Prudie Urges $1-Per-Mile Delivery Tips in Advice Column on Family and Relationship Strains
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Updated · Slate · May 29
Prudie Urges $1-Per-Mile Delivery Tips in Advice Column on Family and Relationship Strains
1 articles · Updated · Slate · May 29
A delivery worker told Prudie takeout tips should start at at least $1 per mile, with extra for apartments, stairs or hard-to-find addresses rather than a percentage of the food bill.
Prudie endorsed that logic, saying meal cost makes no difference to the driver’s work and suggesting the same reasoning may even apply to sit-down restaurant tipping.
Other reader responses reframed sports obsession as a cover for abuse once it turns violent, and Prudie agreed that community norms should not excuse harm.
The column also weighed family tensions around moving abroad and personal space in relationships, before introducing a new letter from a woman whose husband says nights out until after midnight are inappropriate for a married woman.
As new laws raise gig worker pay, why are some drivers earning less, and will tipping ever be fair for everyone?
When a partner needs space and the other needs closeness, how can modern couples thrive without sacrificing their individuality?
As online fandoms turn passion into violence, what separates a dedicated fan from a dangerous extremist in the digital age?