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[quote=Anonymous]That gave me a few chuckles, so thanks.  :)

Lots of people seem to be at sea about the notion of tipping for grocery delivery, or threads like these wouldn't exist.  So perhaps a driver mentioning what is typical for future reference isn't a horrible idea- I suppose it depends on how the suggestion was delivered.

Peapod saves me time shopping, and that's worth the delivery fee to me.  But the drivers are the ones dealing head-on with rain/sleet/snow/humidity, parking, slow elevators, heavy boxes of cat litter, etc.  That's worth a tip to me, usually $10.  And every last one has been more than worth it, in my opinion.  Even before they knew they were getting a tip!

Side note:  I used to call cabs just about every morning, then found a regular driver.  I was glad to have someone showing up without me waiting anywhere from 15-45 minutes.  Because of that, I regularly paid him $20 on an $11-12 fare, using my debit card.  He began complaining about how the company took 5% to process card payments.  $1 of my daily $20 payment, still leaving him with a reliable fare and a 60% tip, five days a week.  I "lost" his cell phone number after a couple of weeks of that nonsense.

Moral:  Some people are just jerks.  If you got one of those, I'd expect you to act accordingly... but not make a blanket decision [i]not[/i] to tip the delivery people on that basis.[/quote]

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