Tip the Peapod driver?

[Anonymous]

Just so you know...all you people tipping are enabling the problem of low wages. Sorry to burst your bubble but the only reason low wage jobs can stay low wage jobs is that people keep buying into the myth that it's their responsibility to make up for what the workers aren't being paid in the first place. The only way to make people earn honest wages is to stop tipping because as long as people make enough money through tips they will not ever fight for making enough money through fair wages. It's just the easy way put but it's not the solution to the problem.

If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and they deliver to your doorstep - don't tip.
If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and you ask them to bring it into your kitchen and they do - tip for the extra service.

Don't tip for services you pay for with the initial charge. Tipping is for exceptional service and if you truly want fair wages you should stick to that.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just so you know...all you people tipping are enabling the problem of low wages. Sorry to burst your bubble but the only reason low wage jobs can stay low wage jobs is that people keep buying into the myth that it's their responsibility to make up for what the workers aren't being paid in the first place. The only way to make people earn honest wages is to stop tipping because as long as people make enough money through tips they will not ever fight for making enough money through fair wages. It's just the easy way put but it's not the solution to the problem.

If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and they deliver to your doorstep - don't tip.
If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and you ask them to bring it into your kitchen and they do - tip for the extra service.

Don't tip for services you pay for with the initial charge. Tipping is for exceptional service and if you truly want fair wages you should stick to that.

Are you referring to just Peapod or any delivery service that tipping is the norm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so you know...all you people tipping are enabling the problem of low wages. Sorry to burst your bubble but the only reason low wage jobs can stay low wage jobs is that people keep buying into the myth that it's their responsibility to make up for what the workers aren't being paid in the first place. The only way to make people earn honest wages is to stop tipping because as long as people make enough money through tips they will not ever fight for making enough money through fair wages. It's just the easy way put but it's not the solution to the problem.

If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and they deliver to your doorstep - don't tip.
If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and you ask them to bring it into your kitchen and they do - tip for the extra service.

Don't tip for services you pay for with the initial charge. Tipping is for exceptional service and if you truly want fair wages you should stick to that.

Are you referring to just Peapod or any delivery service that tipping is the norm?

I am referring to everything actually. Any kind of service imaginable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so you know...all you people tipping are enabling the problem of low wages. Sorry to burst your bubble but the only reason low wage jobs can stay low wage jobs is that people keep buying into the myth that it's their responsibility to make up for what the workers aren't being paid in the first place. The only way to make people earn honest wages is to stop tipping because as long as people make enough money through tips they will not ever fight for making enough money through fair wages. It's just the easy way put but it's not the solution to the problem.

If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and they deliver to your doorstep - don't tip.
If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and you ask them to bring it into your kitchen and they do - tip for the extra service.

Don't tip for services you pay for with the initial charge. Tipping is for exceptional service and if you truly want fair wages you should stick to that.

Are you referring to just Peapod or any delivery service that tipping is the norm?

I am referring to everything actually. Any kind of service imaginable.

That is just plain stupid. So, you don't believe in tipping at restaurants either when you know they are not paid min. wage?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so you know...all you people tipping are enabling the problem of low wages. Sorry to burst your bubble but the only reason low wage jobs can stay low wage jobs is that people keep buying into the myth that it's their responsibility to make up for what the workers aren't being paid in the first place. The only way to make people earn honest wages is to stop tipping because as long as people make enough money through tips they will not ever fight for making enough money through fair wages. It's just the easy way put but it's not the solution to the problem.

If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and they deliver to your doorstep - don't tip.
If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and you ask them to bring it into your kitchen and they do - tip for the extra service.

Don't tip for services you pay for with the initial charge. Tipping is for exceptional service and if you truly want fair wages you should stick to that.

Are you referring to just Peapod or any delivery service that tipping is the norm?

I am referring to everything actually. Any kind of service imaginable.

That is just plain stupid. So, you don't believe in tipping at restaurants either when you know they are not paid min. wage?

I tip for exceptional service. So yes, usually I don't tip at restaurants. And it's not stupid. It's sad that that's what people in the US commonly think these days because it means that the industry is actually succeeding in putting THEIR responsibilities on the customers. Tipping is optional, not mandatory.
If you actually read up on what I wrote before you would realize it's the truth. There is no secondary truth with tipping unlike many other subjects. Tipping people to make up for low wages is the worst thing anyone can do who actually wants the problem to be solved. And yes I have worked in the service industry so I do know how it can be. Still I am not content with band aids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so you know...all you people tipping are enabling the problem of low wages. Sorry to burst your bubble but the only reason low wage jobs can stay low wage jobs is that people keep buying into the myth that it's their responsibility to make up for what the workers aren't being paid in the first place. The only way to make people earn honest wages is to stop tipping because as long as people make enough money through tips they will not ever fight for making enough money through fair wages. It's just the easy way put but it's not the solution to the problem.

If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and they deliver to your doorstep - don't tip.
If it says "delivery to your doorstep" and you ask them to bring it into your kitchen and they do - tip for the extra service.

Don't tip for services you pay for with the initial charge. Tipping is for exceptional service and if you truly want fair wages you should stick to that.

Are you referring to just Peapod or any delivery service that tipping is the norm?

I am referring to everything actually. Any kind of service imaginable.

That is just plain stupid. So, you don't believe in tipping at restaurants either when you know they are not paid min. wage?

