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Another tipping thread
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:40 pm
Saw this on Bogleheads and started thinking about it.
I've noticed three main types of restaurants where you order at the counter. In all, you pay in advance and you are prompted to enter a tip amount:
1. You pick up your food at the counter, then you clean up after yourself and put your dishes by the trash can, like at Moe's
2. They bring the food to you, then you clean up after yourself as in Panera.
3. They bring the food out to you and you leave your dishes at the table/they clean up for you, as in McAlisters
I don't tend to tip for #1, but am less sure about #2&3. What say the OT?
I've noticed three main types of restaurants where you order at the counter. In all, you pay in advance and you are prompted to enter a tip amount:
1. You pick up your food at the counter, then you clean up after yourself and put your dishes by the trash can, like at Moe's
2. They bring the food to you, then you clean up after yourself as in Panera.
3. They bring the food out to you and you leave your dishes at the table/they clean up for you, as in McAlisters
I don't tend to tip for #1, but am less sure about #2&3. What say the OT?
This post was edited on 5/15/17 at 1:44 pm
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Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:41 pm to anc
quote:
3. They bring the food out to you and you leave your dishes at the table/they clean up for you, as in McAlisters
Protip:
You're a fricking retard for eating at that cardboard box tastin, small portion giving piece of shite.
On topic. Leave $1 per person at #3. Don't tip the others.
ETA I'm a liar. I always Tip $1 on fricking anything with a tip line. I'm a dumb frick. But I won't eat Mcfrickersters
This post was edited on 5/15/17 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:41 pm to anc
quote:
1. You pick up your food at the counter, then you clean up after yourself and put your dishes by the trash can, like at Moe's
$1
quote:
2. They bring the food to you, then you clean up after yourself as in Panera.
$1
quote:
3. They bring the food out to you and you leave your dishes at the table/they clean up for you, as in McAlisters
0, their food sucks.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:42 pm to anc
As a general rule, if the tip is requested upfront before services are rendered, i.e. I order and pay at the counter first, I don't tip.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:43 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:
0, their food sucks.
Yay! We agree on something.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:45 pm to mikelbr
I'm not a huge fan of McAlisters either, but it was the first thing that I could think of that did things like that.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:45 pm to anc
1 I don't tip. They did not provide any service. It's just like ordering from a fast food place.
2. Do they provide any other service? Do they bring me a refill when I run out of drink? If so I tip accordingly if not I don't tip.
3 same as 2
2. Do they provide any other service? Do they bring me a refill when I run out of drink? If so I tip accordingly if not I don't tip.
3 same as 2
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:46 pm to anc
where does whataburger fall in this post?
Posted on 5/15/17 at 1:57 pm to anc
Just pay with cash at those places and you don't have to deal with that
Posted on 5/15/17 at 2:26 pm to anc
quote:
3. They bring the food out to you and you leave your dishes at the table/they clean up for you, as in McAlisters
MCALISTERS is the example you came up with?
Posted on 5/15/17 at 2:31 pm to anc
I'm going to piggyback with my own questions.
DO you tip pre or post tax?
Say a bill is $120, then add $12 for tax and another buck or two for that add on Orleans tax.
Do you tip $24 or $26.40 ??
Not that it matters much but just a question I always had.
Also. I'm out eating, I order $100 worth of food, and four cocktails. If the cocktails are $10 each, I pay $8 tip on the four drinks. If I order a bottle of $60 wine, I am to pay $12 tip, for a lot less work than making those four cocktails?
Why do we pay per drink at the bar, but percent at the table for liquor? Had some wine the other day and was thinking about it. Shocked me how a dinner at Shaya could top a dinner at Commander's or August
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DO you tip pre or post tax?
Say a bill is $120, then add $12 for tax and another buck or two for that add on Orleans tax.
Do you tip $24 or $26.40 ??
Not that it matters much but just a question I always had.
Also. I'm out eating, I order $100 worth of food, and four cocktails. If the cocktails are $10 each, I pay $8 tip on the four drinks. If I order a bottle of $60 wine, I am to pay $12 tip, for a lot less work than making those four cocktails?
