I hate to be that pessimist when I am out delivering in Amarillo. Maybe the fact is that I have been doing this so long that I have become more of a realist. I know that there are some people who are just jerks that I deliver to.
I get there are some people who are just not going to tip. Those people may or may not get their food delivered in a timely manner. That is on them. If you don’t want to tip, that’s your prerogative, but it also means you might be waiting a lot longer for your order.
When you’re delivering on an hourly guarantee, you’re essentially earning a base wage, but those tips are what actually cover the gas and make the trip worth the wear and tear. If the delivery doesn’t take an hour, most don’t, then you get a portion of that hourly wage. The tips are appreciated and make the delivery worthwhile, given the price of gas…