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I tip the pizza guy because like Kutulu said, there's hidden charges that you don't even think about, like the overall cost of actually driving around your town. I tip $3-5 for any pizza delivery I request. At my school club meetings, we get 10 pizzas in the big parties, and I tip $20. They're <I>Driving</I> to your house to bring your lazy ass food, risking crashing their car or getting a ticket, not to mention having to put up with pets, mean dogs, etc. just so you can stuff your face. They deserve something besides the crap wages they get at the pizza place.
Same with waiters and waitresses -- my mom worked in restaurants for most of her life and the average wage is $2.00 an hour. My mom has received PLENTY of negative paychecks (she owes the place money) for taking a break between a shift and eating a salad or something. Waiters and waitresses do NOT make standard salary "plus" tip. No, they make CRAP salary, plus tip. They depend on your tip as their salary.
Now, if the pizza guy or the waitresses ever act rude or deliver poor service, then a small (or no) tip is necessary. If they did their job (fill your drink in a reasonable amount of time, get the pizza there in a quality condition) then they deserve a nice tip.
Oh, and if your food or pizza gets to your house late, 90% of the time it's not the driver or the waiter's fault. They don't make the food so why should they be penalized by getting no tip? Think about these things next time you're about to walk out a restaurant without leaving a tip because your food took longer than expected. Was it <B>really</B> the waitresses fault that you didn't get your food on time?
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