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Am Canadian, can confirm... I do wish there was a way to tip the drivers who deliver my Amazon Prime stuff, though. I don't want to tip someone who presses a

Am Canadian, can confirm... I do wish there was a way to tip the drivers who deliver my Amazon Prime stuff, though. I don't want to tip someone who presses a few buttons on a screen to take my food order, that they usually mess up and sometimes add on a free side of bad attitude. I would like an easy way to tip the guy who is trudging through the snow to deliver my 2KG jar of peanut butter at 9:30pm in January. I like this guy...

Insanity 4y ago
Found this after a quick google but can't vouch for it: https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/shopping/you-can-tip-your-amazon-driver-through-alexa https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/shopping/you-can-... EDIT: seems like a limited program. But a more permanent one would be good
jmugan 4y ago
Wouldn't that just continue to expand a bad practice? If drivers got tips, Amazon would lower their wages, and we'd just have another domain where we have to make extra decisions.
- JimtheCoder 4y ago
  This may be true, but my calculus in this situation was limited to "Guy came through deep snow at 9:30pm to deliver peanut butter...he deserves some money, I have some money, I would like a simple and effective way to transfer it to him." (Note: I was not home when the delivery was made...)
  - maerF0x0 4y ago
    You already transferred money to "him". The problem is the employer is not forwarding it on.
  - j-bos 4y ago
    >(Note: I was not home when the delivery was made...) If you know when an order is coming, you could copy some of the older folks I doordashed for. They often left money for the drivers in an envelope on the door.
- 8note 4y ago
  You want to tip without Amazon finding out. Aka, cash, or venmo
shusaku 4y ago
People used to give money at Christmas to the postman
- p1esk 4y ago
  We still do
seanmcdirmid 4y ago
Amazon Fresh has a tip system in place.
car 4y ago
At least in the US, that would be drivr. https://drivr.life https://drivr.life https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/17/drivr-tips-last-mile-delivery-amazon https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/17/drivr-tips-last-mile-deliv...
34679 4y ago
A bowl of hand warmers set outside, similar to a bowl of candy on Halloween, would be one way. In the summer, swap for a cooler with waters on ice.

Insanity 4y ago

Found this after a quick google but can't vouch for it: https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/shopping/you-can-tip-your-amazon-driver-through-alexa https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/shopping/you-can-... EDIT: seems like a limited program. But a more permanent one would be good

jmugan 4y ago

Wouldn't that just continue to expand a bad practice? If drivers got tips, Amazon would lower their wages, and we'd just have another domain where we have to make extra decisions.

JimtheCoder 4y ago
This may be true, but my calculus in this situation was limited to "Guy came through deep snow at 9:30pm to deliver peanut butter...he deserves some money, I have some money, I would like a simple and effective way to transfer it to him." (Note: I was not home when the delivery was made...)
- maerF0x0 4y ago
  You already transferred money to "him". The problem is the employer is not forwarding it on.
- j-bos 4y ago
  >(Note: I was not home when the delivery was made...) If you know when an order is coming, you could copy some of the older folks I doordashed for. They often left money for the drivers in an envelope on the door.
8note 4y ago
You want to tip without Amazon finding out. Aka, cash, or venmo

shusaku 4y ago

People used to give money at Christmas to the postman

p1esk 4y ago
We still do

seanmcdirmid 4y ago

Amazon Fresh has a tip system in place.

car 4y ago

At least in the US, that would be drivr. https://drivr.life https://drivr.life https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/17/drivr-tips-last-mile-delivery-amazon https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/17/drivr-tips-last-mile-deliv...

34679 4y ago

A bowl of hand warmers set outside, similar to a bowl of candy on Halloween, would be one way. In the summer, swap for a cooler with waters on ice.