Why do we pay per drink at the bar, but percent at the table for liquor? Had some wine the other day and was thinking about it. Shocked me how a dinner at Shaya could top a dinner at Commander's or August
.. 
Posted on 5/15/17 at 2:34 pm to Napoleon
quote:because people are morons
Why do we pay per drink at the bar, but percent at the table for liquor?
quote:pre tax if cash and post tax if on card
DO you tip pre or post tax?
Posted on 5/15/17 at 2:35 pm to anc
quote:
1. You pick up your food at the counter, then you clean up after yourself and put your dishes by the trash can, like at Moe's
2. They bring the food to you, then you clean up after yourself as in Panera.
3. They bring the food out to you and you leave your dishes at the table/they clean up for you, as in McAlisters
1) No tip, that is just fast food. Maybe a dollar if paying cash. If they have a POS that only allows percentage tips I never bother, even if (2 or 3)
2) $1 This is how Company Burger is set up. I always tip a buck there.
$3) I leave a buck per person on the table.
One that gets me is 2 Amigos. They ask you when you pay, what you plan to tip. It's a buffet mind you, but they bring you seconds and such. You get your own drinks. I always feel like I over tip there because I'm put on the spot.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 2:37 pm to mikelbr
quote:
You're a fricking retard for eating at that cardboard box tastin, small portion giving piece of shite.
I like the broccoli cheddar bowl. frick you.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 2:53 pm to anc
quote:
3. They bring the food out to you and you leave your dishes at the table/they clean up for you, as in Voodoo BBQ
FIFY
Posted on 5/15/17 at 2:57 pm to anc
I just realized there's no rhyme or reason to it for me.
I don't tip at Izzos, but I do tip at Zippys. I don't tip at Zoe's, but I do tip at La Madeleine.
I don't tip at Izzos, but I do tip at Zippys. I don't tip at Zoe's, but I do tip at La Madeleine.
This post was edited on 5/15/17 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 5/15/17 at 2:59 pm to anc
A. Tip some to bring the food.
B. Tip some for the cleanup.
C. A+B if they do both.
B. Tip some for the cleanup.
C. A+B if they do both.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 3:19 pm to anc
Side tangent for servers here as I just did this.
I put a quarter down when paying cash so she could round up and keep another buck instead of not. Not leaving the quarter would have left her $0.96 in change with her tip.
Worse to put change of any kind on the table or worse to leave dollar bills that leave server with a bunch of change if they are keeping a register that accurate?
FTR it came out to a 25-30% tip.
I put a quarter down when paying cash so she could round up and keep another buck instead of not. Not leaving the quarter would have left her $0.96 in change with her tip.
Worse to put change of any kind on the table or worse to leave dollar bills that leave server with a bunch of change if they are keeping a register that accurate?
FTR it came out to a 25-30% tip.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 3:20 pm to anc
I'll sometimes tip at Brewbacher's because the counter girl will remember my name and what I drink, and will warn me if I order incorrectly (telling me that I don't want a "Large", because that's really a family sized order).
I'll sometimes tip at Voodoo if they're unusually helpful. If they come by to check on me a couple of times, ask to clear some trash from my table.
Other than that, I usually do not tip at pick-up window joints.
I'll sometimes tip at Voodoo if they're unusually helpful. If they come by to check on me a couple of times, ask to clear some trash from my table.
Other than that, I usually do not tip at pick-up window joints.
Posted on 5/15/17 at 3:23 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
Worse to put change of any kind on the table or worse to leave dollar bills that leave server with a bunch of change if they are keeping a register that accurate?
Neither matter, but what you did is usually very appreciated. I assure you I never took coinage as an insult unless we're talking a 25-cent tip total.
Of course, I worked in a local place where they had no issue with us dumping all of our change into the register and swapping it out with bills. I've heard some chain restaurants force their servers to keep the coinage and then they have to haul it off to Coinstar or some shite once a month.
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