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Post by Tearisci on Jan 24, 2020 21:55:30 GMT
I'm ordering directly from the store and they didn't calculate in a tip like Instacart does. How much should I tip the driver when he delivers my groceries. TIA!
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Post by MichyM on Jan 24, 2020 21:59:03 GMT
Minimum $5, maximum $10 depending on what, how much, and how heavy my order is. I live less than a mile from the store.
ETA: I live alone so my orders are not huge.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2020 22:16:49 GMT
I tip a minimum of $5 or 10% (ie I think $3 on a $30 order is too little), or more if the order is really heavy, complicated, or in inclement weather.
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Post by littlemama on Jan 24, 2020 22:21:28 GMT
Depends on a lot of factors- how much is the order, how bad is the weather, how grateful am I for being able to use the service.
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Post by bklyngal62 on Jan 24, 2020 22:21:41 GMT
I tip $5 for my delivery and usually around Christmas I give him a little more. We usually get the same delivery guy.
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Post by Tearisci on Jan 24, 2020 22:26:24 GMT
Thanks for the answers. I'm on the second floor of an apartment and have a herniated cervical disc so I'm depending on deliveries right now!
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Post by Yoki on Jan 24, 2020 22:35:03 GMT
As someone who shops & delivers for Shipt, I just want to say thank you for tipping!  |
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Post by mrssmith on Jan 24, 2020 22:48:14 GMT
On my last order of $43, I tipped $7. I use Amazon Fresh and it defaults to $5. I don't use it often but I'd tip more next time. Used it because I was sick. I don't think the delivery people are paid well.
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Post by Tammiem2pnc1 on Jan 24, 2020 22:50:15 GMT
I tip $5. Our order is almost always the same size and around the same price.
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Post by kate on Jan 24, 2020 23:14:23 GMT
Y'all are making me feel cheap. I use an internet-only grocery (there is no brick-and-mortar store), and I tip $5 every week, whether I get one box or four. I know many people do not tip at all. There is a delivery fee, and the website is explicit that you do not have to tip. I have an elevator, so the guys just roll the dolly right to my door (I don't ask them to bring the stuff to the kitchen, as many people do). The two times they've come when the elevator was out, I tipped quite a bit extra - and one time, I came down with a couple of strong teenagers to hump the stuff up the stairs with me.
Now I'm going to have to interview my local friends to see what people customarily give. It is my primary grocery store, so I use it every week - it's not an occasional "treat."
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Post by krcrafts on Jan 24, 2020 23:33:32 GMT
I generally tip $10. I always hope it’s enough of a tip because I really appreciate not having to go to the store.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 0:02:13 GMT
Our local grocery store charges a delivery fee and a small service fee but explicitly says that delivery drivers do not accept tips.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 0:27:10 GMT
Y'all are making me feel cheap. I use an internet-only grocery (there is no brick-and-mortar store), and I tip $5 every week, whether I get one box or four. I know many people do not tip at all. There is a delivery fee, and the website is explicit that you do not have to tip. I have an elevator, so the guys just roll the dolly right to my door (I don't ask them to bring the stuff to the kitchen, as many people do). The two times they've come when the elevator was out, I tipped quite a bit extra - and one time, I came down with a couple of strong teenagers to hump the stuff up the stairs with me. Now I'm going to have to interview my local friends to see what people customarily give. It is my primary grocery store, so I use it every week - it's not an occasional "treat." For me it depends on if the person is a shopper, or just a driver. As a Shipt Shopper, on a no-tip order of $50 as the register price, I would make $8.75. If it took me 45 min to go to the store, shop your stuff and deliver, I’d make an hourly rate of $11/hour, before gas and wear and tear on my car. When I use this service I tip one way. For the amazon driver who just shows up at the warehouse and gets a carload full of deliveries and has to dedicate less than 10 minutes to my order, I tip differently. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 0:27:46 GMT
I generally tip $10. I always hope it’s enough of a tip because I really appreciate not having to go to the store. This is a good tip! |
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Post by Tearisci on Jan 25, 2020 0:54:48 GMT
I tipped $5 because he just dropped off the groceries at the door because of my little yappy dog. Definitely nice to have the groceries brought up to my apartment!
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Post by alexa11 on Jan 25, 2020 1:18:17 GMT
As an Instacart shopper, I want to thank you for tipping. Some weeks my tips are almost as much as what Instacart pays me!
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Post by Why on Jan 25, 2020 1:30:40 GMT
I only order from Safeway/Albertsons and they are not allowed to accept tips. Minimum wage here is $13.50 hr.
