The place is closed now which makes this whole thing funny.

LETS FOLLOW THE LINKERY TO THE NEW WAY!

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I bet when this got instituted this place financially was on the ropes so the owner thought he could get some attention to his place (mission accomplished) with this system conveniently showing it off as his idea and also being able to tout it was a great success.

I imagine this system allowed the place to get by longer because they had more money in house to float to give them flexibility to keep things going. The discussion on the pros and cons of tipping is an interesting one but I really have a lot of skepticism in regards to the true motivation of the owner.

Let me fill you in on some delivery driver knowledge.

7.25 an hour while inside the store, 4.25 an hour while on the road. 1.30 out of your $2 + delivery charge goes to the driver per delivery. The driver pays for wear and tear, gas and is held responsible for anything that happens on the road if its their fault or not.

$1 tip or lower = cheap ass get out and get your own pizza.
$2 = Nut tap.
$3 = Average.
$4 = Thank you! You just helped me forget the last shitty customer who didn't tip.
$5 + = You're a great person. Ill be sure to bring you your pizza first next time.

I worked for 10+ years as a driver, AM, AGM and GM. I've seen it all, I've heard it all, and if you tip online $1.00 and the driver has a second delivery that gave him $3 or more, guess who gets their pizza first?

You do realize I spent the last 10 years of my life as a general manager and district manager of a pizza place?

Up until the mandatory minimum wage hike in mo everyone was paid minimum wage in my company. When it went over 7 drivers got paid $1 less plus tips, plus mileage.

Nobody in this area makes that little. Literally it's one company that pays sub minimum wage and it's the one I came from.

Like I said I just spent the last 10 years running a Dominos as a Gm and DM.

Australia doesn't have this culture of tipping and I'd love it if one of you guys came down one day just to see for themselves and tell me what it's like. But then even kids working at McDonald's get about 16-17 bucks an hour and most waitresses in cafes would get paid a bit more than that. Some places have a weekend and holiday surcharge (10%-20%) since you got to pay staff time and half or double time (hols and Sundays).
Even pizza delivery is protected by law, gotta earn at least the minimum wage after expenses. Think that's about $15.75.

That doesn't change the reality of what I said.

I am not saying I know more about running a pizza place than you just more so touching on kitchen vs drivers thing. I don't think the non drivers have any room to bitch.

And this is the problem with tipping. Preferential treatment.

I understand being upset with the crappy tippers but a drivers job is to deliver the pizza to a paying customer. The money for the pizza is, after all, going toward their salary as well.

That's ****ing absurd. No way in hell I'm tipping $4-5 on a pizza. Get a different job.

I can see it if you are spending $30 or more on pizza. But for a single pizza, no friggin way. But that is why I drive 2 miles to get my own pizza.

Chickens can fly when they're high on acid.

See? I can say random shit and pretend it's true as well.

I dated a waitress for 5 years when I was in my 20s, her and the other waitresses always maintained that it was working-class men who tipped the best. But that was 20 years ago...I know Zach has been in the business more recently so maybe things have changed.

if service is excellent, I usually tip 20% or slightly more; and usually call the manager over to tell them server/waiter/waitress etc is doing an excellent job.

Nothing creepy at all about this.....

I dont dare comment on this one...

the place i work, the hostesses and kitchen make more than minimum wage and still get tipped out.