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amother

Violet

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 8:13 pm

Maybe I'm naive but I never know if I'm supposed to tip every delivery man or how much. We have men that deliver the groceries, occasionally someone delivering takeout, sometimes a pharmacy delivery person, on the rare occasions that we get furniture delivered...

What's the protocol for tipping delivery men?

amother

Scarlet

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 8:15 pm

amother wrote:

Anytime someone delivers anything to your apartment, you tip them.

amother

Violet

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 8:17 pm

How much? Obviously someone delivering furniture should get tipped more. How much for a standard delivery of pizza, take out, groceries, or a pharmacy?

cnc

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 8:21 pm

Pharmacy pizza etc $2-3.
For groceries I give $1 a box with a minimum of $ 2.

ra_mom

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 8:22 pm

For pizza, grocery, takeout delivery I usually give $2 (my supermarket charges for delivery so I feel like $2 additional is ok even for 6 boxes).
For a new appliance or piece of furniture, usually $20.
Lots of appliances or furniture pieces or full home move, obviously much more.

I have no idea if what I give is ideal but it's what feels right.

allthingsblue

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 8:40 pm

cnc wrote:

Pharmacy pizza etc $2-3.
For groceries I give $1 a box with a minimum of $ 2.

That's interesting, because delivering boxes groceries is harder than delivering a medicine or pizza box.

cnc

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 8:44 pm

allthingsblue wrote:

That's interesting, because delivering boxes groceries is harder than delivering a medicine or pizza box.

So what's interesting?
My grocery delivery guy will usually get $6 -$7. My pharmacy guy will get $2.

I rarely order pizza but on the few occasions I did , I give $2 if it's just a pie and $3 of there is more stuff.

Once in a while I have the grocery delivery a couple of things that takes up less than a box- I give the delivery guy $2.

Ashrei

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 11:35 pm

I tipped about $2 for groceries and take out. If it's raining or otherwise awful weather, I'd occasionally raise it to $5.

amother

Aqua

Thu, Oct 27 2016, 11:56 pm

I usually tip a dollar for pharmacy, fish, or health food store.
On a rare occasion for a grocery delivery I tip 2 dollars.
I also struggle with not knowing what's normal...
Can more ppl chime in?

amother

Emerald

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 12:02 am

I usually do $1 for pharmacy and grocery. Those are the places I get deliveries from. Groceries are usually 2-3 boxes and im only 3 stairs up, so not much shlepping for them to do.

amother

Salmon

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 12:09 am

I'm just wondering, do you tip frum people also $1? For example, if I get a delivery from my butcher, I'm uncomfortable giving a frum person $1, or if I take a car service with a heimishe driver, do you give the driver more if he's frum?

dina22

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 3:39 am

Pharmacy I usually do $2, grocery order usually $5

JoyInTheMorning

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 6:15 am

amother wrote:

Anytime someone delivers anything to your apartment, you tip them.

You tip the Fedex guy? The UPS guy? The postal worker?

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 8:47 am

Not in NYC, which may make a difference, but furniture and appliance delivery people always zoom out the door without waiting for a tip. It does not appear to be expected.

Takeout delivery people expect a tip. They may be using their own car and gas (it varies from one employer to another). I would tip the same as I would for a waiter.

cnc

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 8:51 am

JoyInTheMorning wrote:

You tip the Fedex guy? The UPS guy? The postal worker?

Once a year- $20.

OOTBubby

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 10:12 am

cnc wrote:

Once a year- $20.

I would like to do so as I get constant UPS & FedEx deliveries, but we rarely have the same delivery person; always someone different.

rfeig613

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 10:32 am

I think the above is spot on.

For takeout food, $2-$3, depending on how far he's coming from.

For groceries, $1 per box (I live on the ground floor), but if he's going uo stairs, I'd give $2 a box.

asmileaday

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 10:46 am

cm wrote:

In my experience (brooklyn) furniture and appliance delivery guys expect a tip. Usually I give $10-20 depending how many people and if they assembled anything.

Pharmacy I don't really tip unless my copay is an uneven amount and I'll tell them to keep the change ($1-2).

Never had takeout delivered so I don't know what I'd give.

My grocery charges $1 a box for delivery and a minimum of $3. I usually tip $1 per delivery guy. I thought that was the norm.

Cab drivers, hmm I don't tip often unless I'm feeling generous. I feel like I'm paying them for the service why should I pay more. Besides, most of them are wild drivers giving jerky rides and when it's over I just want to throw up. Nope, no tip for that. I avoid taking cabs when I can.

asmileaday

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 10:48 am

rfeig613 wrote:

I think the above is spot on.

For takeout food, $2-$3, depending on how far he's coming from.

For groceries, $1 per box (I live on the ground floor), but if he's going uo stairs, I'd give $2 a box.

If you get 10 boxes you give $10? I think that's extremely generous for a delivery guy.

nursemomma

Fri, Oct 28 2016, 11:40 am

I don't tip pharmacy/any small pckg.
For groceries, usually $2.
Car services I never tip-it's a service you are paying for, unless they went out of the way to help with a stroller etc.
In the summer, when it gets really hot, I usually offer a cup of water as well.

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