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GoLocalProv | News | Spat Between Rhode Island Pharmacist and DoorDash Driver Over Tip Goes Global
Sunday, July 23, 2023
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A Rhode Island pharmacist — who boasts more than a quarter million TikTok followers as a dermatology medication expert — garnered national attention this weekend.
The reason?
A post about how a DoorDash delivery driver reportedly complained about a $5 tip on a $15 falafel order to Ethan Melillo, who lives in East Greenwich — see video below.
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“I’m really surprised how big this got,” said Melillo, when reached by GoLocal.
Melillo, who currently works for L’Oreal, said he thought his 30% tip was “pretty generous.”
Intersection of Food Delivery — Social Media
In his viral TikTok video, as first reported by Daily Mail, Melillo said, “When you give someone a generous tip, and they say, ‘Nice house, thanks for the $5 for a 20-minute ride.”
Melillo told GoLocal he had placed the order on Thursday from “Naz’s” for the first time, and the response by the driver prompted him to make the post.
Hundreds of comments were left on the article alone, and by Sunday night, there were ninety thousand comments on his TikTok post, ranging from support for his complaint. to calling Melillo out for being a “cheap” tipper.
“It really was a question about in the future, should I be doing more?” said Melillo, who went to Prout and then URI.
“I’m learning from DoorDash. Maybe you should be tipping on the mileage,” he added.
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