Perhaps you’ve noticed. We have reached a tipping point in the country over tipping.

To tip or not to tip has led to Shakespearean soliloquies by customers explaining why they refuse to tip for certain things.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, customers were grateful for those who seemingly risked their safety so we could get groceries, order dinner or anything that made our lives feel normal. A nice tip was the least we could do to show gratitude.

But now that we are out about and back to normal, the custom of tipping for just about everything has somehow remained; and customers are upset.

A new study from Pew Research shows most American adults say tipping is expected in more places than it was five years ago, and there’s no real consensus about how tipping should work.

      • @[email protected]
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        71 year ago

        I don’t deliver pizzas, but anytime I drive my own car for work I get reimbursed a standard rate set by the US federal government, updated each year. If a pizza place did that, then the delivery fee would cover that cost.

        • @hydrospanner
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          01 year ago

          If the federal government is reimbursing the pizza hut delivery driver then the fee still isn’t going to that cost. The American taxpayer is covering it

          • @[email protected]
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            41 year ago

            The government doesn’t do the reimbursing, they just specify how much each mile is worth. I assume companies follow the government’s guidelines on that for tax reasons.

      • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin
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        21 year ago

        Not always, Pizza Hut and Dominos have designated vehicles even in remote areas.

        Saw one way upstate in NY, like, multilingual signage upstate.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        I delivered pizza using my own car, and I was paid mileage. That’s partially what the delivery fee is supposed to be for.