I'm so fed up with the tipping culture!

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Anonymous wrote:My pet peeve is that now apparently we are supposed to tip for take out. Huh? I tip delivery because delivering is a service, and I tip if I sit down because table service is a service. Where is the service if I come and pick up food on my own? And people say that you should tip 20%!! I stopped patronizing a few restaurants in the area because their websites/apps defaulted to 20% tip for pickup!

The reason you tip for takeout from a restaurant (not a fastfood drive-thru) is that someone has to package your food specifically for that. We tip a flat $5.

Only $5? Don’t be so cheap. I thought you were a bigger tipper

I don’t order from expensive places. You do you.

Then don’t preach. Jesus!

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Anonymous wrote:I am very thankful that the restaurant where my daughter works is not full of morons like you people. She makes about $1000 a week average in tips. She does not complain about low tippers because they are rare and she understands that they typically just aren't too bright. High tippers more than make up for them. Even so, I would like to request that you all stay out of any fine dining restaurant anywhere. All the servers, including my daughter, appreciate it.

Take it to the "I love ridiculous tipping culture" thread. We're busy here ya goof!!

To you people it's a ridiculous tipping culture issue, to her it's how she makes a living. I do get that none of you care about that. It takes skill and intelligence and she loves what she does.

Your daughter is not entitled to other people's money just because she loves what she does. People have an issue with how pervasive and rampant tipping expectations are getting and are venting about it a bit.

We get it, you like and support your kid. Bravo for you. Your condescending attitude is making you look like a defensive idiot though.

My daughter is entitled to the tips she receives because that is the system at the restaurant where she works and obviously many others. Some people have an issue as you describe and vent ad nauseum about it, but most people just tip appropriately. If they didn't people like my daughter wouldn't be making a decent living at it. Calling you out on your whining and bitching about it may make me condescending and I'm sure to YOU I appear to be a "defensive idiot" but actually I'm just stating the obvious to people who don't seem to understand how things work. Good luck on your anti-tipping crusade, most servers want nothing to do with it and are fine with the way things are.

PP, I don’t think you understand that your posts about your daughter would have been a lot more effective without saying that low tippers “typically just aren’t too bright”. Putting down a group of people because you don’t like what they do is not going to sway too many people to your side. I agree with the PP above who says that you come across as a defensive idiot.

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^ And contrarianism does not make you any brighter...

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Well I definitely wish you guys would tip better for instacart. Instacart only pays full service shoppers about $10 per order. Shoppers are really dependent on customer tips. Most folks tip pizza delivery guys more than the person who just spent 60-90 minutes shopping for their groceries and delivering to the door. Sad!

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Anonymous wrote:My pet peeve is that now apparently we are supposed to tip for take out. Huh? I tip delivery because delivering is a service, and I tip if I sit down because table service is a service. Where is the service if I come and pick up food on my own? And people say that you should tip 20%!! I stopped patronizing a few restaurants in the area because their websites/apps defaulted to 20% tip for pickup!

The reason you tip for takeout from a restaurant (not a fastfood drive-thru) is that someone has to package your food specifically for that. We tip a flat $5.

Only $5? Don’t be so cheap. I thought you were a bigger tipper

I don’t order from expensive places. You do you.

Then don’t preach. Jesus!

You are confusing posters. I was just explaining to pp why you should tip for takeout.

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Anonymous wrote:My pet peeve is that now apparently we are supposed to tip for take out. Huh? I tip delivery because delivering is a service, and I tip if I sit down because table service is a service. Where is the service if I come and pick up food on my own? And people say that you should tip 20%!! I stopped patronizing a few restaurants in the area because their websites/apps defaulted to 20% tip for pickup!

The reason you tip for takeout from a restaurant (not a fastfood drive-thru) is that someone has to package your food specifically for that. We tip a flat $5.

Only $5? Don’t be so cheap. I thought you were a bigger tipper

I don’t order from expensive places. You do you.

I don't tip at Wendy's for "packaging" food. I don't tip for takeout obviously.

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I tip my 20 percent at a restaurant but have no clue who else is getting tips.

