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[Anonymous No.6642475]

How do I get better tips out on pizza delivery?
I'm pretty fast at getting to houses, pizza's always hot and I double check deliveries before they go out. I'm kind and quick.
Some people have checks with tips already on them, some people are on fixed income and I get that. But how do I get more money out of your average joe?

[Anonymous No.6642480]

You get what you get, scumbag. Try graduating high school

[Anonymous No.6642481]

Be a qt Latin twink with DSLs and visible abs through your uniform. I'll literally tip you 100 percent on every order.

[Anonymous No.6642490]

>>6642475
I'll lick an old dude's ass if someone actually has a fail-proof answer for you.

I delivered pizzas for Pizza Hut and the tips were nearly impossible to predict.

Nice house? Penny saved is a penny earned. Here's a dollar or nothing at all. OR I have money and want you to know it. Here's a generous tip.

Dilapidated house? I don't want you to think I'm poor. Here's a nice tip. OR I'm poor. Here's a dollar or no tip.

Best tip I ever got was from a customer who was in physical therapy after losing his legs. It was such a pain to park and get him his food up to his floor. He knew it and tipped generously.

[Anonymous No.6642496]

>>6642475
I don't think there's much you can do. Most people have already figured out what they're going to tip before you even get there. They might add or deduct based on how early or late it is, but it's not like anybody's going to be appraising you at the door and offering you extra money for no reason. You provide a service, you're doing it as well as you can, better than most people probably. Get a better job or something if you're not making enough.

[Anonymous No.6642498]

>>6642475
1. don't be an asshole
2. if you're a chick be hot
3. don't deliver to niggers

[Anonymous No.6642499]

>>6642490
I should say he started tipping well after the first 1-2 orders. He pretty much depended on me to bring him something that wasn't hospital food.

[Anonymous No.6642507]

>>6642475
Deliver cocaine with the pizza

[Anonymous No.6642511]

>>6642490
It's been hit or miss for me as well.
I'm assuming if I get repeat orders they might tip me well for being quick and remembering their names.

Oh well.
ITT: personal reasons you would tip someone more?

[Anonymous No.6642512]

Take a clipboard or notepad and pen, log your deliveries. If people ask, tell them store policy. If you get fired for that, get another pizza job at will.

It's weird, but it works.

[Anonymous No.6642516]

Look like this

[Anonymous No.6642521]

[Anonymous No.6642522]

>>6642475
I don't know why I find that image so arousing, just that I feel wrong about it.

>>6642496 is right. The only way you can affect your tip is by being so unlikable that they withdraw what they had planned on giving you.

[Anonymous No.6642523]

>>6642521
>>6642516
I'm sure nothing bad would happen to her out on delivery

[Anonymous No.6642524]

>>6642475
Pray they're drunk. I delivered for years, it's luck of the draw.

[Anonymous No.6642525]

[Anonymous No.6642538]

>>6642475

Remember to say "plus tip" after you tell them the total.

[Anonymous No.6642558]

>>6642538
This is how you get a negative customer survey and a write-up with management.

[Anonymous No.6642585]

>>6642490
What is a good tip for pizza delivery?

[Anonymous No.6642615]

>>6642585
Hard to say. At the end of the day, you want to be making more than minimum wage. Find out what the bare minimum livable wage is in your city, and figure it that way. If everybody tips a dollar, then you're screwed. You only get so many deliveries a night because there are other drivers and some deliveries can last up to 20 minutes or longer.

Pizza Hut gave me the (at the time) $1.25 delivery charge that appears on the receipt. That went straight into my pocket for gas, oil, maintenance, etc. Twenty orders will make you $25 which at the time would easily fill up my tank and then some and last the night. I broke even on gas, but the wear and tear comes out of pocket. They paid me a server's wage which I believe was $3.25. As I'm sure we're all aware from the numerous tips threads, if my tips didn't bring me up to minimum wage, Pizza Hut paid the difference. I reported my tips with every order. You can lie about cash tips, but the ones on credit and debit cards are impossible. You get the cash for those as soon as you bring back the signed receipt, by the way. I worked there long enough for one of the drivers to get caught filling in his own tip. Always scratch out the line if you don't want to leave a tip. And make sure to add trailing zeroes. e.g. $1 should be written as $1.00 or you might find that your order is $9 (i.e. 1 becomes 10) more than you remember paying for.

