Okay. I have a Prime membership. And grocery shopping has really helped me in life.
My understanding was as a prime member delivery was a perk… And their workforce were paid just like any other delivery driver. Not tip based.
So every purchase now as far as grocery goes as of today —- they added an optional $5 tip or you can opt out and put $0 or any amount you want.
Well why does the driver get the tip. What about the warehouse worker? They should be managing their workers pay —- not turning this into a tipping system like a restaurant.
Well I had to go to target and buy groceries today. Not sure I want to support this new model.
All the grocery and deliveries like pizza you tip the driver. I don’t think the make much money. The same with wait-persons at restaurants. At least wise here they don’t.
I agree. I understand. I am pushing myself due to finances too if I have to go to Target.
Honestly Amazon Fresh Grocery Prime prices have been higher than normal grocery in-store. So this new tipping option is even more Corporate Profit Evil.
Safeway is worse. Delivery used to cost $3.95 and they told you not to tip the driver. Now the delivery charge is $5.95 and they make a 17%+ tip mandatory. Plus a bag fee and another $2.50 “service fee”. If I buy two weeks worth of groceries for $150 the total delivery fee would be more than $25.00. It’s ridiculous, I stopped using them about 7 months ago. Amazon sounds like a much better deal, a $5.00 tip doesn’t sound bad compared to Safeway’s $20.00.
I get up at 7:00 am on Saturdays to get my supply of soda and do a little grocery shopping before there’s a lot of people there. The store is like 5 minutes from my house.
Without the tip.the driver is getting perhaps $8 an hour. With the tip that driver is getting maybe $14 an hour. One hopes one attracts a better group of people by the larger hourly take home.
I drove delivery for doordash. Its an app you sign up for. A good part time gig. If i didnt get tips i would only make 1 to 3 dollars per delivery. They usually tip 2 dollars. Ive gotten 10 dollar tips before too. Those are really nice.
Are the grocery delivery drivers using their own vehicles or are they using those prime delivery vans that the amazon drivers use for amazon package delivery?
Ive never used a grocery delivery service because I mainly shop at Trader Joes and they dont offer delivery options. The closest Safeway is less than a mile away so I just stop in if I need to pick up a few things. Alot of people in my neighborhood just walk to Safeway. I should probably do that too to get some much needed exercise.
I decided - as tipping is optional. I will use Amazon on an as needed basis. And work on doing my own shopping when I can.
I won’t be tipping anytime soon as I barely have the means - and it’s not my duty to. Reading up on drivers pay. Tip is just a bonus for those who can afford it. There is no customer contact, tipping is etiquette of measure how someone serviced you and since there is zero interaction I am not gonna tip.