Middle School Pizza Party -- WWYD (3 Viewers)

[mr. furley]

My wife, who during grad school in Chicago did consulting for one of the famous pizza chains, tells me that to tip in this situation would be patently ridiculous and that if you think those guys just buckled down and did some amazing extra work for the order you are nuts. They have a capacity and throughput and they'll kick other orders away or extend the ready time if a giant order comes in.

She said if it is a true mom and pop, one or two shops and that's it, you could argue it's a different story. She also said if anyone has follow ups she's happy to answer.

You guys have never worked in a service industry I’m thinking……..

yeah, i worked a fast food'ish job in HS. there were times we had HUGE orders come in and the boss would ask people to work overnight to fulfill, or come in hours before open to make sure **** was ready.

there wasn't any turning away of other orders. the boss wanted the money from fulfilling the big orders and being known as a restaurant that could get things done in a crunch.

 

[shuke]

i heard it from my aunt's friend's stylist who wrote about it on facebook

If you read this in an REO Speedwagon lyrical voice, it's funner.

 

[Instinctive]

My wife, who during grad school in Chicago did consulting for one of the famous pizza chains, tells me that to tip in this situation would be patently ridiculous and that if you think those guys just buckled down and did some amazing extra work for the order you are nuts. They have a capacity and throughput and they'll kick other orders away or extend the ready time if a giant order comes in.

She said if it is a true mom and pop, one or two shops and that's it, you could argue it's a different story. She also said if anyone has follow ups she's happy to answer.

You guys have never worked in a service industry I’m thinking……..

You think wrong. I have worked in service industries:

A mom and pop pizza shop (hilariously on the nose for exactly this)
Great American Cookie Company
Gym front desk
YMCA basketball ref
Mowing lawns for a neighborhood
Putting up Christmas lights in a neighborhood

My wife has worked at:
Which wich
A local coffee shop
College housing food center
I'd have to ask her any others


People can have experience and have a different opinion than you.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

 

[FiredMartz]

This is an absolutely appropriate tipping situation. The place just busted out 82 ****ing pizzas. The owner is stoked as is, but everyone else has been working their *** off for the past 2+ hours to make this happen. Throw them 50 bucks and go get the damn money from the parent association.

this

those 82 pizzas made it so they either fell behind, or couldn't fulfill, other orders.

if i recall anything about working at a place the did large-scale orders like this, someone probably called in the order the night before which gives the restaurant little/no time to prep for the demand.

throw these kids a tip

Were they forced at gunpoint to make these pizzas?

yes

i heard it from my aunt's friend's stylist who wrote about it on facebook

If you read this in an REO Speedwagon lyrical voice, it's funner.

heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend you aint been tippin around

 

[the moops]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

If I ordered a couple hundred Happy Meals and the parent association was paying I would leave a tip

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

If I ordered a couple hundred Happy Meals and the parent association was paying I would leave a tip

Who you giving that to? I’ve never seen a tip line on a McDonald’s receipt. You just tossing a Franklin to the manager and asking him to distribute to all employees equally?

 

[rolehe]

82 pizzas?
-They were happy to make that order
How did they ever keep them hot?

82 pizzas, I would assume a group rate, couldn't be more than $10-$12 per pie?
No tipping required because they did not deliver

-Yes I tip on pickup pizza orders but it's 1 pie and I just toss a couple singles into whatever the tip jar is set up
I tip $10 on delivery pies and never have a single problem with my pizza orders from this mom n pop, every driver knows me at this point...https://factor-75.pissedconsumer.com/customer-service.html $5-$7 would cover it but I pre-tip on the card. The drivers are always happy when I answer the door.

The tip was left at $0 despite the order being prepaid.