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Post by krcrafts on Jan 25, 2020 2:42:58 GMT
I generally tip $10. I always hope it’s enough of a tip because I really appreciate not having to go to the store. This is a good tip! Thank you for saying that. I really do appreciate the delivery services! |
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Post by wordfish on Jan 25, 2020 12:44:25 GMT
I tip 10%. It usually ends up being around $7-8
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Post by Tearisci on Jan 25, 2020 16:39:23 GMT
I only order from Safeway/Albertsons and they are not allowed to accept tips. Minimum wage here is $13.50 hr. Interesting. I ordered from Tom Thumb which is owned by Albertsons and my delivery guy took the $5 without any hesitation. |
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Post by kate on Jan 25, 2020 20:21:16 GMT
Oh wow, I never considered that the delivery person might have actually shopped for you! I assumed they'd have in-house people who only packed orders, then separate drivers who only did deliveries. I guess that wouldn't make sense for a regular-size grocery store.
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Post by pierkiss on Jan 25, 2020 20:47:49 GMT
Usually $5. If it is really heavy, or if it is snowing or storming out I give them more.
I love Shipt. It’s one of my favorite things.
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Post by pierkiss on Jan 25, 2020 20:49:53 GMT
Y'all are making me feel cheap. I use an internet-only grocery (there is no brick-and-mortar store), and I tip $5 every week, whether I get one box or four. I know many people do not tip at all. There is a delivery fee, and the website is explicit that you do not have to tip. I have an elevator, so the guys just roll the dolly right to my door (I don't ask them to bring the stuff to the kitchen, as many people do). The two times they've come when the elevator was out, I tipped quite a bit extra - and one time, I came down with a couple of strong teenagers to hump the stuff up the stairs with me. Now I'm going to have to interview my local friends to see what people customarily give. It is my primary grocery store, so I use it every week - it's not an occasional "treat." For me it depends on if the person is a shopper, or just a driver. As a Shipt Shopper, on a no-tip order of $50 as the register price, I would make $8.75. If it took me 45 min to go to the store, shop your stuff and deliver, I’d make an hourly rate of $11/hour, before gas and wear and tear on my car. When I use this service I tip one way. For the amazon driver who just shows up at the warehouse and gets a carload full of deliveries and has to dedicate less than 10 minutes to my order, I tip differently. You tip the amazon driver? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 21:11:12 GMT
Absolutely nothing.
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Post by KikiPea on Jan 25, 2020 21:22:07 GMT
I don't, but we order from Amazon Fresh, and half the time we aren't even home when it arrives.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2020 23:13:07 GMT
For me it depends on if the person is a shopper, or just a driver. As a Shipt Shopper, on a no-tip order of $50 as the register price, I would make $8.75. If it took me 45 min to go to the store, shop your stuff and deliver, I’d make an hourly rate of $11/hour, before gas and wear and tear on my car. When I use this service I tip one way. For the amazon driver who just shows up at the warehouse and gets a carload full of deliveries and has to dedicate less than 10 minutes to my order, I tip differently. You tip the amazon driver? Not the regular ones-the grocery ones (2 hour delivery) |
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Post by pierkiss on Jan 26, 2020 0:19:02 GMT
You tip the amazon driver? Not the regular ones-the grocery ones (2 hour delivery) Oh! Ok. We don’t have that option here. |
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Post by merry27 on Jan 26, 2020 2:01:11 GMT
May I ask why you don’t tip? As a former waitress, I tend to over tip. I get groceries delivered from Publix (Instacart) and it is usually around $150. I always tip $20. |
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Post by Why on Jan 26, 2020 2:11:09 GMT
I only order from Safeway/Albertsons and they are not allowed to accept tips. Minimum wage here is $13.50 hr. Interesting. I ordered from Tom Thumb which is owned by Albertsons and my delivery guy took the $5 without any hesitation. When my orders come from Safeway they are delivered by a big refrigerated Safeway truck with a driver that only drives and delivers. Shopping is done by others also employed by the delivery section of the company. Part of Safeway but not the regular grocery store workers. I use the 4 hour window option so I never pay a delivery fee although they have recently added $3.95 service fee on all deliveries. It says on their site that drivers are not allowed to accept tips. |
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Post by lesley on Jan 26, 2020 6:07:11 GMT
May I ask why you don’t tip?As a former waitress, I tend to over tip. I get groceries delivered from Publix (Instacart) and it is usually around $150. I always tip $20. I would imagine for the same reason I don’t. People are already being paid to deliver items to me. Why would I tip them as well? (I live in the UK, and we do not have anything like the same tipping culture you have in the US - thankfully!) So we don’t have the constant quandary about who to tip, when to tip, how much, percentage or flat rate and so on and so on ad nauseum. We just very rarely tip anyone!  |
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