver’s wages! :smack: 
(Smileys because this fact could complicate the discussion considerably…)
-FrL-
I thought of that, but dismissed it because how is that different from picking up the pizza and part of that income going towards paying people who stay in the store?
These arguments are all getting rather intricate, but I thought the tip was to reward the server for good service, not the good service to reward the big tipper. Who’s training whom?
I’m late to the party, but I’m sighing in relief after your post. C’mon people, let’s stick to the important issue!
You know, you weren’t talking to me, but for what it’s worth, I agree with this in theory. I think tipping should have less to do with the price of the check and more with how much had to be done by the server (and how well it was done).
In practice, though, I like to round things – sometimes this works out closer to 20% for the server, sometimes it works out closer to 25%. Sue me.
In your hypothetical (assuming the service was good), I’d round case 1 up to $10, and case 2 up to $40.
And the other important issue, which is that “agreeance” is a stupid fucking worthless word!