 

[SWC]

i would probably have done a samauri hakaze blade wind move right there in the lobby and trust me that would be more valuable than any tip take that to the dojo kebrosabe

this is a little bit look at me but kebrosabi is i feel one of my best bank takers ever take that to the bank nabrolean brontaparte

 

[Kuz]

i would probably have done a samauri hakaze blade wind move right there in the lobby and trust me that would be more valuable than any tip take that to the dojo kebrosabe

this is a little bit look at me but kebrosabi is i feel one of my best bank takers ever take that to the bank nabrolean brontaparte

I took 50 pizzas in College to the St Cloud State Prison for the guards.. Got nothing for a tip

 

[eighsse2]

7th grade pizza party organized by the parent association. Two parent organization leaders organize volunteers to help with set up, details, etc. My wife volunteers to pick up the pizzas with another parent. There's a total of 82 pizzas. Email sent with the details has the following:

--Please count the pizzas before leaving to make sure we have the correct number and toppings.
--Since it’s a large order, we recommend arriving together to make it easier to carry everything.
--The order is already paid in full.

Wife arrives with another parent and gets the pizzas. Gets the receipt and finds out that they left a tip of $0.

WWYD?

Do people normally tip for just picking up pizza? I thought that was only for table service or exceptional service. Or is a large order situation considered "exceptional" by default?

 

[gianmarco]

7th grade pizza party organized by the parent association. Two parent organization leaders organize volunteers to help with set up, details, etc. My wife volunteers to pick up the pizzas with another parent. There's a total of 82 pizzas. Email sent with the details has the following:

--Please count the pizzas before leaving to make sure we have the correct number and toppings.
--Since it’s a large order, we recommend arriving together to make it easier to carry everything.
--The order is already paid in full.

Wife arrives with another parent and gets the pizzas. Gets the receipt and finds out that they left a tip of $0.

WWYD?

Do people normally tip for just picking up pizza? I thought that was only for table service or exceptional service. Or is a large order situation considered "exceptional" by default?

Picking up a few pizzas? Nope.
Picking up 82 pizzas? Yep.

 

[eighsse2]

7th grade pizza party organized by the parent association. Two parent organization leaders organize volunteers to help with set up, details, etc. My wife volunteers to pick up the pizzas with another parent. There's a total of 82 pizzas. Email sent with the details has the following:

--Please count the pizzas before leaving to make sure we have the correct number and toppings.
--Since it’s a large order, we recommend arriving together to make it easier to carry everything.
--The order is already paid in full.

Wife arrives with another parent and gets the pizzas. Gets the receipt and finds out that they left a tip of $0.

WWYD?

Do people normally tip for just picking up pizza? I thought that was only for table service or exceptional service. Or is a large order situation considered "exceptional" by default?

Picking up a few pizzas? Nope.
Picking up 82 pizzas? Yep.

Interesting. I've never done any sort of bulk food order anywhere, so I've never had to think about it. Still seems charitable rather than obligatory.

 

[MAC_32]

7th grade pizza party organized by the parent association. Two parent organization leaders organize volunteers to help with set up, details, etc. My wife volunteers to pick up the pizzas with another parent. There's a total of 82 pizzas. Email sent with the details has the following:

--Please count the pizzas before leaving to make sure we have the correct number and toppings.
--Since it’s a large order, we recommend arriving together to make it easier to carry everything.
--The order is already paid in full.

Wife arrives with another parent and gets the pizzas. Gets the receipt and finds out that they left a tip of $0.

WWYD?

Do people normally tip for just picking up pizza? I thought that was only for table service or exceptional service. Or is a large order situation considered "exceptional" by default?

Picking up a few pizzas? Nope.
Picking up 82 pizzas? Yep.

Interesting. I've never done any sort of bulk food order anywhere, so I've never had to think about it. Still seems charitable rather than obligatory.

It's been 25 years, but we'd create an assembly line pre-shift. Obviously more prep too. Low stress and mindless work since each person is doing the same thing over and over again. The tricky part involves timing if it's during a busy time, getting all pizzas cooked around other orders. Aside from that, bulk orders were some of our easier ones, they just require planning.

I say that understanding it all depends on kitchen setup though.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

7th grade pizza party organized by the parent association. Two parent organization leaders organize volunteers to help with set up, details, etc. My wife volunteers to pick up the pizzas with another parent. There's a total of 82 pizzas. Email sent with the details has the following:

--Please count the pizzas before leaving to make sure we have the correct number and toppings.
--Since it’s a large order, we recommend arriving together to make it easier to carry everything.
--The order is already paid in full.

