Do you (still) tip on to-go pizza?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid delivers pizza for Dominoes. The workers inside the store are making minimum wage. The delivery people make about $5/hr. So when my kid is out on a delivery my kid is getting that, but when returns and is inside the store, the salary increases to minimum wage. The store is able to track the delivery people so know when they are out on a delivery or inside store. You don't need to tip the worker inside the store (like when picking up), but please do tip your delivery people. My kid delivers on a bicycle. I'm amazed at how many no-tippers are out there. Never realized this until my kid started doing this work. I have never in my life not tipped a delivery person.

You should be worrying about them getting into an accident.

[Anonymous]

We had pizza today and I asked my husband if he tipped - apparently, not an option at our local pizza place, which is refreshing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d generally tip $1 a pizza for something like that but it depends.

Honestly I’ve gotten to the point where I’m not counting my pennies and I think the people who are working these places are generally working hard and probably getting squeezed worse than me so I don’t mind slipping them a couple bucks.

This is how I generally feel about tipping. I hate the tipping culture in the US and wish we had a more straightforward system, but we don’t, so I tip.

[Anonymous]

do they make 2.13 per hour? no? then no.

tips on food are for people working for tipped wages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I know Tom Sietsema says he tips on to-go dinners, because someone still has to assemble it, but for pizza, no, I don't tip them for putting the pizza in the box.

Well, it's more than that. They shape the dough, add the toppings, and cook it. But I agree, you don't need to tip on pick-up.

You mean they do what they are paid to do, their job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid delivers pizza for Dominoes. The workers inside the store are making minimum wage. The delivery people make about $5/hr. So when my kid is out on a delivery my kid is getting that, but when returns and is inside the store, the salary increases to minimum wage. The store is able to track the delivery people so know when they are out on a delivery or inside store. You don't need to tip the worker inside the store (like when picking up), but please do tip your delivery people. My kid delivers on a bicycle. I'm amazed at how many no-tippers are out there. Never realized this until my kid started doing this work. I have never in my life not tipped a delivery person.

You should be worrying about them getting into an accident.

Oh I used to worry a lot. But my kid is an experienced biker, over 20 (college student), and mostly rides on sidewalks. Not sure what that has to do with anything though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I know Tom Sietsema says he tips on to-go dinners, because someone still has to assemble it, but for pizza, no, I don't tip them for putting the pizza in the box.

Well, it's more than that. They shape the dough, add the toppings, and cook it. But I agree, you don't need to tip on pick-up.

You mean they do what they are paid to do, their job.

Yes, that is what I mean.

[Anonymous]

When I asked about tipping, people here said not to do it because it just means the employers can pay staff even less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I know Tom Sietsema says he tips on to-go dinners, because someone still has to assemble it, but for pizza, no, I don't tip them for putting the pizza in the box.

Well, it's more than that. They shape the dough, add the toppings, and cook it. But I agree, you don't need to tip on pick-up.

Cooks aren’t supposed to be tipped employees. Neither are cashiers for that matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I know Tom Sietsema says he tips on to-go dinners, because someone still has to assemble it, but for pizza, no, I don't tip them for putting the pizza in the box.

Well, it's more than that. They shape the dough, add the toppings, and cook it. But I agree, you don't need to tip on pick-up.

Cooks aren’t supposed to be tipped employees. Neither are cashiers for that matter.

I never said they should be tipped. I actually agreed that you do not need to tip them. Just clarifying that their job is more than "putting the pizza in the box".

[Anonymous]

Nope. Absolutely no tip on pick up. Ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I know Tom Sietsema says he tips on to-go dinners, because someone still has to assemble it, but for pizza, no, I don't tip them for putting the pizza in the box.

Well, it's more than that. They shape the dough, add the toppings, and cook it. But I agree, you don't need to tip on pick-up.

Kitchen workers have never been a tipped party in restaurant hierarchy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d generally tip $1 a pizza for something like that but it depends.

Honestly I’ve gotten to the point where I’m not counting my pennies and I think the people who are working these places are generally working hard and probably getting squeezed worse than me so I don’t mind slipping them a couple bucks.

This is how I generally feel about tipping. I hate the tipping culture in the US and wish we had a more straightforward system, but we don’t, so I tip.

It's not going to the worker unles you're handing hm a $10 bill.

Any tip you apply at the POS display is going to the owner and not the worker.

[Anonymous]

No, and I stopped tipping for all carry out orders. The pandemic is over and many are still charging surplus and surcharge fees. I’m over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I know Tom Sietsema says he tips on to-go dinners, because someone still has to assemble it, but for pizza, no, I don't tip them for putting the pizza in the box.

Well, it's more than that. They shape the dough, add the toppings, and cook it. But I agree, you don't need to tip on pick-up.

Kitchen workers have never been a tipped party in restaurant hierarchy.

Again, I never said they were or even hinted that they should be tipped.