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[quote=jljayne6561][quote=Anonymous][quote=jljayne6561][quote=Anonymous]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.)[/quote]

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

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.
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