Wife arrives with another parent and gets the pizzas. Gets the receipt and finds out that they left a tip of $0.

WWYD?

Do people normally tip for just picking up pizza? I thought that was only for table service or exceptional service. Or is a large order situation considered "exceptional" by default?

This is an excellent question, I tip mostly out of guilt linked to a true understanding of what these people working inside pizza kitchens have to put up with daily
-I only order pizzas from mom n pop shops, no chains. Part of that experience usually are better people working inside the shop
I feel obligated to at least put a couple bucks into the tip jar and sometimes these jars are completely empty which I think is sad
I like to take care of the people that take care of me and I've stopped eating out at restaurants where the bills easily rise over $100-$200, mostly cook our own meals
We've saved a lot of money since the pandemic and not eating out all the time.

-Side note: I tipped my auto mechanic yesterday on a simple oil change...Mrs' car battery died so I just threw her my keys at 6am, AAA comes out and we put in a new batter
While I had the car yesterday I notice a whole slew of things my wife has not kept up on (oil change was due in May!) and yes I had my brief moment but quickly got out of that mode
The auto shop I prefer, you have to book an appointment to even do an oil change, sometimes in the summer I can just show up...they tell me I can't get an appt until Thursday afternoon
I ask politely if they would mind squeezing me in yesterday vs Thursday and the fellow was kind and said he would be happy to try and get it done yesterday
When I went to pay I gave him an extra $10 in cash, he tried to not accept it but I told him how much time and aggravation he saved me and he thanks me as he took it.

People can do things however they want in life, i prefer people remember me when I like their service

 

[eighsse2]

I feel obligated to at least put a couple bucks into the tip jar and sometimes these jars are completely empty which I think is sad

That would be an awesome idea, working at a place with a tip jar, and emptying the tip jar into "the real" tip jar in the back everytime it got more than a buck in it. Keep like 3 pennies in there at all times just to keep it extra sad looking.

 

[B Maverick]

i would probably have done a samauri hakaze blade wind move right there in the lobby and trust me that would be more valuable than any tip take that to the dojo kebrosabe

this is a little bit look at me but kebrosabi is i feel one of my best bank takers ever take that to the bank nabrolean brontaparte

I took 50 pizzas in College to the St Cloud State Prison for the guards.. Got nothing for a tip

Would have thought they only gave you the tip....

 

[Bossman]

Would a pizza shop expect a tip, on a "take-out" order, ... from a non-profit organization?
I think we can just call the lack of tip a donation for the cause.

 

[BrutalPenguin]

If my scout troop ordered 80 cheeseburgers and 80 fries from McDonalds (really happened) should we tip? And who would get the money?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

If my scout troop ordered 80 cheeseburgers and 80 fries from McDonalds (really happened) should we tip? And who would get the money?

No. They are designed to handle this.

(Mr R's scout troop did this, only it was 18 burgers 18 fries and 18 Cokes. Someone leeeeaned out of the drive through window, saw the bus, and ran the order. He also did that with some gaming friends at Arby's. Twenty beef and cheddars and one large Dr. Pepper. Similar reaction.)

 

[Dan Lambskin]

If my scout troop ordered 80 cheeseburgers and 80 fries from McDonalds (really happened) should we tip? And who would get the money?

No. They are designed to handle this.

(Mr R's scout troop did this, only it was 18 burgers 18 fries and 18 Cokes. Someone leeeeaned out of the drive through window, saw the bus, and ran the order. He also did that with some gaming friends at Arby's. Twenty beef and cheddars and one large Dr. Pepper. Similar reaction.)

So are pizza places

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

If my scout troop ordered 80 cheeseburgers and 80 fries from McDonalds (really happened) should we tip? And who would get the money?

No. They are designed to handle this.

