And We Have This Really Amazing Thing Here In New York City Where People Make You Your Food And A Little Man Brings It To Your Door

Yes, it’s a topic you might have seen before, but it never gets old to read how much of a cheapskate you are when you skimp on tips for the delivery guy, especially you, Mr. Upper East Side Doorman Building Dweller:

This first delivery of the dinner shift was more than a mile from the restaurant. Arriving, he surged off the bicycle, lashing it to a nearby pole with a heavy chain. A doorman stepped from the gleaming entrance of a prewar building on Park Avenue and pointed him to a side alley.

Mr. Lin hurried down a ramp, past trash bags and through a door into the basement. There, a building worker waited to take him up in a manually operated freight elevator. He exchanged few words with the customer, who handed over $15.50 and a $2 tip.

For two and a half miles of travel, round trip. On a brisk winter night.

“So-so,” [the delivery guy], 39, said of the amount before speeding off to the next delivery.