I tip for exceptional service. So yes, usually I don't tip at restaurants. And it's not stupid. It's sad that that's what people in the US commonly think these days because it means that the industry is actually succeeding in putting THEIR responsibilities on the customers. Tipping is optional, not mandatory.
If you actually read up on what I wrote before you would realize it's the truth. There is no secondary truth with tipping unlike many other subjects. Tipping people to make up for low wages is the worst thing anyone can do who actually wants the problem to be solved. And yes I have worked in the service industry so I do know how it can be. Still I am not content with band aids.

You would be one of those people that would find their receipt online for a cheap person.

[jljayne6561]

Anonymous wrote:I use Peapod all the time, and really struggle with this. A percentage of the order doesn't make sense for me, and they way they over-bag per bag doesn't either. Drivers usually have to make a couple of trips in, which I assume is the biggest hassle for them. So I finally settled on $5 for the first trip in, and $3 for every trip after. It's usually 2 trips to drop everything off. BTW: one of the drivers told me they really prefer cash rather than marking it on the bill, because that takes forever to get to them (plus I suspect it's also because they lose taxes.)

Re over-bagging: I still tip by the bag, not by the total cost of the order. To avoid paying a whole dollar for a nearly empty bag, I estimate the number of bags that my order will need BEFORE I place the order. Then I decide on the tip ahead of time, based on that estimated number of bags, even before the delivery man arrives.

Here are some of my personal estimates of bag size:

Six ordinary (15-ounce) cans of vegetables make one bag. (Although six cans don't take up much of the bag, they are so heavy that adding more might break the bag.)
Twelve 5-ounce cans of tuna make one bag.
Two 18-ounce boxes of corn flakes make one bag. (The two boxes aren't very heavy, but they take up a lot of space.)
Three 17-ounce boxes of bran flakes make one bag.
One bunch of bananas (typically five to eight bananas in a bunch) make one bag. (They don't take up much of the bag, but they are sharp.)
Three large sweet potatoes make one bag.

So, as you can see, I use both volume and weight as factors in deciding bag size.

[Anonymous]

jljayne6561 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use Peapod all the time, and really struggle with this. A percentage of the order doesn't make sense for me, and they way they over-bag per bag doesn't either. Drivers usually have to make a couple of trips in, which I assume is the biggest hassle for them. So I finally settled on $5 for the first trip in, and $3 for every trip after. It's usually 2 trips to drop everything off. BTW: one of the drivers told me they really prefer cash rather than marking it on the bill, because that takes forever to get to them (plus I suspect it's also because they lose taxes.)

Re over-bagging: I still tip by the bag, not by the total cost of the order. To avoid paying a whole dollar for a nearly empty bag, I estimate the number of bags that my order will need BEFORE I place the order. Then I decide on the tip ahead of time, based on that estimated number of bags, even before the delivery man arrives.

Here are some of my personal estimates of bag size:

Six ordinary (15-ounce) cans of vegetables make one bag. (Although six cans don't take up much of the bag, they are so heavy that adding more might break the bag.)
Twelve 5-ounce cans of tuna make one bag.
Two 18-ounce boxes of corn flakes make one bag. (The two boxes aren't very heavy, but they take up a lot of space.)
Three 17-ounce boxes of bran flakes make one bag.
One bunch of bananas (typically five to eight bananas in a bunch) make one bag. (They don't take up much of the bag, but they are sharp.)
Three large sweet potatoes make one bag.

So, as you can see, I use both volume and weight as factors in deciding bag size.

Do the drivers pack their own bags? I always assumed the bagging and loading of the truck was done by a separate employee...??

[jljayne6561]

Anonymous wrote:

jljayne6561 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I use Peapod all the time, and really struggle with this. A percentage of the order doesn't make sense for me, and they way they over-bag per bag doesn't either. Drivers usually have to make a couple of trips in, which I assume is the biggest hassle for them. So I finally settled on $5 for the first trip in, and $3 for every trip after. It's usually 2 trips to drop everything off. BTW: one of the drivers told me they really prefer cash rather than marking it on the bill, because that takes forever to get to them (plus I suspect it's also because they lose taxes.)

Re over-bagging: I still tip by the bag, not by the total cost of the order. To avoid paying a whole dollar for a nearly empty bag, I estimate the number of bags that my order will need BEFORE I place the order. Then I decide on the tip ahead of time, based on that estimated number of bags, even before the delivery man arrives.

Here are some of my personal estimates of bag size:

Six ordinary (15-ounce) cans of vegetables make one bag. (Although six cans don't take up much of the bag, they are so heavy that adding more might break the bag.)
Twelve 5-ounce cans of tuna make one bag.
Two 18-ounce boxes of corn flakes make one bag. (The two boxes aren't very heavy, but they take up a lot of space.)
Three 17-ounce boxes of bran flakes make one bag.
One bunch of bananas (typically five to eight bananas in a bunch) make one bag. (They don't take up much of the bag, but they are sharp.)
Three large sweet potatoes make one bag.

So, as you can see, I use both volume and weight as factors in deciding bag size.

Do the drivers pack their own bags? I always assumed the bagging and loading of the truck was done by a separate employee...??

I don't know who bags the groceries. Besides, I don't think it matters. I think my estimates are fair in any case. If anyone disagrees, perhaps they can provide a fairer estimate.

[Anonymous]

I tip 10-15 depending on the order.

[jljayne6561]

UPDATE: I now tip a total of 30 percent.
Therefore:
The bagger gets 15 percent,
and the driver gets 15 percent.
(This does come to more than tipping by the bag.)

[Anonymous]

I use Amazon Fresh. I tip in the app. Usually $7. More if I order a lot of heavy stuff or there sre snowy streets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm getting our first Peapod delivery this morning. Should I tip the driver? If so, how much? Thanks.

$3 is plenty. They are just a driver.