Tipping is a funny concept. On one side people work in a profession with huge tips and are dependant on them to pay bills and live, on the other side the corporation that hired them should pay them an adequate wage, or else they should find a job that pays them properly. In different countries, it's actually insulting to tip because you're saing that person can't find a job that pays enough.

I work in a tipping environment, and although I get upset when I don't receive a tip, understand when people either
1) Don't know the proper etiquette for tipping or
2) Feel their service was inadequate to give a tip.

You have to become understanding, or every person who doesn't tip will drive you that much closer to the edge.

A few opinions I've found online suggest that tipping should be done regardless of service, since you still tip a server who brings you bad / improperly cooked food. It wasn't the server who cooked it. (wizardofodds discusses tip etiquette for casino dealers and food service personnel, http://wizardofodds.com/gambling/etiquette.html, scroll down to Tipping).

It's also worth considering that coming to your home, he knew it was lost luggage, frequently gets harassed further about the airports incompetence, and trying to be friendly put the best possible face he could on your disservice.

Tips to a deliveryman in America of a large package should be $5-10
Source(s):
http://www.tipping.org/tips/deliveries.html


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