What’s an acceptable tip for a driver who delivers a $20 pizza?

A TikTok video purporting to show a DoorDash delivery driver in Texas swearing at a customer over the $5 tip she gave him has gone viral, sparking fresh online debate over tipping culture in the U.S.

“I just want to say it’s a nice house for a $5 tip,” the driver can be heard saying as he walks away from a home in the door camera video posted to TikTok earlier this week by a user under the name Lacey Purciful.

“You’re welcome!” the resident says, appearing surprised by the remark. “F*** you,” the driver responds before walking away.

A spokesperson for DoorDash said a delivery driver had been removed from their platform in connection with the incident.

  • AttackBunny
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    131 year ago

    So, we are assuming the pizza was $20. a 20% tip, which is still pretty standard, afaik, would be $4. WTF is this driver pissed about exactly?

    Also, why the hell does anyone use these services? They take a huge commission from the restaurant, they don’t pay their drivers living wage, shit is frequently wrong, or the driver is an ass. What benefit does this “service” actually offer because I can’t see it.

    • @lp0101
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      41 year ago

      What benefit does this “service” actually offer because I can’t see it.

      It’s the only way to get food delivered from most restaurants around me

    • AnonTwo
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      21 year ago

      I pretty much don’t even use it anymore unless there’s some emergency reason I can’t leave the house. Paying for doordash is paying fancy restaurant prices for fast food.

    • Flaky_Fish69
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      11 year ago

      Iirc, door dash likes to withhold some or all of the fee they pay the driver if the tip is equal to the fee. I forget exactly how it works, but unless you double the delivery fee, you may as well not tip.

      • AttackBunny
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        11 year ago

        All the more reason I ask why anyone uses these apps. It’s not good for the restaurant. It’s not good for the 1099 contractors (they aren’t employed by the delivery services same as Uber/lyft).