What’s an acceptable tip for a driver who delivers a $20 pizza?

A TikTok video purporting to show a DoorDash delivery driver in Texas swearing at a customer over the $5 tip she gave him has gone viral, sparking fresh online debate over tipping culture in the U.S.

“I just want to say it’s a nice house for a $5 tip,” the driver can be heard saying as he walks away from a home in the door camera video posted to TikTok earlier this week by a user under the name Lacey Purciful.

“You’re welcome!” the resident says, appearing surprised by the remark. “F*** you,” the driver responds before walking away.

A spokesperson for DoorDash said a delivery driver had been removed from their platform in connection with the incident.

  • ryan@the.coolest.zone
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    1 year ago

    I normally agree with you - if something got misdelivered or an item is wrong, it’s best to give the benefit of the doubt, they forgot or they’re having a bad day or whatever. No reason to tank a person’s whole side job.

    In this case though, considering it’s the driver directly swearing at the woman and indicating he thinks she has wronged him, and obviously he knows where she lives… I can’t necessarily blame her for reporting it to be on the safe side. That’s a lot different than just forgetting a drink.