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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with not having to tip the drivers.  Hear me out.

I am a nurse.  I lift, roll, and clean poo off patients, all while the family just watches or leaves the room.  Do I ever get a tip?  No!  Why?  I am providing a valuable service.  On some level, I knew cleaning poo was part of this line of work.  And I'm pretty sure the average Peopod driver catches on fairly quickly that he's gonna be lugging up water bottles 4 flights of steps.  In all fairness, that's what he signed up for.

We've all had crappy minimum wage jobs which gives us the impetus to go back to school for better opportunities.  It seems that Giant Peapod's exec's made the tipping issue purposefully ambiguous.  It's very hard not to tip someone who just provided a great service; however, the company already charges a service fee.  Where does that $ go?  Other companies, like Massage Envy, let you know up front that they're screwing you, "Even though you paid $60 for the massage, we think it's worth is $120, so tip your masseuse $25."  (I may have paraphrased that last bit.)

This whole discussion has really turned me off to Peapod (Massage Envy too but that's a separate issue.)  I used Peapod once and tipped. But on further thinking, when does this tipping business end??  (I save your grandparent's life by utilizing my skills and knowledge but the guy who carries in the groceries gets the tip)? It all just doesn't make sense.

I recently received a Peapod gift card and thought how cool, I'll order a bunch of cat and dog food and send it to the shelter.  Problem is, I don't know if the driver will expect a tip from the shelter!  So I'll just pick up the food myself and deliver it, and then never use Peapod again.

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