Tipping your supermarket delivery driver?

[Matt UK]

I have to admit, I'm a bit of a tipper: cabbies, restaurant staff, barber etc etc. Nothing massive, just the usual % or rounding up the note.

Not sure about supermarket home delivery drivers though. I always feel like offering him a couple of quid for a pint, but the missus says no as she's just spent a load on groceries and the guy is just doing his job by dropping off the crates at the doorstep, it's not as if he puts everything away in the kitchen cupboards for you.

You?

[911motorsport]

Bit of a tricky one that. I tip (£1) the guy who delivers my Indian takeaway, but then that's usually 'cause I'm pissed by then.

[randlemarcus]

Pikey Ocado used to carry the bags upstairs, and put them in the kitchen for me

[Digger]

Does your wife know you tip the barber and cabbies etc?

[Puggit]

Digger said:

Does your wife know you tip the barber and cabbies etc?

She probably spends £65 per visit. A £1 tip is nothing!

[Matt UK]

Digger said:

Does your wife know you tip the barber and cabbies etc?

Yeah, but she thinks tipping is only for when someone 'makes a difference vs someone else' ie giving you a great haircut, or using a good route to get you somewhere faster.

[Matt UK]

Puggit said:

Digger said:

Does your wife know you tip the barber and cabbies etc?

She probably spends £65 per visit. A £1 tip is nothing!

And it's amazing how quickly those visits come round

[Maxf]

Tip him at Christmas - not every time!

[rev-erend]

Maxf said:

Tip him at Christmas - not every time!

Ditto..

[Matt UK]

rev-erend said:

Maxf said:

Tip him at Christmas - not every time!

Ditto..

Good call, works for me

[Papa_Hotel]

Don't tip them. They get paid better than the pickers for doing less work. If you must tip someone, find the name of the picker and get it to them.

Source: MiL is a picker. Not me, right?

[rfn]

Papa_Hotel said:

Don't tip them. They get paid better than the pickers for doing less work. If you must tip someone, find the name of the picker and get it to them.

Source: MiL is a picker. Not me, right?

Most supermarkets employ performance based pay, so the pickers will only get paid less if they don't meet targets?

[nick s]

you should tip him around 15% of the value of your shopping if he's American

[cyb]

Papa_Hotel said:

If you must tip someone, find the name of the picker and get it to them.

Yes, they deserve a tip for the amazing skill they have of picking items with a Use By date of the day of delivery or at most the day after

[Maty]

Whenever we use the home delivery I never tip the guy, but then again I usually go out to the van and help him cart the stuff to the door!

[Papa_Hotel]

cyb said:

Papa_Hotel said:

If you must tip someone, find the name of the picker and get it to them.

Yes, they deserve a tip for the amazing skill they have of picking items with a Use By date of the day of delivery or at most the day after

I didn't say "tip", I said "if you must tip." I don't give a st whether anyone gets tipped or not, they should have tried harder at school if they can't live on a picker's wages. But I will give them this - it's hard work and most of them start between 4 and 5 in the morning for crap pay.

[Jonny671]

I was at a friends house one time, car on his drive next to his.. The Sainsburys driver came within 1mm of scraping my car, I went out and told him and he said.. Oh well.

fk him!

[Papa_Hotel]

Jonny671 said:

I was at a friends house one time, car on his drive next to his.. The Sainsburys driver came within 1mm of scraping my car, I went out and told him and he said.. Oh well.

fk him!

Yeah, fk him! That'll teach the stupid bd to not scratch your car!

[DangerousMike]

sorryt to hijack but is it considered normal/obligatory to tip barbers? Is this why my hair looks st?

[Jonny671]

Papa_Hotel said:

Jonny671 said:

I was at a friends house one time, car on his drive next to his.. The Sainsburys driver came within 1mm of scraping my car, I went out and told him and he said.. Oh well.

fk him!

Yeah, fk him! That'll teach the stupid bd to not scratch your car!

I couldn't believe his attitude.

Sorry pal, but if your stupid trolly won't fit between the cars, take the bags out and carry them up the drive.