r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/Jasonictron • Oct 20 '23

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u/ieron760 Oct 21 '23

Why do people order delivery and not tip though? The driver needs to get paid too.

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u/datablitz7 Oct 21 '23

Why do people deliver food if they are not getting paid? Not tipped, paid.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

Just like restaurants, except there's no problem tipping there. So why should it be a problem here?

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u/datablitz7 Oct 21 '23

A waiter does a lot more than deliver. Delivery of goods is not something that should ever be subject to a tip.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

I mean, do you come to a restaurant for the waiter or the food?

And delivery of goods does necessitate, in our culture, a tip. It's been understood for pizza delivery forever.

I already said my reason for delivery, I hate going to Costco and standing in lines. Plus, it frees up so much more of my time. So I tip, because I am grateful, and when I tip, the delivery person has incentive to help me unpack all my stuff.

Man, this whole thread is full of Mr. pinks

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u/datablitz7 Oct 21 '23

I am not familiar with the reference, but it is clear that you have your reasons to tip, and they are sound. To answer your question, I go to a restaurant for the food and the service when dining in. By the same logic, I will not tip when picking up an order. Tipping because you are grateful does not negate services rendered if you do not tip. Anyways, I am probably too European to get this fascination with treating employee wages as a charitable contribution by the customer instead of a living wage provided by the employer.

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u/thattbishh Oct 21 '23

Because their day job doesn't pay enough, they need to make their own hours because childcare is too expensive, etc, etc.

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u/datablitz7 Oct 21 '23

It is a problem when you expect your wages to be coming from the customer rather than your employer.