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Do you tip the best buy delivery guys?

EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
edited March 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Getting a TV delivered for free today. You know TV's are light these days so clearly not going to be a very hard job but still am curious if I should tip.

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  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    No don't tip them. Just offer them a drink and thank them.

    They have rules against that. I am a former Best Buy employee so I would say that I have a bit of an idea.

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  • SpacemilkSpacemilk Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Personally I think tipping is getting out of hand. However some places are using the existence of tipping as an excuse to pay their employees less... you really need a Best Buy person to tell you how much the delivery guys are making.

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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    You tip for service.

    You don't tip the fedex guy do you?

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    When the Best Buy guys delivered my 50" plasma up a flight of stairs, put it together, and made sure it worked, I slipped them a $20. I call that service.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Esh wrote: »
    When the Best Buy guys delivered my 50" plasma up a flight of stairs, put it together, and made sure it worked, I slipped them a $20. I call that service.


    These guys are not going to be installing it or climbing one step

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Spacemilk wrote: »
    Personally I think tipping is getting out of hand. However some places are using the existence of tipping as an excuse to pay their employees less... you really need a Best Buy person to tell you how much the delivery guys are making.

    I do too in most cases. I am tired of seeing tip jars at subway.

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  • VisionOfClarityVisionOfClarity Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Esh wrote: »
    When the Best Buy guys delivered my 50" plasma up a flight of stairs, put it together, and made sure it worked, I slipped them a $20. I call that service.

    Ditto, just like how I tip the Pea Pod delivery guy. It's usually more like $10 for something like a TV, I save the $20 for furniture like sofas.

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  • geckahngeckahn Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    Esh wrote: »
    When the Best Buy guys delivered my 50" plasma up a flight of stairs, put it together, and made sure it worked, I slipped them a $20. I call that service.


    These guys are not going to be installing it or climbing one step

    definitely not. You only tip for food delivery.

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    Esh wrote: »
    When the Best Buy guys delivered my 50" plasma up a flight of stairs, put it together, and made sure it worked, I slipped them a $20. I call that service.


    These guys are not going to be installing it or climbing one step

    Hey, do whatever you want. I'm one of those people who tips $2 when someone hands me a bag of tea at the coffee shop. Then again I'm service industry so I like to make up for the people who don't tip. This also results in my service being extraordinary most places I go. You'll never see these guys again though and if they're just plopping the box in your living room and you're signing a piece of paper, then no, don't tip them.

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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I'd be halfway surprised if they even did more than leave it at the door. If they take it out and set it up for free, I'd probably tip them too. Probably no more than $5.

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  • Penguin_OtakuPenguin_Otaku Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDo6luc_lMY

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Penguin_Otaku wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDo6luc_lMY

    Calling us cheap bro?

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  • Penguin_OtakuPenguin_Otaku Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    As crazy as Dwight is, I can agree with him to an extent.

    I don't feel the need to tip unless someone has really gone above and beyond for me. I don't see the need, they're getting paid an hourly wage and a tip-worthy-performance should make itself apparent. If I get shitty service at a restaurant I sure as hell write a big 0 on the tip line.

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  • rfaliasrfalias Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Penguin_Otaku wrote: »
    As crazy as Dwight is, I can agree with him to an extent.

    I don't feel the need to tip unless someone has really gone above and beyond for me. I don't see the need, they're getting paid an hourly wage and a tip-worthy-performance should make itself apparent. If I get shitty service at a restaurant I sure as hell write a big 0 on the tip line.

    Waiters get like... 4 dollars an hour.

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  • EliteLamerEliteLamer __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2010
    Yeah I don't think I am going to tip them. Lifting a DLP isn't hard and they are just dropping it off.

    They also make 10 dollars an hour +

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  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Just offer them a bottle of water. That's what I usually do.

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  • EggyToastEggyToast Jersey CityRegistered User regular
    edited March 2010
    rfalias wrote: »
    Penguin_Otaku wrote: »
    As crazy as Dwight is, I can agree with him to an extent.

    I don't feel the need to tip unless someone has really gone above and beyond for me. I don't see the need, they're getting paid an hourly wage and a tip-worthy-performance should make itself apparent. If I get shitty service at a restaurant I sure as hell write a big 0 on the tip line.

    Waiters get like... 4 dollars an hour.

    It's not my fault they chose that line of work.

    We could just pull up the reservoir dogs quote here and get it over with.

