30. "food delivery sure. You tip the FedEx guy too?" In response to In response to 23
I guarantee it does not cost the store $150 to deliver what he's buying ON TOP of the employee salary. Their hourly is in that fee. For example, if I weren't a tipped employee, a shot of Jim Beam would be $15 instead of $5 (for arguments sake, not doing any real math here). And then you wouldn't tip me for that shot, because we'd both know I was making a decent wage and you were paying a convenience fee for drinking in public, same as I'm paying when I sit on my ass and watch two other men bring a couch in my apartment.
If tips were factored into delivery people's wages I guarantee the delivery fee would be significantly reduced. But if the employer isn't considering tips then I'm not unless under extraordinary circumstances. I get the physical labor aspect but I don't hear about people tipping the people who mow their lawns or paint their houses. You agree on a price and pay it. Food and beverage services are unique in that they are designed around tipping to cut employer costs. I don't believe that furniture/appliance/postage etc delivery is.