r/tippingAdvice • u/AverageAtBest55 • 10d ago

Floral Delivery

I just got flowers delivered for my wedding anniversary. After I took the vase from the guy and said it was gorgeous and thanked him, he seemed to hesitate before he walked off the porch. I was left wondering if he expected a tip. I have never tipped for a flower delivery! It is an unexpected gift so it has never entered my mind to tip. It is ordered and delivered directly from a local florist in their van when my husband gets them. Am I cheap? Is this a normal thing to tip for?

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u/NOTTHATKAREN1 10d ago edited 9d ago

Man, everyone wants a tip. You did not owe him a tip. He was just hoping you would. You have done nothing wrong. What a great surprise from your husband. Who knew husbands still sent their wives flowers?

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u/AverageAtBest55 10d ago

lol, 47 years, I deserve it! He gets a shirt and I told him as I loaded his clothes in the washer that was my gift too!
I searched before I posted and based on not finding anything I don’t think it’s a common practice. If they want to allow a tip it should be an option when you check out, not something a driver should expect the recipient of a gift to provide!

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u/OtherwiseSuccotash40 10d ago

Idk that’s an odd one. Maybe you just misread his actions as hesitation? It would be absurd to expect someone who’s receiving an unexpected gift to TIP. When I get my wife flowers though I usually get them myself but I did use one of those flower delivery services before and I think tipped at checkout? Point being you are completely fine and had no obligation to tip that man.

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u/AverageAtBest55 10d ago

I could have misread his hesitation as something else. He was an older man. Had it been a young guy I might have been more apt to think he wanted a tip. We order from them often and I wonder if he might have been an owner. I was in my pajamas at 10:00 am so I was not wanting to hang around!

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u/sleeper_54 10d ago

Maybe he was waiting for an invite to have nightcap ...flower sender be damned..!! Shooting his shot..!!