A mum has been slammed after confessing she plans not to tip the delivery driver ahead of ordering a Domino's takeaway.
The fast food giant is famed for its wide array of pizzas, and often offers deals to help people secure discounts when placing takeaway orders. Tipping can be a divisive topic, especially when food venues charge for delivery.
One mum is going to be spending £85 on a takeaway order for six people, including two toddlers, but doesn't want to tip as she'll be paying £1.99 for delivery. She believes the employer "should be paying a proper wage".
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According to Indeed, the average Domino's delivery driver earns £9.72 per hour, though this will vary depending on location and modes of delivery transport. The mum took to Mumsnet's popular Am I Being Unreasonable (AIBU) thread to seek advice and to gauge whether she was in the wrong for not wanting to pay the driver a tip.
In a post simply titled "Should I tip the pizza delivery person?" the mum explained what she'd be ordering and then said: "IMO [in my opinion] the bill is [larger] than the [usual] 50-ish after discounts - I will feel bad not tipping the man/woman. A quid is not right but then I'm thinking why should I as I pay 2 quid (1-99) in delivery and the employer should be paying a proper wage.
"It will be easier not to tip as paying online but I don't want the delivery person giving me faces etc though that would make it easier for me later ie not giving a tip. What do you think but I'm almost a 100% [certain] I won't (on the odd occasion we eat out we tip 10% but it does hurt)."
The mum's post was met with a range of responses from divided Mumsnet users. One said: "Yes you should. They earn **** all." Another said: "Wtf is wrong with you?"
A third disagreed and commented: "I never tip delivery drivers, seems odd to." Another Mumsnet user said: "I only tip if I pay cash. I wouldn't tip in the circumstances you describe."
A fifth said: "I agree that they should be paid a decent wage but the reality is they're probably not. So if you can afford to spend £85 on pizza, you can probably afford a couple of extra pounds for a tip."
And another said: "Absolutely tip. We have never not tipped a food delivery. We don't tip as much as in a restaurant, but I'd be giving them at least a fiver." One Mumsnet user said: "Don't be so mean".
But another commented: "Dominos are now hassling you for tips, sending an email reminder, guilting you by naming the driver. I replied in feedback, that if you value your staff so much, then pay them a better wage. Dominos aren't cheap by any stretch, they now charge for delivery too. I've never tipped delivery drivers and places I've worked didn't allow drivers (or anyone) to accept tips. Really, why is everyone so keen to enable these big businesses to exploit their staff and us."
Another simply added: "Yeah I tip. Whether other people choose not to I don't care". At the time of writing, 60% of Mumsnet users voted the mum was being unreasonable not to tip the delivery driver.
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