(Mr R's scout troop did this, only it was 18 burgers 18 fries and 18 Cokes. Someone leeeeaned out of the drive through window, saw the bus, and ran the order. He also did that with some gaming friends at Arby's. Twenty beef and cheddars and one large Dr. Pepper. Similar reaction.)

So are pizza places

Not really. The oven availablity is limited. And the space.

 

[KarmaPolice]

If my scout troop ordered 80 cheeseburgers and 80 fries from McDonalds (really happened) should we tip? And who would get the money?

No. They are designed to handle this.

(Mr R's scout troop did this, only it was 18 burgers 18 fries and 18 Cokes. Someone leeeeaned out of the drive through window, saw the bus, and ran the order. He also did that with some gaming friends at Arby's. Twenty beef and cheddars and one large Dr. Pepper. Similar reaction.)

So are pizza places

IMO completely different scenarios. I work at Culver's now and my family owned a pizza joint for years. It is not much work to whip up 80 burgers and drop a few baskets of fries, and McD's is even more automated. You can have dozens of burgers going at the same time. 80 pizzas for our small shop would have taken forever - more time to make them, less capacity in the ovens, and much longer cook time.

ETA: and probably required us to call in another employee or two.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I feel obligated to at least put a couple bucks into the tip jar and sometimes these jars are completely empty which I think is sad

That would be an awesome idea, working at a place with a tip jar, and emptying the tip jar into "the real" tip jar in the back everytime it got more than a buck in it. Keep like 3 pennies in there at all times just to keep it extra sad looking.

This is how we Trick or Treat. I carry the bulk of the candy and the kids go to the houses later in the night with sad looking bags with a few pieces of candy.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

 

[wazoo11]

what flavor of pizza was it take that to the bank brohan

Immediately thought of the pizza bank heist in Erie,PA

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I feel obligated to at least put a couple bucks into the tip jar and sometimes these jars are completely empty which I think is sad

That would be an awesome idea, working at a place with a tip jar, and emptying the tip jar into "the real" tip jar in the back everytime it got more than a buck in it. Keep like 3 pennies in there at all times just to keep it extra sad looking.

I'm so glad you brought this up, I have an interesting note as I ran a craft beer store with a drive-thru and we had a tip jar for no particular reason
When the jar was empty, it pretty much stayed empty but if you threw a couple bucks in so folks saw it coming and going, they would throw more money in, it's like a prompt almost
There's no tip bank the size of a casino vault in the back with hundreds of thousands of dollars in tips

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

Yeah worked at a pizza joint when I was 14

I’ve worked retail. I’ve tutored for the Boys and Girls club. I’ve worked in assembly and manufacturing jobs

Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have ebbs and flows in how busy you are

I’m just over tacking on an extra 25% for someone doing the most basic part of their job, handing me some food that 9 times out of 10 I ordered online with an app

I’ll continue to tip on sit down and delivery, but I really hope that archaic practice goes away. I know it won’t because it’s better for both the owners and the servers, but the whole thing is ridiculous, especially on a percentage basis. Again, why should you get 5x the tip for carrying out a steak instead of a burger?

 

[BassNBrew]

Interesting question. Any service fees already added?

I tip the delivery driver but not the house when I pick it up myself. But for 82 pizzas seems like there should be something. But as a volunteer I definitely would not pay out of my pocket for anything.

For 82 pizzas there should be a discount

I would assume that an order of 82 pizzas included a service charge already.

For what? They should give you a discount if anything

For making 82 pizzas.

Sorry didn’t realize these were free pizzas

It's pretty easy to tell who has worked in the service industry and who hasn't. Hint: the people who actually made the 82 pizzas are getting paid the same as if they made 1.

Maybe if the owner beat their daily threshold they should toss the workers a bonus. At least that is what I would do.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

Yeah worked at a pizza joint when I was 14

I’ve worked retail. I’ve tutored for the Boys and Girls club. I’ve worked in assembly and manufacturing jobs

Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have ebbs and flows in how busy you are

I’m just over tacking on an extra 25% for someone doing the most basic part of their job, handing me some food that 9 times out of 10 I ordered online with an app

I’ll continue to tip on sit down and delivery, but I really hope that archaic practice goes away. I know it won’t because it’s better for both the owners and the servers, but the whole thing is ridiculous, especially on a percentage basis. Again, why should you get 5x the tip for carrying out a steak instead of a burger?

