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Do you or do you not Tip when picking up food to go?
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:26 pm
i always stress over whether to tip or not when i pick up food "to-go" from places.
normally i'll leave a dollar or two out of guilt, but in my opinion the food was only cooked and brought out to the front of the store. i drove there and i picked it up. i was not waited on.
another thing to consider is when you get food to go from the bartender. is their more tendency to then want to tip the bartender. simply because we always tip when purchasing a single drink from them.
what say you OT?
normally i'll leave a dollar or two out of guilt, but in my opinion the food was only cooked and brought out to the front of the store. i drove there and i picked it up. i was not waited on.
another thing to consider is when you get food to go from the bartender. is their more tendency to then want to tip the bartender. simply because we always tip when purchasing a single drink from them.
what say you OT?
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:28 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
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normally i'll leave a dollar or two out of guilt
id rather give a dollar or two then be thought of as a cheap arse
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:28 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
I do not unless it is a large order. If it is just for me or me and the gf I never tip. I mark through it write the total and sign.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:28 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
Do you tip the guy/girl at McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell, etc? Same thing.
This post was edited on 12/2/10 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:28 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
It really depends on the place. If it's bar service where the bartender bagged it up, made sure I got silverware, etc. then I leave a dollar. But at Chimes where they have a girl who sits on arse and rings up to-go sales, no.
Curbside: one or 2 dollars.
Curbside: one or 2 dollars.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:29 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
I usually don't tip for takeout for just myself or me and the wife. No one waited on me or refilled my glass or made sure I had enough bread. The threw a sandwich in a box.
ETA: I always tipped the girl at AM Mart, though. She was a sweetheart.
ETA: I always tipped the girl at AM Mart, though. She was a sweetheart.
This post was edited on 12/2/10 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:30 pm to The Sad Banana
I tip a dollar at sonic...is that normal?
This post was edited on 12/2/10 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:31 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
they still have to get it together. tip $1 per entree
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:31 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
Usually a dollar. Unless my food was late. THen nothing.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:32 pm to LSUdm21
not fast food joints. do not tip those. except for sonic, because they wait on you. ill normally give them a $1
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:33 pm to dslsufan80
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I tip a dollar at sonic...is that normal?
I always tip at Sonic, more than a dollar if they're on roller skates.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:33 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
decent restaurant (not fast food) it's a 10% tip
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:33 pm to redneck
quote:Who are you tipping, though? Who does that go to? The hostess at the front? The person who was lucky enough to get asked to walk a few steps, slide your card and then give you a mint?
they still have to get it together. tip $1 per entree
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:33 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
quote:
always stress over whether to tip or not when i pick up food "to-go" from places.
I don't stress because I always tip. $1 if it's just my food, which it usually is.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:34 pm to dslsufan80
quote:
I tip a dollar at sonic...is that normal?
My dad does...I never do
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:35 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
Curbside pick-up at like Outback I always tip.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:35 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
I worked to-go for a couple years in high school. I never got too mad when people stiffed us, cause like people have already said, all we do is bag up your order, get your payment, and give it to you.
But I will say that Outback at least does not pay minimum wage to to-go employees ($3.50/hr), so your tips were very much needed and appreciated, even if we didn't do too much. a couple bucks was fine with me, though some people do tip 15-20%..why I don't know.
eta: i'm talking about curbside
But I will say that Outback at least does not pay minimum wage to to-go employees ($3.50/hr), so your tips were very much needed and appreciated, even if we didn't do too much. a couple bucks was fine with me, though some people do tip 15-20%..why I don't know.
eta: i'm talking about curbside
This post was edited on 12/2/10 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:36 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
I don't tip anyone, anywhere. Except for massage parlors.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:36 pm to redneck
quote:
they still have to get it together. tip $1 per entree
So does the guy/girl at McDonalds.

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