Tux of Borg Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 We bought 17 pizzas at a discounted price of $165. When the pizza guy came we gave him $190, which included a $25 tip for himself. Here is the question... do you base your tip on the regular pizza price or the discounted pizza price?
The Poojer Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 it should be based on how you felt the service was...17 pizzas is no small undertaking..did they get them to you in a timely manner, was the delivery guy pleasant? sounds like 25.00 is a decent enough tip We bought 17 pizzas at a discounted price of $165. When the pizza guy came we gave him $190, which includes a $25 tip for himself. Here is the question... do you base your tip on the regular pizza price or the discounted pizza price?
Beerball Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 Personally I always base the tip off of what I pay. The exception would be if the server her/himself 'cut me a deal'.
RayFinkle Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 Unless you are using a coupon or something, I would tip on the discount price.
IDBillzFan Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 Unless you are using a coupon or something, I would tip on the discount price. Spoken like a person who has never been a waiter. You always tip on the regular price, not the discounted price. Always.
MarkyMannn Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 Geez, it takes the same amount of time and ride to deliver 17 vs one pizza. $25 is really plenty generous.
Bungee Jumper Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 We bought 17 pizzas at a discounted price of $165. When the pizza guy came we gave him $190, which includes a $25 tip for himself. Here is the question... do you base your tip on the regular pizza price or the discounted pizza price? As a former nutrition transportation engineer...$25 is a good tip, no matter how many pizzas.
IDBillzFan Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 As a former nutrition transportation engineer... There's an ad that runs on the radio here urging people from LA County to take advantage of all the eligible food stamps not being claimed. The call it "nutrition assistance." :unsure:
Beerball Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 Spoken like a person who has never been a waiter. You always tip on the regular price, not the discounted price. Always. You also pay the car salesman commission based on the sticker price + add ons?
IDBillzFan Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 You also pay the car salesman commission based on the sticker price + add ons? I'm talking about food service. You tip your car salesman?
Bungee Jumper Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 You also pay the car salesman commission based on the sticker price + add ons? As far as I know, you do. Why do you think they push extended warranties and $500 underbody coatings?
erynthered Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 As far as I know, you do. Why do you think they push extended warranties and $500 underbody coatings? Its based strictly on percentage of the profit.
Bungee Jumper Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 Its based strictly on percentage of the profit. And such packages are high-margin, aren't they?
erynthered Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 And such packages are high-margin, aren't they? It can build profit. Its like going to buy a sport coat. You never get out of there without a shirt and tie to match.
In space no one can hear Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 As a former nutrition transportation engineer...$25 is a good tip, no matter how many pizzas. [/quote Damn...I'm jealous! I wish I had nutrition transportation engineer on my resume!
OnTheRocks Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 We bought 17 pizzas at a discounted price of $165. When the pizza guy came we gave him $190, which included a $25 tip for himself. Here is the question... do you base your tip on the regular pizza price or the discounted pizza price? the real question is did you order the pizza in advance? like the day before or 2 to 4 hours ahead of time? if you did, then $25. is fine. had you called and said you were going to order 17 pizzas and you want a deal, they would have likely given you the coupon price anyway. if you ordered 17 pizza's the day you needed them and expected them delivered in 45 minutes, then you should have not used coupons at all, and spoke to a manager and give you a one deal price that included tip....so the entire pizza staff got a benefit from the deal.
The Poojer Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 yeah you should always tip on the non-discounted price, that is like using one of those Restaurant.com certs, you tip on the total amount, not the amount you pay after using the cert...still it seems 25.00 is a good deal for the driver One of the guys in our group is a waiter and he said the exact same thing. I'm just curious and was wondering how other people felt about it. I don't want to stiff the guy, but the driver seemed happy with the $25 tip. We ordered the pizzas earlier in the day and they arrived on time.
Beerball Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 As far as I know, you do. Why do you think they push extended warranties and $500 underbody coatings? The point I was trying (unsuccessfully) to make was that people typically negotiate the price of an automobile and do not pay the sticker price. The sales person would receive commission on the amount paid, not the asked price. A bit far removed from tipping for food service--heck yes, but, I don't see why anyone would tip based on a regular price, not the price paid. Perhaps I'm a cheap SOB.
DrDawkinstein Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 tipping for delivering one or multiple pizzas is different than tipping a waiter/waitress. $25 is a great tip for a pizza delivery guy since it was the same time and gas for him whether its 1 pizza or 20. i doubt his job was any harder.
ieatcrayonz Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 We bought 17 pizzas at a discounted price of $165. When the pizza guy came we gave him $190, which included a $25 tip for himself. Here is the question... do you base your tip on the regular pizza price or the discounted pizza price? What if you realized you had tipped too much? Would you chase him down the beach?
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