NGKUR: Tipping Etiquette

[heatherj9603]

Well he's making a fair hourly wage, and the $2 per hr they pay wait staff, so he's not needing to live off tips.  So I think 5 or 10 is appropriate. 

[helloerrbody]

I think it's awesome that someone will shop for $250 worth of groceries for you and all you have to pay is $5. That's extremely reasonable/cheap IMO. I would tip $5-10 to the person loading my car if tipping was allowed. MH and I both tend to over-tip. As long as we can afford to be generous with those who provide services for us, we will.

On the grocery carry-out note, my mom always tipped the "bag boys" who helped load the groceries in the car when I was little. I shop at a Market Street where they are required to take your groceries to your car for you (the only place around here that does this), but they will 100% staunchly refuse any tips.

[ghostmonkey]

Feb 16, 2015 22:16:04 GMT -5 helloerrbody said:

I think it's awesome that someone will shop for $250 worth of groceries for you and all you have to pay is $5. That's extremely reasonable/cheap IMO. I would tip $5-10 to the person loading my car if tipping was allowed. MH and I both tend to over-tip. As long as we can afford to be generous with those who provide services for us, we will.

They don't walk the aisles. They load your bags in the back where things aren't spread out for regular shopping.

How long would it take you to get $250 worth of groceries in an empty store that you know your way around well? Plus the store is still making their normal mark up on all items. 

[helloerrbody]

Feb 16, 2015 22:20:31 GMT -5 ghostmonkey said:

Feb 16, 2015 22:16:04 GMT -5 helloerrbody said:

I think it's awesome that someone will shop for $250 worth of groceries for you and all you have to pay is $5. That's extremely reasonable/cheap IMO. I would tip $5-10 to the person loading my car if tipping was allowed. MH and I both tend to over-tip. As long as we can afford to be generous with those who provide services for us, we will.

They don't walk the aisles. They load your bags in the back where things aren't spread out for regular shopping.

How long would it take you to get $250 worth of groceries in an empty store that you know your way around well? Plus the store is still making their normal mark up on all items. 

I don't have the luxury of shopping at a time when the store will be empty.  So I'm looking at this as how much MY time is worth that I have now saved - not about how much their time is worth.  It would be well worth it to me to spend $5 for this service to save the hour (and headache - navigating through a packed store) the shopping would have taken me.  I personally like to tip high, so that's what I would do.  Not saying that someone else should tip that same amount in the same situation.  OP asked, "What would you tip?" not "What should someone tip?"

[ghostmonkey]

Feb 16, 2015 22:41:17 GMT -5 helloerrbody said:

Feb 16, 2015 22:20:31 GMT -5 ghostmonkey said:

They don't walk the aisles. They load your bags in the back where things aren't spread out for regular shopping.

How long would it take you to get $250 worth of groceries in an empty store that you know your way around well? Plus the store is still making their normal mark up on all items. 

I don't have the luxury of shopping at a time when the store will be empty.  So I'm looking at this as how much MY time is worth that I have now saved - not about how much their time is worth.  It would be well worth it to me to spend $5 for this service to save the hour (and headache - navigating through a packed store) the shopping would have taken me.  I personally like to tip high, so that's what I would do.  Not saying that someone else should tip that same amount in the same situation.  OP asked, "What would you tip?" not "What should someone tip?"

Congrats on completely missing the point.

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Feb 16, 2015 9:53:50 GMT -5 juliayadda said:

I think in this case you are tipping for the gas/car repair on the delivery, but only if it is their own car. If it is a company vehicle and they get paid by the hour, I wouldn't tip at all. (Maybe I would always get bruised bananas?)

In Canada Tipping etiquette is different though. We tip servers because they are paid less than minimum wage, so you tip almost to balance out their salary. Hair stylist, nail salon etc. tip to alleviate the cost of renting a chair, and other out of pocket costs. Delivery driver tip to alleviate the out of pocket cost of using your vehicle for delivery.

