As someone who’s very grateful for delivery services from pizza to Walmart orders, I try to show my appreciation to the person delivering it by being a good tipper.

I was just curious what it would take for different types of delivery drivers to see their tip on the order and be like, “nice..”

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dementedturnip26 t1_iv3nz2b wrote on November 5, 2022 at 1:09 AM

Depends how far you are from the restaurant but unless you’re like 5 or more miles away 10 is really pretty good

Also if you have big stuff like cases of water or live on the top of an apartment a bit extra is appreciated

Hot_Ambassador_1815 OP t1_iv3t15o wrote on November 5, 2022 at 1:50 AM

Alright, I’m glad I’m thinking of it the right way, and appreciate your input.

For instance, the pizza I always get is about 5 minutes away, and my house is easy to get to; No navigating an apartment. I usually do minimum $10, or a general 25-30% on food.

Walmart orders; I’m about 10 minutes from the store. I’ve been doing a $20 tip for a $150-200 order of misc. household/hygiene stuff, and maybe a case of water. If I can do better, I want to know.

jirenlagen t1_iv5pcn8 wrote on November 5, 2022 at 2:43 PM

If you’re doing a far distance I say 15%. Sounds like you are already going above and beyond! :)

AmishButcher t1_iv3pdac wrote on November 5, 2022 at 1:20 AM

No less than 10% of my net paycheck and a Sheetz gas card for their trouble

Hot_Ambassador_1815 OP t1_iv3ttrs wrote on November 5, 2022 at 1:57 AM

As much as I order from delivery services, I’d be busted in no time

preparetomoveout t1_iv44jzs wrote on November 5, 2022 at 3:32 AM

I usually tip $10 for whatever delivery and most are very short. A few times the person has said it made their day. A couple people have gone above and beyond a few times so I doubled it and they appreciated it. Unfortunately putting even minimal directions on orders aren't read often so I'm finding it harder to tip that much. Do drivers usually read the comments on orders or just ignore them?

Zeppelin7321 t1_iv7eyjr wrote on November 5, 2022 at 9:53 PM

One thing to consider is the fact that Uber doesn't show the driver the full tip amount if it's over $8, so even if you tip $20 the driver will only see the delivery request as the delivery fee +$8, then 1 hour after the delivery the full tip amount gets paid.

Jasalth00 t1_iv59uxb wrote on November 5, 2022 at 12:30 PM

As a former drive who still hangs around the DD/UE subs here, general consensus is a few things. $2 per mile, or nothing under a $6-8 pay range for the order for a "reasonable" distance (which really depends on your market TBH it seems)

Your tips sound good, and I would have taken your orders (well not Walmart... but that is a different story all together when it was DD who did them!)

But there are a couple other things to keep in mind also esp if you are using a platform and not just say.. ordering from Pizza Hut or Papa Johns (who btw.. actually do use DD/UE to delver also..) and the main one is WHERE you are ordering from. 95% of Taco Bells, Popeyes, Arby's, you could offering me and many others a $50 tip for 3 miles and it won't get picked up. If you order from somewhere because the staff is so horrible you don't want to go yourself... tip even more! I say this as someone who has had to argue and yell to get staff to give me food at fast food places, and once was even told by a manager that I would have to wait until every single person who came in AFTER me to pick up and wasn't a delivery would order (4 of them...) , and get their food before they would hand me the already packed bags with a milkshake melting.

jirenlagen t1_iv5ph56 wrote on November 5, 2022 at 2:44 PM

What? A 50$ tip isnt good enough for Taco Bell?