Local: Tipping Freshdirect
May 16, 2012, 7:18 am
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We have an elevator so no steps but he/she often carries 4-5 heavy boxes at once, so it can't be easy. I usually do $2-3 depending on what I have around. I feel bad when I don't have cash and have to give quarters.
May 16, 2012, 8:24 am
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Couple of bucks, depending on the size of the order and his/her effort.
May 16, 2012, 7:12 pm
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I'm wondering why the thread is not about tipping for all grocery deliveries or is there something unique to Fresh Direct that I don't know about since I don't use them?
May 16, 2012, 7:17 pm
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The only thing that may be unique is that Freshdirect has a lot of delivery folks so you may not get the same people twice. Local stores may mean you see the same people over and over. Having said that I've had the same FD guys a number of times.
May 18, 2012, 10:24 am
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I added it to this and a few other threads (Jeans Repair and Good Tailor being some others). This approach is used in the BA Forum to designate threads that are not directly related to the mission of the forum, which for us is travel & tourism in NYC, but that are allowed in the forum because the community enjoys or finds value in them.
Safe to say that few, if any, visitors will have questions about whether or not to tip FreshDirect during their visit to NYC.
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May 18, 2012, 1:38 pm
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May 18, 2012, 2:00 pm
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Even if they are salaried they are more than likely on minimum wage. I mean the local food delivery guy is probably not paid minimum wage because he's probably off books but still the difference between $6 and nothing is not that much.