Seriously. Just charge more for the food.

Several sit down restaurants near us now have an auto 20% gratuity. I guess I am fine with that since it's essentially the same. Probably tax benefits for them calling it tips, which means our tax code should be fixed. Restaurants in Europe are taxed less than other business. Here they are taxed the same.

There is an extra line for more gratuity on many auto gratuity places. My guess is people don't realize the tip is included and double tip. Sneaky but consumers need to read the bill.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Also don’t really feel like you should tip on picking up a pizza

Delivery, sure

Carryout from a sit down restaurant, i usually will if it’s a mom and pop place

But if you’re primary business model is selling takeout food im not sure what the tip is for

A sane person!!!!!!!!

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I’m an extremely good tipper. 20% - 30% and due to 15 years on conditioning, I am now completely unfazed by $300-$400 dinners.

You don’t tip on carry out man. (Unless it’s Sushi or something)

 

[BassNBrew]

I’m an extremely good tipper. 20% - 30% and due to 15 years on conditioning, I am now completely unfazed by $300-$400 dinners.

You don’t tip on carry out man. (Unless it’s Sushi or something)

Should I tip the Sushi guy at Kroger?

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I’m an extremely good tipper. 20% - 30% and due to 15 years on conditioning, I am now completely unfazed by $300-$400 dinners.

You don’t tip on carry out man. (Unless it’s Sushi or something)

Should I tip the Sushi guy at Kroger?

Absolutely not.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

Yeah worked at a pizza joint when I was 14

I’ve worked retail. I’ve tutored for the Boys and Girls club. I’ve worked in assembly and manufacturing jobs

Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have ebbs and flows in how busy you are

I’m just over tacking on an extra 25% for someone doing the most basic part of their job, handing me some food that 9 times out of 10 I ordered online with an app

I’ll continue to tip on sit down and delivery, but I really hope that archaic practice goes away. I know it won’t because it’s better for both the owners and the servers, but the whole thing is ridiculous, especially on a percentage basis. Again, why should you get 5x the tip for carrying out a steak instead of a burger?

0 clue how we got to Boys and Girls Club and assembly jobs got in the conversation. Maybe we just disagree that 80 pizzas for one order is above and beyond a typical order. I am not talking about tipping for a normal carry out vs. delivery - I am talking about a huge order. Also, I guess it just comes down to karma for me and yes, that is maybe a bit of an arbitrary line. I am viewing it mostly through my small town mind and eyes where I probably know the people and/or order from the place as well. I also tip in those situations as a form of insurance that my food is going to be not messed with in the future. Even if I am not tipping cash for something, I am going try to make an effort - bring them treats or drinks, something. I've messed with people's food in HS, I would organize my deliveries based on who was the better tippers, etc.. That is also in the back of my head when I make these types of choices. For the dude grabbing a handful of cookies to put in the box I ordered that doesn't enter my mind, but it does when I am when I order a huge order, bring a big group in, or when people have a lot of time to mess with my food - like for deliveries.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

Yeah worked at a pizza joint when I was 14

I’ve worked retail. I’ve tutored for the Boys and Girls club. I’ve worked in assembly and manufacturing jobs

Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have ebbs and flows in how busy you are

I’m just over tacking on an extra 25% for someone doing the most basic part of their job, handing me some food that 9 times out of 10 I ordered online with an app

I’ll continue to tip on sit down and delivery, but I really hope that archaic practice goes away. I know it won’t because it’s better for both the owners and the servers, but the whole thing is ridiculous, especially on a percentage basis. Again, why should you get 5x the tip for carrying out a steak instead of a burger?

