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There are many Americans today who still tip their delivery drivers and tip in restaurants and other exchanges etc, but for some it has gotten worse since the [pandemic](https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/americans-tip-less-than-before-the-covid-19-pandemic-survey-173148777.html).

Many people don't like to tip their food delivery drivers and they often comment that those drivers should 'get a real job' instead of relying on tips to make a living. 

However, these drivers *are providing a service* by picking up food and bringing it to the customer. To suggest that only the food should be paid for and no money offered for the service means that the customer would expect the driver themselves to <b>pay the cost</b> in multiple ways, such as gas and time etc, to bring the delivery items at no cost. Why would any driver do that? 

 For drivers who are getting a base delivery fee it often isn't going to be enough to account for that time and distance etc, it is common sense to assume that if you are receiving a service that you should pay for it. 

After all, these drivers aren't volunteers. 

And just as easily as some would suggest they 'get a real job' instead of relying on tips, the customers themselves too should go and pick up their own food instead of expecting someone else to do that for free for them. 

When things get busy on the delivery apps one thing that might entice customers to offer more of a tip is to try and receive priority with their order. You never know when drivers might choose to pass on low orders or orders that they don't think have a tip, and unless you want to wait longer for your food then tipping can have that extra impact of convincing the driver to accept the order and carry it out.

Many families cannot afford to be tipping some might say, but if that is the case could they also afford to be ordering delivery and paying higher costs for food? Just the same, drivers themselves are also paying higher costs for their own needs and shouldn't be expected to drive for free. But then there are drivers who do a bad job with the delivery, they might not show up at all or show up with the wrong order. Customers might not be comfortable with tipping until they are finished with the exchange so that they can *honestly rate* the service that they received. 

How broad is the spectrum though on a *good delivery* vs a *bad delivery*? In this instance also people do have the option to tip *after the meal has been dropped off too*, if they think the driver should receive more money. 

Overall, in many cities that these delivery apps are operational today there are multiple reports of drivers making a decent income. But there will also be instances where people didn't find it fruitful as well. 

If customers want to have more luck with their orders then *tipping might be in their favor* and you might assume that if they can afford to order a meal out then they might also be able to afford a dollar or two for a tip. 

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sources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2022/06/06/americans-worse-tippers-pandemic-survey-says/