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Originally Posted by Weitz
It literally says "$5.00 delivery charge" there is no way I am tipping on top of the $5 charge for the $20 pizza I ordered.
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I would say that a $3-5 tip would be expected. So that means you have a couple of options available- go pick it up yourself for $20, or pay $28 to have it delivered. Years ago when most pizza places offered free delivery, the pizza would have been $25 for pickup, or $28 with tip on delivery. All they are doing with the delivery charge is offering a discount for pickup.
Chinese food places generally have this right. Free delivery, or 15% off for pickup orders.
And if you regularly order pizza, not tipping will have an impact on your future service. A driver with more than one order will try to get to the customer who tips before you. Whereas at a restaurant the service won't be impacted quite so much.
Don't get me wrong, the delivery charge makes me pick up more pizzas than I would without it- so I get wanting to take the less expensive way out. It also means I have to go out and do the work of getting the pizza from the shop to my house.