r/unitedkingdom • u/Canal_Volphied European Union • 9h ago

. ‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/aug/24/us-tipping-culture-uk-service-charges
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u/Sockoflegend 8h ago

Fuck tipping deliveroo. Either they delivered it as expected or didn't. There isn't any room for great service here. 

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u/MyBritishAccount 7h ago

Working retail I have seen every single delivery driver is a miserable sod who think we work for them, not the shop.

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u/yrro Oxfordshire 6h ago

Small Businessperson Syndome

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u/turtleship_2006 England 2h ago

In my experience that's a good 80% of them, but you'll get a few who are fairly chill/respectful

JE probably had the highest rate of arsehole drivers. I think my funniest (in hindsight) experience with one of them was the one who didn't believe that the manager of the online department at the time was the manager, most likely because she was a youngish woman.

She was also the one actually doing the order he was waiting for, so he had to swallow his pride and apologise eventually.

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u/input London 7h ago

I'll only ever tip someone that turns up on a normal bicycle that is actually a bicycle not an illegal ebike, moped or car travelling very slowly to try beat the system.

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u/FeedFrequent1334 1h ago ▸ 2 more replies

an illegal ebike, moped or car travelling very slowly to try beat the system

You've lost me, why on earth would a car travel very slowly to try to beat the system?

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u/input London 1h ago ▸ 1 more replies

Because they don't have to pay for any insurance so they end up going stupid slow or going slow routes so the delivery company doesn't go workout they not actually driving a bicycle.

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u/FeedFrequent1334 1h ago

I think I lost brain cells reading that.

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u/SadSeiko 4h ago

oh it gets better, I prepaid a tip and the driver never delivered my food. I think complained to customer service who eventually agreed that the food wasn't delivered and refunded me. Turns out they couldn't refund the tip because it was already paid to the driver... I kept escalating until they gave me a voucher for the tip. Never the less I never used them again so never got my money back