Delivery driver girl reporting in.
Two dollars is a good tip, whether it be 1 pizza or 2.
Three bucks will make me smile.
Five bucks will make me ask you if your are sure you want to tip me that much.
5+ will give me a huge smile and an enthusiastic thanks. I will also remember to deliver your pizza first next time I come around. It might also make me throw in “extras” on your order such as a free soda.
No tipping makes me less enthusiastic about coming to your house, and will make me try to leave your place as quickly as possible so I can get back to the store to take a delivery that perhaps will tip.
Asking for your 15 cents back will make me remember you and avoid your delivery. This goes for change only though. I don’t care if you want your dollars back, its the small change that irritates me.
Delivery driving is an easy job. But certain things make it suck sometimes. Trains, weather, rude customers. Please remember this.
Oh and the delivery charge thing. Ugh. The company I work for charges 2 WHOLE dollars for delivery. We see 75 cents of that. A LOT of people assume we’re getting the 2 bucks and don’t tip. I hate that.
But tipping is funny to me. I’ve delivered to people who live 2 blocks from our pizza place and have gotten big tips. I’ve also delivered to people who live 3 miles away and don’t tip.
All in all tips are good. They fill up my gas tank and help me keep up with the wear and tear of my car.