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Why is it bad to be cheap? Last time I checked that was not one of the seven deadly sins.
I respect cheap people and think it is a good quality

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it bad to be cheap? Last time I checked that was not one of the seven deadly sins.
I respect cheap people and think it is a good quality

Because DCUM has an ongoing competition of who is most affluent and generous - it doesn't include having actual kind thoughts about people, it's about shoving the most money into the most places. Only riff-raff thinks something is 'too expensive' or 'not value for money'.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it bad to be cheap? Last time I checked that was not one of the seven deadly sins.
I respect cheap people and think it is a good quality

Because this forum is filled with liberals who believe in spreading the wealth, take from the have and give to the have nots. No thanks, I'll save my money.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it bad to be cheap? Last time I checked that was not one of the seven deadly sins.
I respect cheap people and think it is a good quality

Because this forum is filled with liberals who believe in spreading the wealth, take from the have and give to the have nots. No thanks, I'll save my money.

You’re right, it’s terrible to give a rip about other people. F the little folk. Bring me my martini, pool boy.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it bad to be cheap? Last time I checked that was not one of the seven deadly sins.
I respect cheap people and think it is a good quality

Cheap is different from frugal. Cheap is at someone else’s expense.

Example: frugal is cooking all your own meals because it’s cheaper. Cheap is going out to eat, and leaving a 10% tip.

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Anonymous wrote:My pet peeve is that now apparently we are supposed to tip for take out. Huh? I tip delivery because delivering is a service, and I tip if I sit down because table service is a service. Where is the service if I come and pick up food on my own? And people say that you should tip 20%!! I stopped patronizing a few restaurants in the area because their websites/apps defaulted to 20% tip for pickup!

The reason you tip for takeout from a restaurant (not a fastfood drive-thru) is that someone has to package your food specifically for that. We tip a flat $5.

Depends on the restaurant. If it's a sit-down restauant and the host or bartender is delivering your order, then a proper tip is necessary. At a place like Chipotle, I may throw a buck or two for takeout, but the difference here is that people working counter service are making a real wage. People waiting tables and/or bartending don't make a wage. Their salary is tips, thus I have no issue tipping 20% for sit-down dining. I agree that tipping culture is getting to be a little much. I especially detest ordering takeout and being given a line for gratuity on the receipt. All I've done is placed my order and you're already asking for a tip? Tips are usually based on services rendered. If all I've done is placed an order, I don't have much to go with regard to tipping. We don't order takeout too often, save for the occasional pizza. Takeout is too expensive, seems to take too long, and by the time you get it home not especially appetizing- not many foods IMHO travel well.

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Anonymous wrote:My pet peeve is that now apparently we are supposed to tip for take out. Huh? I tip delivery because delivering is a service, and I tip if I sit down because table service is a service. Where is the service if I come and pick up food on my own? And people say that you should tip 20%!! I stopped patronizing a few restaurants in the area because their websites/apps defaulted to 20% tip for pickup!

The reason you tip for takeout from a restaurant (not a fastfood drive-thru) is that someone has to package your food specifically for that. We tip a flat $5.

Depends on the restaurant. If it's a sit-down restauant and the host or bartender is delivering your order, then a proper tip is necessary. At a place like Chipotle, I may throw a buck or two for takeout, but the difference here is that people working counter service are making a real wage. People waiting tables and/or bartending don't make a wage. Their salary is tips, thus I have no issue tipping 20% for sit-down dining. I agree that tipping culture is getting to be a little much. I especially detest ordering takeout and being given a line for gratuity on the receipt. All I've done is placed my order and you're already asking for a tip? Tips are usually based on services rendered. If all I've done is placed an order, I don't have much to go with regard to tipping. We don't order takeout too often, save for the occasional pizza. Takeout is too expensive, seems to take too long, and by the time you get it home not especially appetizing- not many foods IMHO travel well.

Disagree with tipping for a sit-down. Hostess people get a real wage. My favorite is a Chinese restaurant in Alexandria that does a lot of take out business and they strike out the tip line before they hand you the receipt to sign.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is it bad to be cheap? Last time I checked that was not one of the seven deadly sins.
I respect cheap people and think it is a good quality

Frugality is a virtue — economize, spend wisely. Being cheap is a character flaw. Don’t be cheap!