Was I the only person unaware you were supposed to tip...

[Anonymous]

When did tips become charity? The purpose of tips was to encourage good service. Not to supplement the minimum wage.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Last week a guy brought in a 200lb purple mattress into my house, just to the door. I gave him a tip. Anyone who delivers something into my home will get a small tip. Those of you who said the ran to the truck, its because they are worried about making all their deliveries. Be kind and make sure they get their tip. I'm guessing all of you non-tippers are the same people who are live in McLean and want to see it separated from FFX county. Be empathetic and think about someone else for once.

Imagine yourself as those low skill/low wage workers where one wrong move could hurt your back and put you out of work for weeks. Or having the rest of your family in another country to support. You are in your nice homes having people bust their butt to help your home look nicer during your quarantine and you can't throw them a $10? Come on.

C'mon. We live in McLean, am not in a McMansion and we tip generously. Don't judge people just because of the town they live in. When we were house hunting you could get a lot more space for the money in McLean than in Arlington and you're still close to DC.

I'm judging you if you want to split from FFX. Do you want to do that to stay away from the poors? then I'm judging you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes I always tip. Amount depends on what heaviness, stairs, assembly.

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Same here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. I found out right now. Have never tipped a paid delivery.

These delivery people do back-breaking work and are paid very little. You don’t have to tip anybody but it’s the decent thing to do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I found out right now. Have never tipped a paid delivery.

These delivery people do back-breaking work and are paid very little. You don’t have to tip anybody but it’s the decent thing to do.

agree. who raised these people?

[Anonymous]

I just had a peloton delivered and they set it up in a back room. A third party delivered it not peloton. I tipped both workers ten dollars. They wore masks and stayed six feet away from me. They deserve at least something for entering houses where they don't know if anyone has covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about an appliance like a dishwasher or range which the men bring in and install (and you pay $200 installation for). Do you tip them? I would hope they're getting paid a decent wage.

Yes, like $10 each, its usually only 2 people. Buys their lunch. But I am from NY and we tip everyone.

[Anonymous]

Of course I tip for delivery or assembly of furniture and appliances. Food delivery and carryout, too. Carryout is a couple bucks, food/grocery delivery 5-10. Furniture 20-50 depending on the job. Folks are doing a crappy job during a pandemic no less.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I found out right now. Have never tipped a paid delivery.

These delivery people do back-breaking work and are paid very little. You don’t have to tip anybody but it’s the decent thing to do.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When did tips become charity? The purpose of tips was to encourage good service. Not to supplement the minimum wage.

Corporate America has done an excellent job to mold/condition the mind of the average America that wide swaths of workers should be tipped. It’s ludicrous. It also makes it easier for wages to be suppressed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. I found out right now. Have never tipped a paid delivery.

These delivery people do back-breaking work and are paid very little. You don’t have to tip anybody but it’s the decent thing to do.

Fits right into the White Savior Complex that many people on this Forum suffer from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. I found out right now. Have never tipped a paid delivery.

These delivery people do back-breaking work and are paid very little. You don’t have to tip anybody but it’s the decent thing to do.

Fits right into the White Savior Complex that many people on this Forum suffer from.

+1. I guarantee many of these posters piously spouting off about their tipping generosity vote for the party that always seeks to depress workers' wages and remove their benefits. Tipping is a sign of a broken system and they're perpetuating it as hard as they can so they can continuing paying artificially low prices and taxes while occasionally "graciously" dropping some pennies into the peasants' hands.

[Anonymous]

I tip and the tip depends on the amount of effort and their attitude. Basic delivery just inside the front door, probably $5 a person. If you open the box and carry the mattress upstairs for me and put it on my box spring for me, then it's $20.

[Anonymous]

How do you all know how much these people make? Do you know if they work for the company or are subcontractors? Do they have comprehensive benefits or not? Are they union or non-union?

I'm curious if you tip a bank teller or a cashier or a receptionist or customer service agent or similar people with whom you interact, because those are all fairly low wage employees too. You know, if you're serious about this and all.

[Anonymous]

Not only do I tip, I also offer them bottled beverages if there was heavy lifting involved. Often more than one per person so they can take some in the truck.

Do I wish they made a better wage and I didn't have to tip? Sure, but then my delivery fee would be higher so it all comes out in the wash.

Is it more important to be right than to be kind? I'm not going to be unkind to delivery people because I think the system sucks. It's a job at the bottom of the totem pole for them, they don't control the system.