Williamsburg, NY – Tired of meager tips from customers who clearly have some cash, one delivery guy in Brooklyn—Williamsburg, to be exact—is striking back by calling out lousy tippers on his blog, and gathering tips from readers where workers can name and shame customers who are not generous when it comes to paying the bill, he leaves names, addresses, and locations unredacted.
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Angry waiters and delivery drivers post the name and address of people they think are stingy on the 15 Per Cent blog, along with a photo of the receipt for the offending order.
Larry Fox, 20, who created the blog, said he hopes his novel approach will make people embarrassed of their disgracefully small tips.
‘15 Per Cent is a blog documenting people and companies who have never seemed to work in the service industry, or don’t think to tip at least 15 per cent on deliveries, and instead opt for two dollars on everything,’ he wrote on the site.
‘This is for all the people who have been handed $80 on a $78 order and told “keep the change”.’
NAMED AND SHAMED
[Address] tipped me a whopping $0.50 to ride though a thunderstorm for him. Sometimes this gig makes me so misanthropic. Mikey
[Address] tipped me one dollar to bring him a sandwich during a hail/rain/thunder storm….I hate you
No tip [Address] last night, in middle of third monsoon of evening. elevator opens, i drip on floor, he laughs at me. i say 20 dollars, he says here’s 20 dollars. Sam
Another entry, submitted by an anonymous delivery person named Mikey, reads: ‘Went out into a Level Two Snow Emergency (We are not even supposed to be delivering, but dedication wins out over common sense) And got a whopping 0.50 tip from the guy.’
we have to put a law suite against these delivery men!
“This is for all the people who have been handed $80 on a $78 order and told “keep the change”!
So for a $78 delivery I’m suppose to give a $11.70 tip?!
Hum… I didn’t know.
Get a different job!
I’m sorry, but if you’re taking hand-outs for a living – get a guitar and a cup and sit on the subway. It’s not nice to ask for a donation and then to complain.
Besides, let’s keep in mind that some people payed over their heads for the goods they bought…
all of the 3 first commentators are the reason its impossible for Jews to get good service. by tipping poorly you violate a social contract the rest of the country follows, dont kid yourselves, by cheating delivery people, you are stealing.
Let’s see, 15% for delivery. Are you crazy. If that were the case the 6% payed a broker would be cheap. They do a lot more work than moving the product. I tip based on the weight of the product, weather outside and distance of the store. Sometimes 15% would be too cheap.
They get paid for working y give them tip. Its crazy this tip thing, I drive an ambulette and never get tip but I understand it because I get paid so y should anyone get tip
1. This whole idea of tipping has morphed into extortion on the part of the service provider, and exploitation on the part of the employer. The employer should pay a decent wage to the delivery person and charge a nominal fee for delivery to cover the costs. The customer can choose to give a moderate tip if the delivery person displayed exemplary and professional demeanor, or they can choose to not give at all.
2. As a customer, I would avoid patronizing the stores that the delivery guys that posted on this blog worked for. I would then notify the store owners why I am not patronizing them. That would put a quick stop to this despicable reporting.
To tip someone is very nice and some times an obligation especially when service was performed over the limit, delivery man bringing stuff into your door etc. But the whole idea is crazy specially in some industries where the owners are taking advantage of it by hiring people for cheap $$$ and expecting customers to pay high tips for instance I know a hotel where they have boys for free (giving them free room)and expect the people to pay a 15-20% tip…..
Waiters and delivery people work for a whole lot less than minimum wage. The owners expect you to make up the difference by tipping. Unless you want to start a total boycott of the restaurant and food delivery industry by organizing to end the abuse and demand that these hard working people be paid at the very least minimum wage then you will be viewed as a cheap Jew.
So much for spreading Hashem’s light into the world.
A large tip accompanied by a smile and a sincere thank you is a minor price to pay for people thinking that Jews are good people instead of thinking that we are cheap SOBs.
I just recently learned that it is the norm to give a tip to a yellow cab. WHY?
I used to be a religiously over tipper or at the least 15% when I went to dinner. Now I am a smaller tipper. I must say that the example set by Lebron James that has been told is that one may in fact justifiably tip less than 15%. When I go to a bar and have a drink (really not very often folks), I now might just give them a quarter as a tip. I used to religiously give a dollar. I feel better and noone has complained.
i honestly dont understand why you have to tip 15%to a delivery boy, I understand a waiter but when the guy is ”not doing anything” 15 % is alot of money. Are you supposed to tip a barber 15% also???
A tip should be for good service not any service. A tip should be given when you want; not demanded.
I think it depends on how much the seller is charging for delivery. If there is a delivery fee, the tip will definitely be less.
My pharmacy delivers, it’s exactly 1 block away, but if they deliver I give the guy $1. When the grocery delivers I give $2. I think that’s enough. I hate tipping yellow cabbies, they are rude, unhelpful & drive like maniacs, but I do it anyway.
This “social contract” is seriously flawed.
1. Why should one be compelled to pay extra for a service that is ostensibly part of the purchase?
2. Why is this extra fee based on a percentage?
3. Why some service providers (waiters, deliver guys, etc.) And not others (flight attendant, retail clerks, etc.)?
4. Basically, this tip enriches the business owner, because it allows the justification of paying a low wage, even lower than the standard minimum wage.
5. It’s actually a disincentive to providing good service, because the service provider can count on this “social contract” to get 15%.
6. I feel that a tip should never be expected, demanded, or added to a bill. However, a mentchlech person should give whatever they wish if he/she feels the service provider deserves something. This tip is between the purchaser and the service provider and should be out of the realm of the business owner.
Tipping a delivery guy 15% is waaay too much!
somehow i am thinking that many of those posted on the blog are the yuppies as opposed to the frummies in willy.
im going to chck the blog and see what they wrote.
just checked the website. i beleive i am correct. check it out
A LB bread is $3.00 I don’t want to spend a penny more don’t care about the tip let him put it up with his boss .Do I report it as an expense ?will he pay taxes on it ?
In some communities, tipping is frowned upon; I’ve had experiences where people actually feel insulted by being tipped, and requested that they return the tip to me. One time, believe it or not, a car sevice from an auto rental place took me in an unmarked van to Newark (Liberty) Airport. He refused to take a penny for a tip! Another time, an elderly woman at the airport in my community (she was from NYC) asked for my help in dialing a number on her cell phone, in order to alert her grandchildren that she arrived at the airport. After I assisted her, I was shocked when she took out a few dollars and wanted to give it to me for helping her. I returned the money to her. Afterwards, I realized that she was brainwashed by the “tip mentality” which is prevalent in the New York City area.
Other web sites we’ll soon be seeing:
* People who let the door close in your face.
* People who daven shemoneh esreh right in front of the siddurim bookcase.
* People who nearly slam their car into you while chatting on a cell phone.
And the number one web site coming down the pike:
* People who talk during davening. C’mon, let’s embarrass them publicly. They deserve it.
What exactly do stores mean to say when they advertise “FREE DELIVERY”?. Do they expect large tips anyway or is it ok that I give a small tip when I feel it necessary to do so. Can anybody explain this? I am confused.
So lets see… 30 deliveries each day, average purchase price (family of 5) about $250. takes about ten minutes to get to address and deliver(=5 hours)… 30 x $250 x 0.15 = $1125.00 (!) lets divide that by 5 and you got $225/hr. For a deliveryman. NICE!
Some of you people might have evolved too much.