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DH ordered takeout yesterday - a sub, fries, and some mozzarella sticks ($21 total, including the $1.50 delivery charge) - and as usual, we tipped the delivery guy $3, in loose change ($2 of it in quarters, the other dollar in dimes).
This morning we found the change pile by our garage. At first I thought he must have dropped it, but It wasn't scattered (plus it would have made noise so he would have heard it), so it seems like it was placed there as in "thanks, but keep it."
I feel embarrassed but also annoyed at the same time - I feel like the driver should have graciously accepted the tip, even if change isn't ideal. Obviously, he feels somewhat the same way - and that we shouldn't have tipped in change.
I wish he would have handled it differently, although I realize there really is not many other ways to get the message across other than to say it to us on the spot like "oh no it's OK, I prefer to not carry change." I would have felt embarrassed there too so maybe leaving it by the garage was actually more polite.
But I don't know.
If it's really terrible to tip in change then I / we want to know...
What do you think?
This morning we found the change pile by our garage. At first I thought he must have dropped it, but It wasn't scattered (plus it would have made noise so he would have heard it), so it seems like it was placed there as in "thanks, but keep it."
I feel embarrassed but also annoyed at the same time - I feel like the driver should have graciously accepted the tip, even if change isn't ideal. Obviously, he feels somewhat the same way - and that we shouldn't have tipped in change.
I wish he would have handled it differently, although I realize there really is not many other ways to get the message across other than to say it to us on the spot like "oh no it's OK, I prefer to not carry change." I would have felt embarrassed there too so maybe leaving it by the garage was actually more polite.
But I don't know.
If it's really terrible to tip in change then I / we want to know...
What do you think?