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In article <3cph57$hra@taco.cc.ncsu.edu> mab@unity.ncsu.edu (Michael A Berman) writes:
>I hate to say it, but you shouldn't be ordering a pizza to be delivered 
>if you can't afford to tip the delivery person.  The tip is a major part 
>of their wage just as it is for waiters in restaurants.  If you can't 
>afford a tip, go pick the pizza up.  Of course, no tip doesn't justify 
>the delivery guy kicking a door in.  And for further qualification, you 
>don't need to tip if you received lousy service (again, just like a 
>restaurant).

I'm missing something here, namely the connection between the pizza man
getting out of his car and handing you a pizza and a waiter in a restaurant
taking your drink order, explaining the day's specials, recommending dishes,
bringing your drinks, bringing bread, taking your food order, bringing your
food, refilling your drinks, dropping by to see if everything's all right,
carrying away empty dishes, explaining the dessert menu, taking your dessert
order, asking if you want coffee, and bringing you dessert and/or coffee.

Just exactly what has the pizza delivery person done to deserve a tip?

How do you determine if you "received lousy service" from a pizza
delivery guy?  Is it if he doesn't smile when he hands you the box?
If the pizza's late, you don't know if it's his fault or the cooks' fault.
He wasn't even the guy who took your order.

Do you tip the UPS man when he delivers a package to your house?  How about
the mailman when he brings mail to your house?
If not, why?  What is the difference between their jobs and the Domino's
delivery guy's job?


  -joe