We don't tip at all here in New Zealand, so tipping is a bizarre concept to me. So let me get this straight.... you don't actually get paid a wage to deliver pizzas? That would be totally illegal here!
The service here in restaurants etc is really good! I am a firm believer in not tipping, and would hate it if it came to our country.
However, when I've been in the US I've tipped. Hated it, had no idea how much I was supposed to tip, but did it anyway, as I knew it was the custom.
At 8:49 AM, holy chaos
i am all for tipping and tipping generously.... i worked my way through college as a waitress...everyone should work as a server or some position with the public so they will understand.
i did not know how pizza deliveries worked until you started working. do you not get a regular wage??? that is very tough!
or is it like the server wage when i was in college? i got 2.01 plus tips.
At 9:29 AM, Anvilcloud
We do get a wage plus a small delivery fee, but tips are what makes it worth working. AC, I don't know what the delivery fee is where you are. You could always ask the shop you call. Around here we get a portion of the delivery fee, not the whole thing. We use our own cars and buy our own gas. The delivery fee is enough to cover gas and some wear and tear on my car because I have a fuel efficient car. For those with larger cars, I've heard some say it doesn't even cover the cost of gas.
A reasonable tip is 15%, but at least $2. Regardless of how big your order is, we still have to take it the same distance and incur the same bodily risk involved in spending time in traffic and showing up to a stranger's door. Take into account bad weather and if you live more than a couple miles away, make that a minimum of $3 or even $4. While it's not an official thing, we tend to remember who tips well and who stiffs. Human nature says that will play a part in detemining who gets their pizza first.
It's unAmerican not to tip the pizza delivery person.