Despite the wholly valid argument in our previous post, which you can read here, we have to say we can’t help but tip these people.

Brobdingnagian Lumberhulks still maintains that prior argument. To summarize, pizza conglomerates like Dominos, Pizza Hut, and Imos charge a delivery fee. Little of this, if any, goes to the driver. The driver, of course, expects a tip for a job well done and this falls to the consumer. However, why should the consumer pay for what should be an argument with the company, not the consumer. It doesn’t make the consumer cheap because he doesn’t want to pay twice. It would be like having a gratuity added to a restaurant bill, and then told that the server doesn’t get any of that gratuity, so it is your responsibility to tip. Ridiculous!

The above is an indisputably valid argument. We tried to stand by it and not tip the driver, but after doing this once, we felt terrible. Back to the $5 tips on regular orders delivered with expertise, followed by muttering and cursing once the door is closed.

Our inability to stiff the drivers is compassionate weakness and doesn’t make the argument any less valid. We continue to shoulder what should be the driver’s problem. Drivers need to say to their companies, “Hey, if you’re going to charge a delivery fee, it should be ours. Otherwise we’re getting stiffed on tips. If you won’t do that, then don’t charge one.” It is their responsibility, as it is any employee’s who is dissatisfied with the company, to take the issue up with management. If they don’t, it’s their bosses’ fault that they aren’t getting tipped, not the consumers’.

We still hold out hope that some more heartless individuals than us with continually stiff drivers because of the delivery fee. That will lead to driver organization, revolt, and possibly unionization. As a union, they can all strike unless they get a huge cut of the delivery fee or it is abolished. Then, the drivers and consumers will both be happy. To hell with the greedy conglomerate.