On certain items, Sam’s Club requires a $8-$12 delivery fee. This is problematic enough given some items are free delivery.

At the end of the order process, I’m then asked to tip the driver. It seems to me that Sam’s Club could put together a big enough delivery route to be able to pay a driver well and maintain the delivery van at that delivery fee per each stop.

I feel over-charged paying tip on top of that. However, I never dick over delivery drivers. Is Sam’s Club paying them? How much? What is that delivery fee going towards?

So I end up tipping.

More frequently, I just avoid ordering items with a delivery fee. (Not a good option for people stuck at home for good reasons like age, disability, lack of transportation, etc.)

Oddly, customers are not asked to tip on the free delivery items.

  • @Mr_Blott
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    71 year ago

    I was reading a thread about how people in Oregon now have the “freedom ©®™” to put fuel in their cars themselves

    Half the comments were people asking if they used to have to tip the pump guy wtf

    • @[email protected]OP
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      31 year ago

      In Maryland – a few decades ago – yes, full service pumps did come with the expectation of tipping the gas station attendant.