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jeff92k7 t1_j9tuqti wrote

As a former pizza delivery driver, you are the best of people. Even though it was unplanned, it likely made an even bigger difference than you can imagine.

Plus, he will remember that great tip for years to come and will likely jump to make a fast delivery anytime he sees your address come up in the future, so you may end up with even better service for that simple act of kindness. Delivery drivers remember the people that tip well, as well as the people that don't tip. Service/delivery time/food quality adjusts accordingly.

I would not call this a TIFU. This is a Today I Made Someone Else's Life Better!

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Airhead72 t1_j9twdey wrote

Also former pizza driver, can confirm. Years after I left I still remember the good tippers and occasionally think of the best ones. That might have been the high point of his time there.

I had some mistake tips that were given back and I understood, but there's still a little disappointment.

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ramvan t1_j9tzbz1 wrote

That can go both ways, too. I remember being a broke ass college student and tipping a Dennys waitress some crazy amount (like rounding up our $15 to $50) and seeing how much the server appreciated it made me feel happier. It’s been many many years and I still remember how little it cost me to make someone else happy.

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pm_me_succ t1_j9tyhjt wrote

If this happened to me I wouldn't want to order from the same place again in case the driver shows up and is disappointed when he just gets a normal tip :(

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ilhares t1_j9tw9h9 wrote

> he will remember that great tip for years to come

Can confirm. I still remember my best/worst delivery. Person who took the order (via phone) failed to give me some very important details to reach the customer dwelling. An hour spent trying to find their place to get them the food. Business owner was having a raging fit, got into an actual argument with the customer claiming they were outside the delivery area in the first place (they weren't, the phone monkey screwed up big time).
Once I finally found their place and explained the situation, they were very understanding. They told me to keep the food (as it had cooled too much), and to tell my boss he was a dickhead (they'd been arguing on the phone for a while).

After all that, they reach into their pockets and just start bringing out wads of crumpled cash and they tip me for the efforts anyway. I went home with an extra 30+ in my pocket for NOT giving somebody their food. I still remember exactly where that house is today, and how cool those people were about everything.
And it's hard to forget the guys who kept inviting me in when I'd deliver to try and get me stoned or drunk (it was always game day!).
I enjoyed most of the people I got to meet, and the good definitely outweighed the bad.

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bmbreath t1_j9u08xh wrote

It's been many years, but I look back with fond memories of drunk people watching the game; inviting me into their house to have a beer and /or a slice with them for 5 minutes.

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weirdmountain t1_j9uvd8j wrote

Former pizza delivery guy here too. I will never forget the time that I was delivering to a bunch of older adults who are partying in a motel, and the guy at the door was paying for his $15 order and handed me a 20, with which I was plenty happy. At the time, that was an awesome tip. There is a guy in the back of the room yelling “hook that dude up!“ And the guy who is paying me asks me “is that enough, man?“ And I just said to the guy “hey man, I am grateful for whatever you give me. A tip is always a bonus…”. The guy in the back is still yelling. “hook that dude up!“So the guy at the door says “ I just don’t wanna rip you off man…” And then hands me another 20, and says “is that enough?” And I just repeated what I said to him before. That $25 tip on a $15 order was something that I will probably never forget as long as I live.

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