Do you tip when you pick up takeout?
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Anonymous
| I picked up last night at a sit-down restaurant (on vacation) where meals for 4 came to about $80. Takeout is nicely packaged and given to the customer at the bar by a bartender, who goes back to the kitchen to pick it up. Should we have tipped? DH says no. What about when you pick up from a cashier, such as at PF Changs? |
Anonymous
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I usually give a dollar or two for all the work that went into the packing it up part.
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Anonymous
| No - would you tip when picking up a sandwich from a deli for lunch? |
Anonymous
| Normally I don't but have started to tip at 2 Amys because it seems like the servers end up doing the work of packing up and taking payment for carryout orders. |
Anonymous
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This is what Tom Sietsema had to say about tipping for takeout:
TIPPING FOR TAKE OUT Should I tip when picking up a take-out order? And if so, how much? – June 29, 2011 11:05 AM Permalink A. TOM SIETSEMA : I always tip for take-out and the amount typically depends on the size and cost of my order. For carry-out that costs, say, $20, I'd probably thank the server/bar tender/hostess with a couple of bucks. In anticipation of those chatters who are apt to disagree with me on this matter, let me just say that I like to reward whoever has taken the time to jot down my request, make sure it's correct, throw in the proper utensils and so forth. http://live.washingtonpost.com/ask-tom-6-22-2011-new.html |
Anonymous
| No. Stop the madness. |
Anonymous
| NO not if i walk in the store. , i only tip maybe 3-5 bux on 80 bux if ITS curbside. |
Anonymous
so we should reward people for performing their job? Is this where the sense of entitlement has stemmed from in our society? |
Anonymous
| Stop the tipping insanity!! |
Anonymous
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If the bartender has to stop what he's doing to assemble my order, find extra ketchup, check for knives and forks, etc., then ring me up, yes, I'll tip -- he's paying attention to me and making sure I'm satisfied instead of dealing with his other customers.
Do I tip the deli guy, the ice cream scooper, the barista, etc., whose job it is to wait on each person in line, one at a time? No. |
Anonymous
| Anyone tip the food or ice cream truck people? |
Anonymous
| What about a hostess who acts as cashier when you're picking up your food? We often get sushi takeout and it seems like there is a hostess, yet often one of the waitresses is at the front/cash register also when I'm picking up. |
Anonymous
| Isn't that the purpose of take-out??? So you don't have to tip the delivery the guy? So, save your tip money and walk in the store and get it yourself. |
Anonymous
| Why does Teaism have a tip line? |
Anonymous
| how about the lady who cleans the work bathroom should we tip her |