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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    EggyToast wrote: »
    rfalias wrote: »
    Penguin_Otaku wrote: »
    As crazy as Dwight is, I can agree with him to an extent.

    I don't feel the need to tip unless someone has really gone above and beyond for me. I don't see the need, they're getting paid an hourly wage and a tip-worthy-performance should make itself apparent. If I get shitty service at a restaurant I sure as hell write a big 0 on the tip line.

    Waiters get like... 4 dollars an hour.

    It's not my fault they chose that line of work.

    We could just pull up the reservoir dogs quote here and get it over with.

    It's off topic, but, shitty service doesn't deserve a tip because they picked that line of work. It's also pretty indicative that if they get $4 an hour and bring in $0 in tips a week that they probably aren't that great and won't be working there very long.

    But delivery is one of those things you just don't tip for unless delivery includes setup / removal of old.

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  • DeadfallDeadfall I don't think you realize just how rich he is. In fact, I should put on a monocle.Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    This thread is going places.

    Also, do not tip the Best Buy delivery guy. I always offer a bottle of water or something, but that's it.

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  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Deadfall wrote: »
    This thread is going places.

    Also, do not tip the Best Buy delivery guy. I always offer a bottle of water or something, but that's it.

    This is good still too, though.

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  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Yeah they're just dropping it off, it's not really tip worthy.

    Pretty sure a bottle of water would be appreciated and a pretty great thing to do.

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  • witch_iewitch_ie Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    I would just suggest that you have a tip handy in your pocket, maybe $5 - $10. If you feel like the delivery guy deserves it and you want to say thank you for going above and beyond, give it to him. If you feel like he just did his job and don't want to pay him more done. You shouldn't feel obligated to tip. Just be ready to if you want to.

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited March 2010
    witch_ie wrote: »
    I would just suggest that you have a tip handy in your pocket, maybe $5 - $10. If you feel like the delivery guy deserves it and you want to say thank you for going above and beyond, give it to him. If you feel like he just did his job and don't want to pay him more done. You shouldn't feel obligated to tip. Just be ready to if you want to.

    bingo!

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    EliteLamer wrote: »
    Spacemilk wrote: »
    Personally I think tipping is getting out of hand. However some places are using the existence of tipping as an excuse to pay their employees less... you really need a Best Buy person to tell you how much the delivery guys are making.

    I do too in most cases. I am tired of seeing tip jars at subway.

    But they're subway artists!

    And yeah, don't tip unless they go beyond what you would normally expect from delivery men.

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  • Penguin_OtakuPenguin_Otaku Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    rfalias wrote: »
    Penguin_Otaku wrote: »
    As crazy as Dwight is, I can agree with him to an extent.

    I don't feel the need to tip unless someone has really gone above and beyond for me. I don't see the need, they're getting paid an hourly wage and a tip-worthy-performance should make itself apparent. If I get shitty service at a restaurant I sure as hell write a big 0 on the tip line.

    Waiters get like... 4 dollars an hour.

    Tough shit. She should've done a better job

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  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    This is going to turn into a tipping thread real quick I think.

    There is really no reason to tip a delivery guy because there is pretty much no way that he will be able to go above and beyond. He's just there to drop off a TV and have you sign a receipt. It doesn't matter if he has to climb stairs or it's really cold out or the TV weighs a lot, that's his job, and he took it knowing that from time to time he would have to deliver heavy things up flights of stairs no matter what the weather.

    A bottle of water/something to drink is something you should offer just to be a decent human being, but there is no reason you should tip somebody just for performing a delivery service that you've probably already paid extra for anyway.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited March 2010
    Penguin_Otaku wrote: »
    rfalias wrote: »
    Penguin_Otaku wrote: »
    As crazy as Dwight is, I can agree with him to an extent.

    I don't feel the need to tip unless someone has really gone above and beyond for me. I don't see the need, they're getting paid an hourly wage and a tip-worthy-performance should make itself apparent. If I get shitty service at a restaurant I sure as hell write a big 0 on the tip line.
    Waiters get like... 4 dollars an hour.
    Tough shit. She should've done a better job
    If this is your attitude, P_O, you really have no business going to restaurants in the U.S. Tipping is expected of you unless you get subpar service, and this is a seriously dick move on your part.

    If anyone wants to continue this discussion, feel free to start yet another tipping thread in D&D or SE++.

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