Look, I know, tipping culture is a whole thing. We already know it’s pretty different over in the US than it is in the UK - so let’s not get into that.
But still, quite often, us Brits will tip for services.
Whether it’s for restaurant staff after a banging meal, a taxi driver after they let you plug your phone in for a journey, or for the valet’s doing a decent job cleaning your car, it’s always nice to give a little extra cash.
Usually, a decent tip can be well received, and greatly appreciated by someone.
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However, a delivery driver has divided people after leaving a ‘passive aggressive’ note to a customer despite getting a £6 tip.
A Reddit user anonymously posted the note they were left after receiving a takeaway.
And this seems to have been an American incident, where again, the culture of tipping is a whole other thing to what we deal with.
But still, the customer doesn’t seem to have been happy as they shared a photo of the note joined by some loose change adding up to $1.95 (£1.52).
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The supposed handwritten letter read: “Here’s some spare change you clearly need it more than I do. Keep it for your next delivery driver’s tip.
"Stay safe.”
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The Reddit user wrote that the ‘passive aggressive message’ came after they tipped him $10 for delivering from a restaurant a ’10 minute drive away’.
Now, you might not personally see much of a problem with that not.
Perhaps the delivery driver genuinely believed they’d been tipped too much and didn’t want the customer to take that much cash. It really could have been a nice thing.
Or as many Reddit users seem to want to believe, it could a be a ‘passive aggressive’ slam on the customer.
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Many claimed that they now hate delivery services, as one put: “Seriously, it takes 45 mins to an hour for them to deliver the food and it's already cold by then.
"So you just paid an extra 30-50% of your meal to get delivered cold food. And they always forget something.”
Another added: “After a few bad experiences with the various delivery services, I’ll starve in my house rather than deal with it.”
As others said: “Really expensive, slow, and at the end, your food arrives ice cold, what a service!”
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While another pointed out from the note: “’Stay safe’ – don’t know if it’s a warning or advice.”
“This delivery driver carries paper, a pen, and spare sandwich baggies all for the purpose of writing passive aggressive messages in case he thinks he’s being under-tipped?” questioned another.
Although, some others did think it was a fake story.
So, I guess that’s up for as much debate as whether it’s even passive aggressive or not.
Topics: Tipping, Social Media, Reddit, Money, Food And Drink
Jess Battison