0 clue how we got to Boys and Girls Club and assembly jobs got in the conversation. Maybe we just disagree that 80 pizzas for one order is above and beyond a typical order. I am not talking about tipping for a normal carry out vs. delivery - I am talking about a huge order. Also, I guess it just comes down to karma for me and yes, that is maybe a bit of an arbitrary line. I am viewing it mostly through my small town mind and eyes where I probably know the people and/or order from the place as well. I also tip in those situations as a form of insurance that my food is going to be not messed with in the future. Even if I am not tipping cash for something, I am going try to make an effort - bring them treats or drinks, something. I've messed with people's food in HS, I would organize my deliveries based on who was the better tippers, etc.. That is also in the back of my head when I make these types of choices. For the dude grabbing a handful of cookies to put in the box I ordered that doesn't enter my mind, but it does when I am when I order a huge order, bring a big group in, or when people have a lot of time to mess with my food - like for deliveries.

Let me put it this way. Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have spurts where you work harder than normal. Yet somehow the service industry is special and you are expected to tip them when they work a little harder than normal, but don’t do it for other industries (not throwing my mailman a $20 just because there’s a blizzard that day)

We’ve also had people pop in here that have worked in this situation and said that 80 pizza is probably not that big of a deal for most places.

 

[bagger]

7th grade pizza party organized by the parent association. Two parent organization leaders organize volunteers to help with set up, details, etc. My wife volunteers to pick up the pizzas with another parent. There's a total of 82 pizzas. Email sent with the details has the following:

--Please count the pizzas before leaving to make sure we have the correct number and toppings.
--Since it’s a large order, we recommend arriving together to make it easier to carry everything.
--The order is already paid in full.

Wife arrives with another parent and gets the pizzas. Gets the receipt and finds out that they left a tip of $0.

WWYD?

You’re picking up the pizzas why would you tip?

 

[bagger]

Also don’t really feel like you should tip on picking up a pizza

This.
Tipping culture is out of control.

My favorite is I go into a local place here in Phoenix and they don’t even have people taking your order, it’s all you doing it on a screen. Ok that’s fine, but at the end it has the gall to flash up a tip screen. I mean as a customer I am literally doing the job you used to pay people for and you want me to tip YOU?

Insane.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

Yeah worked at a pizza joint when I was 14

I’ve worked retail. I’ve tutored for the Boys and Girls club. I’ve worked in assembly and manufacturing jobs

Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have ebbs and flows in how busy you are

I’m just over tacking on an extra 25% for someone doing the most basic part of their job, handing me some food that 9 times out of 10 I ordered online with an app

I’ll continue to tip on sit down and delivery, but I really hope that archaic practice goes away. I know it won’t because it’s better for both the owners and the servers, but the whole thing is ridiculous, especially on a percentage basis. Again, why should you get 5x the tip for carrying out a steak instead of a burger?

0 clue how we got to Boys and Girls Club and assembly jobs got in the conversation. Maybe we just disagree that 80 pizzas for one order is above and beyond a typical order. I am not talking about tipping for a normal carry out vs. delivery - I am talking about a huge order. Also, I guess it just comes down to karma for me and yes, that is maybe a bit of an arbitrary line. I am viewing it mostly through my small town mind and eyes where I probably know the people and/or order from the place as well. I also tip in those situations as a form of insurance that my food is going to be not messed with in the future. Even if I am not tipping cash for something, I am going try to make an effort - bring them treats or drinks, something. I've messed with people's food in HS, I would organize my deliveries based on who was the better tippers, etc.. That is also in the back of my head when I make these types of choices. For the dude grabbing a handful of cookies to put in the box I ordered that doesn't enter my mind, but it does when I am when I order a huge order, bring a big group in, or when people have a lot of time to mess with my food - like for deliveries.

Let me put it this way. Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have spurts where you work harder than normal. Yet somehow the service industry is special and you are expected to tip them when they work a little harder than normal, but don’t do it for other industries (not throwing my mailman a $20 just because there’s a blizzard that day)

We’ve also had people pop in here that have worked in this situation and said that 80 pizza is probably not that big of a deal for most places.

