Reduce tip when wait staff throw the take away container and bag at you at end of meal?

[Anonymous]

Wow, I had no idea people took issue with this. I MUCH prefer to do it myself - it's much less gross if I do it myself. And I can "sort" it however I want (like leave out the mushrooms, or whatever).

I honestly find it weird that people would prefer staff to do it for them. That seems much less sanitary.

[Anonymous]

OP, did you ask the server to pack it up for you?

[Anonymous]

18% tip is far above and beyond, 3% more than the customary tip.


Regardless how much you tip, there's no amount that will telepathically communicate what your concern was with the service. You need to talk to the server or the manager.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:18% tip is far above and beyond, 3% more than the customary tip.


Regardless how much you tip, there's no amount that will telepathically communicate what your concern was with the service. You need to talk to the server or the manager.

The "customary tip" in 2023 is 20%.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the place- Chuy's - you pack your own. Ruth's Chris - they pack it for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I had no idea people took issue with this. I MUCH prefer to do it myself - it's much less gross if I do it myself. And I can "sort" it however I want (like leave out the mushrooms, or whatever).

I honestly find it weird that people would prefer staff to do it for them. That seems much less sanitary.

I agree! I’d be upset if the server took my food away to pack it.

And seriously, this is such a small issue. The OP is fully capable of scraping some pasta into a box. If you need to outsource that, you’re quite helpless.

[Anonymous]

Ever since I came home with somebody else's leftovers, I prefer to box my own.

[Anonymous]

I kind of prefer to man handle my own left overs.

[Anonymous]

I will pack up food for old people, but otherwise, I don’t want to touch your gross half-eaten food. Pack it up yourself!

[Anonymous]

I can't believe the germaphobes now want other people to touch their food.

[Anonymous]

It’s unsanitary for them to touch your half eaten food. Box it yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the germaphobes now want other people to touch their food.

It's not about germs. It's about expecting minions to do the menial tasks and withholding $2 if they don't do it to one's liking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I don't lower the tip because of it, but I find it annoying/disgusting.

I really don't want them taking my food away and giving it back to me. It seems convenient but if it's the server doing the packing, they're going to try to do it as fast as possible with unwashed hands.

I have zero issue with doing it myself.

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And they probably do it on a not so clean counter/where the dirty dishes are stacked.

And hope they use a clean spoon to push the leftovers into the container.

And not use their hands that have touched credit cards, money, menus, and a whole host of other things that I don't want touching my food.

[Anonymous]

Honestly I think taking your leftovers home is tacky. I still do it sometimes, but from a food safety perspective I don’t think restaurants can officially condone it. After food has been out of temperature control for that long, you might personally decide to refrigerate and reheat it but a restaurant can’t do that. So maybe they can’t take it back to the kitchen and then give it back to you?

When really nice restaurants have given me something to take home it’s never temperature controlled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe the germaphobes now want other people to touch their food.

It's not about germs. It's about expecting minions to do the menial tasks and withholding $2 if they don't do it to one's liking.

They will find some reason. This is just another excuse.