Servers in the US are also paid below minimum wage. They have their own wage standard. I actually tip when I pick up food too. MH used to be a bartender so he is adamant about tipping people.

What is the standard percentage for determining tips in Canada?
For years it was 15% then slowly moved to 18% to 20% around here. I used to just triple the tax until the tax rate went up.

[Deleted]

Feb 16, 2015 10:39:03 GMT -5 Unknown said:

This is my first time doing curbside pick up for groceries, so I'm hoping to find no tipping signs. My pick-up time slot is between 1:00-1:30, so we'll see.

Maybe sure you give them any coupons you have so they can make price adjustments. The grocery stores in my area allow the minimum amounts to be before coupons.

Edit: Continuing to hate autocorrect.

[helloerrbody]

Feb 16, 2015 22:52:53 GMT -5 ghostmonkey said:

Feb 16, 2015 22:41:17 GMT -5 helloerrbody said:

I don't have the luxury of shopping at a time when the store will be empty.  So I'm looking at this as how much MY time is worth that I have now saved - not about how much their time is worth.  It would be well worth it to me to spend $5 for this service to save the hour (and headache - navigating through a packed store) the shopping would have taken me.  I personally like to tip high, so that's what I would do.  Not saying that someone else should tip that same amount in the same situation.  OP asked, "What would you tip?" not "What should someone tip?"

Congrats on completely missing the point.

Why, thanks.

Actually, I got your point.  It doesn't take the person doing this job long at all.  But I am paying for a service that is saving me time, so I'm willing to pay for what I think my time is worth.

[juliayadda]

Feb 16, 2015 22:53:47 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Feb 16, 2015 9:53:50 GMT -5 juliayadda said:

I think in this case you are tipping for the gas/car repair on the delivery, but only if it is their own car. If it is a company vehicle and they get paid by the hour, I wouldn't tip at all. (Maybe I would always get bruised bananas?)

In Canada Tipping etiquette is different though. We tip servers because they are paid less than minimum wage, so you tip almost to balance out their salary. Hair stylist, nail salon etc. tip to alleviate the cost of renting a chair, and other out of pocket costs. Delivery driver tip to alleviate the out of pocket cost of using your vehicle for delivery.

Servers in the US are also paid below minimum wage. They have their own wage standard. I actually tip when I pick up food too. MH used to be a bartender so he is adamant about tipping people.

What is the standard percentage for determining tips in Canada?
For years it was 15% then slowly moved to 18% to 20% around here. I used to just triple the tax until the tax rate went up.

10 is minimum for me, but it means you did a bad job. 15 is average and in Canada you can just add the taxes to bill again to get the tip in some provinces. I'm looking at you Nova Scotia! 20% is usually reserved for great service.

[treble]

Were there "No Tipping" signs Unknown?

[Unknown]

Feb 17, 2015 7:45:51 GMT -5 treble said:

Were there "No Tipping" signs Unknown?

No, but after I was done I pulled away and noticed I still had the $10 sitting in my cup holder so I ended up not tipping at all. Opps.

[Deleted]

Feb 16, 2015 22:52:53 GMT -5 ghostmonkey said:

Feb 16, 2015 22:41:17 GMT -5 helloerrbody said:

I don't have the luxury of shopping at a time when the store will be empty.  So I'm looking at this as how much MY time is worth that I have now saved - not about how much their time is worth.  It would be well worth it to me to spend $5 for this service to save the hour (and headache - navigating through a packed store) the shopping would have taken me.  I personally like to tip high, so that's what I would do.  Not saying that someone else should tip that same amount in the same situation.  OP asked, "What would you tip?" not "What should someone tip?"

Congrats on completely missing the point.

I'd say helloerrbody isn't missing the point.  The point is, someone is providing a service FOR YOU (global you). And even if you disagree, it is culturally acceptable and a norm to tip for service.  It's why I tip my hairdresser, pedicurist, and the porters at the airport. If you don't want to/don't account for a tip, then don't use the service. Simple as that.

Congrats on being rude.