I acknowledged that I was filtering through my experience, which is more small town/mom and pop shops. Yes, I would guess there are big city pizza joints that are equipped with a conveyor belt oven that crank out pies. Yes, I would be less likely to tip that group of people because IMO my 80 pizza order is more in lines with their daily output.

You also compare an industry where there (at least historically) a group of people working mostly for tips. That's different. I've also "tipped" my mailman, people delivering a washer, etc. I give workers here free meals if they pick up a shift or if we get slammed for a day, things like that. It's shouldn't be mandatory or anything, and I doubt many of them expect it, but people appreciated it.

 

[SWC]

did we ever get an answer about what flavor the pizzas were or what take that to the bromunity college bromigos

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

Yeah worked at a pizza joint when I was 14

I’ve worked retail. I’ve tutored for the Boys and Girls club. I’ve worked in assembly and manufacturing jobs

Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have ebbs and flows in how busy you are

I’m just over tacking on an extra 25% for someone doing the most basic part of their job, handing me some food that 9 times out of 10 I ordered online with an app

I’ll continue to tip on sit down and delivery, but I really hope that archaic practice goes away. I know it won’t because it’s better for both the owners and the servers, but the whole thing is ridiculous, especially on a percentage basis. Again, why should you get 5x the tip for carrying out a steak instead of a burger?

0 clue how we got to Boys and Girls Club and assembly jobs got in the conversation. Maybe we just disagree that 80 pizzas for one order is above and beyond a typical order. I am not talking about tipping for a normal carry out vs. delivery - I am talking about a huge order. Also, I guess it just comes down to karma for me and yes, that is maybe a bit of an arbitrary line. I am viewing it mostly through my small town mind and eyes where I probably know the people and/or order from the place as well. I also tip in those situations as a form of insurance that my food is going to be not messed with in the future. Even if I am not tipping cash for something, I am going try to make an effort - bring them treats or drinks, something. I've messed with people's food in HS, I would organize my deliveries based on who was the better tippers, etc.. That is also in the back of my head when I make these types of choices. For the dude grabbing a handful of cookies to put in the box I ordered that doesn't enter my mind, but it does when I am when I order a huge order, bring a big group in, or when people have a lot of time to mess with my food - like for deliveries.

Let me put it this way. Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have spurts where you work harder than normal. Yet somehow the service industry is special and you are expected to tip them when they work a little harder than normal, but don’t do it for other industries (not throwing my mailman a $20 just because there’s a blizzard that day)

We’ve also had people pop in here that have worked in this situation and said that 80 pizza is probably not that big of a deal for most places.

I acknowledged that I was filtering through my experience, which is more small town/mom and pop shops. Yes, I would guess there are big city pizza joints that are equipped with a conveyor belt oven that crank out pies. Yes, I would be less likely to tip that group of people because IMO my 80 pizza order is more in lines with their daily output.

You also compare an industry where there (at least historically) a group of people working mostly for tips. That's different. I've also "tipped" my mailman, people delivering a washer, etc. I give workers here free meals if they pick up a shift or if we get slammed for a day, things like that. It's shouldn't be mandatory or anything, and I doubt many of them expect it, but people appreciated it.

Again that’s part of my argument is that it’s largely arbitrary. Do I need to quiz the person at the counter to know if they’re paid a standard wage or a tipped wage?

If people want to tip for exceptional service , cool, but make it an exception and not the expectation

 

[nirad3]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

Yeah worked at a pizza joint when I was 14

I’ve worked retail. I’ve tutored for the Boys and Girls club. I’ve worked in assembly and manufacturing jobs

Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have ebbs and flows in how busy you are

I’m just over tacking on an extra 25% for someone doing the most basic part of their job, handing me some food that 9 times out of 10 I ordered online with an app

I’ll continue to tip on sit down and delivery, but I really hope that archaic practice goes away. I know it won’t because it’s better for both the owners and the servers, but the whole thing is ridiculous, especially on a percentage basis. Again, why should you get 5x the tip for carrying out a steak instead of a burger?