[Anonymous No.6642628]

>>6642475

[Anonymous No.6642639]

>>6642628
No habla JSL

[Anonymous No.6642640]

OP, check your Body language.
Arrived pleased to be there. Greet them politely (Here is your pizza, Sir! How are you tonight?)
Unrushed/nonsweaty/clean and pressed clothing. Gentle care with the pizza box as you handle it over, like it's fragile. Be very sweet and grateful for the tip. Wish them a good evening. If you want to race back to your car now, go for it. Just don't run to the door while carrying the bag.
Anyone that is a repeat? Act like you remember them without creepiness, just a "nice to see you again"

[Anonymous No.6642641]

>>6642615
I generally tip 3 to 4 dollars on like, fifteen dollars of food. Probably shitty, but I'm generally broke. When I was in College I was insanely good at coupons and would tip 2 to 3 bucks every time (on a 10 dollar order) so it's a step up, lol.

[Anonymous No.6642653]

A smile and good attitude.

[Anonymous No.6642655]

Delivered for a while

Pizza = high volume + shit tips
Chinese = high/medium volume + good tips
Thai and Sushi = medium/low volume + great tips

You want to be in on of the latter two.

[Anonymous No.6642658]

I always tip 35+ year old delivery people better than young people

[Anonymous No.6642697]

>that one cute girl who always delivers my pizza because she knows i'll tip anything with nice boobs

[Anonymous No.6642704]

>>6642697
Can i get sause?

[Anonymous No.6642714]

>live in a upper class white neighborhood in north america
>stop expecting people to give you money for a service they already paid for

[Anonymous No.6642839]

>>6642655
i live in a pretty low lazy town. It's one of two pizza restaurants that are sit down/carry out/delivery. There's also a mexican place that does take out, and gas station pizza. That's about it.

>>6642640
This was actually something I was missing. I tend to rush to the door to save time but I guess it doesn't really matter (because if i'm already late im fucked on tips anyways and if im on time who cares how much time it takes me to get to the door?)
I keep hearing legendary tip stories about a rich guy who pays in $100 bills and just says "keep the change" every time. I hope I get his order one day.

[Anonymous No.6642871]

>>6642475

give terrible customer service to the non-tippers, and give great service to the tippers. ive worked at a pizza hut before, they put non-tippers in the computer. take off your car topper when going to nigger or spic neighborhoods.

[Anonymous No.6642893]

>>6642704
Here ya go anon.

http://spicymanga.com/Kyou-Kara-Yonshimai/6#1

[Anonymous No.6642919]

>>6642658

>Rewarding people who have failed in literally every aspect of life

For what purpose?

[Anonymous No.6643116]

>>6642511
I don't want my pizza guy remembering my name, that's creepy.

Though I'm not some degenerate fat ass that orders pizza every couple days, so that might be a factor, too.

[Anonymous No.6644360]

>>6642475
Avoid black neighborhoods. Even black people turn racist against blacks when they need to deal with those areas.

[Anonymous No.6644369]

>>6642475

be a hot chick
????
profit

[Anonymous No.6644405]

>>6642475
Prompt, polite, respectful service.

The illusion that you're actually happy to be bringing them their pizza. This means a big smile, even when you're dealing with assholes, but don't oversell it.

For those who are inclined to tip, banter goes a long way. A single well placed joke can double your tip easily.

Even when you're swamped with work, never let your body language reflect that. Always stand feet shoulder width apart and when not holding your pizza, hand by your side (relaxed), behind your back or folded just below your crotch. These are nonthreatening poses, which make your customer feel more comfortable and conveys an air of power, without being imposing.

With much of life, confidence is the key. The appearance of being in control is often 3/4 of the battle. However when it comes to clearly trashy/poor people, get in and out; you have nothing to gain by investing more time in them.

[Anonymous No.6644446]

Tip lines anon.
Make sure they know you are in college.
Comment on something nice they have like a collectible car or something out of the ordinary and say how you always loved those and plan to buy one when out of school.

[Anonymous No.6644555]

>How do I get better tips out on pizza delivery?
get breast implants and then show them off

[Anonymous No.6644664]

>>6642475
Never been a driver, but I work at Domino's. From what I hear from the drivers, whether or not a customer will tip you is mostly predetermined before you get there. The drivers that have been there for more than a few years tend to learn the addresses of regulars and know if and how much they tip, and will sometimes skip their runs and pass them off to other drivers if they know they won't get anything out of it. In short, if you're delivering to a cheap ass, he's not going to tip you more just because you're the nicest driver. Of course, it still doesn't hurt to be nice and smile.

[Anonymous No.6644683]

>>6642475
What's up with that chink in your pic?