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[Carmie]

How do you know he wanted a tip?  I hope he didn’t ask for one.

i have never tipped for a flower delivery.  If it is a gift, you should not have to tip. If I sent someone flowers and they had to tip the delivery person, I would be livid.

We should not be expected to tip everyone for every little thing.  Some people live on SS or a small pension.  They might live on less money than the person who is providing the service.

[FranandZoe]

I've given tips when I've received flowers delivered; I've also been told a few times that the tip was already given by the sender - nice to do.  

That being said though I agree that tipping is way out of control.

After all the trouble you  had just getting the flowers I wouldn't worry about it.

[AuntG]

I would have tipped but he must have been kind of a jerk if he made it that obvious he wanted one.

[drizzellla]

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@MarkeieMark wrote:

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by 'the guy wanted a tip'?  Did he come out and say where's my tip?  

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No - he did not ask for a tip directly. He just stood and kept talking, about how cold it was, and how he still was out delivering past 5PM at night. 

[missy1]

Some sites say to tip, and some say not to tip florists. The person who sends them to YOU, needs to cover the tip on their end. One you didn't ask for the flowers, and two I am not going to give them a tip for MY gift. Why doesn't the delivery charge be part of the tip for the driver, since the fee is so high?

[scatcat]

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@missy1 wrote:

Some sites say to tip, and some say not to tip florists. The person who sends them to YOU, needs to cover the tip on their end. One you didn't ask for the flowers, and two I am not going to give them a tip for MY gift. Why doesn't the delivery charge be part of the tip for the driver, since the fee is so high?

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I agree. We sent flowers that were delivered 4 miles from the store. The delivery fee was $10. Nuff said 

[chrystaltree]

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@drizzellla wrote:

My brother every year sends a floral arrangement for Christmas. I have had houseguests since 12/22. And my brother when he arrived on 12/24 he wondered where the flowers were. We had not received any.  He received a confirmation that the flowers were delivered on 12/23.

Well, my brother called yesterday 12/26 and said that we did not receive any flowers. They said they would send them right out. None arrived. He called again and they said they would use a different florist. And would send them out today 12/27. Well today all my houseguests have left.  So at 5PM I got a delivery of flowers.

The guy wanted a tip. And we did not tip him. But I now feel bad. It was not his florist that messed up.  They delivered the flowers on the day they said they would. But here it is 4 days later we finally got the floral arrangement. And all my guests are gone.

I guess I should have tipped him.

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@drizzellla

Why in the world would you tip someone who does his job & nothing more? That is what he is paid to do. Tipping is for over & above what the job calls for.

I would not tip someone who asks for a tip. That is uncalled for behavior.

There should have been no charge for those flowers. And offering something extra to you in apology would be acceptable.

Tipping delivery people like that is customary and has been for 100 years.  It's like tipping the guy who delivers your groceries or cab drivers or hotel maids.  

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[viva923]

I rarely get flower deliveries. I doubt I would ever tip the flower delivery person.

[Q4u]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@Q4u wrote:

The fault is with the companies that underpay their employees and the system that has allowed this to happen.  Tipping was initiated to reward exceptional service, not to help support a restaurant/company that pays so little that tipping is expected in order to support their personnel.  And it has gotten way out of hand.

That's how I personally feel but please don't get me wrong, I tip and tip generously because I understand how very hard service people work.  But that's not to say that I approve of the system we have in place.....    

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But if it wasn’t that way - if all employees everywhere, in any job, were paid a high enough wage so that all their necessities were covered and no one “needed” a tip - then prices would just go up to cover it all. A $2.50 Coke might be $4. A $5 burger & fries might be $8.  A car wash might be $30, a basic Supercuts haircut $35, or a delivery charge might double, or more. And then people would complain that it was all overpriced.

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Yes, the public would cry loud and long because they've been conditioned and gotten used to the prices being kept artifically low.  I would welcome the higher prices if employees were paid a decent and fair salary and if I couldn' afford the higher prices then I would do without the items or services  ....  and if that happened with enough people you can bet the bank employers would find a way to lower their prices and provide a decent and fair salary.  

[spot555]

I wouldn't even think about tipping him....& he ASKED? That would make me double-down on my decision!