0 clue how we got to Boys and Girls Club and assembly jobs got in the conversation. Maybe we just disagree that 80 pizzas for one order is above and beyond a typical order. I am not talking about tipping for a normal carry out vs. delivery - I am talking about a huge order. Also, I guess it just comes down to karma for me and yes, that is maybe a bit of an arbitrary line. I am viewing it mostly through my small town mind and eyes where I probably know the people and/or order from the place as well. I also tip in those situations as a form of insurance that my food is going to be not messed with in the future. Even if I am not tipping cash for something, I am going try to make an effort - bring them treats or drinks, something. I've messed with people's food in HS, I would organize my deliveries based on who was the better tippers, etc.. That is also in the back of my head when I make these types of choices. For the dude grabbing a handful of cookies to put in the box I ordered that doesn't enter my mind, but it does when I am when I order a huge order, bring a big group in, or when people have a lot of time to mess with my food - like for deliveries.

RE: bolded.... this is a pretty sad statement.

I worked at a wings joint for a couple years and would have been flabbergasted if anyone "messed with" the food.

 

[massraider]

did we ever get an answer about what flavor the pizzas were or what take that to the bromunity college bromigos

Yeah yeah yeah. If the place is run by old school Italians, and the order is all bacon ranch and Hawaiian, might wanna tip for offending them.

On the other hand, they probably spit in each pizza, so maybe skip the tip

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I do find it funny that our Big Tipper Heroes that dropped in to call others cheap, or misers, or whatever for not tipping on a carryout pizza order, that their generosity only extends so far (have yet to find a McDonald’s tipper).
Everyone has a limit, but because yours for some arbitrary reason includes pizza, that makes it ok to insult others

Have you worked in fast food or at a restaurant?

I know you weren't talking to me, I haven't called anybody cheap or insult them if they wouldn't. Like I said above, I've worked both and for me it is a huge difference. A bus of 80 people coming into our store doesn't require more people, and we are designed to cook a lot of food quickly anyway. I probably wouldn't tip a fast food place if I came in with a bus or ordered 80 burgers and fries. I definitely would for a large pizza order, but it's not for an arbitrary reason.

All that said, I get extremely angry when I see that tip line or suggestion a places like Crumble cookie or an ice cream shop. 20% to grab me a cookie or scoop a dish of ice cream is nonsense.

Yeah worked at a pizza joint when I was 14

I’ve worked retail. I’ve tutored for the Boys and Girls club. I’ve worked in assembly and manufacturing jobs

Lots of jobs are hard. Lots of jobs have ebbs and flows in how busy you are

I’m just over tacking on an extra 25% for someone doing the most basic part of their job, handing me some food that 9 times out of 10 I ordered online with an app

I’ll continue to tip on sit down and delivery, but I really hope that archaic practice goes away. I know it won’t because it’s better for both the owners and the servers, but the whole thing is ridiculous, especially on a percentage basis. Again, why should you get 5x the tip for carrying out a steak instead of a burger?

0 clue how we got to Boys and Girls Club and assembly jobs got in the conversation. Maybe we just disagree that 80 pizzas for one order is above and beyond a typical order. I am not talking about tipping for a normal carry out vs. delivery - I am talking about a huge order. Also, I guess it just comes down to karma for me and yes, that is maybe a bit of an arbitrary line. I am viewing it mostly through my small town mind and eyes where I probably know the people and/or order from the place as well. I also tip in those situations as a form of insurance that my food is going to be not messed with in the future. Even if I am not tipping cash for something, I am going try to make an effort - bring them treats or drinks, something. I've messed with people's food in HS, I would organize my deliveries based on who was the better tippers, etc.. That is also in the back of my head when I make these types of choices. For the dude grabbing a handful of cookies to put in the box I ordered that doesn't enter my mind, but it does when I am when I order a huge order, bring a big group in, or when people have a lot of time to mess with my food - like for deliveries.

RE: bolded.... this is a pretty sad statement.

I worked at a wings joint for a couple years and would have been flabbergasted if anyone "messed with" the food.

I watched a guy blow his nose in a slice of cheese and then put it on someone’s Italian sub.