Tipping question for my American friends here

[irishdave]

So I was in Florida 2 weeks ago. I stayed in an airport hotel with my American lady friend the night before I flew back. I ordered pizza to my room and the guy came to my room on 4th floor and was about 40 yrs old dude, very friendly of course and brought us paper plates. Now, normally I tip minimum 15% usually 20%+ when I'm on vacation in the US but on this occasion the bill came to $26.12 and I gave him $30 in notes (a 20 and 10). I told him to keep the change and he said thank you very much and was nice about it but I got the impression he expected more.
I asked my lady friend afterwards if I had tipped him enough and she said a buck or two more would have been better...I felt bad about it. Trivial, I know. But was I right or wrong? I felt I should have went and got him another buck or two from the table...

I have included a picture of my young American lady friend for your time. Thank you.

[Psychopath]

Did you pound that?

[irishdave]

Did you pound that?

for 10 days, 2-3x a day, raw no pulling out

[240_Iz_Nutz]

Did you pound that?

He better have, pizza isn't that great by itself.

[MisterMagoo]

$30 - 26.12 = 3.88. you gave him a 14.8% tip, less than minimum courtesy.

more than that, under $5 is generally seen as stingy when the total is over $20. i worked in bars and any time someone had a bill over $20 and the "tip" was just the bill rounded to the next $5 amount it felt less like a tip and more like "i don't want loose change".

[ukjeff]

the photo would have been fine without the background story.

[deviant]

for 10 days, 2-3x a day, raw no pulling out

Haha, good effort.

[Tapeworm]

That's the straightest hamstring I've ever seen.  There's no contour at all.  You could do a lot with that on a lathe.

[irishdave]

$30 - 26.12 = 3.88. you gave him a 14.8% tip, less than minimum courtesy.

more than that, under $5 is generally seen as stingy when the total is over $20. i worked in bars and any time someone had a bill over $20 and the "tip" was just the bill rounded to the next $5 amount it felt less like a tip and more like "i don't want loose change".

Did you not read what I said? I was a waiter myself for 3 months in Myrtle Beach when I was on a student visa. I normally tip very well in restaurants, especially bars 'cos I'm an Irish drunk. Yeah, I undertipped on this occasion slightly I guess.

[El Diablo Blanco]

the fact he went to a hotel and to your room is a little out of the way.  Dropping off at a house is easy, just hop out of the car and 20 yards away is the doorbell.  But parking in a red at a hotel, going through the lobby, up an elevator, to your room. That is a lot out of the way.  $5 should have been his tip.

By the way.  NEED MORE PICS.

[ukjeff]

By the way.  NEED MORE PICS.

[240 is Back]

i usually tip about 5 bucks + the bill when it comes to pizza.   

so now that you've left the USA, feel free to share the florida girl...

[El Diablo Blanco]

 

[Tapeworm]

Fuck him.  He delivers pizza for a living.  What have you lost?

[irishdave]

the fact he went to a hotel and to your room is a little out of the way.  Dropping off at a house is easy, just hop out of the car and 20 yards away is the doorbell.  But parking in a red at a hotel, going through the lobby, up an elevator, to your room. That is a lot out of the way.  $5 should have been his tip.

By the way.  NEED MORE PICS.

They also added 3 bucks on for delivery though I think. But yeah, I was a cheap bastard on this occasion. Lesson learned. I felt like running after him with a few more bucks.

As for more pics, I have plenty of pics of her but no ass pics really as she catches me trying to take pics, haha.

[Psychopath]

1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3

[Red Hook]

Lady friend  

[El Diablo Blanco]

They also added 3 bucks on for delivery though I think. But yeah, I was a cheap bastard on this occasion. Lesson learned. I felt like running after him with a few more bucks.

As for more pics, I have plenty of pics of her but no ass pics really as she catches me trying to take pics, haha.

Too late now.  Damage is done.  Check the Dade County Times for stories about Pizza Delivery Man who jumped off a bridge from depression.

[240 is Back]

Too late now.  Damage is done.  Check the Dade County Times for stories about Pizza Delivery Man who jumped off a bridge from depression.

PIP Pizza Jumper

[irishdave]

Fuck him.  He delivers pizza for a living.  What have you lost?

lol that's another way of looking at it but I am not a mean bastard but yeah

[irishdave]

Too late now.  Damage is done.  Check the Dade County Times for stories about Pizza Delivery Man who jumped off a bridge from depression.

rofl

[Roger Bacon]

Did you not read what I said? I was a waiter myself for 3 months in Myrtle Beach when I was on a student visa. I normally tip very well in restaurants, especially bars 'cos I'm an Irish drunk. Yeah, I undertipped on this occasion slightly I guess.

It's really not a big deal Dave.  

[funk51]

They also added 3 bucks on for delivery though I think. But yeah, I was a cheap bastard on this occasion. Lesson learned. I felt like running after him with a few more bucks.

As for more pics, I have plenty of pics of her but no ass pics really as she catches me trying to take pics, haha.

1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,would take a dump on 2's  face,oh shit look like someone beat me to it.

[Roger Bacon]

i usually tip about 5 bucks + the bill when it comes to pizza.   

so now that you've left the USA, feel free to share the florida girl...

Did you volunteer to pick irishdave up at the airport?

[240 is Back]

Did you volunteer to pick irishdave up at the airport?

I would have offered, no doubt about it.   As long as I got to keep the pizza chick when he left.   Fair trade.