Saturday, June 17, 2006
Do the Math
Nothing overly exciting happened last night. I averaged over 14% in tips so it wasn't too terrible.
Since nothing hapened last night, I'll give you readers (and possible customers) out there some guidelines you could (and should) use for tipping us pizza drivers.
-$3 for orders under $20.
-15-20% for orders over $20.
That was easy, wasn't it? Let's run through a few examples.
Order of $16.18: give $19-20.
Order of $25.40: give $30.
Order of $20.72: give $24-25.
REMEMBER: Almost ZERO percent of drivers carry coin change on them unless it was given to them by another customer. So do not ask or even expect the driver to give you exact change. If you're that intent on stiffing us, write a check.
I recommend you adjust your tip accordingly under the following circumstances:
-Inclimate weather like rain, cold, or heat.
-Adjust even more if it's hailing, sleeting, or snowing.
-If you're more than three miles from the store. Don't forget the driver is actually going six miles to take your delivery.
-If you're more than five miles, that's a ten mile round trip so I suggest you adjust it even more. What a lot of people don't realize is that the further a delivery is from the store, the more money we will spend (gas) and the less money we will make because in the meantime, many other close deliveries are leaving from the store.
-For every thirty seconds you make us wait at your door, add fifty cents to your tip. The transaction is supposed to be quick. The timer should start when we ring the doorbell or knock.
That's it. More to be added in the future when I'm not pressed for time.
-D
Since nothing hapened last night, I'll give you readers (and possible customers) out there some guidelines you could (and should) use for tipping us pizza drivers.
-$3 for orders under $20.
-15-20% for orders over $20.
That was easy, wasn't it? Let's run through a few examples.
Order of $16.18: give $19-20.
Order of $25.40: give $30.
Order of $20.72: give $24-25.
REMEMBER: Almost ZERO percent of drivers carry coin change on them unless it was given to them by another customer. So do not ask or even expect the driver to give you exact change. If you're that intent on stiffing us, write a check.
I recommend you adjust your tip accordingly under the following circumstances:
-Inclimate weather like rain, cold, or heat.
-Adjust even more if it's hailing, sleeting, or snowing.
-If you're more than three miles from the store. Don't forget the driver is actually going six miles to take your delivery.
-If you're more than five miles, that's a ten mile round trip so I suggest you adjust it even more. What a lot of people don't realize is that the further a delivery is from the store, the more money we will spend (gas) and the less money we will make because in the meantime, many other close deliveries are leaving from the store.
-For every thirty seconds you make us wait at your door, add fifty cents to your tip. The transaction is supposed to be quick. The timer should start when we ring the doorbell or knock.
That's it. More to be added in the future when I'm not pressed for time.
-D
# posted by D @ 10:44 AM 
