Was it Tommy Cooper that used to stuff a tea bag into taxi drivers etc top pocket and say 'Here, have a drink on me...'
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What is it about Take Away Delivery Drivers
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Yes, I think it was PG TipsOriginally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI generally don't tip delivery drivers, I didn't really think it was the etiquette in the UK. If he gets a quid off each delivery he could be making more on tips than his wage!
Plus, I feel takeaways are too expensive these days. Ordering a curry costs as much as going to a restaurant, or more!Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostI generally don't tip delivery drivers, I didn't really think it was the etiquette in the UK. If he gets a quid off each delivery he could be making more on tips than his wage!
Plus, I feel takeaways are too expensive these days. Ordering a curry costs as much as going to a restaurant, or more!
Guy was there flipping the lids off probably doing 1 a minute minimum.
Gave him $5 note. He was well cheesed off when I stuck out for hand for the change! Most people just let him keep it.
Bollox was I pay some fella probably $100+ per hour for flipping a lid off the bottle.
Service in a restaurant fair enough but this was nuts.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by woohoo View Postyou do know what these drivers do to your food on the way to your home? And you still eat it?Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostThat's only if you ask for the special sauceComment
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Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostCompared to your day rate ... ?!
£12+/hr for driving about is pretty high.
Originally posted by woohoo View Postyou do know what these drivers do to your food on the way to your home? And you still eat it?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostSo what? I doubt they spent years at university and worked hard to become highly skilled.
£12+/hr for driving about is pretty high.
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